Saul Phillips enters his third season as head coach of the Ohio men's basketball program in 2016-17.
Ohio posted 23 victories in 2015-16 -- including an 11-7 mark in Mid-American Conference play. The 2015-16 Ohio squad matched the 1998-99 team for the biggest turnaround in program history. The Bobcats improved by 13 wins under Phillips after posting just 10 victories in 2014-15. The 2015-16 Bobcats matched the 1982-83 team for the sixth-most wins in a single season in program history. After earning the No. 2 seed in the 2016 MAC Tournament ......Ohio defeated No. 7-seeded Northern Illinois, 79-62....before falling to No. 3-seeded Buffalo in the semifinals. The Bobcats made their 22nd postseason appearance in program history and advanced to the semifinals of the 2016 College Basketball Invitational after beating Albany in overtime in the first round, 94-90 and knocking off UNCG in the quarterfinals. Ohio's season ended 77-72 defeat at the hands of Morehead State.
Ohio's 2,746 points scored in 2015-16 ranked as the second-most in a single season in program history while its 937 field goals made tied for second. The Bobcats set a program record with 296 three-point field goals made. The team's 38.6 percent three-point field goal percentage was good for second-best in program history. Ohio surpassed the 90-point mark five times in 2015-16 and eclipsed the 80-point mark 16 times.
Phillips came to Athens following seven seasons at North Dakota State, where he guided the Bison to a 134-84 record (.615) -- including a 75-45 mark in The Summit League -- and NCAA Championship appearances in 2009 and '14. He departed Fargo with the fourth-most wins by a head coach in program history. Under Phillips' watch, the Bison produced 14 All-Summit League selections.
During the 2013-14 campaign, Phillips led North Dakota State to a 26-7 overall record -- including a 12-2 mark in league play -- and a Summit League title en route to earning a 2014 NCAA Championship berth. The No. 12-seeded Bison knocked off No. 5-seeded Oklahoma in overtime, 80-75 in the Second Round. Phillips garnered Summit League Coach of the Year laurels for the second time
Phillips was an assistant coach at North Dakota State for three seasons before being elevated to the head job when Tim Miles was hired by Colorado State.
Before coming to North Dakota State in 2004, Phillips was the director of basketball operations for three years at Wisconsin, where he handled the day-to-day scheduling, coordinated travel, budgeting and on-campus recruiting for Bo Ryan's staff.
Phillips spent two years as an assistant coach under Ryan at Milwaukee (1999-01)
A native of Reedsburg, Wis., Phillips graduated from Wisconsin-Platteville with a degree in business and psychology in 1996. He played basketball for four seasons at UWP under Ryan and was captain of the Pioneers' undefeated national championship team in 1995.
He went on to become a graduate assistant at Wayne (Neb.) State for one season under Greg McDermott.
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UNC Wilmington 44
Middle Tenn 48
Va Tech 49
Houston 50
Winthrop 119
Washington 146
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Ohio posted 23 victories in 2015-16 -- including an 11-7 mark in Mid-American Conference play. The 2015-16 Ohio squad matched the 1998-99 team for the biggest turnaround in program history. The Bobcats improved by 13 wins under Phillips after posting just 10 victories in 2014-15. The 2015-16 Bobcats matched the 1982-83 team for the sixth-most wins in a single season in program history. After earning the No. 2 seed in the 2016 MAC Tournament ......Ohio defeated No. 7-seeded Northern Illinois, 79-62....before falling to No. 3-seeded Buffalo in the semifinals. The Bobcats made their 22nd postseason appearance in program history and advanced to the semifinals of the 2016 College Basketball Invitational after beating Albany in overtime in the first round, 94-90 and knocking off UNCG in the quarterfinals. Ohio's season ended 77-72 defeat at the hands of Morehead State.
Ohio's 2,746 points scored in 2015-16 ranked as the second-most in a single season in program history while its 937 field goals made tied for second. The Bobcats set a program record with 296 three-point field goals made. The team's 38.6 percent three-point field goal percentage was good for second-best in program history. Ohio surpassed the 90-point mark five times in 2015-16 and eclipsed the 80-point mark 16 times.
Phillips came to Athens following seven seasons at North Dakota State, where he guided the Bison to a 134-84 record (.615) -- including a 75-45 mark in The Summit League -- and NCAA Championship appearances in 2009 and '14. He departed Fargo with the fourth-most wins by a head coach in program history. Under Phillips' watch, the Bison produced 14 All-Summit League selections.
During the 2013-14 campaign, Phillips led North Dakota State to a 26-7 overall record -- including a 12-2 mark in league play -- and a Summit League title en route to earning a 2014 NCAA Championship berth. The No. 12-seeded Bison knocked off No. 5-seeded Oklahoma in overtime, 80-75 in the Second Round. Phillips garnered Summit League Coach of the Year laurels for the second time
Phillips was an assistant coach at North Dakota State for three seasons before being elevated to the head job when Tim Miles was hired by Colorado State.
Before coming to North Dakota State in 2004, Phillips was the director of basketball operations for three years at Wisconsin, where he handled the day-to-day scheduling, coordinated travel, budgeting and on-campus recruiting for Bo Ryan's staff.
Phillips spent two years as an assistant coach under Ryan at Milwaukee (1999-01)
A native of Reedsburg, Wis., Phillips graduated from Wisconsin-Platteville with a degree in business and psychology in 1996. He played basketball for four seasons at UWP under Ryan and was captain of the Pioneers' undefeated national championship team in 1995.
He went on to become a graduate assistant at Wayne (Neb.) State for one season under Greg McDermott.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/ohio-will-be-happy-it-called-saul-phillips-101814
Sitting at 111 at KenPom http://kenpom.com/
UNC Wilmington 44
Middle Tenn 48
Va Tech 49
Houston 50
Winthrop 119
Washington 146
Is this a guy who should receive serious consideration?
