2020–21 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
2020–21 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2020–21 record	10–6 (6–4 MAC)
Head coach	Jeff Boals (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Lamar Thornton (2nd season); Kyle Barlow (2nd season); Lee Martin (1st season);
Home arena	Convocation Center

2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 MAC Tournament winner ; As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represents Ohio University for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats are led by second-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1] The team will play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Jeff Boals, 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 17–15 overall, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. As the No. 8 seed in the MAC Tournament, they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures


Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Nate Springs	2	F	6'10"	205	RS Freshman	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Kennesaw State
Connor Murrell	10	G	6'7"	215	RS Junior	Sioux City, IA	Ended playing career, became graduate assistant
Sylvester Ogbonda	11	F	6'10"	237	Graduate Student	Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Transferred
Jordan Dartis	25	G	6'3"	185	RS Senior	Newark, OH	Exhausted eligibility
Marvin Price	44	G	6'5"	210	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Salt Lake Community College

Incoming transfers


Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Dwight Wilson III	4	F	6'8"	250	Senior	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred from James Madison. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Rifen Miguel	23	F	6'8"	240	Junior	Luanda, Angola	Transferred from Tallahassee Community College. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Roster

2020–21 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)	Jr	Believe Sports Academy	Orlando, FL
G	1	Michael Brown, Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	So	Northstar Christian	Rochester, NY
G	2	Miles Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Northstar Christian	Rochester, NY
F	3	Ben Roderick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Olentangy Liberty	Powell, OH
F	4	Dwight Wilson III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Lincoln	Tallahassee, FL
F	5	Ben Vander Plas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS Jr	Ripon	Ripon, WI
G	10	Mark Sears	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hargrave	Muscle Shoals, AL
F	11	Sam Towns	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Pickerington Central	Columbus, OH
G	12	John Tenerowicz	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Ignatius	Cleveland, OH
G	15	Lunden McDay	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Vincent–St. Mary	Akron, OH
G	21	Jalen White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Sam Rayburn	Pasadena, TX
C	22	Nolan Foster	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	So	Mattawan	Mattawan, MI
F	23	Rifen Miguel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	West Oaks	Luanda, Angola
F	24	Mason McMurray	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Stow-Munroe Falls	Stow, OH
F	32	Colin Granger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Lambert	Suwanee, GA

Head coach

Jeff Boals (Ohio)

Assistant coach(es)

Lamar Thornton
Kyle Barlow (Concordia)
Lee Martin (Catawba)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Ohio had to cancel their game against Mississippi Valley State due to COVID-19. They also postponed games against Miami (OH), Ball State, and Eastern Michigan.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 5:00 P.M.	vs. Chicago State	W 84–61	1-0	15 – McDay	7 – Wilson III	8 – Preston	State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL
November 26, 2020* 3:00 P.M.	vs. North Carolina A&T	W 84–72	2–0	22 – Roderick	9 – Preston	9 – Preston	State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL
November 27, 2020* 1:00 P.M., BTN	at No. 8 Illinois	L 75–77	2–1	31 – Preston	8 – Wilson III	8 – Preston	State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL
December 6, 2020* 2:00 P.M.	Cleveland State	W 101–46	3–1	20 – McDay	14 – Wilson III	8 – Preston	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
December 10, 2020* 2:00 P.M.	at Purdue Northwest	W 92–72	4–1	22 – Preston	13 – Wilson III	11 – Preston	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
December 13, 2020* 2:00 P.M.	at Marshall	L 67–81	4–2	24 – Wilson III	12 – Wilson III	5 – Preston	Henderson Center (1,272) Huntington, WV
December 18, 2020* Canceled	Mississippi Valley State	Canceled					Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC regular season
December 22, 2020 2:00 P.M.	at Akron	L 70–90	4–3 (0–1)	16 – Preston	7 – Preston	5 – Preston	Rhodes Arena (0) Akron, OH
December 29, 2020 Postponed	at Miami (OH)	Postponed					Millett Hall Oxford, OH
December 30, 2020 2:00 P.M.	at Bowling Green	L 75–83	4–4 (0–2)	20 – Wilson III	11 – Vander Plas	9 – Sears	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
January 2, 2021 3:00 P.M., CBSSN	at Ball State	W 78–68	5–4 (1–2)	20 – Roderick	6 – Tied	8 – Sears	Worthen Arena (75) Muncie, Indiana
January 5, 2021 6:00 P.M., ESPN+	Northern Illinois	W 76–73	6–4 (2–2)	25 – Wilson III	8 – Wilson III	7 – Tied	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
January 8, 2021 6:30 P.M., CBSSN	at Toledo	L 78–95	6–5 (2–3)	20 – Sears	6 – Vander Plas	5 – Sears	Savage Arena (0) Toledo, OH
January 12, 2021 7:00 P.M.	Miami (OH)	W 78–61	7–5 (3–3)	20 – Roderick	8 – Vander Plas	8 – Preston	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
January 16, 2021 2:00 P.M., ESPN+	Kent State	L 79–89	7–6 (3–4)	24 – Vander Plas	6 – Wilson III	10 – Preston	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
January 19, 2021 Postponed	at Northern Illinois	Postponed					Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 22, 2021 Postponed	Ball State	Postponed					Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 23, 2021 1:30 P.M., ESPN3	Ball State	W 85–77	8–6 (4–4)	19 – Sears	10 – Preston	11 – Preston	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
January 26, 2021 6:00 P.M., ESPN+	Western Michigan	W 81–58	9–6 (5–4)	21 – Sears	10 – Preston	6 – Sears	Convocation Center (0) Athens, OH
January 29, 2021 7:00 P.M., ESPNU	at Buffalo	W 76–75	10–6 (6–4)	21 – Wilson III	9 – Preston	4 – Preston	Alumni Arena (0) Buffalo, NY
February 2, 2021 5:00 P.M., ESPN3	at Central Michigan	W 83–69	11–6 (7–4)	17 – Preston	11 – Preston	6 – Preston	McGuirk Arena (0) Mt. Pleasant, MI
February 6, 2021 Postponed	Eastern Michigan	Postponed					Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 9, 2021 TBA	Akron						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 13, 2021 TBA	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 16, 2021 TBA	Central Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 20, 2021 6:00 P.M.	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 27, 2021 TBA	Buffalo						Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 2, 2021 TBA	Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
March 5, 2021 TBA	Bowling Green						Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
TBD TBD	at ( ) TBD						TBD TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References

"Men's Basketball". Ohio University. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
"2019-20 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
"2020-21 Ohio Bobcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

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[1] "Men's Basketball". Ohio University. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

[2] "2019-20 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University. Retrieved 2020-10-16.

[3] "2020-21 Ohio Bobcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

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