The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented
Ohio University during the
2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Houston April 2–4. Practices officially began on October 2.
Rule changes
The followin ...
. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach
Saul Phillips, played its home games at the
Convocation Center
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in
Athens, Ohio
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as a member of the East Division of the
Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in
MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated
Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the
MAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to
Buffalo. They were invited to the
College Basketball Invitational where they defeated
Albany and
UNC Greensboro
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to advance to the semifinals where they lost to
Morehead State
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.
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the
2014–15 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.
Departures
Recruits
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Preseason
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015. Ohio was picked to finish third in the MAC East.
Preseason men's basketball poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Akron 132 (17)
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Kent State
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116 (5)
# Ohio 69
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Buffalo 64 (1)
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Miami 60
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Bowling Green 42
West Division
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Central Michigan 138 (23)
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Toledo
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* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
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* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Orur ...
110
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Western Michigan 94
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Eastern Michigan 71
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Northern Illinois 37
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Ball State
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On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ...
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Tournament champs
Central Michigan (15), Akron (6), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1)
Preseason All-MAC
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Schedule
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Statistics
Team Statistics
:''Final 2015–16 Statistics''
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Player statistics
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Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards
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See also
*2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center ...
References
Ohio Bobcats men's basketball schedule
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