2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2004–05. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center.^[1][2] They finished the season 21–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a five way tie for second place and one game behind champion Miami. As the four-seed in the MAC tournament they beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated Buffalo in overtime in the final.^[3][4] Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.^[5] They represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to Florida.^[6]

2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	21–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Tim O'Shea (4th season)
Assistant coaches	John Rhodes Adam Demong Brian Townsend Kevin Kuwik
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Miami (OH)	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
Buffalo	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Ohio †	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Akron	11	–	7		.611			19	–	10		.655
Kent State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Marshall	3	–	15		.167			6	–	22		.214
West
Western Michigan	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			16	–	13		.552
Bowling Green	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Ball State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	13		.536
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Eastern Michigan	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Central Michigan	4	–	14		.222			10	–	18		.357
† 2005 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2004–05 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 32 Matt Annen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Elk River, Minnesota G/F 15 James Bridgewater 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Ann Arbor, Michigan G 10 Whitney Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Ann Arbor, Michigan G 3 Jeremy Fears 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Joliet, Illinois G 21 Diamond Gladney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri G 00 Mychal Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Columbus, Ohio F 23 Jeff Halbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr White Bear Lake, Minnesota F 4 Terren Halbert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky G 14 Stephen King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Richfield, Minnesota F 44 Cliff McGowen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Westerville, Ohio C 33 Clay McGowen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Westerville, Ohio F 1 Sonny Troutman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana F 5 Leon Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland	Head coach Tim O'Shea Assistant coach(es) John Rhodes Brian Townsend Adam Demong Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Coaching staff

Name	Position	College	Graduating year
Tim O'Shea	Head coach	Boston College	1984
John Rhodes	Associate Head Coach	Ohio University	1988
Brian Townsend	Assistant coach	Michigan	1991
Adam DeMong	Assistant coach	Boston College	2003

Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 21, 2004.^[7]

Preseason men's basketball poll

Buffalo was picked by the media to win the East. Toledo was picked to win the West.

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/29/04* 7:00 pm		San Francisco	W 81–66	1–0	Convocation Center (1,879) Athens, OH
12/2/04* 7:00 pm		Butler	W 64–58	2–0	Convocation Center (2,033) Athens, OH
12/4/05* 7:00 pm		Navy	W 90–55	3–0	Convocation Center (1,974) Athens, OH
12/7/04* 7:00 pm		at St. Francis (PA)	L 74–83	3–1	DeGol Arena (1,103) Loretto, PA
12/11/04* 1:00 pm		at American	L 55–64	3–2	Bender Arena (1,378) Washington, DC
12/18/04* 2:00 pm		Duquesne	W 73–60	4–2	Convocation Center (1,891) Athens, OH
12/27/04* 6:00 pm		vs. Binghamton FIU Holiday Tournament	W 67–63	5–2	U.S. Century Arena (1,498) Miami, FL
12/28/04* 8:00 pm		vs. Florida International FIU Holiday Tournament	W 74–73 ^OT	5–3	U.S. Century Arena (1,406) Miami, FL
1/2/05 7:00 pm		at Akron	L 59–71	5–4 (0–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,236) Akron, OH
1/5/05 7:00 pm		at Ball State	L 80–81	5–5 (0–2)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,668) Muncie, Indiana
1/9/05 1:00 pm		Marshall	W 77–68	6–5 (1–2)	Convocation Center (3,179) Athens, OH
1/12/05 8:05 pm		at Northern Illinois	L 71–74	6–6 (1–3)	Convocation Center (2,090) DeKalb, IL
1/15/05 3:30 pm		at Kent State	W 80–54	7–6 (2–3)	Convocation Center (7,942) Athens, OH
1/19/05 7:00 pm		at Central Michigan	W 74–54	8–6 (3–3)	McGuirk Arena (2,026) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
1/22/05 8:00 pm		at Miami (OH)	L 57–59	8–7 (3–4)	Millett Hall (4,411) Oxford, Ohio
1/26/05 7:00 pm		Toledo	W 76–68	9–7 (4–4)	Convocation Center (3,298) Athens, OH
12/29/05 3:30 pm		Bowling Green	W 72–69	10–7 (5–4)	Convocation Center (5,379) Athens, OH
2/2/05 7:00 pm		at Buffalo	W 92–90	11–7 (6–4)	Alumni Arena (3,416) Buffalo, New York
2/5/05 3:30 pm		Western Mighigan	W 89–85	12–7 (7–4)	Convocation Center (7,192) Athens, OH
2/7/05 8:00 pm		at Bowling Green	L 63–78	12–8 (7–5)	Anderson Arena (2,051) Bowling Green, Ohio
2/12/05 4:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 61–57	13–8 (8–5)	Convocation Center (8,942) Athens, OH
2/16/05 7:00 pm		Akron	W 69–49	13–9 (8–6)	Convocation Center (3,722) Athens, OH
2/19/05* 4:05 pm		at Detroit	W 66–65	14–9 (8–6)	Calihan Hall (2,275) Detroit, Michigan
2/23/05 7:00 pm		Eastern Michigan	W 68–65	15–9 (9–6)	Convocation Center (3,471) Athens, Ohio
2/26/05 7:00 pm		at Marshall	W 83–62	16–9 (10–6)	Henderson Center (5,949) Huntington, West Virginia
3/2/05 7:00 pm		Buffalo	W 90–77	17–9 (11–6)	Convocation Center (5,216) Athens, OH
3/5/05 6:00 pm		at Kent State	L 65–82	17–10 (11–7)	Memorial A & C Center (5,277) Kent, Ohio
MAC Tournament
3/7/05 9:00 pm		Marshall First Round	W 72–66	18–10	Convocation Center (5,463) Athens, OH
3/10/05 9:15 pm		vs. Kent State Quarterfinals	W 62–55	19–10	Quicken Loans Arena (6,851) Cleveland, OH
3/11/05 7:00 pm		vs. Miami (OH) Semifinals	W 63–56	20–10	Quicken Loans Arena (8,652) Cleveland, OH
3/12/05 7:00 pm		vs. Buffalo Finals	W 80–79 ^OT	21–10	Quicken Loans Arena (10,927) Cleveland, OH
NCAA tournament
3/18/05 12:25 pm		vs. Florida First Round	L 62–67	21–11	Bridgestone Arena (17,018) Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Statistics

