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.[1] The team played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
2021–22 record25–10 (14–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lamar Thornton (3rd season)
  • Kyle Barlow (3rd season)
  • Lee Martin (2nd season)
Home arenaConvocation Center
2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo17–3 .85026–8  .765
Kent State16–4 .80023–11  .676
Ohio14–6 .70025–10  .714
Akron †14–6 .70024–10  .706
Buffalo13–6 .68419–11  .633
Ball State9–10 .47414–17  .452
Miami (OH)8–12 .40014–18  .438
Central Michigan6–12 .3337–23  .233
Bowling Green6–14 .30013–18  .419
Northern Illinois6–14 .3009–21  .300
Eastern Michigan5–15 .25010–21  .323
Western Michigan4–16 .2008–23  .258
† 2022 MAC Tournament winner

Prior to the season Ohio was picked second in the MAC preseason poll.[2] Ben Vander Plas was named to the preseason first team all-conference while Jason Carter was on the second team. Ohio completed non-conference play with a record of 9–2 with wins over OVC favorite[3] Belmont, Horizon favorite[4] Cleveland St., and rival Marshall with losses only to national powers Kentucky and LSU.

Ohio opened conference play 5–0 to extend their winning streak to nine games.[5] Ohio lost to Toledo in the next game and fell into second place in the MAC standings.[6] After a win against Western Michigan, Ohio regained first place with a conference record of 10–1. With a overall record of 19–3 they stood alone in Ohio basketball history for the best record after 22 games.[7] 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.[8] 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. They lost to Kent State in the semi-finals of the MAC tournament.[9]

Previous season
Main article: 2020–21 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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.[10] There they upset No. 4-seeded ACC Champion Virginia in the First Round[11] before losing to No. 5-seeded Creighton in the Second Round.[12][13]

Offseason

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
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.

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.

    Roster
    2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Mark Sears 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoHargrave Muscle Shoals, Alabama
    G 2 Miles Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNorthstar Christian Rochester, New York
    F 3 Ben Roderick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrOlentangy Liberty Powell, Ohio
    F 4 Dwight Wilson III  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) GSLincoln Tallahassee, Florida
    F 5 Ben Vander Plas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS SrRipon Ripon, Wisconsin
    G 10 Olumide Adelodun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrCanada Topflight Academy West Calgary, Alberta
    F 11 Sam Towns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoPickerington Central Columbus, Ohio
    G 12 John Tenerowicz (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSt. Ignatius Cleveland, Ohio
    G 13 Luke Frazier (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoLake Catholic Mentor, Ohio
    G 14 Michael Brown, Jr. (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)156 lb (71 kg) JrNorthstar Christian Rochester, New York
    G 15 Lunden McDay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSt. Vincent–St. Mary Akron, Ohio
    F 21 IJ Ezuma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
    G 22 Tommy Schmock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSt. Edward Cleveland, Ohio
    F 23 AJ Clayton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrPhilo Duncan Falls, Ohio
    G 24 Josh McDaniel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrWesterville Central Westerville, Ohio
    F 30 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)227 lb (103 kg) GSJohnstown-Monroe Johnstown, Ohio
    F 32 Colin Granger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoLambert Suwanee, Georgia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Roster[14]

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    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 – 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 – 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[15] 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[16] 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 – Tied  7 – Vander Plas  6 – Sears  Convocation Center (4,721)
    Athens, OH
    February 3, 2022
    2:00 pm[17], ESPN3    		 Eastern Michigan
    Resched. from Dec. 28[18]    		 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[19]    		 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[19]
    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[20]
    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
    		  37 – 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.

    Source[21]

    Rankings
    See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP—RVRVRV——————————RV—————Not released
    Coaches——^——————————————————

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
    ^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

    Source[22]

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