2023–24 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team will represent Ohio University for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats will be led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1][2] They play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[3][4]

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record– (– MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lamar Thornton (5th season)
  • Kyle Barlow (5th season)
  • Lee Martin (4th season)
Home arenaConvocation Center
2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo0–0 –0–0  –
Kent State0–0 –0–0  –
Akron0–0 –0–0  –
Ball State0–0 –0–0  –
Ohio0–0 –0–0  –
Buffalo0–0 –0–0  –
Northern Illinois0–0 –0–0  –
Miami (OH)0–0 –0–0  –
Bowling Green0–0 –0–0  –
Eastern Michigan0–0 –0–0  –
Central Michigan0–0 –0–0  –
Western Michigan0–0 –0–0  –
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season
Main article: 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The Bobcats started the 2022–23 season slowly but recovered to win 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.[5] They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to top-seeded Toledo to finish 19–14.[6][7]

Offseason

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Ben Roderick 3 F 6'5" 205 Senior Powell, Ohio Graduated
Dwight Wilson III 4 F 6'8" 250 Grad. Student Tallahassee, Florida Graduated, Exhausted eligibility
Olumide Adelodun 5 G 6'6" 215 Sophomore Calgary, Alberta Entered Transfer Portal[8]
Devon Baker 22 G 6'2" 190 Senior Dayton, Ohio Graduated, Exhausted eligibility

[9][10][11]

Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Ike Cornish F 6'6" 185 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Transferred from Maryland. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[12]
Shereef Mitchell G 6'1" 170 Junior Omaha, Nebraska Transferred from Creighton. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[13]

[9][11]

Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ben Nicol
SF		 Charleston, WV George Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 07/19/2023[14] 
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

[15]

Roster
2022–23 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ajay Sheldon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDublin Coffman Dublin, Ohio  
G 1 Elmore James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoBrush Cleveland, Ohio  
G 2 Miles Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSNorthstar Christian Rochester, New York  
G 4 Shereef Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy Omaha, NE  
F 10 Aiden Hadaway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLafayette Lafayette, Georgia  
C 11 Gabe Wizintzer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrHargrave Military Academy Walhalla, South Carolina  
G 12 Jaylin Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSEast Catholic Manchester, Connecticut  
G 14 Ben Estis (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS FrSouthlake Carroll Southlake, Texas  
G 15 Quinn Corna (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoUpper Arlington Columbus, Ohio  
G/F 20 Ike Cornish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrLegacy Charter Baltimore, Maryland  
F 21 IJ Ezuma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoHargrave Military Academy Raleigh, North Carolina  
F 23 AJ Clayton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrPhilo Roseville, Ohio  
G 24 AJ Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoOrlando Christian Prep Orlando, Florida  
F Ben Nicol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrGeorge Washington Charleston, West Virginia  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 15, 2023

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 - Nutritionist

Source:[16]

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 8, 9, 10 or 11*
TBA, TBA		 TBA
Sun Belt/MAC Challenge		     Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
11/15/2023*
TBA, TBA		 Detroit     Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
11/24/2023*
TBA, TBA		 vs. TBA
Nassau Championship quarterfinals		     Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
11/25/2023*
TBA, TBA		 vs. TBA
Nassau Championship		     Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
11/26/2023*
TBA, TBA		 vs. TBA
Nassau Championship		     Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
12/9/2023*
TBA, TBA		 Marshall     Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
2/10/2023*
TBA, TBA		 at TBA
Sun Belt/MAC Challenge		     TBA 
TBA
TBA*
TBA, TBA		 Delaware     Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
TBA*
TBA, TBA		 Youngstown State     Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
MAC Tournament
TBA†
TBA, TBA		 vs. TBA
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[17][18]

References
  1. "Jeff Boals". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  2. "Jeff Boals". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  3. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  4. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  5. "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  6. "Ohio 90, Ball State 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  7. "Ohio 75, Toledo 82". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. "2023 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  9. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  10. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  11. "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  12. "Ohio Men's Basketball Adds Maryland Transfer Ike Cornish". Ohio Bobcats. April 21, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  13. "Ohio Men's Basketball Adds Creighton Transfer Shereef Mitchell to the Roster". Ohio Bobcats. April 19, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  14. Wood, Cassidy. "Nicols' lifelong dream becomes reality". WOWK. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  15. "Ben Nicol". 247Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  16. "Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  17. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics.
  18. "Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.
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