# 2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2004–05. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 21–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a five way tie for second place and one game behind champion Miami. As the four-seed in the MAC tournament they beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated Buffalo in overtime in the final. Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP. They represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to Florida.

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Tim O'Shea | Head coach | Boston College | 1984 |
| John Rhodes | Associate Head Coach | Ohio University | 1988 |
| Brian Townsend | Assistant coach | Michigan | 1991 |
| Adam DeMong | Assistant coach | Boston College | 2003 |

## Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 21, 2004.

### Preseason men's basketball poll

Buffalo was picked by the media to win the East. Toledo was picked to win the West.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/29/04* 7:00 pm | San Francisco | W 81–66 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (1,879) Athens, OH |
| 12/2/04* 7:00 pm | Butler | W 64–58 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (2,033) Athens, OH |
| 12/4/05* 7:00 pm | Navy | W 90–55 | 3–0 | Convocation Center (1,974) Athens, OH |
| 12/7/04* 7:00 pm | at St. Francis (PA) | L 74–83 | 3–1 | DeGol Arena (1,103) Loretto, PA |
| 12/11/04* 1:00 pm | at American | L 55–64 | 3–2 | Bender Arena (1,378) Washington, DC |
| 12/18/04* 2:00 pm | Duquesne | W 73–60 | 4–2 | Convocation Center (1,891) Athens, OH |
| 12/27/04* 6:00 pm | vs. Binghamton FIU Holiday Tournament | W 67–63 | 5–2 | U.S. Century Arena (1,498) Miami, FL |
| 12/28/04* 8:00 pm | vs. Florida International FIU Holiday Tournament | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | U.S. Century Arena (1,406) Miami, FL |
| 1/2/05 7:00 pm | at Akron | L 59–71 | 5–4 (0–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,236) Akron, OH |
| 1/5/05 7:00 pm | at Ball State | L 80–81 | 5–5 (0–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,668) Muncie, Indiana |
| 1/9/05 1:00 pm | Marshall | W 77–68 | 6–5 (1–2) | Convocation Center (3,179) Athens, OH |
| 1/12/05 8:05 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 71–74 | 6–6 (1–3) | Convocation Center (2,090) DeKalb, IL |
| 1/15/05 3:30 pm | at Kent State | W 80–54 | 7–6 (2–3) | Convocation Center (7,942) Athens, OH |
| 1/19/05 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | W 74–54 | 8–6 (3–3) | McGuirk Arena (2,026) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 1/22/05 8:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | L 57–59 | 8–7 (3–4) | Millett Hall (4,411) Oxford, Ohio |
| 1/26/05 7:00 pm | Toledo | W 76–68 | 9–7 (4–4) | Convocation Center (3,298) Athens, OH |
| 12/29/05 3:30 pm | Bowling Green | W 72–69 | 10–7 (5–4) | Convocation Center (5,379) Athens, OH |
| 2/2/05 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | W 92–90 | 11–7 (6–4) | Alumni Arena (3,416) Buffalo, New York |
| 2/5/05 3:30 pm | Western Mighigan | W 89–85 | 12–7 (7–4) | Convocation Center (7,192) Athens, OH |
| 2/7/05 8:00 pm | at Bowling Green | L 63–78 | 12–8 (7–5) | Anderson Arena (2,051) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| 2/12/05 4:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 61–57 | 13–8 (8–5) | Convocation Center (8,942) Athens, OH |
| 2/16/05 7:00 pm | Akron | W 69–49 | 13–9 (8–6) | Convocation Center (3,722) Athens, OH |
| 2/19/05* 4:05 pm | at Detroit | W 66–65 | 14–9 (8–6) | Calihan Hall (2,275) Detroit, Michigan |
| 2/23/05 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | W 68–65 | 15–9 (9–6) | Convocation Center (3,471) Athens, Ohio |
| 2/26/05 7:00 pm | at Marshall | W 83–62 | 16–9 (10–6) | Henderson Center (5,949) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 3/2/05 7:00 pm | Buffalo | W 90–77 | 17–9 (11–6) | Convocation Center (5,216) Athens, OH |
