2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .[ 1] [ 2] They finished the season 20–13 and 9–7 in MAC play to finish tied for third in the MAC East. After the season O'Shea left Ohio for a position at his alma-mater.[ 3]
Roster
2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
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
Preseason
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 18, 2007. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.[ 4]
Preseason men's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
Kent State (10) 147
Miami (9) 146
Ohio (8) 131
Akron (5) 128
Buffalo 52
Bowling Green 47
West Division
Western Michigan (23) 173
Toledo (6) 144
Central Michigan (3) 131
Eastern Michigan 92
Northern Illinois 58
Ball State 53
Tournament champs
Kent State (7), Western Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Miami (5), Akron (4), Toledo (3), Bowling Green (1)
Preseason All-MAC
Preseason All-MAC teams
Team
Player
Position
Year
Preseason All-MAC East
Jerome Tillman
F
Jr.
Preseason All-MAC East
Leon Williams
F
Sr.
Source[ 5]
Schedule and results
Source: [1]
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 .
Statistics
Team statistics
Final 2007–108 statistics
Record
Ohio
OPP
Scoring
2234
2147
Scoring Average
67.70
65.06
Field goals – Att
765–1703
745–1697
3-pt. Field goals – Att
224–647
–
Free throws – Att
480–671
–
Rebounds
1106
1006
Assists
477
Turnovers
474
Steals
251
Blocked Shots
66
Source[ 6]
Player statistics
Minutes
Scoring
Total FGs
3-point FGs
Free-Throws
Rebounds
Player
GP
GS
Tot
Avg
Pts
Avg
FG
FGA
Pct
3FG
3FA
Pct
FT
FTA
Pct
Off
Def
Tot
Avg
A
PF
TO
Stl
Blk
Leon Williams
33
33
1009
30.6
542
16.4
180
293
0.614
1
1
1
181
247
0.733
145
180
325
9.8
41
93
80
47
23
Jerome Tillman
32
32
1026
32.1
427
13.3
152
293
0.519
24
64
0.375
99
129
0.767
69
173
242
7.6
36
79
69
34
15
Bubba Walther
31
19
920
29.7
380
12.3
118
293
0.403
82
225
0.364
62
71
0.873
9
52
61
2
116
47
61
46
2
Bert Whittington
33
13
716
21.7
263
8
91
262
0.347
49
149
0.329
32
50
0.64
12
51
63
1.9
45
50
51
34
1
Justin Orr
33
27
765
23.2
224
6.8
81
192
0.422
28
76
0.368
34
53
0.642
32
54
86
2.6
45
42
52
16
9
Michael Allen
32
29
953
29.8
153
4.8
57
127
0.449
13
36
0.361
26
44
0.591
14
56
70
2.2
142
81
84
36
3
Kenneth van Kempen
33
1
379
11.5
77
2.3
31
77
0.403
1
2
0.5
14
21
0.667
21
41
62
1.9
10
73
25
7
5
Allen Hester
27
7
341
12.6
71
2.6
25
87
0.287
12
56
0.214
9
16
0.563
6
24
30
1.1
16
25
17
17
1
Tommy Freeman
30
4
248
8.3
60
2
18
43
0.419
13
35
0.371
11
15
0.733
4
12
16
0.5
17
23
13
5
0
DeVaughn Washington
32
0
208
6.5
29
0.9
10
27
0.37
0
1
0
9
20
0.45
5
30
35
1.1
4
49
16
8
7
Asown Sayles
8
0
29
3.6
6
0.8
2
8
0.25
1
2
0.5
1
3
0.333
5
4
9
1.1
4
4
1
1
0
Andrew Vroman
6
0
6
1
2
0.3
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0.2
1
0
1
0
0
Total
33
-
6600
-
2234
67.7
765
1703
0.449
224
647
0.346
480
671
0.715
352
754
1106
33.5
477
566
474
251
66
Opponents
33
-
-
-
2147
65.1
745
1697
0.439
-
-
1006
30.5
Source[ 6]
Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards
Postseason All-MAC teams
Team
Player
Position
Year
All-MAC First team
Leon Williams
F
Sr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention
Jerome Tillman
F
Jr.
Source[ 7]
References