2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Ohio	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Buffalo	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Kent State †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Bowling Green	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Miami (OH)	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
West
Ball State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
Western Michigan	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Toledo	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
Northern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Central Michigan	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500

† 2017 MAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Saul Phillips, will play its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Treg Setty	0	F	6'8"	194	RS Senior	Maysville, KY	Graduated

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rodney Culver^[1] G	Delray Beach, FL	Pickerington Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 24, 2016
Rodney Culver^[1] G	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jason Carter^[2] F	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 29, 2015
Jason Carter^[2] F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ohio Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "2016 Ohio Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Jason Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Johnstown-Monroe High School	Johnstown, Ohio
G	2	Jaaron Simmons	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	Houston	Dayton, Ohio
G	3	James Gollon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Pacelli High School	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F	4	Wadly Mompremier	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Miami High School	Miami, Florida
G	10	Antonio Bisutti	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Otterbein	Dublin, Ohio
G/F	11	Khari Harley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Egg Harbor Township High School	Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
G	12	Drew Crabtree (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	North Union High School	Marysville, Ohio
F	13	Kenny Kaminski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	RS Sr	Michigan State	Medina, Ohio
F	15	Jaylin McDonald (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Saint Ignatius High School	Streetsboro, Ohio
F	21	Sam Frayer (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Madeira High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G/F	22	Gavin Block	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Lincoln Community High School	Lincoln, Illinois
G	23	Rodney Culver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Elev8 Sports Institute	Columbus, Ohio
G	24	Mike Laster	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Cass Technical High School	Detroit, Michigan
F	25	Ellis Dozier	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Fr	Fishburne Military School	Sandy Spring, Maryland
F	33	Antonio Campbell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	Sr	Holy Cross High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	35	Jordan Dartis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Newark High School	Newark, Ohio
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)
Aaron Fuss (Ohio State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2016* 2:00 pm	Rio Grande	W 87–56^[3]	–	Convocation Center (9,138) Athens, Ohio
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Southern	W 77–67^[4]	1–0	Convocation Center (6,268) Athens, Ohio
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Sam Houston State	W 96–75^[5]	2–0	Convocation Center (6,669) Athens, Ohio
November 18, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia Tech	W 67–61^[6]	3–0	Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,802) Atlanta, Georgia
November 25, 2016* 7:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	W 68–57^[7]	4–0	Convocation Center (6,388) Athens, Ohio
November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Marshall	L 88–98^[8]	4–1	Cam Henderson Center (6,013) Huntington, West Virginia
December 3, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3	Bryant	W 79–53^[9]	5–1	Convocation Center (6,895) Athens, Ohio
December 10, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Iona	L 75–79^[10]	5–2	Hynes Athletic Center (1,751) New Rochelle, New York
December 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Milwaukee	W 71–69^[11]	6–2	Convocation Center (4,279) Athens, Ohio
December 17, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Cleveland State	W 71–53^[12]	7–2	Convocation Center (4,463) Athens, Ohio
December 21, 2016* pm	at WKU	L 66–67	7–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,746) Bowling Green, KY
December 30, 2016* 7:00 pm	Urbana			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
MAC regular season
January 3, 2017 pm	Western Michigan			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
January 7, 2017 pm	Kent State			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
January 10, 2017 pm	at Buffalo			Alumni Arena (–) Amherst, NY
January 14, 2017 pm	Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
January 17, 2017 pm	at Akron			Alumni Arena (–) Amherst, NY
January 21, 2017 pm	at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center (–) DeKalb, IL
January 24, 2017 pm	Toledo			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
January 28, 2017 pm	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center (–) DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2017 pm	at Western Michigan			University Arena (–) Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 4, 2017 pm	Akron			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
February 7, 2017 pm	Central Michigan			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
February 11, 2017 pm	at Ball State			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
February 14, 2017 pm	at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center (–) Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 18, 2017 pm	Bowling Green			Covvocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
February 21, 2017 pm	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall (–) Oxford, OH
February 25, 2017 pm	at Kent State			MAC Center (–) Kent, Ohio
February 28, 2017 pm	Buffalo			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
March 3, 2017 pm	Miami (OH)			Convocation Center (–) Athens, Ohio
MAC Tournament
March 6–11, 2017 TBA	TBA			TBA TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR														N/A*
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

^ "@OhioMBasketball Adds Culver To 2016-17 Signing Class". Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ "@OhioMBasketball Signs Carter". Ohio University. 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ "Ohio men squash Rio Grande in tune-up for regular-season opener Nov. 12". The Athens News. 2016. Retrieved Nov 14, 2016.
^ "Southern vs. Ohio Boxscore". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 14, 2016.
^ "Campbell leads Ohio to 96-75 win over Sam Houston State". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 15, 2016.
^ "Campbell, Kaminski lead Ohio past Georgia Tech 67-61". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 19, 2016.
^ "Dartis hits 6 treys, leads Ohio to 68-57 win over Tenn. Tech". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 26, 2016.
^ "Elmore scores 28 as Marshall hands Ohio its 1st loss 98-88". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 30, 2016.
^ "2016-17 MAC Men's Basketball Recap: Ohio vs. Bryant". hustlebelt.com. 2016. Retrieved Dec 10, 2016.
^ "Ohio vs. Iona Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Dec 10, 2016.
^ "Ohio vs. Milwaukee Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved Dec 15, 2016.
^ "Ohio vs. Cleveland State Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Dec 17, 2016.

[1] "@OhioMBasketball Adds Culver To 2016-17 Signing Class". Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[2] "@OhioMBasketball Signs Carter". Ohio University. 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[3] "Ohio men squash Rio Grande in tune-up for regular-season opener Nov. 12". The Athens News. 2016. Retrieved Nov 14, 2016.

[4] "Southern vs. Ohio Boxscore". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 14, 2016.

[5] "Campbell leads Ohio to 96-75 win over Sam Houston State". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 15, 2016.

[6] "Campbell, Kaminski lead Ohio past Georgia Tech 67-61". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 19, 2016.

[7] "Dartis hits 6 treys, leads Ohio to 68-57 win over Tenn. Tech". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 26, 2016.

[8] "Elmore scores 28 as Marshall hands Ohio its 1st loss 98-88". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Nov 30, 2016.

[9] "2016-17 MAC Men's Basketball Recap: Ohio vs. Bryant". hustlebelt.com. 2016. Retrieved Dec 10, 2016.

[10] "Ohio vs. Iona Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Dec 10, 2016.

[11] "Ohio vs. Milwaukee Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved Dec 15, 2016.

[12] "Ohio vs. Cleveland State Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved Dec 17, 2016.

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Departures

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Schedule

Rankings

See also

References