| 3/5/05 6:00 pm | at Kent State | L 65–82 | 17–10 (11–7) | Memorial A & C Center (5,277) Kent, Ohio |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| 3/7/05 9:00 pm | Marshall First Round | W 72–66 | 18–10 | Convocation Center (5,463) Athens, OH |
| 3/10/05 9:15 pm | vs. Kent State Quarterfinals | W 62–55 | 19–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (6,851) Cleveland, OH |
| 3/11/05 7:00 pm | vs. Miami (OH) Semifinals | W 63–56 | 20–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (8,652) Cleveland, OH |
| 3/12/05 7:00 pm | vs. Buffalo Finals | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (10,927) Cleveland, OH |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/18/05 12:25 pm | vs. Florida First Round | L 62–67 | 21–11 | Bridgestone Arena (17,018) Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 2004–05 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2288 | 2174 |
| Scoring Average | 71.50 | 67.94 |
| Field goals – Att | 773–1675 | 766–1765 |
| 3-pt. Field goals – Att | 182–555 | – |
| Free throws – Att | 560–802 | – |
| Rebounds | 1050 | 1068 |
| Assists | 374 | |
| Turnovers | 423 | |
| Steals | 273 | |
| Blocked Shots | 86 | |
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 |
| Mychal Green | 31 | 31 | 1045 | 33.7 | 466 | 15 | 155 | 355 | 0.437 | 69 | 185 | 0.373 | 87 | 117 | 0.744 | 39 | 77 | 116 | 3.7 | 49 | 68 | 57 | 50 | 20 |
| Sonny Troutman | 32 | 32 | 954 | 29.8 | 403 | 12.6 | 132 | 279 | 0.473 | 29 | 96 | 0.302 | 110 | 138 | 0.797 | 39 | 84 | 123 | 3.8 | 100 | 81 | 95 | 72 | 9 |
| Leon Williams | 32 | 32 | 916 | 28.6 | 382 | 11.9 | 145 | 225 | 0.644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 161 | 0.571 | 89 | 185 | 274 | 8.6 | 7 | 103 | 51 | 37 | 17 |
| Jeremy Fears | 32 | 27 | 938 | 29.3 | 352 | 11 | 121 | 304 | 0.398 | 21 | 104 | 0.202 | 89 | 123 | 0.724 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 2.4 | 118 | 72 | 106 | 58 | 2 |
| Terren Harbut | 31 | 29 | 740 | 23.9 | 261 | 8.4 | 79 | 183 | 0.432 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 143 | 0.72 | 50 | 71 | 121 | 3.9 | 28 | 97 | 38 | 9 | 17 |
| Jeff Halbert | 32 | 2 | 751 | 23.5 | 213 | 6.7 | 66 | 170 | 0.388 | 52 | 132 | 0.394 | 29 | 37 | 0.784 | 15 | 84 | 99 | 3.1 | 30 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 3 |
| Whitney Davis | 30 | 0 | 282 | 9.4 | 70 | 2.3 | 20 | 35 | 0.571 | 4 | 10 | 0.4 | 26 | 36 | 0.722 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 1.1 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Clay McGowen | 32 | 2 | 394 | 12.3 | 58 | 1.8 | 24 | 50 | 0.48 | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 8 | 19 | 0.421 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 2.3 | 8 | 61 | 21 | 6 | 12 |
| Diamond Gladney | 32 | 5 | 326 | 10.2 | 51 | 1.6 | 19 | 47 | 0.404 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 10 | 19 | 0.526 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 0.7 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| James Bridgewater | 13 | 0 | 45 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.8 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen King | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1.8 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff McGowen | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2.5 | 9 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Annen | 10 | 0 | 29 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | - | 6450 | - | 2288 | 71.5 | 773 | 1675 | 0.461 | 182 | 555 | 0.328 | 560 | 802 | 0.698 | 348 | 702 | 1050 | 32.8 | 374 | 571 | 423 | 273 | 86 |
| Opponents | 32 | - | 6450 | - | 2174 | 67.9 | 766 | 1765 | 0.434 | | | - | | | - | | | 1068 | 33.4 | | | | | |
Source

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

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Leon Williams | F | Fr. |
| All-MAC Freshman team | Jeremy Fears | G | Fr. |
| All-MAC Freshman team | Leon Williams | F | Fr. |
Source