# 2013–14 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Cleveland State and Wright State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VMI. After the season Christian accepted the head coach position at Boston College.

## Before the season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Nick Goff | 2 | G | 6'2" | 183 | RS Junior | Columbus, OH | Graduated |
| Walter Offutt | 3 | G | 6'4" | 202 | RS Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |
| David McKinley | 4 | G | 5'10" | 171 | Senior | Dublin, OH | Graduated |
| D. J. Cooper | 5 | G | 6'0" | 176 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated; entered NBA draft, plays professionally with P.A.O.K. BC |
| Ivo Baltic | 23 | F | 6'9" | 214 | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated; plays professionally with KK Cedevita |
| Reggie Keely | 30 | F | 6'9" | 239 | Senior | University Heights, OH | Graduated; plays professionally with Den Helder Kings |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Antonio Campbell PF | Covington, KY | Holy Cross High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 ||||||
| Wadley Mompremier C | Miami, FL | Miami Senior High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 6, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 53 ||||||
| D. J. Wingfield SF | Cincinnati, OH | Walnut Hills High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 1, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Maurice Ndour PF | New Rochelle, NY | Monroe College (JC) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 13, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| 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: "2013 Ohio Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "2013 Ohio Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. ||||||

## Season

The Bobcats started the 2013-14 season strong. In non-conference play the team went 10-3 only losing to #10 Ohio State, #20 Massachusetts, and Oakland. Once Mid-American Conference (MAC) play began the streak continued, starting 6-2 in conference play. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Bobcats finished 21-10, 11-7 in the MAC, and clinched the 5th seed in the 2014 MAC men's basketball tournament. With 21 wins, it is the 4th time within 5 years the Bobcats have reached 20 or more wins in a season. Senior Nick Kellogg broke the school record for career 3 point shots made (previously held by D. J. Cooper) in his final regular season game against Miami {OH}. Kellogg later broke the MAC record for career 3 point shots made in the first round MAC tournament win over Ball State. Ohio lost to Akron in the quarterfinals of the 2014 MAC tournament.

## Preseason

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2013. Ohio was picked to finish third in the MAC East

### Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Akron 143 (18)
* Buffalo 120 (6)
* Ohio 94
* Kent State 91 (1)
* Miami 42
* Bowling Green 35

#### West Division

* Toledo 149 (24)
* Western Michigan 108
* Eastern Michigan 101 (1)
* Ball State 89
* Central Michigan 50
* Northern Illinois 28

#### Tournament champs

Akron (14), Toledo (7), Buffalo (1)

