2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by John Groce in his first season and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 15–17 and 7–9 in MAC play to finish last in the MAC East.

Roster
{| class="wikitable" |-   ! POS ! #   ! Name ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Previous School ! Hometown |-


 * F
 * 11
 * Adetunji Adedipe
 * 65
 * 215
 * SO
 * Orange Village, Ohio
 * Orange Village, Ohio
 * Orange Village, Ohio


 * G
 * 3
 * Michael Allen
 * 60
 * 180
 * SR
 * Detroit, Michigan
 * Detroit, Michigan
 * Detroit, Michigan


 * G
 * 0
 * Armon Bassett
 * 61
 * 176
 * JR
 * Terre Haute, Indiana
 * Terre Haute, Indiana
 * Terre Haute, Indiana


 * G
 * 2
 * Steven Coleman
 * 64
 * 200
 * FR
 * Melbourne, Florida
 * Melbourne, Florida
 * Melbourne, Florida


 * G
 * 24
 * Tommy Freeman
 * 65
 * 180
 * SO
 * Muncie, Indiana
 * Muncie, Indiana
 * Muncie, Indiana


 * C
 * 32
 * Zach Nagtzaam
 * 611.5
 * 255
 * FR
 * Ayr, Ontario
 * Ayr, Ontario
 * Ayr, Ontario


 * F
 * 25
 * Justin Orr
 * 66
 * 205
 * SR
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio


 * F
 * 44
 * Asown Sayles
 * 65
 * 210
 * JR
 * McKeesport, Pennsylvania
 * McKeesport, Pennsylvania
 * McKeesport, Pennsylvania


 * F
 * 33
 * Jerome Tillman
 * 66
 * 235
 * SR
 * Beavercreek, Ohio
 * Beavercreek, Ohio
 * Beavercreek, Ohio


 * C
 * 12
 * Kenneth van Kempen
 * 610
 * 265
 * JR
 * Weert, Netherlands
 * Weert, Netherlands
 * Weert, Netherlands


 * F
 * 1
 * DeVaughn Washington
 * 67
 * 215
 * SO
 * Virginia Beach, Virginia
 * Virginia Beach, Virginia
 * Virginia Beach, Virginia

Preseason
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Ohio was picked fifth in the MAC East

Preseason men's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

 * 1) Kent State (16) 124
 * 2)  (6) 109
 * 3) Bowling Green 70
 * 4) Akron 67
 * 5) Ohio
 * 6) Buffalo 35

West Division

 * 1) Western Michigan (15) 122
 * 2) Eastern Michigan (7) 105
 * 3) Central Michigan 79
 * 4)  71
 * 5) Ball State 55
 * 6) Northern Illinois 39

Tournament champs
Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), Eastern Michigan (2)

Preseason All-MAC
Source

Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament


 * - style="background:#f9f9f9;"
 * colspan=10 | *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.  All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
 * }

Team statistics

 * Final 2008–09 statistics

Source

Player statistics
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All-MAC Awards
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