2022–23 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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2022–23 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lamar Thornton (4th season)
  • Kyle Barlow (4th season)
  • Lee Martin (3rd season)
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ball State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Buffalo 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Bowling Green 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Central Michigan 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Eastern Michigan 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Kent State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Miami (OH) 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Northern Illinois 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ohio 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Toledo 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Western Michigan 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2023 MAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team will represent Ohio University for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats will be led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1][2] They will play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[3]

Previous season

Main article: 2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The Bobcats finished the 2021–22 season 25–10 and 14–6 in MAC play to finish in third place.[4] As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Ball State before losing to Kent State in the semi-finals.[5] They received a bid to the CBI where they lost in the second round.[6]

Offseason

Coaching Staff Changes

Coaching Additions

Coaching Additions
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Mike Cifliku Ohio University Graduate Assistant Video Coordinator[7]

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Mark Sears 1 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Muscle Shoals, Alabama Transferred to Alabama[8]
Ben Vander Plas 5 F 6'8" 232 Senior Ripon, Wisconsin Transferred to Virginia[9]
Sam Towns 11 F 6'9" 190 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Bowling Green[10]
John Tenerowicz* 12 G 6'1" 185 Senior Cleveland, Ohio Transferred to Tiffin[11]
Luke Frazier* 13 G 6'5" 170 Freshman Mentor, Ohio Transferred to John Carroll[12]
Michael Brown, Jr.* 14 G 5'10" 156 Junior Rochester, New York Left team for personal reasons
Lunden McDay 15 G 6'4" 185 Junior Akron, Ohio Left team for personal reasons[13][14]
Tommy Schmock 22 G 5'11" 180 Senior Cleveland, Ohio Graduated, Exhausted eligibility
Josh McDaniel* 24 G 6'4" 230 Senior Westerville, Ohio Played in prior season after being a student manager[15]
Jason Carter 30 F 6'8" 227 RS Senior Johnstown, Ohio Graduated, Exhausted eligibility
Colin Granger 32 F 6'9" 239 Sophomore Suwanee, Georgia Transferred to Western Carolina[16]

* Walk-on in 2021-22
[17][18][19]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Jaylin Hunter 12 G 5'11" 195 Junior Manchester, Connecticut Transferred from Old Dominion. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[20]
Gabe Wiznitzer 11 C 6'11" 240 Sophomore Walhalla, South Carolina Transferred from Louisville. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[20]
DeVon Baker 22 G 6'2" 190 Junior Dayton Ohio Transferred from Tulane. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[21]

[17][19]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ajay Sheldon
PG 		Dublin, OH Dublin Coffman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
AJ Brown
SG 		Orlando, FL Orlando Christian Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 5, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 82
Aidan Hadaway
SF 		Lafayette, GA Lafayette 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 29, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Elmore James IV
SG 		Cleveland, OH Brush 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Aug 9, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ben Estis*
PG 		Southlake, TX Southlake Carroll 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Quinn Corna*
SG 		Columbus, OH Upper Arlington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

*Walk-on

Preseason

On October 26, 2022 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ohio was picked to finish fifth in the MAC regular season.[22] Ohio had no members on the preseason MAC teams

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kent State 135 (6)
2 Toledo 131 (4)
3 Akron 127 (2)
4 Ball State 94
5 Ohio 91
6 Buffalo 82
7 Eastern Michigan 68
8 Western Michigan 66
9 Bowling Green 42
10 Central Michigan 38
11 Miami 36
12 Northern Illinois 26

MAC Tournament Champions: Kent State (4), Toledo (4), Akron (2), Eastern Michigan (1), Western Michigan (1)

Source[22]

Roster

2022–23 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ajay Sheldon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dublin Coffman Dublin, Ohio   Flag of the United States.svg
G 1 Elmore James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brush Cleveland, Ohio   Flag of the United States.svg
G 2 Miles Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Northstar Christian Rochester, New York   Flag of the United States.svg
F 3 Ben Roderick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Olentangy Liberty Powell, Ohio   Flag of the United States.svg
F 4 Dwight Wilson III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Lincoln Tallahassee, Florida   Flag of the United States.svg
G 5 Olumide Adelodun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Canada Topflight Academy West Calgary, Alberta   Flag of Canada.svg
F 10 Aiden Hadaway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lafayette Lafayette, Georgia   Flag of the United States.svg
C 11 Gabe Wizintzer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Walhalla, South Carolina   Flag of the United States.svg
G 12 Jaylin Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr East Catholic Manchester, Connecticut   Flag of the United States.svg
G 14 Ben Estis (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Southlake Carroll Southlake, Texas   Flag of the United States.svg
G 15 Quinn Corna (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Upper Arlington Columbus, Ohio   Flag of the United States.svg
F 21 IJ Ezuma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Raleigh, North Carolina   Flag of the United States.svg
G 22 Devon Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Spire Academy Dayton, Ohio   Flag of the United States.svg
F 23 AJ Clayton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Philo Roseville, Ohio   Flag of the United States.svg
G 24 AJ Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, Florida   Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 13, 2022

Support Staff

2022-23 Ohio Bobcats Support Staff
  • Jake Ness - Director of Basketball Operations
  • Mike Cifliku - Video Coordinator

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
August 5, 2022*
 at Spain Select Team L 68–75  –
   –      –      –    Pabellón Deportivo Joan Deportivo 
Barcelona, Spain
August 8, 2022*
 at Spain Select Team L 86–92  –
   –      –      –    Canal de Isabel II 
Madrid, Spain
August 9, 2022*
 at Spain Select Team L 77–84  –
   –      –      –    Canal de Isabel II 
Madrid, Spain
November 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m., TBA 		Capital W 79–62  –
  15 – Hunter   10 – Wilson   4 – Wilson  Convocation Center (3895)
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., TBA 		at Belmont       Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
November 12, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Cleveland State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
November 16, 2022*
7:00, ESPN+ 		at Detroit       Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
November 20, 2022*
7:30 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
November 25, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Eastern Illinois
Ohio MTE 		      Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Alabama State
Ohio MTE 		      Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
November 30, 2022
7:00 p.m., TBA 		UC Clermont       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 3, 2022*
5:00 p.m., TBA 		at Marshall       Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., TBA 		at Youngstown State       Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
December 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Florida       Amalie Arena 
Tampa, FL
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Stetson       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 21, 2022*
TBA, FLOHoops 		at Delaware       Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
December 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Chicago State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023
TBA, ESPN3/+ 		at Buffalo       Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
January 7, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		at Bowling Green       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.n., ESPN3/+ 		Ball State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 13, 2023[23]
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Kent State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		at Toledo       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Central Michigan       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Western Michigan       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 28, 2023
TBA, ESPN3/+ 		at Akron       James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		at Eastern Michigan       George Gervin GameAbove Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Miami (OH)       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		at Northern Illinois       Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Akron       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Buffalo       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 18, 2023
TBA, ESPN3/+ 		at Central Michigan       McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Northern Illinois       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		at Miami       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		at Kent State       MAC Center 
Kent, OH
March 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+ 		Bowling Green       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2022†
TBA, TBA 		vs. 
Quarterfinals 		      Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC
Source[24]

References

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  2. ^ "Jeff Boals". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  3. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  4. ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 MAC Men's Basketball Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Schedule". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. March 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Names Mike Cifliku Team Video Coordinator". Ohio Bobcats. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Alabama signs Ohio transfer point guard Mark Sears". NBC Sports. April 12, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ohio Transfer Ben Vander Plas Commits to Virginia Basketball". Sports Illustrated. April 23, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "BGSU Men's Hoops Adds Transfer Forward Sam Towns". Bowling Green Athletics. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "JOHN TENEROWICZ". Tiffin Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "John Carroll men's basketball program gets fourth D-1 transfer in Lake Catholic Grad Luke Frazier". Lake County News-Herald. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Lunden McDay". Rotowire. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  14. ^ "Tigers Tame Bobcats, 66-51". SUACBobcats. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Josh McDaniel". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  16. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Colin Granger for 2022-23 Season". Western Carolina University Athletics. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Ohio Men's Basketball Adds Transfers Hunter and Wiznitzer to the Roster for 2022-23". Ohio Bobcats. April 27, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "DeVon Baker". Verbal Commits. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  23. ^ "MAC Announces 2022-23 National TV Basketball Schedule".
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