The 2022–23 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University. They played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
Ohio started the season slow after key player losses from the prior year. They also started conference play slowly with several difficult road games in January. They recovered in February and won seven out of their last nine regular season games to head into the MAC tournament at 18–13 as the fifth seed with a 10–8 conference record. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to top-seeded Toledo to finish 19–14.
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2021–22 season 25–10 and 14–6 in MAC play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Ball State before losing to Kent State in the semi-finals. They received a bid to the CBI. There they defeated Rice in the first round before losing to Abilene Christian in the second round.
Offseason
Ohio had a lot of roster turnover. Eleven of the sixteen players that had minutes the prior season either graduated, left the team, or transferred. Three key starters had to be replaced. Jason Carter graduated while Ben Vander Plas and Mark Sears transferred to high-major programs. Dwight Wilson III redshirted the previous season due to injury and returned for his final year.
Coaching Staff Changes
Coaching Additions Coaching AdditionsMike CiflikuOhio UniversityGraduate AssistantVideo CoordinatorCasey CrawfordOhio UniversityStudent ManagerGraduate Assistant
Departures DeparturesMark Sears1G6'1"185SophomoreMuscle Shoals, AlabamaTransferred to AlabamaBen Vander Plas5F6'8"232SeniorRipon, WisconsinTransferred to VirginiaSam Towns11F6'9"190SophomoreColumbus, OhioTransferred to Bowling GreenJohn Tenerowicz*12G6'1"185SeniorCleveland, OhioTransferred to TiffinLuke Frazier*13G6'5"170FreshmanMentor, OhioTransferred to John CarrollMichael Brown, Jr.*14G5'10"156JuniorRochester, New YorkLeft team for personal reasonsLunden McDay15G6'4"185JuniorAkron, OhioLeft team for personal reasonsTommy Schmock22G5'11"180SeniorCleveland, OhioGraduated, Exhausted eligibilityJosh McDaniel*24G6'4"230SeniorWesterville, OhioReturned to student manager roleJason Carter30F6'8"227RS SeniorJohnstown, OhioGraduated, Exhausted eligibilityColin Granger32F6'9"239SophomoreSuwanee, GeorgiaTransferred to Western Carolina Walk-on in 2021-22
Incoming transfers Incoming transfersJaylin Hunter12G5'11"195JuniorManchester, ConnecticutTransferred from Old Dominion. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.Gabe Wiznitzer11C6'11"240SophomoreWalhalla, South CarolinaTransferred from Louisville. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.DeVon Baker22G6'2"190JuniorDayton, OhioTransferred from Tulane. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Recruiting class
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."Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26. Ohio had no members on the preseason all-MAC teams
Preseason rankings
MAC preseason poll 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
Roster
Support Staff
2022-23 Ohio Bobcats Support Staff Jake Ness - Director of Basketball Operations Mike Cifliku - Video Coordinator Casey Crawford - Graduate Assistant Sara Legarsky - Senior Director of Athletics Communications (Men's Basketball, Field Hockey, Swimming and Diving, Softball) Tyler Congrove - Associate Athletic Trainer (Men's Basketball, Soccer, Men's Golf, Women's Golf) Jessica Arquette - Ohio Athletics Sports Dietitian Kaitlyn Michener - Nutritionist Hannah Rastatter - NutritionistSource:
Schedule and results
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Statistics Team statistics Final 2022–23 statistics
Scoring 2527 2331 Scoring Average 78.97 72.84 Field goals – Att 918–1993 831–1876 3-pt. Field goals – Att 285–761 247–727 Free throws – Att 406–557 422–624 Rebounds 1196 1106 Assists 406 395 Turnovers 353 398 Steals 213 186 Blocked Shots 71 102 Source
Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkDwight Wilson313178125.248715.72013240.620000.000851190.7141111732849.2396247126Jaylin Hunter323193329.240712.71413220.438661680.39359790.74726881143.61366665556Miles Brown323294129.432710.21052350.447551210.45562850.7291980993.1626252407AJ Clayton321662919.72578.0892010.443441320.33335390.89755951504.71853321020AJ Brown25850920.425510.2882050.429381000.38041530.7741939582.3203915196Elmore James301446615.52066.9761490.51017400.42537470.7871738551.8123523114Devon Baker321061019.12056.4812200.36818630.28625340.7351455692.2444520202Ben Roderick321662719.61685.3531400.37934840.40528410.6832667932.9217619155Gabe Wiznitzer31141713.51063.442810.519010.00022310.71033701033.314754457Aidan Hadaway2201526.9462.118440.4092130.1548140.571920291.32151035Ajay Sheldon2912408.3341.213370.3517230.304170.143512170.6283112132Olumide Adelodun1901045.5191.07280.2503130.231260.333415191.077481Quinn Corna70162.3101.4470.571130.333120.5000220.330020Total32-6425-252779.091819930.4612857610.3754065570.729379817119637.440656635321371Opponents32-6425-233172.883118760.4432477270.3404226240.676330776110634.6395521398186102 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
Team and individual highs Team Game Highs Team Game Highs Points 113 UC-Clermont November 30, 2022 Field goals made 45 UC-Clermont November 30, 2022 Field Goal Attempts 77 Michigan November 20, 2022 3 Points Made 15 Central Michigan January 21, 2023 3 Points Attempted 32 Bowling Green March 3, 2023 Free throws Made 22 Miami (OH) February 4, 2023 Free Throw Attempts 25 Buffalo \ Miami (OH) \ Chicago St. February 14, 2023 \ February 4, 2023 \ December 30, 2023 Rebounds 53 UC-Clermont November 30, 2022Assists 26 UC-Clermont November 30, 2022 Steals 12 Central Michigan January 21, 2023 Blocked Shots 8 UC-Clermont November 30, 2022 Turnovers 17 Northern Illinois \ Toledo February 7, 2023 \ March 10, 2023 Fouls 23 Central Michigan January 21, 2023
Individual Game Highs Individual Game Highs Points 31 Dwight Wilson III Western Michigan January 24, 2023 Field goals made 13 Dwight Wilson III Western Michigan January 24, 2023 Field Goal Attempts 19 Dwight Wilson III Michigan \ Northern Illinois November 20, 2022 \ February 21, 2023 3 Points Made 7 Jaylin Hunter Toledo March 10, 2023 3 Points Attempted 11 Jaylin Hunter Toledo March 10, 2023 Free throws Made 9 Dwight Wilson III Kent State January 13, 2023 Free Throw Attempts 10 Dwight Wilson III Kent State January 13, 2023 Rebounds 17 Dwight Wilson III Bowling Green January 7, 2023 Assists 7 Jaylin Hunter 6 times 6 times Steals 6 Jaylin Hunter Central Michigan February 18, 2023 Blocked Shots 3 AJ Clayton \ Aiden Hadaway 2 times \ 1 time 3 times Turnovers 5 Miles Brown \ Jaylin Hunter \ Dwight Wilson III Northern Illinois \ Stetson \ Toledo February 7, 2023 \ December 17, 2022 \ March 10, 2023 Fouls 5 Various Source
Awards and honors Weekly Awards Weekly Award Honors MAC player of the week Miles Brown G November 28 MAC player of the week Jaylin Hunter G February 13
All-MAC Awards Postseason All-MAC teamsAll-MAC 2nd TeamDwight Wilson IIIFGrad.All-MAC Honorable MentionJaylin HunterGJr.All-MAC Freshman TeamAJ BrownGFr.All-MAC Freshman TeamElmore JamesGFr. Source
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