# 2010–11 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2010–11. The team was coached by John Groce and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 19–16 and 9–7 in MAC play to finish tied for third in the MAC East.

## Before the season
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ricardo Johnson SG | Covington, KY | Holmes HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 10, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Ethan Jacobs C | Tipton, IN | Tipton HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 31, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| Nick Kellogg PG | Westerville, OH | St. Francis DeSales HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 19, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| T.J. Hall SF | Gainesville, FL | Gainesville HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 23, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| 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 Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011. "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011. "Ohio Basketball Recruiting 2010". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011. ||||||

## Preseason

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2010. Ohio was picked first in the MAC East

### Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Ohio 128 (12)
* Kent State 114 (8)
* Akron 104 (4)
* Miami 84
* Bowling Green 42
* Buffalo 32

#### West Division

* Ball State 124 (12)
* Central Michigan 122 (8)
* Eastern Michigan 88 (2)
* Western Michigan 68
* Northern Illinois 64 (2)
* Toledo 38 points

#### Tournament champs

Ohio (10), Kent State (6), Central Michigan (4), Ball State (2), Akron (2)

### Preseason All-MAC

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

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| John Groce | Head Coach | Taylor University | 1994 |
| Jamall Walker | Assistant Coach | Saint Louis University | 2000 |
| Dustin Ford | Assistant Coach | Ohio University | 2001 |
| Ramon Williams | Assistant Coach | Virginia Military Institute | 1990 |
| Aaron Fuss | Director of Operations | Ohio State University | 2005 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31* 2:00 pm | | Wooster | W 86–50 Stats | | Convocation Center (2,581) Athens, Ohio |
| November 6* 2:00 pm | | Walsh Exhibition | W 78–64 Stats | | Convocation Center (2,019) Athens, Ohio |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13* 2:00 pm | | Delaware | W 88–69 Stats | 1–0 | Convocation Center (5,681) Athens, Ohio |
| November 15* 7:00 pm | | Oakland | L 66–78 Stats | 1–1 | Convocation Center (5,084) Athens, Ohio |
| November 21* 2:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 83–70 Stats | 2–1 | Convocation Center (4,142) Athens, Ohio |
| November 23* 7:00 pm | | Valparaiso | W 78–75 Stats | 3–1 | Convocation Center (4,086) Athens, Ohio |
| November 26* 8:00 pm | | vs. No. 6 Kansas Las Vegas Invitational | L 41–98 Stats | 3–2 | Orleans Arena (4,050) Paradise, Nevada |
| November 27* 7:30 pm | | vs. Santa Clara Las Vegas Invitational | W 78–72 Stats | 4–2 | Orleans Arena (4,010) Paradise, Nevada |
| December 4* 2:00 pm | | Marshall | L 57–65 Stats | 4–3 | Convocation Center (5,977) Athens, Ohio |
| December 8* 7:00 pm | | Illinois State | W 67–65 Stats | 5–3 | Redbird Arena (4,027) Normal, Illinois |
| December 12* 2:00 pm | | IUPUI | L 56–66 Stats | 5–4 | Convocation Center (3,504) Athens, Ohio |
| December 15* 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 87–58 Stats | 6–4 | Convocation Center (3,426) Athens, Ohio |
| December 18* 2:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 107–112 Stats $^{4OT}$ | 6–5 | Reilly Center (3,053) St. Bonaventure, New York |
| December 22* 7:00 pm | | Temple | L 65–76 Stats | 6–6 | Convocation Center (6,942) Athens, Ohio |
| December 30* 7:00 pm | | Norfolk State | W 92–56 Stats | 7–6 | Convocation Center (3,901) Athens, Ohio |
| January 2* 2:00 pm | | Robert Morris | L 76–79 Stats $^{OT}$ | 7–7 | Convocation Center (3,338) Athens, Ohio |
| January 9 2:00 pm, STO ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 88–92 Stats $^{3OT}$ | 7–8 (0–1) | Convocation Center (9,749) Athens, Ohio |
| January 12 7:00 pm | | at Akron | W 79–70 Stats | 8–8 (1–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,865) Akron, Ohio |
| January 15 7:00 pm | | Kent State | L 66–69 Stats | 8–9 (1–2) | Convocation Center (8,022) Athens, Ohio |
| January 19 7:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | L 61–73 Stats | 8–10 (1–3) | Anderson Arena (1,655) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| January 22 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | Buffalo | L 68–73 Stats | 8–11 (1–4) | Convocation Center (10,427) Athens, Ohio |
| January 26 7:00 pm | | Eastern Michigan | W 79–65 Stats | 9–11 (2–4) | Convocation Center (3,949) Athens, Ohio |
| January 29 2:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 61–60 Stats | 10–11 (3–4) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,976) Muncie, Indiana |
