2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth year head coach John Groce, played their home games at the Convocation Center and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 11–5 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were champions of the MAC Basketball Tournament and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where the 13th seeded Bobcats defeated Michigan in the second round and South Florida in the third round to advance to school's first Sweet Sixteen since 1964. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to North Carolina in overtime.

2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
2011–12 record29–8 (11–5 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron133 .813  2212  .647
Buffalo124 .750  2011  .645
Ohio115 .688  298  .784
Kent State106 .625  2112  .636
Bowling Green97 .563  1616  .500
Miami511 .313  921  .300
West
Eastern Michigan97 .563  1418  .438
Toledo79 .438  1917  .528
Western Michigan610 .375  1420  .412
Ball State610 .375  1515  .500
Central Michigan511 .313  1121  .344
Northern Illinois313 .188  526  .161
2012 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 2 Nick Goff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Walter Offutt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 David McKinley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)156 lb (71 kg) Jr Dublin, Ohio
G 5 D. J. Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 13 T. J. Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Gainesville, Florida
G 15 Nick Kellogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Westerville, Ohio
G 20 Ricardo Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Covington, Kentucky
F 21 Jon Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 22 Stevie Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) Fr Gahanna, Ohio
F 23 Ivo Baltic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)214 lb (97 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri
F 30 Reggie Keely 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)263 lb (119 kg) Jr University Heights, Ohio
F 32 TyQuane Goard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Charleston, West Virginia
F/C 45 Kenny Belton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)280 lb (127 kg) Sr Greensboro, North Carolina
C 53 Ethan Jacobs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Tipton, Indiana
Head coach

John Groce

Assistant coach(es)

Jamall Walker
Ramon Williams
Dustin Ford


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-03-18

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
John Groce Head Coach Taylor University 1994
Jamall Walker Assistant Coach Saint Louis University 2000
Dustin Ford Assistant Coach Ohio University 2001
Ramon Williams Assistant Coach Virginia Military Institute 1990

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011*
7:00 pm
Mercyhurst W 82–63 
Convocation Center (3,314)
Athens, OH
Regular Season
11/13/2011*
2:00 pm
UT Martin
Global Sports Invitational
W 74–65  1–0
Convocation Center (3,835)
Athens, OH
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm
Lamar
Global Sports Invitational
W 85–78 OT 2–0
Convocation Center (3,672)
Athens, OH
11/20/2011*
2:00 pm
Arkansas State
Global Sports Invitational
W 69–54  3–0
Convocation Center (3,455)
Athens, OH
11/25/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 7 Louisville
Global Sports Invitational
L 54–59  3–1
KFC Yum! Center (21,334)
Louisville, KY
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
at Marshall W 70–68  4–1
Cam Henderson Center (7,061)
Huntington, WV
12/03/2011*
2:00 pm
Morgan State W 61–53  5–1
Convocation Center (2,768)
Athens, OH
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm
at Oakland W 84–82  6–1
Athletics Center O'rena (2,175)
Rochester, MI
12/30/2011*
10:00 pm
at Portland W 72–54  7–1
Chiles Center (2,002)
Portland, OR
12/14/2011*
7:00 pm
Marietta College W 88–54  8–1
Convocation Center (8,672)
Athens, OH
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm, WBDT
at Wright State W 82–54  9–1
Nutter Center (3,749)
Dayton, OH
12/20/2011*
8:00 pm
at Northern Iowa W 76–59  10–1
McLeod Center (3,486)
Cedar Fals, IA
12/23/2011*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 82–66  11–1
Convocation Center (4,255)
Athens, OH
12/30/2011*
7:00 pm
Kennesaw State W 71–63  12–1
Convocation Center (5,863)
Athens, OH
01/02/2012*
7:00 pm
Robert Morris L 67–70  12–2
Convocation Center (6,018)
Athens, OH
01/07/2012
6:00 pm, STO
at Bowling Green L 57–67  12–3 (0–1)
Stroh Center (2,649)
Bowling Green, OH
01/11/2012
7:00 pm
Buffalo W 60–52  13–3 (1–1)
Convocation Center (6,284)
Athens, OH
01/14/2012
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Akron L 63–68  13–4 (1–2)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,661)
Akron, OH
01/18/2012
7:00 pm, STO
Kent State W 87–65  14–4 (2–2)
Convocation Center (5,924)
Athens, OH
01/21/2012
2:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 69–65  15–4 (3–2)
Convocation Center (13,011)
Athens, OH
01/25/2012
7:00 pm, STO
Western Michigan W 56–51  16–4 (4–2)
Convocation Center (4,638)
Athens, OH
01/28/2012
11:00 am, ESPNU
Ball State W 59–55  17–4 (5–2)
Convocation Center (6,018)
Athens, OH
02/01/2012
8:00 pm
at Northern Illinois W 67–58  18–4 (6–2)
Convocation Center (784)
DeKalb, IL
02/04/2012
2:00 pm
Central Michigan W 68–42  19–4 (7–2)
Convocation Center (7,581)
Athens, OH
02/08/2012
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 73–77  19–5 (7–3)
Savage Arena (4,139)
Toledo, OH
02/11/2012
4:30 pm
at Eastern Michigan L 55–68  19–6 (7–4)
Convocation Center (1,473)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/15/2012
7:00 pm
Bowling Green W 72–59  20–6 (8–4)
Convocation Center (5,028)
Athens, OH
02/18/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Asheville
ESPN BracketBusters
W 81–62  21–6
Convocation Center (9,961)
Athens, OH
02/22/2012
7:00 pm
at Buffalo W 88–77  22–6 (9–4)
Alumni Arena (2,925)
Amherst, NY
02/26/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Akron W 85–61  23–6 (10–4)
Convocation Center (8,018)
Athens, OH
02/29/2012
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 61–68  23–7 (10–5)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,965)
Kent, OH
03/03/2012
12:00 pm
at Miami (OH) W 63–54  24–7 (11–5)
Millett Hall (1,683)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/08/2012
9:30 pm, STO
vs. Toledo
Quarterfinals
W 65–57  25–7
Quicken Loans Arena (3,351)
Cleveland, OH
03/09/2012
9:30 pm, STO
vs. Buffalo
Semifinals
W 77–74  26–7
Quicken Loans Arena (8,513)
Cleveland, OH
03/10/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Akron
Championship Game
W 64–63  27–7
Quicken Loans Arena (10,301)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012*
7:20 pm, TNT
No. (MW 13) vs. No. 13 (MW 4) Michigan
Second Round
W 65–60  28–7
Bridgestone Arena (11,625)
Nashville, TN
03/18/2012*
7:10 pm, TBS
No. (MW 13) vs. (MW 12) South Florida
Third Round
W 62–56  29–7
Bridgestone Arena (11,033)
Nashville, TN
03/23/2012*
7:47 pm, TBS
No. (MW 13) vs. No. 4 (MW 1) North Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
L 65–73 OT 29–8
Edward Jones Dome (21,471)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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