## Postseason

Ohio participated in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) where they beat Cleveland State 64-62 in the first round, defeated Wright State 56-54 in the second round, then lost to VMI 90-92 in the quarterfinals. Senior Jon Smith abruptly quit the team before the first round of the CIT, creating some controversy. The 2013-14 seniors of the Bobcats are the all-time winningest class in the programs history.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/2/2013* 2:00 pm | Ashland | W 66–44 | | Convocation Center (5,742) Athens, OH |
| Non-conference games |||||
| 11/9/2013* 2:00 pm | Northern Iowa | W 75–64 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (11,162) Athens, OH |
| 11/12/2013* 8:00 pm, BTN | at No. 10 Ohio State | L 69–79 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (17,388) Columbus, OH |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm | Valparaiso | W 76–72 | 2–1 | Convocation Center (6,144) Athens, OH |
| 11/20/2013* 7:30 pm | at Morgan State | W 65–62 | 3–1 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,108) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/23/2013* 2:00 pm | Heidelberg | W 85–57 | 4–1 | Convocation Center (6,069) Athens, OH |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Mercer | W 76–67 | 5–1 | Convocation Center (4,416) Athens, OH |
| 11/30/2013* 2:00 pm | Evansville | W 81–59 | 6–1 | Convocation Center (4,637) Athens, OH |
| 12/7/2013* 6:00 pm | at Oakland | L 56–73 | 6–2 | Athletics Center O'Rena (1,315) Rochester, MI |
| 12/14/2013* 2:00 pm | Alabama A&M | W 72–47 | 7–2 | Convocation Center (5,336) Athens, OH |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 20 Massachusetts | L 71–83 | 7–3 | Convocation Center (6,329) Athens, OH |
| 12/22/2013* 1:00 pm | at Richmond | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Robins Center (4,722) Richmond, VA |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 78–43 | 9–3 | Convocation Center (5,242) Athens, OH |
| 1/4/2014* 2:00 pm | at UNC Asheville | W 79–70 | 10–3 | Kimmel Arena (2,389) Asheville, NC |
| MAC regular season |||||
| 1/8/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kent State | W 59–53 | 11–3 (1–0) | MAC Center (4,143) Kent, OH |
| 1/12/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Akron | L 80–83 $^{2OT}$ | 11–4 (1–1) | Convocation Center (8,114) Athens, OH |
| 1/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | W 71–51 | 12–4 (2–1) | Convocation Center (5,942) Athens, OH |
| 1/18/2014 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 65–46 | 13–4 (3–1) | Convocation Center (1,667) DeKalb, IL |
| 1/22/2014 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | L 56–58 | 13–5 (3–2) | Convocation Center (5,801) Athens, OH |
| 1/25/2014 2:00 pm, ESPNU | at Eastern Michigan | W 58–56 | 14–5 (4–2) | Convocation Center (1,321) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 1/29/2014 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 71–67 | 15–5 (5–2) | Convocation Center (5,438) Athens, OH |
| 2/1/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU | Toledo | W 95–90 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (6–2) | Convocation Center (9,173) Athens, OH |
| 2/5/2014 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan | L 74–90 | 16–6 (6–3) | University Arena (2,344) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2/8/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | W 82–75 | 17–6 (7–3) | Convocation Center (10,669) Athens, OH |
| 2/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | L 76–82 | 17–7 (7–4) | Savage Arena (5,849) Toledo, OH |
| 2/15/2014 2:30 pm | at Buffalo | W 73–70 | 18–7 (8–4) | Alumni Arena (5,052) Amherst, NY |
| 2/19/2014 7:00 pm | Western Michigan | L 63–73 | 18–8 (8–5) | Convocation Center (6,319) Athens, OH |
| 2/22/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Akron | W 66–50 | 19–8 (9–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,918) Akron, OH |
| 2/26/2014 7:00 pm | Buffalo | L 64–69 | 19–9 (9–6) | Convocation Center (6,283) Athens, OH |
| 3/1/2014 2:00 pm | Kent State | L 61–75 | 19–10 (9–7) | Convocation Center (6,820) Athens, OH |
| 3/4/2014 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green | W 72–61 | 20–10 (10–7) | Stroh Center (1,798) Bowling Green, OH |
| 3/8/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | W 82–76 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 (11–7) | Millett Hall (1,760) Oxford, OH |
| MAC Tournament |||||
| 3/10/2014 7:00 pm | Ball State First round | W 76–64 | 22–10 | Convocation Center (4,153) Athens, OH |
| 3/12/2014 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Miami (OH) Second round | W 63–55 | 23–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (513) Cleveland, OH |
| 3/13/2014 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Akron Quarterfinals | L 77–83 | 23–11 | Quicken Loans Arena (4,116) Cleveland, OH |
| CIT |||||
| 3/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Cleveland State First round | W 64–62 | 24–11 | Convocation Center (3,261) Athens, OH |
| 3/22/2014* 2:00 pm | Wright State Second round | W 56–54 | 25–11 | Convocation Center (3,533) Athens, OH |
| 3/26/2014* 7:00 pm | VMI Quarterfinals | L 90–92 | 25–12 | Convocation Center (3,734) Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||

## Player honors and awards
### Academic All-MAC Honorable Mentions

* Treg Setty - Redshirt Sophomore - 3.212 GPA - Communication Studies
* Travis Wilkins - Senior - 3.570 GPA - Psychology

### MAC All-Tournament Team

* Nick Kellogg - Senior - G

### All-MAC Second Team

* Nick Kellogg - Senior - G
* Maurice Ndour - Junior - F

## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 2013–14 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2647 | 2480 |
| Scoring Average | 71.54 | 67.03 |
| Field goals – Att | 937–2042 | 822–1990 |
| 3-pt. Field goals – Att | 274–777 | 194–616 |
| Free throws – Att | 499–699 | 585–826 |
| Rebounds | 1252 | 1252 |
| Assists | 559 | 409 |
| Turnovers | 475 | 445 |
| Steals | 238 | 242 |
| Blocked Shots | 157 | 93 |
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 |
| Nick Kellogg | 37 | 37 | 1206 | 32.6 | 573 | 15.5 | 196 | 424 | 0.462 | 87 | 222 | 0.392 | 94 | 106 | 0.887 | 22 | 112 | 134 | 3.6 | 109 | 77 | 55 | 39 | 1 |
| Maurice Ndour | 36 | 31 | 1084 | 30.1 | 498 | 13.8 | 182 | 356 | 0.511 | 18 | 54 | 0.333 | 116 | 159 | 0.73 | 58 | 194 | 252 | 7 | 56 | 95 | 89 | 22 | 55 |
| Stevie Taylor | 36 | 24 | 802 | 22.3 | 258 | 7.2 | 97 | 237 | 0.409 | 32 | 108 | 0.296 | 32 | 51 | 0.627 | 13 | 53 | 66 | 1.8 | 87 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 1 |
| Javarez Willis | 37 | 12 | 758 | 20.5 | 254 | 6.9 | 86 | 212 | 0.406 | 52 | 137 | 0.38 | 30 | 34 | 0.882 | 4 | 58 | 62 | 1.7 | 96 | 49 | 79 | 26 | 0 |
| Travis Wilkins | 37 | 14 | 890 | 24.1 | 245 | 6.6 | 82 | 186 | 0.441 | 55 | 128 | 0.43 | 26 | 32 | 0.813 | 14 | 60 | 74 | 2 | 56 | 56 | 27 | 19 | 3 |
| Jon Smith | 34 | 33 | 953 | 28 | 239 | 7 | 102 | 158 | 0.646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 0.66 | 76 | 129 | 205 | 6 | 37 | 102 | 35 | 38 | 54 |
| T.J. Hall | 35 | 11 | 667 | 19.1 | 219 | 6.3 | 71 | 197 | 0.36 | 19 | 78 | 0.244 | 58 | 87 | 0.667 | 34 | 85 | 119 | 3.4 | 59 | 90 | 52 | 27 | 9 |
| Antonio Campbell | 34 | 9 | 327 | 9.6 | 130 | 3.8 | 52 | 90 | 0.578 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 25 | 46 | 0.543 | 28 | 61 | 89 | 2.6 | 11 | 62 | 23 | 7 | 13 |
| Ricardo Johnson | 15 | 14 | 339 | 22.6 | 109 | 7.3 | 32 | 80 | 0.4 | 6 | 19 | 0.316 | 39 | 57 | 0.684 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 4.1 | 20 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 8 |
| Treg Setty | 36 | 0 | 416 | 11.6 | 107 | 3 | 32 | 83 | 0.386 | 4 | 19 | 0.211 | 39 | 65 | 0.6 | 17 | 60 | 77 | 2.1 | 28 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 7 |
| Wadly Mompremier | 17 | 0 | 74 | 4.4 | 13 | 0.8 | 4 | 16 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.9 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Drew Crabtree | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | - | 7325 | - | 2647 | 71.5 | 937 | 2042 | 0.459 | 274 | 777 | 0.353 | 499 | 699 | 0.714 | 351 | 901 | 1252 | 33.8 | 559 | 706 | 475 | 238 | 157 |
| Opponents | 37 | - | 7325 | - | 2480 | 67.0 | 822 | 1990 | 0.413 | 194 | 616 | 0.315 | 585 | 826 | 0.708 | 402 | 850 | 1252 | 33.8 | 409 | 632 | 445 | 242 | 93 |
Source

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

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC Second Team | Maurice Ndour | F | Jr. |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Nick Kellogg | G | Sr. |
Source