2006–07 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2006–07. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center.[1][2] They finished the season 19–13 and 9–7 in MAC play to finish fourth in the MAC East.

2006–07 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record19–13 (9–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Kent State 12 4   .750 21 11   .656
Miami (OH) 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
Ohio 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Buffalo 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Bowling Green 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
West
Toledo 14 2   .875 19 13   .594
Western Michigan 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Central Michigan 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
Eastern Michigan 6 10   .375 13 19   .406
Ball State 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Northern Illinois 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
2007 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2006–07 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Sonny Troutman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Steve Hartings 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Vandalia, Ohio
G 4 Bubba Walther 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F/C 5 Leon Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
G 10 Whitney Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Ann Arbor, Michigan
F/C 12 Kenneth van Kempen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Weert, Netherlands
G 14 Stephan King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Richfield, Minnesota
F 20 Robert Mercer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
F 25 Justin Orr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 32 Matt Annen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Elk River, Minnesota
F 33 Jerome Tillman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Beavercreek, Ohio
F 44 Asown Sayles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Head coach

Tim O'Shea

Assistant coach(es)

John Rhodes
Kevin Kuwik
Brian Townsend


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

Coaching staff

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Name Position College Graduating year
Tim O'Shea Head coach Boston College 1984
John Rhodes Associate Head Coach Ohio University 1988
Kevin Kuwik Assistant coach Notre Dame 1996
Brian Townsend Assistant coach Michigan 1991
Doug Dewey Graduate Assistant Ohio University 2006

Preseason

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 24, 2006. Ohio was picked second in the MAC East.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Akron
  2. Ohio
  3. Kent State
  4. Miami
  5. Buffalo
  6. Bowling Green

West Division

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  1. Toledo
  2. Northern Illinois
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Ball State
  5. Eastern Michigan
  6. Central Michigan

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Leon Williams F Jr.

Source[4]

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/11/06*
2:00 pm
Marist W 83–66  1–0
Convocation Center (2,707)
Athens, OH
11/19/06*
3:00 pm
Yale W 73–65  2–0
Convocation Center (3,582)
Athens, OH
11/28/06*
7:00 pm
at Samford L 66–80  2–1
Pete Hanna Center (1,879)
Homewood, AL
12/2/06*
7:00 pm
Marshall W 84–78 OT 3–1
Convocation Center (2,693)
Athens, OH
12/26/06*
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 77–72  4–1
Reilly Center (3,018)
St. Bonaventure, NY
12/8/06*
7:07 pm
at Louisville
Marques Maybin Classic
L 71–74  4–2
Freedom Hall (17,791)
Louisville, KY
12/9/06
4:30 pm
vs. Bellarmine
Marques Maybin Classic
W 91–74  5–2
Freedom Hall (17,811)
Louisville, KY
12/10/06*
8:00 pm
vs. St. Joseph's
Marques Maybin Classic
W 79–72  6–2
Freedom Hall (16,788)
Louisville, KY
12/21/06*
9:30 pm
vs. Davidson
Sleep America Holiday Classic
L 74–83  6–3
Wells Fargo Arena (4,331)
Tempe, AZ
12/22/06*
4:30 pm
vs. North Carolina A&T
Sleep America Holiday Classic
W 95–83  7–3
Wells Fargo Arena (4,133)
Tempe, AZ
12/27/06*
7:00 pm
Rhode Island W 97–69  8–3
Convocation Center (3,379)
Athens, OH
12/30/06*
6:00 pm
vs. Cincinnati W 79–66  9–3
Quicken Loans Arena (3,437)
Cleveland, OH
1/3/07*
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 60–70  9–4
Cam Henderson Center (2,693)
Huntington, WV
1/6/07
7:00 pm
Akron W 77–72  10–4 (1–0)
Convocation Center (5,229)
Athens, OH
1/11/07
2:00 pm
Bowling Green W 67–49  11–4 (2–0)
Convocation Center (4,081)
Athens, OH
1/14/07
2:00 pm
at Kent State L 65–67 OT 11–5 (2–1)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (4,263)
Kent, OH
1/18/07
7:00 pm
Buffalo W 67–51  12–5 (3–1)
Convocation Center (4,028)
Athens, OH
1/21/07
1:00 pm
at Miami (OH) L 69–72 OT 12–6 (3–2)
Millett Hall (2,185)
Oxford, OH
1/24/07
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 67–61  13–6 (4–2)
Convocation Center (4,256)
Athens, OH
1/28/07
7:00 pm
at Ball State L 57–69  13–7 (4–3)
John E. Worthen Arena (5,003)
Muncie, IN
1/31/07
7:00 pm
Toledo W 91–80  14–7 (5–3)
Convocation Center (5,189)
Athens, OH
2/3/07
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan W 74–73  15–7 (6–3)
McGuirk Arena (3,419)
Mount Pleasant, MI
2/9/08
2:30 pm
at Western Michigan W 78–73 OT 16–7 (7–3)
University Arena (2,987)
Kalamazoo, MI
2/10/07
3:00 pm
Northern Illinois L 71–81  16–8 (7–4)
Convocation Center (6,318)
Athens, OH
2/13/07
7:07 pm
at Akron L 48–79  16–9 (7–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,138)
Akron, Ohio
2/17/07*
10:05 pm
at New Mexico State L 72–77  16–10 (7–5)
Pan American Center (9,100)
Las Cruces, NM
2/21/07
7:00 pm
at Bowling Green W 88–63  17–10 (8–5)
Stroh Center (1,483)
Bowling Green, OH
2/24/07
3:00 pm
Kent State L 71–73  17–11 (8–6)
Convocation Center (7,069)
Athens, OH
3/1/07
7:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 52–25  18–11 (9–6)
Convocation Center (5,494)
Athens, OH
3/9/07
2:00 pm
at Buffalo L 65–84  18–12 (9–7)
Alumni Arena (3,571)
Buffalo, NY
MAC Tournament
3/7/07
3:35 pm
vs. Bowling Green
First Round
W 69–59  19–12
Quicken Loans Arena (5,248)
Cleveland, OH
3/8/07
2:25 pm
vs. Miami (OH)
First Round
L 51–70  19–13
Quicken Loans Arena (4,983)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 2006–07 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2331 2250
Scoring Average 72.84 70.31
Field goals – Att 782–1723 818–1822
3-pt. Field goals – Att 199–585
Free throws – Att 568–785
Rebounds 1093 1071
Assists 422
Turnovers 449
Steals 260
Blocked Shots 65

