2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Regular Season Co-Champions MAC East Division Co-Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2012–13 record	24–10 (14–2 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Christian (1st year)
Assistant coach	Bull Wuczynski
Assistant coach	Anthony Stewart
Assistant coach	Aaron Fuss
Home arena	Convocation Center

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 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. They finished the season 24–10, 14–2 in the East Division to claim a share of the East Division and MAC overall 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.

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.

Roster

2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town 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, 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 Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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.