2003–04 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2003–04 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record10–20 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Miami (OH) 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 17 – 12   .586
Marshall 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
Akron 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
Ohio 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
West
Western Michigan† 15 – 3   .833 26 – 5   .839
Toledo 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483
Bowling Green 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
Northern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Central Michigan 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200
† 2004 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2003–04. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center.[1][2] They finished the season 10–20 and 7–11 in MAC play to finish last in the MAC East.

Roster

2003–04 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Terren Halbert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky
F 1 Sonny Troutman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 23 Jeff Halbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So White Bear Lake, Minnesota
G 21 Diamond Gladney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
C 33 Clay McGowen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Westerville, Ohio
G/F 15 James Bridgewater 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Ann Arbor, Michigan
G 10 Whitney Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Ann Arbor, Michigan
F 32 Matt Annen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Elk River, Minnesota
G 40 Jaivon Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Alliance, Ohio
G 22 Thomas Stephens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Springfield, OH
F 55 Delvar Barrett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
C 11 Marin Bota 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 274 lb (124 kg) Sr Tijarica, Croatia
Head coach

Tim O'Shea

Assistant coach(es)

John Rhodes
Brian Townsend
Kevin Kuwik

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 23, 2003.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

Northern Illinois was picked by the media to win the West Division while Miami was tabbed as the favorite in the East.

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/15/03*
2:00 pm, no 		vs. Mercer
Black Coaches Association Classic 		L 64–67  0–1
 Cintas Center (651)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/15/03*
2:00 pm, no 		vs. Coppin State
Black Coaches Association Classic 		W 51–47  1–1
 Cintas Center (455)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/17/03*
2:00 pm, no 		vs. UC Irvine
Black Coaches Association Classic 		L 60–63  1–2
 Cintas Center (408)
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/30/03
2:00 pm, no 		Toledo L 66–72  1–3 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (1,702)
Athens, Ohio
12/3/03*
7:00 pm, no 		Boston University L 64–67 2OT 1–4 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (1,431)
Athens, Ohio
12/3/03*
2:00 om, no 		Brown W 71–62  2–4 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (1,314)
Athens, Ohio
12/9/03*
7:00 pm, no 		DePaul L 60–63  2–5 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (2,043)
Athens, Ohio
12/13/03*
10:00 pm, no 		at San Francisco L 46–53  2–6 (0–1)
 War Memorial Gymnasium (2,183)
San Francisco, California
12/20/03*
7:30 pm, no 		at Navy W 63–52  3–6 (0–1)
 Alumni Hall (1,118)
Annapolis, Maryland
12/27/03*
8:30 pm, no 		vs. No. 19 Wisconsin
Rock-N-Roll Shootout 		L 48–71  3–7 (0–1)
 Quicken Loans Arena (4,590)
Cleveland, Ohio
1/3/04
4:05 pm, no 		at Northern Illinois L 63–73  3–8 (0–2)
 Convocation Center (2,816)
Dekalb, Illinois
1/7/04*
7:30 pm, no 		at Duquesne L 91–96  3–9 (0–2)
 A.J. Palumbo Center (3,407)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/10/04
8:00 pm, no 		at Kent State L 71–80  3–10 (0–3)
 Memorial A&C Center (5,447)
Kent, Ohio
1/14/04
7:00 pm, no 		Buffalo W 90–76  4–10 (1–3)
 Convocation Center (3,465)
Athens, Ohio
1/17/o4
2:00 pm, no 		Northern Illinois W 80–59  5–10 (2–3)
 Convocation Center (9,109)
Athens, Ohio
1/20/04
7:00 pm, no 		at Akron L 76–84  5–11 (2–4)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,210)
Akron, Ohio
1/24/04
7:00 pm, no 		at Marshall L 60–74  5–12 (2–5)
 Henderson Center (5,861)
Huntington, West Virginia
1/28/04
7:00 pm, no 		at Western Michigan L 73–96  5–13 (2–6)
 University Arena (3,142)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
1/31/04
1:00 pm, no 		Central Michigan W 73–61  6–13 (3–6)
 Convocation Center (6,896)
Athens, Ohio
2/2/04
6:30 pm, no 		Miami (OH) W 67–64 OT 7–13 (4–6)
 Convocation Center (4,926)
Athens, Ohio
2/7/04
3:30 pm, no 		Ball State W 88–84 OT 8–13 (5–6)
 Convocation Center (5,444)
Athens, Ohio
2/11/04
7:00 pm, no 		at Bowling Green L 71–81  8–14 (5–7)
 Anderson Arena (2,146)
Bowling Green, Ohio
2/14/04
2:00 pm, no 		Akron W 83–79  9–14 (6–7)
 Convocation Center (6,008)
Athens, Ohio
2/18/04
7:00 pm, no 		at Miami (OH) L 63–64 OT 9–15 (6–8)
 Millet Hall (3,625)
Oxford, Ohio
2/21/04*
2:00 pm, no 		at Butler L 63–64 OT 9–16 (6–8)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,220)
Indianapolis, Indiana
2/25/04
7:00 pm, no 		at Eastern Michigan L 64–75  9–17 (6–9)
 Convocation Center (2,023)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
2/29/04
2:00 pm, no 		Marshall L 68–71  9–18 (6–10)
 Convocation Center (6,627)
Athens, Ohio
3/3/04
7:00 pm, no 		at Buffalo L 49–77  9–19 (6–11)
 Alumni Arena (4,086)
Buffalo, New York
3/6/04
12:00 pm, no 		Kent State W 60–59  10–19 (7–11)
 Convocation Center (5,206)
Athens, Ohio
MAC Tournament
3/8/04
7:00 pm, no 		at Bowling Green
First Round 		L 54–56  10–20 (7–11)
 Anderson Arena (1,631)
Bowling Green, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2003–04 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2000 2090
Scoring Average 66.67 69.67
Field goals – Att 643–1602 715–1649
3-pt. Field goals – Att 215–610 –
Free throws – Att 499–692 –
Rebounds 1038 1035
Assists 339
Turnovers 450
Steals 183
Blocked Shots 64

