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2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	2009–10
team	Ohio Bobcats
image	Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg
image_size	150
conference	Mid-American Conference
division	East Division
short_conf	MAC
record	22–15
conf_record	7–9
head_coach	John Groce
hc_year	2nd
asst_coach1	Chris Holtmann
asst_coach2	Ramon Williams
asst_coach3	Dustin Ford
stadium	Convocation Center
champion	MAC Tournament Champions
bowl	[NCAA tournament](2010-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result	Round of 32

The 2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by John Groce and played their homes game at the Convocation Center.

At the end of the regular season Ohio was seeded 9th in the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament with a conference record of 7–9. However, the Bobcats reeled off four straight wins to win the MAC tournament, including an overtime win over Akron in the championship game. The victory earned them an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. On Selection Sunday they were given the 14 seed in the Midwest region and slated to play the 3 seed Georgetown.

In a huge upset, the Bobcats dominated the Hoyas almost the whole game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, beating them 97–83. The win was Ohio's first NCAA Tournament win since 1983, when they toppled Illinois State in the first round. The Bobcats advanced to face the #6 seed Tennessee. They were knocked off by Tennessee 83–67 to finish the season 22–15.

Before the season

Roster changes

The Ohio Bobcats lost six players from last year's team. Out of those six players, three were starters and two players recorded over 10 points per game. Jerome Tillman, who averaged 17.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for the Bobcats, now plays for the French team ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône The other two starters that departed from last year's team were Justin Orr and Michael Allen. Ohio has recruited six players to replace those players for the current season.

Recruiting

Following Ohio's exhibition win against Ashland on November 13, John Groce announced that Marquis Horne had left the team for, "personal reasons." Horne accrued 15 points and 10 rebounds in his two exhibition games as a Bobcat.

James (Jay) Kinney was dismissed from the team on February 12, 2010 due to repeated violation of team rules and policies.

Roster

Ramon WilliamsDustin Ford}}

Coaching staff

Aaron Fuss	Director of Operations	Ohio State University	2005

Preseason

Preseason men's basketball poll

On October 28, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. Ohio was picked last in the MAC East

Place	Team	1st	Points
1	[Akron Zips](2009-10-akron-zips-men-s-basketball-team)	19	190 points
2	[Kent State Golden Flashes](2009-10-kent-state-golden-flashes-men-s-basketball-team)	3	108 points
3	[Buffalo Bulls](2009-10-buffalo-bulls-men-s-basketball-team)	1	97 points
4	[Miami RedHawks](2009-10-miami-redhawks-men-s-basketball-team)	–	78 points
5	[Bowling Green Falcons](2009-10-bowling-green-falcons-men-s-basketball-team)	1	54 points
6	Ohio	–	32 points

Place	Team	1st	Points
1	[Central Michigan Chippewas](2009-10-central-michigan-chippewas-men-s-basketball-team)	10	113 points
2	[Northern Illinois Huskies](2009-10-northern-illinois-huskies-men-s-basketball-team)	4	102 points
3	[Eastern Michigan Eagles](2009-10-eastern-michigan-eagles-men-s-basketball-team)	3	94 points
4	[Ball State Cardinals](2009-10-ball-state-cardinals-men-s-basketball-team)	3	87 points
5	[Western Michigan Broncos](2009-10-western-michigan-broncos-men-s-basketball-team)	4	79 points
6	[Toledo Rockets](2009-10-toledo-rockets-men-s-basketball-team)	–	29 points

MAC tournament winner

Akron (19), Buffalo (2), Northern Illinois (1), Kent State (1), Bowling Green (1)

Schedule

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Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats |- !colspan=9 style=|MAC tournament Stats Stats Stats Stats |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament Stats Stats

Statistics

Team statistics

:Final 2009–10 statistics

Source

Player statistics

Ohio Bobcats}}	Minutes	Ohio Bobcats}}	Scoring	Ohio Bobcats}}	Total FGs	Ohio Bobcats}}	3-point FGs	Ohio Bobcats}}	Free-Throws	Ohio Bobcats}}	Rebounds	Ohio Bobcats}}	Player	Ohio Bobcats}}	GP	Ohio Bobcats}}	GS	Ohio Bobcats}}	Tot	Ohio Bobcats}}	Avg	Ohio Bobcats}}	Pts	Ohio Bobcats}}	Avg	Ohio Bobcats}}	FG	Ohio Bobcats}}	FGA	Ohio Bobcats}}	Pct	Ohio Bobcats}}	3FG	Ohio Bobcats}}	3FA	Ohio Bobcats}}	Pct	Ohio Bobcats}}	FT	Ohio Bobcats}}	FTA	Ohio Bobcats}}	Pct	Ohio Bobcats}}	Off	Ohio Bobcats}}	Def	Ohio Bobcats}}	Tot
33	29	1150	34.8	564	17.1	164	421	0.39	72	208	0.346	164	202	0.812	9	99	108	3.3	117	44	77	41	2
37	36	1313	35.5	498	13.5	156	417	0.374	65	204	0.319	121	158	0.766	67	131	198	5.4	218	76	99	93	11
37	35	1017	27.5	388	10.5	115	239	0.481	93	195	0.477	65	76	0.855	15	58	73	2	37	89	44	18	3
32	20	823	25.7	363	11.3	121	240	0.504	0	2	0	121	176	0.688	84	88	172	5.4	20	94	59	33	13
37	34	1028	27.8	251	6.8	112	246	0.455	0	5	0	27	39	0.692	67	180	247	6.7	26	124	45	20	23
37	17	602	16.3	200	5.4	83	167	0.497	0	0	0	34	84	0.405	64	94	158	4.3	19	84	41	12	27
19	3	426	22.4	185	9.7	69	172	0.401	31	96	0.323	16	21	0.762	3	26	29	1.5	29	34	27	15	3
10	4	248	24.8	113	11.3	31	77	0.403	12	30	0.4	39	46	0.848	6	36	42	4.2	25	35	15	15	3
37	2	421	11.4	108	2.9	41	84	0.488	0	1	0	26	52	0.5	27	69	96	2.6	14	57	42	16	8
29	5	448	15.4	72	2.5	25	73	0.342	3	10	0.3	19	26	0.731	29	56	85	2.9	16	50	16	12	4
14	0	44	3.1	14	1	5	11	0.455	2	8	0.25	2	2	1	0	2	2	0.1	3	3	2	3	0
16	0	30	1.9	7	0.4	3	6	0.5	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	6	0.4	0	6	1	0	0
Ohio Bobcats}}	Total	Ohio Bobcats}}	37	Ohio Bobcats}}	-	Ohio Bobcats}}	7550	Ohio Bobcats}}	-	Ohio Bobcats}}	2763	Ohio Bobcats}}	74.7	Ohio Bobcats}}	925	Ohio Bobcats}}	2153	Ohio Bobcats}}	0.430	Ohio Bobcats}}	278	Ohio Bobcats}}	759	Ohio Bobcats}}	0.366	Ohio Bobcats}}	635	Ohio Bobcats}}	883	Ohio Bobcats}}	0.719	Ohio Bobcats}}	443	Ohio Bobcats}}	928	Ohio Bobcats}}	1371	Ohio Bobcats}}	37.1	Ohio Bobcats}}	524	Ohio Bobcats}}	696	Ohio Bobcats}}	473	Ohio Bobcats}}	278	Ohio Bobcats}}	97
Opponents	37	-	7550	-	2569	69.4	905	2165	0.418	222	711	0.312	537	767	0.700	472	925	1397	37.8	515	746	566	214	130

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Source

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Ohio Bobcats	border=1}}	Team	Ohio Bobcats	border=1}}	Player	Ohio Bobcats	border=1}}	Position	Ohio Bobcats	border=1}}	Year
MAC Freshman of the Year	DJ Cooper	G	Fr.
All-MAC Freshamn Team	DJ Cooper	G	Fr.

Source

References

"Convocation Center".
"John Groce".
"Bobcats upend Hoyas for first tournament win in 27 years".
"Tennessee rolls over Ohio, secures third Sweet 16 in last four years".
(2009-02-10 }}{{Dead link). "Les effectifs".
(2009-11-13). "Breaking News: Horne Leaves Bobcats".
(2010-02-13). "BREAKING: Kinney dismissed from basketball team".
(2009-10-28). "Akron, Central Michigan Selected as Preseason Men's Favorites". Mid-American Conference.
"2009-10 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats".
"Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams, All-Freshman Team Announced".

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