The 2014–15 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented
Ohio University during the
2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November with the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Indianapolis April 4–6. Practices officially began on October 3.
Season headlines
* May 14 – The NCAA a ...
. It was the first year for
Saul Phillips as head coach for the program. The team played its home games at the
Convocation Center
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in
Athens, Ohio
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as a member of the
Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 5–13 in
MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the
MAC tournament to Western Michigan.
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the
2013–14 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
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(CIT) where they defeated
Cleveland State
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and
Wright State
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to
VMI.
Off season
Jim Christian resigned from Ohio to coach for the
Boston College Eagles on April 3, 2014. Ohio University Director of Athletics
Jim Schaus
Jim Schaus is the Commissioner of the Southern Conference. Formerly, he served as athletic director at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.
Early years
Jim Schaus is originally from Morgantown, West Vir ...
introduced
Saul Phillips as the new head coach for the Bobcats three days later on April 6, 2014.
Phillips announced on May 7, 2014 that the coaching staff will include former
NDSU assistants Will Ryan and Jason Kemp. Aaron Fuss(assistant under former head coach Christian) will remain with the Bobcats as an assistant under Phillips as well.
Freshman Jaaron Simmons transferred from the
University of Houston. Because of NCAA transfer rules, Simmons will be forced to sit out the 2014–15 season but will have 3 years of eligibility starting the following season.
Departures
Recruits
Roster
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Preseason
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2014. Ohio was picked to finish second in the MAC East
Preseason men's basketball poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Akron 117 (17)
# Ohio (2)
#
Kent State
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66
#
Buffalo 58
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Bowling Green 52 (1)
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Miami 35
West Division
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Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
118 (18)
#
Western Michigan 94 (1)
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Eastern Michigan 68
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Northern Illinois 63
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Central Michigan 49 (1)
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Ball State
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On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ...
28
Tournament champs
Toledo (15), Akron (1), Bowling Green (1), Central Michigan (1), Ohio (1), Western Michigan (1)
Preseason All-MAC
Source
Schedule
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MAC regular season
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MAC Tournament
Statistics
Team statistics
:''Final 2014–15 statistics''
Source
Player statistics
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Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards
Source
See also
''2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Cent ...
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References
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