Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American (16-7, 9-5)
Big Wins: 12/6 Cleveland State (101-46), 3/12 vs Toledo (87-80), 3/13 vs Buffalo (84-69)
Bad Losses: 12/22 at Akron (70-90), 12/30 Bowling Green (75-83), 1/16 Kent State (79-89)
Coach: Jeff Boals
Probable Starters:
Jason Preston, Junior, Guard, 16.6 ppg, 7.2 apg, 6.8 rpg, 1.6 spg
Lunden McDay, Sophomore, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.3 apg
Dwight Wilson III, Senior, Forward, 14.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg
Ben Vander Plas, Junior, Forward, 12.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.8 apg
Ben Roderick, Sophomore, Forward, 12.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Key Role Players:
Mark Sears, Freshman, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.5 apg
Miles Brown, Sophomore, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 1.3 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.2 (23rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.7 (258, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.4 (22, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.0 (242, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (70, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.1 (109, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (190, 8)
Rebound Margin: 0.9 (158, 4)
Assists Per Game: 18.1 (5, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.9 (76, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 | CBI | First Round win over Albany |
2016 | CBI | Quarterfinal win over North Carolina-Greenville |
2016 | CBI | Semifinal loss to Morehead State |
2014 | CIT | First Round win over Cleveland State |
2014 | CIT | Second Round win over Wright State |
2014 | CIT | Quarterfinal loss to VMI |
2013 | NIT | First Round loss to Denver |
2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Michigan |
2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over South Florida |
2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to North Carolina |
2011 | CIT | First Round win over Marshall |
2011 | CIT | Second Round loss to East Tennessee State |
2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgetown |
2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Tennessee |
2008 | CBI | First Round win over Brown |
2008 | CBI | Second Round loss to Bradley |
2005 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Florida |
*all team stats through 3/7