# 2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by third-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University. The team played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
Ohio completed non-conference play with a record of 9–2 with wins over OVC favorite Belmont, Horizon favorite Cleveland St., and rival Marshall with losses only to Kentucky and LSU. Ohio opened conference play 5–0 to extend their winning streak to nine games. Ohio lost to Toledo in the next game and fell into second place in the MAC standings. After a win against Western Michigan, Ohio regained first place with a conference record of 10–1. With an overall record of 19–3 they stood alone in Ohio basketball history for the best record after 22 games. Their five-game winning streak was snapped in the following game with a second loss to Toledo which left both teams with two losses in MAC conference play. After three consectutive wins following the Toledo loss, the Bobcats then lost 4 out of their last 5 conference games and finished the regular season 23–8 and 14–6 in conference play which was tied for third place in the MAC. During the lone win the that 5 game stretch, starting power forward Ben Vander Plas scored the fourth triple double in program history in a win against Central Michigan. After the regular season Vander Plas was named the Division I Academic All-American of the Year
After defeating Ball State in the quarterfinals, the Bobcats lost to Kent State in the semi-finals of the MAC tournament. Ohio was the #3 seed in the CBI. They defeated Rice in the first round before losing to Abilene Christian in the second round.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 17–8, 9–5 in MAC play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Kent State, Toledo, and Buffalo to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region. There they upset No. 4-seeded ACC champion Virginia in the First Round before losing to No. 5-seeded Creighton in the Second Round.

## Offseason

During the offseason point guard Jason Preston declared for the NBA draft while 2021 starting forward Dwight Wilson III suffered a season ending injury.

### 2022 NBA draft

NBA Draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NBA Team |
| Jason Preston | 2 | 33 | PG | Orlando Magic (rights traded to LA Clippers) |

### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Jason Preston | 0 | G | 6'4" | 187 | Junior | Orlando, Florida | Declared for NBA draft |
| Jalen White | 21 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Freshman | Pasadena, Texas | Transferred to Nicholls State |
| Nolan Foster | 22 | C | 6'10" | 222 | Sophomore | Mattawan, Michigan | Transferred to Marian University |
| Rifen Miguel | 23 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Junior | Luanda, Angola | Transferred to Troy |
| Mason McMurray | 24 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Sophomore | Stow, Ohio | Transferred to USC-Aiken |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Tommy Schmock | 22 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | Transferred from Findlay. Will have one year of eligibility remaining. |
| Jason Carter | 30 | F | 6'8" | 227 | RS Senior | Johnstown, Ohio | Transferred from Xavier. Will have one year of eligibility remaining. |
| Luke Frazier* | 13 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Mentor, Ohio | Transferred from Dayton. Will have four years of eligibility remaining. |
* Walk-on in 2021-22

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| AJ Clayton PF | Duncan Falls, OH | Philo | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 26, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| IJ Ezuma PF | Raleigh, NC | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Olumide Adelodun SF | Calgary, AB | Canada Topflight Academy West | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | |
| Recruiting 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked second in the MAC preseason poll. Ben Vander Plas was named to the preseason first team all-conference while Jason Carter was on the second team.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Buffalo | 143 (11) |
| 2 | Ohio | 126 |
| 3 | Toledo | 107 (1) |
| 4 | Kent State | 98 |
| 5 | Akron | 95 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 93 |
| 7 | Miami | 92 |
| 8 | Ball State | 54 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 44 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 34 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 29 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 21 |
MAC Tournament Champions: Buffalo (8), Bowling Green (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)
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### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| 1st | Ben Vander Plas | F | Sr. |
| 2nd | Jason Carter | F | GS |
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## Roster
### Support Staff