Team Statistics

Final 2004–05 Statistics

Record	Ohio	OPP
Scoring	2288	2174
Scoring Average	71.50	67.94
Field goals – Att	773–1675	766–1765
3-pt. Field goals – Att	182–555	–
Free throws – Att	560–802	–
Rebounds	1050	1068
Assists	374
Turnovers	423
Steals	273
Blocked Shots	86

Source^[8]

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
Mychal Green	31	31	1045	33.7	466	15	155	355	0.437	69	185	0.373	87	117	0.744	39	77	116	3.7	49	68	57	50	20
Sonny Troutman	32	32	954	29.8	403	12.6	132	279	0.473	29	96	0.302	110	138	0.797	39	84	123	3.8	100	81	95	72	9
Leon Williams	32	32	916	28.6	382	11.9	145	225	0.644	0	0	0	92	161	0.571	89	185	274	8.6	7	103	51	37	17
Jeremy Fears	32	27	938	29.3	352	11	121	304	0.398	21	104	0.202	89	123	0.724	24	53	77	2.4	118	72	106	58	2
Terren Harbut	31	29	740	23.9	261	8.4	79	183	0.432	0	1	0	103	143	0.72	50	71	121	3.9	28	97	38	9	17
Jeff Halbert	32	2	751	23.5	213	6.7	66	170	0.388	52	132	0.394	29	37	0.784	15	84	99	3.1	30	33	15	17	3
Whitney Davis	30	0	282	9.4	70	2.3	20	35	0.571	4	10	0.4	26	36	0.722	9	24	33	1.1	11	20	10	9	1
Clay McGowen	32	2	394	12.3	58	1.8	24	50	0.48	2	5	0.4	8	19	0.421	26	46	72	2.3	8	61	21	6	12
Diamond Gladney	32	5	326	10.2	51	1.6	19	47	0.404	3	14	0.214	10	19	0.526	2	19	21	0.7	21	25	21	12	3
James Bridgewater	13	0	45	3.5	11	0.8	5	14	0.357	1	3	0.333	0	0	0	4	0	4	0.3	1	2	1	2	2
Stephen King	5	0	15	3	9	1.8	3	8	0.375	1	5	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0.2	1	3	1	1	0
Cliff McGowen	6	0	15	2.5	9	1.5	3	4	0.75	0	0	0	3	4	0.75	3	1	4	0.7	0	2	0	0	0
Matt Annen	10	0	29	2.9	3	0.3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0.333	2	4	6	0.6	0	4	0	0	0
Total	32	-	6450	-	2288	71.5	773	1675	0.461	182	555	0.328	560	802	0.698	348	702	1050	32.8	374	571	423	273	86
Opponents	32	-	6450	-	2174	67.9	766	1765	0.434			-			-			1068	33.4

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^[8]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams

Team	Player	Position	Year
All-MAC Honorable Mention	Leon Williams	F	Fr.
All-MAC Freshman team	Jeremy Fears	G	Fr.
All-MAC Freshman team	Leon Williams	F	Fr.

Source^[9][10]

References

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2. "Tim O'Shea". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
3. "Bobcats move within one win of NCAA berth". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
4. "Bobcats trailed by as many as 19". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
5. "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
6. "Florida blows 20-point lead, but still finds a way to win". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
7. "MAC MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY HELD IN CLEVELAND".
8. "2004-05 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
9. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2005 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM AND THREE SPECIALTY AWARDS".
10. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2005 ALL-MAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM".