#113 Ohio Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Ohio Bobcats
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #113
 
Conference Rank: #3 Mid-American
 
 
2022-23 Record: 19-14, 10-8
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Jeff Boals
Coach Record: 78-47 at Ohio, 133-89 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Dwight Wilson III, Forward, 15.4 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.3 apg
DeVon Baker, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.3 apg
Ben Roderick, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jaylin Hunter, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.2 apg
AJ Brown, Sophomore, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.8 apg
Miles Brown, Senior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.9 apg
AJ Clayton, Junior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.6 apg
Elmore James, Sophomore, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.4 apg
Gabe Wiznitzer, Senior, Center, 3.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
IJ Ezuman, Junior, Forward, DNP last season
 
Key New Players:
Ike Cornish, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Maryland
Shereef Mitchell, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Creighton
Ben Nicol, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.8 (27th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.1 (264, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.8 (95, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.5 (226, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (37, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.3 (30, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (122, 5)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (79, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (220, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (58, 2)