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 6, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Capital | W 92–66 | | 17 – Schmock | 7 – Towns | 4 – Sears | Convocation Center (6,362) Athens, OH |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | W 92–80 | 1–0 | 27 – Sears | 10 – Carter | 7 – Vander Plas | Convocation Center (6,123) Athens, OH |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 67–56 | 2–0 | 15 – Sears | 9 – Vander Plas | 5 – 2 Tied | Wolstein Center (3,166) Cleveland, OH |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Robert Morris Kentucky Classic | W 85–72 | 3–0 | 18 – Carter | 11 – 2 Tied | 3 – Carter | Convocation Center (6,180) Athens, OH |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 13 Kentucky Kentucky Classic | L 59–77 | 3–1 | 19 – Vander Plas | 6 – Vander Plas | 5 – Sears | Rupp Arena (19,045) Lexington, KY |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's Kentucky Classic | W 73–59 | 4–1 | 15 – Sears | 7 – Carter | 7 – Sears | Convocation Center (5,178) Athens, OH |
| November 26, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Concordia (MI) | W 88–68 | 5–1 | 19 – Brown | 7 – Carter | 4 – Tied | Convocation Center (4,350) Athens, OH |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at LSU | L 51–66 | 5–2 | 12 – Vander Plas | 9 – Carter | 3 – Carter | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,328) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 4, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 78–75 | 6–2 | 24 – Sears | 8 – Sears | 6 – Schmock | Convocation Center (4,371) Athens, OH |
| December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 55–45 | 7–2 | 13 – Sears | 9 – Vander Plas | 2 – 2 Tied | Edmunds Center (473) DeLand, FL |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 75–65 | 8–2 | 24 – Sears | 9 – Carter | 4 – Vander Plas | Convocation Center (6,227) Athens, OH |
| December 21, 2021* 12:00 pm | | USC Upstate | W 85–70 | 9–2 | 33 – Sears | 8 – Sears | 4 – Vander Plas | Convocation Center (2,517) Athens, OH |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| January 1, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | W 59–47 | 10–2 (1–0) | 21 – Sears | 8 – Carter | 2 – Sears | University Arena (1,353) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 4, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Akron | W 69–63 | 11–2 (2–0) | 24 – Sears | 8 – Sears | 5 – Sears | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,750) Akron, OH |
| January 7, 2022 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | Kent State | W 80–72 | 12–2 (3–0) | 28 – Sears | 8 – Carter | 5 – Vander Plas | Convocation Center (4,576) Athens, OH |
| January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 85–78 | 13–2 (4–0) | 22 – Carter | 8 – Carter | 4 – Vander Plas | Convocation Center (6,811) Athens, OH |
| January 15, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 86–63 | 14–2 (5–0) | 23 – Vander Plas | 9 – Towns | 9 – Sears | Millett Hall (1,311) Oxford, OH |
| January 21, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Toledo | L 69–87 | 14–3 (5–1) | 19 – Carter | 7 – Tied | 4 – Brown | Convocation Center (8,069) Athens, OH |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 74–62 | 15–3 (6–1) | 25 – Sears | 8 – Carter | 6 – Sears | Convocation Center (4,783) Athens, OH |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Buffalo | W 74–53 | 16–3 (7–1) | 27 – Sears | 11 – Vander Plas | 4 – Sears | Alumni Arena (2,131) Buffalo, NY |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 87–63 | 17–3 (8–1) | 18 – 2 Tied | 7 – Vander Plas | 6 – Sears | Convocation Center (4,721) Athens, OH |
| February 3, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan Resched. from Dec. 28 | W 81–68 | 18–3 (9–1) | 20 – Sears | 8 – Carter | 5 – Sears | Convocation Center (3,121) Athens, OH |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 77-64 | 19–3 (10–1) | 27 – Carter | 11 – Vander Plas | 6 – Sears | Convocation Center (7,588) Athens, OH |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 62–77 | 19–4 (10–2) | 17 – Schmock | 8 – Vander Plas | 6 – Vander Plas | Savage Arena (5,881) Toledo, OH |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan Resched. from Jan. 15 | W 81–72 | 20–4 (11–2) | 24 – Vander Plas | 7 – Roderick | 6 – Vander Plas | McGuirk Arena (1,286) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 12, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 74-56 | 21–4 (12–2) | 27 – Sears | 12 – Brown | 5 – Sears | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,208) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 91–78 | 22–4 (13–2) | 30 – Vander Plas | 11 – Sears | 6 – Tied | Convocation Center (7,990) Athens, OH |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Kent State | L 52–75 | 22–5 (13–3) | 12 – Carter | 8 – Vander Plas | 3 – Roderick | MAC Center (4,875) Kent, OH |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | W 76–50 | 23–5 (14–3) | 23 – Schmock | 10 – Vander Plas | 10 – Vander Plas | Convocation Center (5,861) Athens, OH |
| February 25, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Akron | L 83–91 | 23–6 (14–4) | 20 – Sears | 7 – Sears | 7 – Sears | Convocation Center (8,896) Athens, OH |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 77–80 | 23–7 (14–5) | 25 – Vander Plas | 13 – Sears | 5 – Sears | Stroh Center (2,068) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 4, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 57–58 | 23–8 (14–6) | 19 – Sears | 8 – Sears | 8 – Sears | Convocation Center (794) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Ball State Quarterfinals | W 77–67 | 24–8 | 24 – Sears | 18 – Carter | 5 – Sears | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| March 11, 2022 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | (3) | vs. (2) Kent State Semi-finals | L 61–67 | 24–9 | 20 – Vander Plas | 7 – Carter | 2 – Vander Plas | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||||||
| March 19, 2022 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | (3) | vs. (14) Rice First Round | W 65–64 | 25–9 | 26 – Carter | 12 – Carter | 3 – Vander Plas | Ocean Center (799) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 21, 2022 8:30 p.m., FloHoops | (3) | vs. (6) Abilene Christian Quarterfinals | L 86–91 | 25–10 | 35 – Sears | 11 – Vander Plas | 4 – Vander Plas | Ocean Center (706) Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 2021–22 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2591 | 2378 |
| Scoring Average | 74.03 | 67.94 |
| Field goals – Att | 898–2084 | 868–1958 |
| 3-pt. Field goals – Att | 316–942 | 231–734 |
| Free throws – Att | 479–657 | 411–540 |
| Rebounds | 1194 | 1225 |
| Assists | 441 | 397 |
| Turnovers | 368 | 498 |
| Steals | 263 | 199 |
| Blocked Shots | 91 | 114 |
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### 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 |
| Mark Sears | 35 | 35 | 1250 | 35.7 | 686 | 19.6 | 218 | 491 | 0.444 | 60 | 147 | 0.408 | 190 | 215 | 0.884 | 69 | 141 | 210 | 6 | 144 | 66 | 112 | 59 | 4 |
| Ben Vander Plas | 35 | 35 | 1237 | 35.3 | 499 | 14.3 | 166 | 363 | 0.457 | 67 | 198 | 0.338 | 100 | 138 | 0.725 | 40 | 197 | 237 | 6.8 | 107 | 81 | 63 | 62 | 16 |
| Jason Carter | 34 | 34 | 975 | 28.7 | 464 | 13.6 | 190 | 405 | 0.469 | 23 | 95 | 0.242 | 61 | 101 | 0.604 | 74 | 153 | 227 | 6.7 | 39 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 36 |
| Tommy Schmock | 35 | 2 | 762 | 21.8 | 232 | 6.6 | 77 | 199 | 0.387 | 60 | 159 | 0.377 | 18 | 26 | 0.692 | 5 | 63 | 68 | 1.9 | 54 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 2 |
| Ben Roderick | 33 | 33 | 812 | 24.6 | 224 | 6.8 | 77 | 224 | 0.344 | 28 | 126 | 0.222 | 42 | 67 | 0.627 | 30 | 71 | 101 | 3.1 | 27 | 67 | 26 | 21 | 3 |
| Miles Brown | 31 | 30 | 917 | 29.6 | 218 | 7 | 72 | 171 | 0.421 | 41 | 106 | 0.387 | 33 | 44 | 0.75 | 12 | 67 | 79 | 2.5 | 47 | 53 | 32 | 32 | 7 |
| AJ Clayton | 34 | 0 | 340 | 10 | 113 | 3.3 | 40 | 94 | 0.426 | 26 | 68 | 0.382 | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| Sam Towns | 27 | 2 | 278 | 10.3 | 56 | 2.1 | 23 | 57 | 0.404 | 3 | 18 | 0.167 | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 2.5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| IJ Ezuma | 28 | 1 | 188 | 6.7 | 44 | 1.6 | 17 | 38 | 0.447 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0.476 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 1.2 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| Lunden McDay | 5 | 0 | 96 | 19.2 | 28 | 5.6 | 9 | 20 | 0.45 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Brown | 3 | 2 | 68 | 22.7 | 10 | 3.3 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olumide Adelodun | 13 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0.6 | 3 | 11 | 0.273 | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Frazier | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tenerowicz | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh McDaniel | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Granger | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | - | 7000 | - | 2591 | 74.0 | 898 | 2084 | 0.431 | 316 | 942 | 0.335 | 479 | 657 | 0.729 | 351 | 843 | 1194 | 34.1 | 441 | 505 | 368 | 263 | 91 |
| Opponents | 35 | - | 7000 | - | 2378 | 67.9 | 868 | 1958 | 0.443 | 231 | 734 | 0.315 | 411 | 540 | 0.761 | 295 | 930 | 1225 | 35.0 | 397 | 641 | 498 | 199 | 114 |
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### Team and individual highs
#### Team Game Highs