| February 2 7:30 pm, STO | | at Central Michigan | L 85–91 Stats | 10–12 (3–5) | McGuirk Arena (1,239) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| February 5 3:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 80–73 Stats | 11–12 (4–5) | Convocation Center (6,879) Athens, Ohio |
| February 9 7:00 pm | | Toledo | W 71–58 Stats | 12–12 (5–5) | Convocation Center (4,183) Athens, Ohio |
| February 12 4:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | L 83–85 Stats | 12–13 (5–6) | University Arena (3,565) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| February 15 7:30 pm, STO | | at Buffalo | W 76–69 Stats | 13–13 (6–6) | Alumni Arena (1,962) Buffalo, New York |
| February 19* 7:00 pm | | at Winthrop ESPN BracketBusters | W 77–74 Stats $^{OT}$ | 14–13 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,543) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| February 23 7:30 pm, STO | | Bowling Green | W 70–60 Stats | 15–13 (7–6) | Convocation Center (4,932) Athens, Ohio |
| February 26 7:00 pm | | at Kent State | W 88–87 Stats $^{OT}$ | 16–13 (8–6) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,125) Kent, Ohio |
| March 1 7:00 pm | | Akron | W 80–55 Stats | 17–13 (9–6) | Convocation Center (8,630) Athens, Ohio |
| March 4 7:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | L 66–76 Stats | 17–14 (9–7) | Millett Hall (2,526) Oxford, Ohio |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 8 7:00 pm | (5) | (12) Toledo MAC First Round | W 74–57 Stats | 18–14 | Convocation Center (3,521) Athens, Ohio |
| March 10 9:30 pm, STO | (5) | vs. (4) Ball State MAC Quarterfinals | L 73–76 Stats $^{OT}$ | 18–15 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,615) Cleveland, Ohio |
| CIT ||||||
| March 15* 7:00 pm | | at Marshall CIT First Round | W 65–64 Stats | 19–15 | Cam Henderson Center (4,205) Huntington, West Virginia |
| March 22* 7:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State CIT Quarterfinals | L 73–82 Stats | 19–16 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,203) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 2010–11 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2604 | 2548 |
| Scoring Average | 74.40 | 72.80 |
| Field goals – Att | 896–2060 | 882–1971 |
| 3-pt. Field goals – Att | 260–734 | 233–657 |
| Free throws – Att | 552–769 | 551–789 |
| Rebounds | 1265 | 1253 |
| Assists | 533 | 480 |
| Turnovers | 471 | 535 |
| Steals | 277 | 206 |
| Blocked Shots | 88 | 130 |
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 | 35 | 32 | 1248 | 35.7 | 552 | 15.8 | 180 | 471 | 0.382 | 58 | 194 | 0.299 | 134 | 179 | 0.749 | 43 | 133 | 176 | 5 | 263 | 74 | 123 | 81 | 9 |
| DeVaughn Washington | 34 | 26 | 1004 | 29.5 | 454 | 13.4 | 167 | 320 | 0.522 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 188 | 0.633 | 59 | 133 | 192 | 5.6 | 32 | 102 | 62 | 36 | 13 |
| Ivo Baltic | 35 | 32 | 900 | 25.7 | 398 | 11.4 | 152 | 284 | 0.535 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 120 | 0.783 | 75 | 138 | 213 | 6.1 | 38 | 104 | 62 | 26 | 7 |
| Tommy Freeman | 34 | 26 | 1007 | 29.6 | 385 | 11.3 | 113 | 273 | 0.414 | 99 | 227 | 0.436 | 60 | 71 | 0.845 | 8 | 64 | 72 | 2.1 | 39 | 83 | 29 | 34 | 2 |
| Nick Kellogg | 35 | 28 | 903 | 25.8 | 272 | 7.8 | 85 | 204 | 0.417 | 64 | 147 | 0.435 | 38 | 50 | 0.76 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 1.4 | 69 | 78 | 38 | 27 | 1 |
| Reggie Keely | 35 | 9 | 641 | 18.3 | 185 | 5.3 | 72 | 159 | 0.453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 67 | 95 | 162 | 4.6 | 25 | 87 | 50 | 18 | 38 |
| T.J. Hall | 35 | 10 | 584 | 16.7 | 157 | 4.5 | 55 | 154 | 0.357 | 26 | 95 | 0.274 | 21 | 27 | 0.778 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 2.3 | 34 | 84 | 43 | 19 | 6 |
| Ricardo Johnson | 34 | 2 | 372 | 10.9 | 93 | 2.7 | 31 | 94 | 0.33 | 3 | 23 | 0.13 | 28 | 45 | 0.622 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| Asown Sayles | 34 | 9 | 451 | 13.3 | 70 | 2.1 | 27 | 70 | 0.386 | 7 | 37 | 0.189 | 9 | 15 | 0.6 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 2.5 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| Adetunji Adedipe | 23 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 1.1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Ethan Jacobs | 9 | 0 | 24 | 2.7 | 8 | 0.9 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| David McKinley | 12 | 1 | 49 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | - | 7275 | - | 2604 | 74.4 | 896 | 2060 | 0.435 | 260 | 734 | 0.354 | 552 | 769 | 0.718 | 432 | 833 | 1265 | 36.1 | 533 | 726 | 471 | 277 | 88 |
| Opponents | 35 | - | 7275 | - | 2548 | 72.8 | 882 | 1971 | 0.447 | 233 | 657 | 0.355 | 551 | 789 | 0.698 | 398 | 855 | 1253 | 35.8 | 480 | 693 | 535 | 206 | 130 |
Source

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

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC First Team | DJ Cooper | G | So. |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | DeVaughn Washington | F | Sr. |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Nick Kellogg | G | Fr. |
Source