The 2023–24 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University. They play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished 6–7 in non-conference play and started 1–3 in conference play. They rallied to win 12 of their final 14 conference games to finish the regular season 19–12 with a 13–5 in MAC play to finish tied for 2nd place. They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament and lost to Akron in the second round
Previous season
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. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to top-seeded Toledo to finish 19–14.
Offseason Ohio avoided significant losses to the transfer portal in that only Olumide Adelodun, who averaged 5.5 minutes per game, entered the portal.
Departures DeparturesBen Roderick3F6'5"205SeniorPowell, OhioGraduatedDwight Wilson III4F6'8"250Grad. StudentTallahassee, FloridaGraduated, Exhausted eligibilityOlumide Adelodun5G6'6"215SophomoreCalgary, AlbertaTransferred to Winona StateDevon Baker22G6'2"190SeniorDayton, OhioGraduated, Exhausted eligibility
Incoming transfers Incoming transfersShereef Mitchell4G6'1"170JuniorOmaha, NebraskaTransferred from Creighton. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.Ike Cornish20F6'6"185SophomoreBaltimore, MarylandTransferred from Maryland. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Recruiting class
Preseason On November 1, 2023, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ohio was picked to finish third in the MAC regular season."MAC Announces 2023-24 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2023-11-2. Ohio placed Jaylin Hunter on the preseason all-MAC team first team and AJ Brown on the second team.
Preseason rankings
MAC preseason poll 1 Akron 121 (11) 2 Kent State 104 3 Ohio 102 (1) 4 Toledo 93 5 Northern Illinois 82 T6 Bowling Green 64 T6 Miami 64 8 Ball State 55 9 Buffalo 38 10 Western Michigan 33 11 Eastern Michigan 22 12 Central Michigan 14 MAC Tournament Champions: Akron (9), Kent State (1), Ohio (1), Toledo (1)
Source
Preseason All-MAC Preseason All-MAC teams1stJaylin HunterGSr.2ndAJ BrownGSo. 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 2023–24 Statistics
Scoring 2551 2309 Scoring Average 77.30 69.97 Field goals – Att 901–1987 809–1904 3-pt. Field goals – Att 294–827 238–715 Free throws – Att 455–623 453–649 Rebounds 1153 1198 Assists 464 363 Turnovers 321 452 Steals 235 165 Blocked Shots 118 117 Source
Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkJaylin Hunter3333103431.346114.01583790.417491670.293961290.744261181444.41636470566Shereef Mitchell323195429.842713.31583360.470351070.327761040.731341011354.2777645457AJ Clayton333386826.339712.01382780.496731820.40148590.814451091544.72679321858Aidan Hadaway332480124.32758.31082090.51721620.33938560.679491051544.74766252113Elmore James311871623.12437.8901960.45911400.27552610.85239761153.7295235170Miles Brown231765328.42239.7691680.41132760.42153670.7911375883.8434031353Ajay Sheldon33052716.01715.2561150.48738820.46321340.6181934531.6345725246Gabe Wiznitzer33046214.01223.748940.511140.25025410.61030731033.1216724422Ike Cornish32035411.11213.8371000.37019570.33328360.7781632481.511321371AJ Brown9923826.4819.030790.38010350.28611240.458926353.9826972Ben Estis70365.1162.35170.294180.125580.6253471.032110Quinn Corna70314.4142.04160.250470.571240.5003250.721000Total33-6675-255177.390119870.4532948270.3564556230.730333820115334.9464562321235118Opponents33-6675-230970.080919040.4252387150.3334536490.698375823119836.3363560452165117 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 108 Defiance December 18, 2023 Field goals made 42 Defiance December 18, 2023 Field Goal Attempts 79 George Washington November 24, 2023 3 Points Made 16 Defiance December 18, 2023 3 Points Attempted 36 Defiance December 18, 2023 Free throws Made 27 Troy November 8, 2023 Free Throw Attempts 32 Troy November 8, 2023 Rebounds 50 Defiance December 18, 2023Assists 31 Defiance December 18, 2023 Steals 15 Defiance December 18, 2023 Blocked Shots 8 Delaware December 2, 2023 Turnovers 18 George Washington November 24, 2023 Fouls 23 Davidson December 20, 2023
Individual Game Highs Individual Game Highs Points 32 Jaylin Hunter Ball State February 6, 2024 Field goals made 10 AJ Brown \ Jaylin Hunter Troy \ Ball State November 8, 2023 \ February 6, 2024 Field Goal Attempts 22 Jaylin Hunter George Washington November 24, 2023 3 Points Made 7 AJ Clayton Buffalo March 5, 2024 3 Points Attempted 13 AJ Clayton Buffalo March 5, 2024 Free throws Made 10 Jaylin Hunter Ball State February 6, 2024 Free Throw Attempts 12 Jaylin Hunter Ball State February 6, 2024 Rebounds 12 AJ Clayton George Washington November 24, 2023 Assists 9 Jaylin Hunter Defiance December 18, 2023 Steals 5 Shareef Mitchell Western Michigan March 14, 2024 Blocked Shots 5 AJ Clayton George Washington November 24, 2023 Turnovers 6 Jaylin Hunter \ Shareef Mitchell George Washington \ Toledo November 24, 2023 \ January 2, 2024 Fouls 5 Various Source
Awards and honors Weekly Awards Weekly Award Honors MAC player of the week Elmore James G December 4 MAC player of the week Jaylin Hunter G February 12 MAC player of the week Shareef Mitchel G March 11
All-MAC Awards Postseason All-MAC teamsAll-MAC 2nd TeamJaylin HunterGSr.All-MAC 3rd TeamAJ ClaytonFJr. Source
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