Team Game Highs :
| Stat | High | Opponent | Date |
| Points | 92 | Belmont | November 9, 2021 |
| Field goals Made | 33 | Belmont | November 9, 2021 |
| Field Goal Attempts | 75 | Bowling Green | March 1, 2022 |
| 3 Points Made | 16 | Belmont | November 9, 2021 |
| 3 Points Attempted | 41 | Bowling Green | March 1, 2022 |
| Free throws Made | 26 | USC Upstate | December 21, 2021 |
| Free Throw Attempts | 33 | USC Upstate \ Kent State | December 21, 2021 \ February 22, 2022 |
| Rebounds | 43 | Bowling Green \ Central Michigan | January 1, 2020 \ February 22, 2022 |
| Assists | 22 | Central Michigan | February 22, 2022 |
| Steals | 13 | Concordia | November 26, 2021 |
| Blocked Shots | 7 | Saint Francis (PA) | December 4, 2021 |
| Turnovers | 20 | Saint Francis (PA) | December 4, 2021 |
| Fouls | 24 | Akron | February 25, 2022 |

#### Individual Game Highs

Individual Game Highs :
| Stat | High | Player | Opponent | Date |
| Points | 35 | Mark Sears | Abilene Christian | March 21, 2022 |
| Field goals Made | 12 | Jason Carter | Western Michigan | February 5, 2021 |
| Field Goal Attempts | 20 | Mark Sears | Miami (OH) | February 15, 2022 |
| 3 Points Made | 7 | Tommy Schmock | Central Michigan | February 22, 2022 |
| 3 Points Attempted | 14 | Tommy Schmock | Central Michigan | February 22, 2022 |
| Free throws Made | 14 | Mark Sears | Abilene Christian | March 21, 2022 |
| Free Throw Attempts | 19 | Mark Sears | Abilene Christian | March 21, 2022 |
| Rebounds | 18 | Jason Carter | Ball State | March 10, 2022 |
| Assists | 10 | Ben Vander Plas | Central Michigan | February 22, 2022 |
| Steals | 5 | Mark Sears | Concordia | November 26, 2021 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | Jason Carter | 3 games | |
| Turnovers | 8 | Mark Sears | Saint Francis (PA) | December 4, 2021 |
| Fouls | 5 | Various | | |
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## Awards and honors
### Weekly Awards

Weekly Award Honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| MAC player of the week | Mark Sears | G | November 15 |
| MAC player of the week | Mark Sears | G | December 20 |
| MAC player of the week | Mark Sears | G | December 27 |
| MAC player of the week | Mark Sears | G | January 10 |
| MAC player of the week | Mark Sears | G | January 31 |
| MAC player of the week | Jason Carter | F | February 7 |

### Midseason awards watchlists

Midseason award honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Year | Source |
| Lou Henson National Player of the Year | Mark Sears | G | So. | |

### All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| 1st | Mark Sears | G | So. |
| 1st | Ben Vander Plas | F | Sr. |
| 3rd | Jason Carter | F | GS |
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### National Awards

National Award Honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Ref. |
| Division I Academic All-American of the Year | Ben Vander Plas | F | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. ^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.
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