# 2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 14–2 in the East Division to claim a share of the East Division and MAC regular season championship with Akron. They lost in the championship game of the MAC tournament to Akron. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Denver.
The Ohio University Bobcat fans continued to show support for the team leading the MAC in fan attendance for the 7th time in the last 8 seasons, averaging just under 7,000 fans attending each game.

## Preseason
### Media voting

On October 29, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. Ohio was the favorite in the MAC East and the MAC tournament.
East Division :
| Place | Team | 1st | Points |
| 1 | Ohio Bobcats | 19 | 141 points |
| 2 | Akron Zips | 5 | 122 points |
| 3 | Kent State Golden Flashes | - | 89 points |
| 4 | Buffalo Bulls | – | 53 points |
| 5 | Bowling Green Falcons | - | 54 points |
| 6 | Miami RedHawks | – | 31 points |
West Division :
| Place | Team | 1st | Points |
| 1 | Toledo Rockets | 20 | 143 points |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 4 | 118 points |
| 3 | Western Michigan Broncos | - | 88 points |
| 4 | Ball State Cardinals | 4 | 74 points |
| 5 | Northern Illinois Huskies | - | 46 points |
| 6 | Central Michigan Chippewas | – | 35 points |

#### Tournament champs

Ohio (18), Akron (6)

### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason All-MAC East | DJ Cooper | G | Sr. |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Walter Offutt | G | Sr. |
Source

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 2:00 pm | Mercyhurst | W 82–42 | | Convocation Center (4,613) Athens, OH |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 2:00 pm | Portland | W 81–52 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (12,194) Athens, OH |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 85–47 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (6,317) Athens, OH |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm | Wofford | W 73–50 | 3–0 | Convocation Center (4,718) Athens, OH |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Hampton | W 75–67 | 4–0 | Convocation Center (4,087) Athens, OH |
| 11/24/2012* 2:00 pm | Richmond | W 73–48 | 5–0 | Convocation Center (4,211) Athens, OH |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 69–64 | 6–0 | Convocation Center (6,389) Athens, OH |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 76–84 | 6–1 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,163) Moon Township, PA |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Memphis | L 58–84 | 6–2 | FedExForum (15,669) Memphis, TN |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | Oakland | W 78–61 | 7–2 | Convocation Center (5,346) Athens, OH |
| 12/15/2012* 2:00 pm | Winthrop | L 49–50 | 7–3 | Convocation Center (5,421) Athens, OH |
| 12/19/2012* 7:50 pm | at Massachusetts | L 76–85 | 7–4 | Mullins Center (3,821) Amherst, MA |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 93–57 | 8–4 | Convocation Center (4,448) Athens, OH |
| 12/29/2012* 8:00 pm | at Oklahoma | L 63–74 | 8–5 | Lloyd Noble Center (10,036) Norman, OK |
| 01/05/2013* 2:00 pm | Marshall | W 94–57 | 9–5 | Convocation Center (6,971) Athens, OH |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | Buffalo | W 86–68 | 10–5 (1–0) | Convocation Center (4,846) Athens, OH |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | W 61–59 | 11–5 (2–0) | University Arena (3,229) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois | W 81–63 | 12–5 (3–0) | Convocation Center (7,648) Athens, OH |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | Toledo | W 76–67 | 13–5 (4–0) | Convocation Center (7,388) Athens, OH |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | W 74–62 | 14–5 (5–0) | Millett Hall (2,202) Oxford, OH |
| 01/26/2013 6:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | at Kent State | W 69–68 | 15–5 (6–0) | MAC Center (5,453) Kent, OH |
| 02/02/2013 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at Akron | L 72–86 | 15–6 (6–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,770) Akron, OH |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Ball State | W 69–42 | 16–6 (7–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,114) Muncie, IN |
| 02/09/2013 2:00 pm | Bowling Green | W 72–63 | 17–6 (8–1) | Convocation Center (10,846) Athens, OH |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | W 82–63 | 18–6 (9–1) | McGuirk Arena (1,211) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/16/2013 11:00 am, ESPNU | Kent State | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 19–6 (10–1) | Convocation Center (8,483) Athens, OH |
| 02/20/2013 ^ 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | W 73–50 | 20–6 (11–1) | Convocation Center (5,932) Athens, OH |
| 02/23/2013* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Belmont BracketBusters | L 62–81 | 20–7 | Curb Event Center (4,813) Nashville, TN |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm, STO | Akron | L 81–88 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 (11–2) | Convocation Center (11,109) Athens, OH |
| 03/02/2013 12:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | W 78–65 | 21–8 (12–2) | Stroh Center (2,662) Bowling Green, OH |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm, TWCS | at Buffalo | W 72–69 | 22–8 (13–2) | Alumni Arena (3,132) Amherst, NY |
| 03/09/2013 4:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | W 58–54 | 23–8 (14–2) | Convocation Center (8,428) Athens, OH |
| MAC Tournament |||||
| 03/15/2013 9:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | vs. Western Michigan Semifinals | W 74–63 | 24–8 | Quicken Loans Arena (10,324) Cleveland, OH |
| 03/16/2013 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Akron Championship Game | L 46–65 | 24–9 | Quicken Loans Arena (12,102) Cleveland, OH |
| NIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 9:15 pm, ESPN3 | at Denver First Round | L 57–61 | 24–10 | Magness Arena (2,094) Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||
^ Game was originally scheduled for 1/30/2013, but was postponed due to the closure of the Ohio campus following an armed robbery near the university.

## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 2012–13 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2464 | 2192 |
| Scoring Average | 72.47 | 64.47 |
| Field goals – Att | 889–1908 | 743–1747 |
| 3-pt. Field goals – Att | 268–764 | 172–520 |
| Free throws – Att | 418–598 | 534–801 |
| Rebounds | 948 | 1206 |
| Assists | 594 | 408 |
| Turnovers | 430 | 591 |
| Steals | 303 | 220 |
| Blocked Shots | 120 | 91 |
Source

### Player statistics

| | | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | 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 |
| D.J. Cooper | 34 | 33 | 1075 | 31.6 | 480 | 14.1 | 150 | 354 | 0.424 | 76 | 209 | 0.364 | 104 | 148 | 0.703 | 15 | 94 | 109 | 3.2 | 242 | 53 | 119 | 68 | 6 |
| Reggie Keely | 34 | 23 | 788 | 23.2 | 412 | 12.1 | 162 | 270 | 0.6 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 87 | 129 | 0.674 | 50 | 102 | 152 | 4.5 | 24 | 80 | 42 | 26 | 27 |
| Walter Offutt | 34 | 33 | 1043 | 30.7 | 360 | 10.6 | 116 | 274 | 0.423 | 47 | 140 | 0.336 | 81 | 102 | 0.794 | 35 | 108 | 143 | 4.2 | 70 | 87 | 54 | 45 | 3 |
| Nick Kellogg | 34 | 32 | 870 | 25.6 | 272 | 8 | 92 | 220 | 0.418 | 54 | 160 | 0.338 | 34 | 43 | 0.791 | 7 | 64 | 71 | 2.1 | 48 | 61 | 40 | 35 | 3 |
| Ivo Baltic | 34 | 20 | 861 | 25.3 | 237 | 7 | 111 | 237 | 0.468 | 10 | 30 | 0.333 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 34 | 137 | 171 | 5 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 37 | 21 |
| Jon Smith | 34 | 10 | 555 | 16.3 | 162 | 4.8 | 65 | 107 | 0.607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 45 | 0.711 | 58 | 65 | 123 | 3.6 | 10 | 87 | 10 | 25 | 47 |
| T.J. Hall | 32 | 11 | 432 | 13.5 | 154 | 4.8 | 57 | 134 | 0.425 | 23 | 77 | 0.299 | 17 | 26 | 0.654 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 1.6 | 28 | 88 | 31 | 14 | 2 |
| Ricardo Johnson | 33 | 2 | 411 | 12.5 | 116 | 3.5 | 40 | 91 | 0.44 | 6 | 19 | 0.316 | 30 | 49 | 0.612 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 2.2 | 36 | 62 | 27 | 14 | 6 |
| Stevie Taylor | 34 | 0 | 339 | 10 | 106 | 3.1 | 39 | 105 | 0.371 | 21 | 56 | 0.375 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.6 | 41 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| Travis Wilkins | 30 | 0 | 365 | 12.2 | 103 | 3.4 | 34 | 80 | 0.425 | 23 | 55 | 0.418 | 12 | 18 | 0.667 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 0.7 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Kadeem Green | 12 | 0 | 64 | 5.3 | 35 | 2.9 | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| David McKinley | 15 | 1 | 26 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.1 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Goff | 14 | 0 | 21 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.7 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 4 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | - | 6850 | - | 2464 | 72.5 | 889 | 1908 | 0.466 | 268 | 764 | 0.351 | 418 | 598 | 0.699 | 305 | 643 | 948 | 27.9 | 594 | 669 | 430 | 303 | 120 |
| Opponents | 34 | - | 6850 | - | 2192 | 64.5 | 743 | 1747 | 0.425 | 172 | 520 | 0.331 | 534 | 801 | 0.667 | 397 | 809 | 1206 | 35.5 | 408 | 581 | 591 | 220 | 91 |
Source

## Awards and honors
### All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| MAC Player of the Year | DJ Cooper | G | Sr. |
| All-MAC First Team | DJ Cooper | G | Sr. |
| All-MAC Third Team | Walter Offutt | G | Sr. |
| All-MAC Third Team | Reggie Keely | F | Sr. |
Source

### Final awards watchlists

Final award honors watchlist :
| Honors | Player | Position | Year | Source |
| Lou Henson National Player of the Year | DJ Cooper | G | Sr. | |