2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MAC Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021;

2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
2021–22 record	8–2 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Jeff Boals (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Lamar Thornton (3rd season); Kyle Barlow (3rd season); Lee Martin (2nd season);
Home arena	Convocation Center

The 2021–22 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represents Ohio University for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats are led by third-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1] The team plays their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

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. A a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region..[2] There they upset No. 4-seeded Virginia in the First Round[3] before falling to No. 5-seeded Creighton in the Second Round.[4][5]

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

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.

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
AJ Clayton PF	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)
IJ Ezuma PF	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)
Olumide Adelodun SF	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mark Sears	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Hargrave	Muscle Shoals, Alabama
G	2	Miles Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Northstar Christian	Rochester, New York
F	3	Ben Roderick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Olentangy Liberty	Powell, Ohio
F	4	Dwight Wilson III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Lincoln	Tallahassee, Florida
F	5	Ben Vander Plas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS Sr	Ripon	Ripon, Wisconsin
G	10	Olumide Adelodun	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Canada Topflight Academy West	Calgary, Alberta
F	11	Sam Towns	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Pickerington Central	Columbus, Ohio
G	12	John Tenerowicz	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	St. Ignatius	Cleveland, Ohio
G	14	Michael Brown, Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	Jr	Northstar Christian	Rochester, New York
G	15	Lunden McDay	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Vincent–St. Mary	Akron, Ohio
F	21	IJ Ezuma	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	22	Tommy Schmock	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Edward	Cleveland, Ohio
F	23	AJ Clayton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Philo	Duncan Falls, Ohio
F	30	Jason Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	GS	Johnstown-Monroe	Johnstown, Ohio
F	32	Colin Granger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Lambert	Suwanee, Georgia

Head coach

Jeff Boals (Ohio)

Assistant coach(es)

Lamar Thornton
Kyle Barlow (Concordia)
Lee Martin (Catawba)

Roster[6]

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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, Ohio
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, Ohio
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Robert Morris	W 85–72	3–0	18 – Carter	11 – Tied	3 – Carter	Convocation Center (6,180) Athens, Ohio
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, Kentucky
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's	W 73–59	4–1	15 – Sears	7 – Carter	7 – Sears	Convocation Center (5,178) Athens, Ohio
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, Ohio
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 (11328) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 4, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPN3	Saint Francis (PA)	W 78–75	6–2	24 – Sears	8 – Sears	6 – Schmock	Convocation Center (4371) Athens, Ohio
December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson	W 55–45	7–2	13 – Sears	9 – Vander Plas	2 – 2 tied	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
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, Ohio
December 21, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	USC Upstate						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
MAC regular season
December 28, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Eastern Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
January 1, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN3	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 4, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
January 7, 2021 6:30 pm, CBSSN	Kent State						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
January 11, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Bowling Green						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
January 15, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
January 21, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Toledo						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York
February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Ball State						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio
February 12, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN3	at Eastern Michigan						Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Miami (OH)						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kent State						Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Central Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Akron						Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, Ohio
March 4, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, Illinois
MAC Tournament
March 2022 TBD	vs. TBD						TBD TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR															Not released
Coaches	NR	NR^	NR	NR	NR	NR

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

References

"Men's Basketball". Ohio University. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
"2020–21 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
"Ohio vs. Virginia – Game Recap – March 20, 2021 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
"Ohio vs. Creighton – Game Recap – March 22, 2021 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
Henry, Megan. "Athens celebrated March Madness game — despite outcome". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
"2021–22 Ohio Bobcats Men's Basketball Roster". Ohio Bobcats Athletics.
"Ohio Bobcats Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio Bobcats Athletics.

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[1] "Men's Basketball". Ohio University. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

[2] "2020–21 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

[3] "Ohio vs. Virginia – Game Recap – March 20, 2021 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

[4] "Ohio vs. Creighton – Game Recap – March 22, 2021 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

[5] Henry, Megan. "Athens celebrated March Madness game — despite outcome". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

[6] "2021–22 Ohio Bobcats Men's Basketball Roster". Ohio Bobcats Athletics.

[7] "Ohio Bobcats Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio Bobcats Athletics.

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