2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2007–08. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2007–08 record20–13 (9–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State133 .813  287  .800
Akron115 .688  2411  .686
Ohio97 .563  2013  .606
Miami97 .563  1716  .515
Bowling Green79 .438  1316  .448
Buffalo313 .188  1020  .333
West
Western Michigan124 .750  2012  .625
Central Michigan88 .500  1417  .452
Eastern Michigan88 .500  1417  .452
Toledo78 .467  1119  .367
Ball State511 .313  624  .200
Northern Illinois312 .200  622  .214
2008 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Michael Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Tommy Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Muncie, Indiana
G 0 Mike Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
C 32 Zach Nagtzaam 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)255 lb (116 kg) Fr Ayr, Ontario
F 25 Justin Orr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 23 Maurice Pearson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Silver Spring, Maryland
F 44 Asown Sayles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 33 Jerome Tillman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Beavercreek, Ohio
C 12 Kenneth van Kempen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) So Weert, Netherlands
G 13 Andrew Vroman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bowling Green, Ohio
G 4 Bubba Walther 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 1 DeVaughn Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 11 Bert Whittington IV 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Hankamer, Texas
F 5 Leon Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach

Tim O'Shea

Assistant coach(es)

John Rhodes
Kevin Kuwik
Bacari Alexander


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
Tim O'Shea Head Coach Boston College 1984
John Rhodes Assistant Coach Ohio University 1988
Kevin Kuwik Assistant Coach Notre Dame 1996
Bacari Alexander Assistant Coach Detroit 1999
Doug Dewey Graduate Assistant Ohio University 2006

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/9/07*
7:00 pm
New Mexico State W 80–72  1–0
Convocation Center (4,701)
Athens, OH
11/17/07*
7:00 pm
Cornell W 102–89  2–0
Convocation Center (4,570)
Athens, OH
11/26/07*
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 60–62  2–1
Hart Center (2,547)
Worcester, MA
11/29/07*
7:00 pm
at Temple L 88–90  2–2
Liacouras Center (4,286)
Philadelphia, PA
12/2/07*
2:00 pm
at St. Francis (NY) W 67–63  3–2
Peter Aquilone Court (307)
Brooklyn, NY
12/5/07*
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 77–58  4–2
Convocation Center (2,118)
Athens, OH
12/8/07*
2:00 pm
Delaware W 78–59  5–2
Convocation Center (3,538)
Athens, OH
12/12/07*
8:00 pm
at Maryland W 61–55  6–2
Comcast Center (12,950)
College Park, MD
12/15/07*
4:05 pm
at No. 3 Kansas L 51–88  6–3
Sprint Center (18,482)
Kansas City, MO
12/19/07*
5:00 pm
vs. St. John's
Rainbow Classic
W 71–69  7–3
Stan Sheriff Center (6,099)
Honolulu, HI
12/21/07*
7:30 pm
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Rainbow Classic
W 74–68  8–3
Stan Sheriff Center (6,075)
Honolulu, HI
12/22/07*
8:00 pm
vs. Saint Mary's
Rainbow Classic
L 63–70  8–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,908)
Honolulu, HI
1/2/08*
7:00 pm
at Bucknell W 53–47  9–4
Sojka Pavilion (2,893)
Lewisburg, PA
1/5/09
4:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 49–52  9–5 (0–1)
Stroh Center (1,414)
Bowling Green, OH
1/12/08
2:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 72–63  10–5 (1–1)
Convocation Center (9,026)
Athens, OH
1/17/08
9:05 pm
at Akron L 54–55  10–6 (1–2)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4557)
Akron, OH
1/19/08
6:00 pm
Kent State W 71–59  11–6 (2–2)
Convocation Center (7,718)
Athens, OH
1/23/08
7:00 pm
at Buffalo W 68–59  12–6 (3–2)
Alumni Arena (2,059)
Buffalo, NY
1/26/08
2:00 pm
Ball State W 61–59  13–6 (4–2)
Convocation Center (10,182)
Athens, OH
1/29/08
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 62–47  14–6 (5–2)
Convocation Center (3,705)
Athens, OH
2/2/08
2:00 pm
at Northern Illinois W 73–55  15–6 (6–2)
Convocation Center (2,324)
DeKalb, IL
2/6/08
7:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan L 56–63  15–7 (6–3)
Convocation Center (344)
Ypsilanti, MI
2/9/08
2:30 pm
Western Michigan W 57–54  16–7 (7–3)
Convocation Center (6,884)
Athens, OH
2/13/08
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 52–54  16–8 (7–4)
Savage Arena (3,576)
Toledo, OH
2/16/08
3:00 pm
at Kent State L 62–72  16–9 (7–5)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,130)
Kent, Ohio
2/19/08
2:00 pm
Bowling Green W 69–48  17–9 (8–5)
Convocation Center (3,486)
Athens, OH
2/23/08*
1:00 pm
George Mason W 69–57  18–9 (8–5)
Convocation Center (7,439)
Athens, OH
3/1/08
7:30 pm
at Miami (OH) L 49–73  18–10 (8–6)
Millett Hall (3,535)
Oxford, OH
3/4/08
7:00 pm
Akron L 77–80  18–11 (8–7)
Convocation Center (4,139)
Athens, OH
3/9/08
2:00 pm
Buffalo W 94–80  19–11 (9–7)
Convocation Center (4,139)
Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
3/12/08
9:40 pm
vs. Miami (OH)
First Round
L 61–74  19–12
Quicken Loans Arena (5,073)
Cleveland, OH
CBI
3/18/08*
7:00 pm
Brown
First Round
W 80–74  20–12
Convocation Center (1,169)
Athens, OH
3/24/08*
7:05 pm
at Bradley
Quarterfinals
L 73–79  20–13
Carver Arena (6,425)
Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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