Source[4]

Player statistics

Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Jaivon Harris 30 8 930 31 452 15.1 137 337 0.407 88 222 0.396 90 114 0.789 23 115 138 4.6 51 95 81 29 3
Thomas Stephens 30 30 930 31 299 10 97 266 0.365 52 147 0.354 53 63 0.841 16 63 79 2.6 97 69 75 26 4
Terren Harbut 30 25 808 26.9 277 9.2 90 204 0.441 2 7 0.286 95 141 0.674 50 68 118 3.9 22 101 45 23 13
Delvar Barrett 30 12 680 22.7 251 8.4 84 179 0.469 0 0 0 83 119 0.697 56 81 137 4.6 20 84 41 9 15
Sonny Troutman 24 16 617 25.7 220 9.2 71 173 0.41 18 57 0.316 60 83 0.723 32 68 100 4.2 59 57 63 47 2
Jeff Halbert 30 19 778 25.9 197 6.6 60 163 0.368 36 106 0.34 41 46 0.891 26 79 105 3.5 41 38 40 10 4
Diamond Gladney 29 2 362 12.5 102 3.5 33 84 0.393 11 35 0.314 25 44 0.568 8 36 44 1.5 26 24 33 11 0
Clay McGowen 30 20 475 15.8 84 2.8 31 68 0.456 0 0 0 22 36 0.611 51 64 115 3.8 11 73 34 8 18
James Bridgewater 27 8 210 7.8 55 2 23 53 0.434 2 3 0.667 7 12 0.583 14 25 39 1.4 6 19 14 14 4
Whitney Davis 27 8 208 7.7 43 1.6 14 53 0.264 6 26 0.231 9 11 0.818 11 13 24 0.9 3 14 14 3 0
Matt Annen 20 2 141 7.1 20 1 3 20 0.15 0 7 0 14 23 0.609 15 12 27 1.4 3 15 5 3 1
Marin Bota 3 0 11 3.7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.3 0 2 2 0 0
Total 30 - 6150 - 2000 66.7 643 1602 0.401 215 610 0.352 499 692 0.721 353 685 1038 34.6 339 591 450 183 64
Opponents 33 - - - 2090 63.3 715 1649 0.434 - - 1035 31.4
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[4]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC Honorable Mention Jaivon Harris G Sr.
All-MAC Freshman team Sonny Troutman G Fr.

Source[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tim O'Shea". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "HUSKIES AND REDHAWKS NAMED PRESEASON MAC FAVORITES".
  4. ^ a b "2003-04 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  5. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2004 ALL-MAC TEAM".
  6. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2004 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM AND THREE SPECIALTY AWARDS".