The 2012–13 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented
Ohio University
Ohio University (Ohio or OU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Athens, Ohio, United States. The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the United States Department of the Treasury#Re ...
during the
2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2012 with the Empire Classic, 2K Sports Classic and ended with the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four on April 6, 2013 and 2013 NCAA Divis ...
. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach
Jim Christian
James Patrick Christian (born February 6, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins. He previously served as the head coach at Boston College, Kent State, TCU and Ohio.
Playing career
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, played their home games at the
Convocation Center and were members of the East Division of the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members co ...
. They finished the season 24–10, 14–2 in the East Division to claim a share of the East Division and
MAC 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
Preseason
Media voting
On October 29, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. Ohio was the favorite in the MAC East and the
MAC tournament.
Tournament champs
Ohio (18), Akron (6)
Preseason All-MAC
Source
Schedule
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MAC Tournament
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NIT
^ 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.
Statistics
Team statistics
:''Final 2012–13 statistics''
Source
Player statistics
Source
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Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards
Source
Final awards watchlists
References
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Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
The Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference competing in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( ...
Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
The Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference competing in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( ...