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The 2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 24–10, 14–2 in the East Division to claim a share of the East Division and MAC regular season championship with Akron. They lost in the championship game of the MAC tournament to Akron. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Denver.

2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Regular Season Co-Champions
MAC East Division Co-Champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–10 (14–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bull Wuczynski
  • Anthony Stewart
  • Aaron Fuss
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788
Ohio 14 – 2   .875 24 – 10   .706
Kent State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 14   .600
Buffalo 7 – 9   .438 14 – 20   .412
Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
Miami 3 – 13   .188 9 – 22   .290
West
Western Michigan 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629
Toledo* 10 – 6   .625 15 – 13   .536
Ball State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 – 9   .438 16 – 18   .471
Central Michigan 4 – 12   .250 11 – 20   .355
Northern Illinois 3 – 13   .188 5 – 25   .167
† 2013 MAC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

The Ohio University Bobcat fans continued to show support for the team leading the MAC in fan attendance for the 7th time in the last 8 seasons, averaging just under 7,000 fans attending each game.[4]

Roster

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2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Treg Setty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Maysville, Kentucky
F 1 Kadeem Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 2 Nick Goff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Walter Offutt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 David McKinley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Sr Dublin, Ohio
G 5 D. J. Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Javarez Willis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Homer, Louisiana
F 13 T.J. Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Gainesville, Florida
G 15 Nick Kellogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Westerville, Ohio
G 20 Ricardo Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Covington, Kentucky
F 21 Jon Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Grove City, Ohio
G 22 Stevie Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Gahanna, Ohio
F 23 Ivo Baltic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Kansas City, Missouri
G 24 Travis Wilkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Springfield, Missouri
F 30 Reggie Keely 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr University Heights, Ohio
F/C 45 Kenny Belton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Greensboro, North Carolina
Head coach

Jim Christian

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Wuczynski
Anthony Stewart
Aaron Fuss

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

Preseason

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Media voting

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On October 29, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. Ohio was the favorite in the MAC East and the MAC tournament.[5]

East Division
Place Team 1st Points
1 Ohio Bobcats 19 141 points
2 Akron Zips 5 122 points
3 Kent State Golden Flashes - 89 points
4 Buffalo Bulls – 53 points
5 Bowling Green Falcons - 54 points
6 Miami RedHawks – 31 points
West Division
Place Team 1st Points
1 Toledo Rockets 20 143 points
2 Eastern Michigan Eagles 4 118 points
3 Western Michigan Broncos - 88 points
4 Ball State Cardinals 4 74 points
5 Northern Illinois Huskies - 46 points
6 Central Michigan Chippewas – 35 points

Tournament champs

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Ohio (18), Akron (6)

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East DJ Cooper G Sr.
Preseason All-MAC East Walter Offutt G Sr.

Source[6]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2012*
2:00 pm 		Mercyhurst W 82–42 
Convocation Center (4,613)
Athens, OH
Regular Season
11/10/2012*
2:00 pm 		Portland W 81–52  1–0
 Convocation Center (12,194)
Athens, OH
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington W 85–47  2–0
 Convocation Center (6,317)
Athens, OH
11/18/2012*
2:00 pm 		Wofford W 73–50  3–0
 Convocation Center (4,718)
Athens, OH
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm 		Hampton W 75–67  4–0
 Convocation Center (4,087)
Athens, OH
11/24/2012*
2:00 pm 		Richmond W 73–48  5–0
 Convocation Center (4,211)
Athens, OH
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure W 69–64  6–0
 Convocation Center (6,389)
Athens, OH
12/01/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Robert Morris L 76–84  6–1
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,163)
Moon Township, PA
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Memphis L 58–84  6–2
 FedExForum (15,669)
Memphis, TN
12/08/2012*
2:00 pm 		Oakland W 78–61  7–2
 Convocation Center (5,346)
Athens, OH
12/15/2012*
2:00 pm 		Winthrop L 49–50  7–3
 Convocation Center (5,421)
Athens, OH
12/19/2012*
7:50 pm 		at Massachusetts L 76–85  7–4
 Mullins Center (3,821)
Amherst, MA
12/22/2012*
2:00 pm 		Maryland–Eastern Shore W 93–57  8–4
 Convocation Center (4,448)
Athens, OH
12/29/2012*
8:00 pm 		at Oklahoma L 63–74  8–5
 Lloyd Noble Center (10,036)
Norman, OK
01/05/2013*
2:00 pm 		Marshall W 94–57  9–5
 Convocation Center (6,971)
Athens, OH
01/09/2013
7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 		Buffalo W 86–68  10–5 (1–0)
 Convocation Center (4,846)
Athens, OH
01/12/2013
2:00 pm 		at Western Michigan W 61–59  11–5 (2–0)
 University Arena (3,229)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/16/2013
7:00 pm 		Northern Illinois W 81–63  12–5 (3–0)
 Convocation Center (7,648)
Athens, OH
01/19/2013
6:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 		Toledo W 76–67  13–5 (4–0)
 Convocation Center (7,388)
Athens, OH
01/23/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 74–62  14–5 (5–0)
 Millett Hall (2,202)
Oxford, OH
01/26/2013
6:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 		at Kent State W 69–68  15–5 (6–0)
 MAC Center (5,453)
Kent, OH
02/02/2013
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Akron L 72–86  15–6 (6–1)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (5,770)
Akron, OH
02/06/2013
7:00 pm 		at Ball State W 69–42  16–6 (7–1)
 John E. Worthen Arena (3,114)
Muncie, IN
02/09/2013
2:00 pm 		Bowling Green W 72–63  17–6 (8–1)
 Convocation Center (10,846)
Athens, OH
02/13/2013
7:00 pm 		at Central Michigan W 82–63  18–6 (9–1)
 McGuirk Arena (1,211)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/16/2013
11:00 am, ESPNU 		Kent State W 78–75 OT 19–6 (10–1)
 Convocation Center (8,483)
Athens, OH
02/20/2013 ^
7:00 pm 		Eastern Michigan W 73–50  20–6 (11–1)
 Convocation Center (5,932)
Athens, OH
02/23/2013*
10:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Belmont
BracketBusters 		L 62–81  20–7
 Curb Event Center (4,813)
Nashville, TN
02/27/2013
7:00 pm, STO 		Akron L 81–88 OT 20–8 (11–2)
 Convocation Center (11,109)
Athens, OH
03/02/2013
12:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 78–65  21–8 (12–2)
 Stroh Center (2,662)
Bowling Green, OH
03/05/2013
7:00 pm, TWCS 		at Buffalo W 72–69  22–8 (13–2)
 Alumni Arena (3,132)
Amherst, NY
03/09/2013
4:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 58–54  23–8 (14–2)
 Convocation Center (8,428)
Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
03/15/2013
9:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 		vs. Western Michigan
Semifinals 		W 74–63  24–8
 Quicken Loans Arena (10,324)
Cleveland, OH
03/16/2013
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Akron
Championship Game 		L 46–65  24–9
 Quicken Loans Arena (12,102)
Cleveland, OH
NIT
03/19/2013*
9:15 pm, ESPN3 		at Denver
First Round 		L 57–61  24–10
 Magness Arena (2,094)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