Source[5]

Player statistics

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Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Jerome Tillman 32 30 1037 32.4 467 14.6 162 289 0.561 23 51 0.451 120 176 0.682 97 164 261 8.2 42 93 57 31 15
Leon Williams 32 32 927 29 461 14.4 162 278 0.583 0 0 0 137 201 0.682 114 169 283 8.8 29 121 61 33 24
Whitney Davis 32 32 1151 36 390 12.2 132 297 0.444 34 93 0.366 92 133 0.692 33 68 101 3.2 72 43 71 40 4
Sonny Troutman 32 32 1008 31.5 386 12.1 121 325 0.372 26 122 0.213 118 143 0.825 26 81 107 3.3 142 70 116 82 4
Bubba Walther 29 24 916 31.6 360 12.4 113 286 0.395 74 198 0.374 60 69 0.87 4 72 76 2.6 62 42 57 43 10
Stephen King 32 4 491 15.3 121 3.8 38 104 0.365 31 87 0.356 14 18 0.778 4 24 28 0.9 24 27 12 9 1
Kenneth van Kempen 32 0 493 15.4 98 3.1 41 100 0.41 6 17 0.353 10 22 0.455 28 68 96 3 6 80 36 8 5
Antonio Chatman 15 4 341 22.7 42 2.8 11 34 0.324 5 13 0.385 15 16 0.938 6 26 32 2.1 44 17 29 13 1
Asown Sayles 14 0 28 2 3 0.2 1 5 0.2 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 1 2 3 0.2 0 3 5 0 0
Matt Annen 26 2 69 2.7 2 0.1 1 4 0.25 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 8 10 0.4 0 10 1 1 1
Johnnie Jackson 4 0 36 9 1 0.3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0.5 1 4 5 1.3 1 7 2 0 0
Steve Hartings 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Total 32 - 0 - 2331 72.8 782 1723 0.454 199 585 0.340 568 785 0.724 360 733 1093 34.2 422 513 449 260 65
Opponents 32 - 0 - 2250 70.3 818 1822 0.449 - - 1071 33.5
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source[5]

Awards and honors

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All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC First team Leon Williams F Jr.
All-MAC Second team Jerome Tillman F So.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Sonny Troutman G Sr.

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tim O'Shea". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "ZIPS AND ROCKETS NAMED MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITES".
  4. ^ "MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
  5. ^ a b "2006-07 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  6. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN?S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS".