2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2019 MAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2018–19 record	14–17 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach	Saul Phillips (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Will Ryan; Jason Kemp; Jared Swanson;
Home arena	Convocation Center

The 2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–17 overall, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Northern Illinois.

On March 13, 2019, head coach Saul Phillips was fired.[1] He finished his five-year tenure at Ohio with an 81–77 overall record. Five days later, the school named Ohio alum Jeff Boals, head coach at Stony Brook, as their new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season 14–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Miami (OH).

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zach Butler	0	G	6'3"	193	Freshman	Spartanburg, SC	Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Antonio Bisutti	10	G	6'2"	192	Senior	Dublin, OH	Graduated

Roster

2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jason Preston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Believe Sports Academy	Orlando, FL
F	1	Jason Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS So	Johnstown-Monroe	Johnstown, OH
G	2	Teyvion Kirk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Joliet West HS	Joliet, IL
F	5	Ben Vander Plas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS Fr	Ripon	Ripon, WI
G	10	Connor Murrell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Sioux City East	Sioux City, IA
G/F	22	Gavin Block	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Lincoln Community High School	Lincoln, Illinois
F	24	Mason McMurray	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Stow-Munroe Falls	Stow, OH
F	45	Doug Taylor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	So	Northland High School	Columbus, Ohio

Head coach

Saul Phillips (Wisconsin–Platteville)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Ryan (Wisconsin)
Jason Kemp (Wisconsin–La Crosse)
Jared Swanson (Concordia College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2018 3:30 pm		Rio Grande	W 93–58		Convocation Center Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wilberforce	W 97–61	1–0	Convocation Center (4,032) Athens, OH
November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Campbell	W 81–73	2–0	Convocation Center (4,312) Athens, OH
November 16, 2017* 4:30 pm		vs. South Florida Jamaica Classic	L 46–73	2–1	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 18, 2018* 6:30 pm		vs. Loyola Marymount Jamaica Classic	L 56–65	2–2	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		Austin Peay	W 85–82 ^OT	3–2	Convocation Center (3,474) Athens, OH
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 89–65	4–2	Convocation Center (5,227) Athens, OH
December 1, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	W 101-84	5–2	Convocation Center (6,301) Athens, OH
December 5, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1		at Xavier	L 61–82	5–3	Cintas Center (10,405) Cincinnati, OH
December 8, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Radford	W 78–69	6–3	Convocation Center (5,974) Athens, OH
December 15, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Detroit Mercy	W 63–61	7–3	Calihan Hall (1,656) Detroit, MI
December 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Purdue	L 67–95	7–4	Mackey Arena (13,840) West Lafayette, IN
December 30, 2018* 2:00 pm		Florida International	W 68-66	8-4	Convocation Center (3,451) Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	L 66-72 ^OT	8-5 (0-1)	Convocation Center (5,121) Athens, OH
January 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 63-82	8-6 (0-2)	Stroh Center (1,442) Bowling Green, OH
January 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	W 70-52	9-6 (1-2)	Worthen Arena (4,076) Muncie, IN
January 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State	L 52-66	9-7 (1-3)	Convocation Center (6,560) Athens, OH
January 18, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Toledo	L 52-75	9-8 (1-4)	Savage Arena (5,037) Toledo, OH
January 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Michigan	W 81-76	10-8 (2-4)	Convocation Center (6,029) Athens, OH
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 78-74	11-8 (3-4)	Convocation Center (6,556) Athens, OH
January 29, 2019 6:00 pm		Northern Illinois	L 60-71	11-9 (3-5)	NIU Convocation Center (737) Athens, OH
February 2, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Akron	L 53-65	11-10 (3-6)	Convocation Center (7,887) Athens, OH
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 59-79	11-11 (3-7)	Millett Hall (2,319) Oxford, OH
February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State	L 57-66	11-12 (3-8)	Convocation Center (5,522) Athens, OH
February 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 80-87	11-13 (3-9)	McGuirk Arena (2,466) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 25 Buffalo	L 67-114	11-14 (3-10)	Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 22, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN		Bowling Green	W 92-87 ^OT	12-14 (4-10)	Convocation Center (6,008) Athens, OH
February 26, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 73-78	12-15 (4-11)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,891) Kent, OH
March 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	W 73-49	13-15 (5-11)	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,714) Akron, OH
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 19 Buffalo	L 79-82	13-16 (5-12)	Convocation Center (5,834) Athens, OH
March 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 66–57	14–16 (6–12)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
March 11, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN+	(10)	at (7) Northern Illinois First round	L 61–80	14–17	Convocation Center (1,070) DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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[2] ttp://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20190318ld8207

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2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	4	.889
Bowling Green	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Kent State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Akron	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Miami (OH)	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Ohio	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
West
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
Central Michigan	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Ball State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Western Michigan	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2019 MAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References