^ Game was originally scheduled for 1/30/2013, but was postponed due to the closure of the Ohio campus following an armed robbery near the university.

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 2012–13 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2464 2192
Scoring Average 72.47 64.47
Field goals – Att 889–1908 743–1747
3-pt. Field goals – Att 268–764 172–520
Free throws – Att 418–598 534–801
Rebounds 948 1206
Assists 594 408
Turnovers 430 591
Steals 303 220
Blocked Shots 120 91

Source[7]

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
D.J. Cooper 34 33 1075 31.6 480 14.1 150 354 0.424 76 209 0.364 104 148 0.703 15 94 109 3.2 242 53 119 68 6
Reggie Keely 34 23 788 23.2 412 12.1 162 270 0.6 1 5 0.2 87 129 0.674 50 102 152 4.5 24 80 42 26 27
Walter Offutt 34 33 1043 30.7 360 10.6 116 274 0.423 47 140 0.336 81 102 0.794 35 108 143 4.2 70 87 54 45 3
Nick Kellogg 34 32 870 25.6 272 8 92 220 0.418 54 160 0.338 34 43 0.791 7 64 71 2.1 48 61 40 35 3
Ivo Baltic 34 20 861 25.3 237 7 111 237 0.468 10 30 0.333 5 13 0.385 34 137 171 5 70 69 71 37 21
Jon Smith 34 10 555 16.3 162 4.8 65 107 0.607 0 0 0 32 45 0.711 58 65 123 3.6 10 87 10 25 47
T.J. Hall 32 11 432 13.5 154 4.8 57 134 0.425 23 77 0.299 17 26 0.654 16 34 50 1.6 28 88 31 14 2
Ricardo Johnson 33 2 411 12.5 116 3.5 40 91 0.44 6 19 0.316 30 49 0.612 27 46 73 2.2 36 62 27 14 6
Stevie Taylor 34 0 339 10 106 3.1 39 105 0.371 21 56 0.375 7 13 0.538 5 14 19 0.6 41 35 21 21 2
Travis Wilkins 30 0 365 12.2 103 3.4 34 80 0.425 23 55 0.418 12 18 0.667 2 19 21 0.7 20 29 5 13 0
Kadeem Green 12 0 64 5.3 35 2.9 15 20 0.75 0 0 0 5 7 0.714 2 10 12 1 0 14 2 1 3
David McKinley 15 1 26 1.7 17 1.1 6 7 0.857 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1 1 3 0 3 0
Nick Goff 14 0 21 1.5 10 0.7 2 9 0.222 2 8 0.25 4 5 0.8 1 1 2 0.1 4 1 0 1 0
Total 34 - 6850 - 2464 72.5 889 1908 0.466 268 764 0.351 418 598 0.699 305 643 948 27.9 594 669 430 303 120
Opponents 34 - 6850 - 2192 64.5 743 1747 0.425 172 520 0.331 534 801 0.667 397 809 1206 35.5 408 581 591 220 91
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[7]

Awards and honors

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All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
MAC Player of the Year DJ Cooper G Sr.
All-MAC First Team DJ Cooper G Sr.
All-MAC Third Team Walter Offutt G Sr.
All-MAC Third Team Reggie Keely F Sr.

Source[8]

Final awards watchlists

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Final award honors watchlist
Honors Player Position Year Source
Lou Henson National Player of the Year DJ Cooper G Sr. [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jim Christian". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ohio Set to Hire TCU Head Coach Jim Christian". SBNation. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ^ ""Best Fans in the MAC" Shatter Records in 2012-2013". ohiobobcats.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "MAC Announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-MAC Teams" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. October 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Ohio Tabbed to Win MAC, Offutt and Cooper Picked First Team".
  7. ^ a b "2012-13 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  8. ^ "MAC Announces Men's Basketball All-MAC, All-Freshman Teams". Archived from the original on May 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "Cooper Named 2013 Lou Henson Award Finalist".
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