The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Miami (OH).
Roster
Preseason The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 26, 2017. Ohio was picked to finish fourth in the MAC East. Jordan Dartis and Jason Carter were both on the Preseason All-MAC East team.
Preseason men's basketball poll (First place votes in parentheses)
East Division Buffalo 166 (24) Kent State 139 (2) Ohio 127 (3) Akron 84 (1) Bowling Green 82 Miami 32
West Division Western Michigan 169 (22) Ball State 156 (8) Toledo 107 Eastern Michigan 103 Northern Illinois 57 Central Michigan 38
Tournament champs Western Michigan (10), Buffalo (9), Ball State (5), Kent State (2), Toledo (2), Bowling Green (1), Miami (1)
Preseason All-MAC Preseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearPreseason All-MAC EastJordan DartisGSr.Preseason All-MAC EastJason CarterFSo. Source
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 20–10, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Toledo before losing to eventual tournament champion Kent State in the semifinals.
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style="| Non-conference regular season
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Statistics Team statistics Final 2017–18 statistics
Scoring 2334 2353 Scoring Average 75.29 75.90 Field goals – Att 839–1893 839–1943 3-pt. Field goals – Att 244–661 249–772 Free throws – Att 412–579 426–567 Rebounds 1127 1200 Assists 443 389 Turnovers 412 415 Steals 207 189 Blocked Shots 103 109 Source
Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkTeyvion Kirk31319933247315.31603650.43816400.41371900.721341541886.19578105425Mike Laster303099233.143514.51643440.477541380.39153750.7071473872.9585845175Jordan Dartis292988630.638113.11242880.431781840.42455650.84612911033.6625840344Gavin Block312594330.42648.5892430.366491500.32737620.597181111294.210674502310Kevin Mickle28258420.92388.5982030.4835180.27837560.66132711033.72549362312Doug Taylor3131745242146.9941660.566130.33325470.532731492227.22188431761James Gollon31766921.62116.8671470.45635910.38542480.87516941103.5405137315Zach Butler30039913.3762.530840.3574200.212170.706045451.5293134141Jason Carter304214206.75170.29403010120.83328103.353350A.J. Gareri100616.190.9290.222150.2460.6670770.714400Sam Frayer60142.371.2390.333150.2000156100000Ellis Dozier110393.560.53120.250200102240.406100Antonio Bisutti60132.200050020000000010000Jaylin McDonald70152.1000100000001340.600010Total31-6400-233475.383918930.4432446610.3694125790.712259868112736.4443500412207103Opponents31-6400-235375.983919430.4322497720.3234265670.751305895120038.7389551415189109 Legend GP Games played GS Games started Avg Average per game FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds A Assists TO Turnovers Blk Blocks Stl Steals High Team high Source
Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards Postseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearAll-MAC Honorable MentionJordan DartisGJr.All-MAC Freshman TeamTeyvion KirkGFr. Source
See also 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
References