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Men’s Basketball: Offutt’s Huge Play Extends Long Journey
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While March is known for its madness and magic, Walter Offutt was Ohio's rock. With 2:52 left in the game, and the Bobcats leading by three, a defender blew an… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Locker Room Interviews After Ohio Upsets Michigan
By: Blake Brodie, Grant Burkhardt
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Hear from Bobcats Reggie Keely, TJ Hall, Dj Cooper and Nick Kellogg after Ohio's 65-60 win over Michigan in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament @BobcatShowcase

Podcast: Previewing Ohio/Michigan From Nashville
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The WOUB guys talk about the key match-ups in Friday's NCAA Tournament game between Ohio and Michigan. Live from Broadway Avenue in Nashville, they talk about the Bobcats being the… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Controlling Athletic Hardaway A Big Key For Bobcats
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We'll keep it brief, as we know you have plenty of studying up to do for tomorrow's clash between Ohio and Michigan. Go ahead, rewatch Bobcat and Wolverine games on… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Press Conference Transcript From Cooper, Offutt and Keely
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Question. Guys, in your film study and just prepping for Michigan, what's the scariest thing you see about their offense, their defense, individual players, things like that? OFFUTT: Obviously three-point… Read More

Men’s Basketball: John Groce Press Conference Transcript
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Question. Coach, you've widely regarded Walter Offutt as one of your team's leaders this year, but he wasn't with you guys here at the tournament a couple of years ago. … Read More

Podcast: “Voice Of The Bobcats” Talks Ohio/Michigan
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Russ Eisenstein, the fourth-year play-by-play broadcaster of the Bobcats, discusses DJ Cooper's performance in the MAC Tournament and compares it to Armon Bassett's from 2010. Eisenstein also talks about the… Read More

Podcast: Former Michigan Broadcaster Swirsky Talks Bobcats/Wolverines
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Chuck Swirsky – Ohio University alumnus, former Michigan basketball broadcaster and current radio voice of the Chicago Bulls – joined WOUB's sports guys to talk about Friday's NCAA Tournament match-up… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Groce’s Name Linked To Big Ten Job Openings
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John Groce's streak of mid-major success in Athens has helped put his name on the list of a major coaching vacancy. According to Brian Rosenthal of the Lincoln (NE) Journal… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Cooper Named MVP As Ohio Wins MAC For Second Time In Three Seasons
By: Blake Brodie, Grant Burkhardt, Matt Archibald, Rob Guliano, Tanner Smith
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Dj Cooper leads 'Cats to NCAA Tournament Berth, but Bench Key in Win John Groce has said all year that "this is the deepest team I've ever had." That depth… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Ohio And Akron To Play For MAC Title Saturday Night
By: Blake Brodie, Grant Burkhardt, Matt Archibald
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The No.3 seed Ohio Bobcats take on the No.1 seed Akron Zips in tonight's Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship Game at 8 p.m. This is the third meeting between the teams… Read More

Watch “In Coop We Trust”
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Watch "In Coop We Trust" – WOUB's exclusive documentary detailing the journey of Ohio basketball point guard DJ Cooper – right here on this page on Wednesday night. The documentary… Read More

Cooper Documentary To Air Wednesday Night On WOUB.org
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Click here for the premiere of the documentary In just his junior season, Ohio point guard DJ Cooper is well on his way to becoming one of the Bobcats' all-time… Read More

Click Here For Live Post-Game Coverage of Ohio/Akron
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Starting approximately 20 minutes after the Ohio men's basketball game ends, WOUB will provide live post-game coverage online at WOUB.org/sports. Tune in for full highlights, analysis, statistics and press conference… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Marshall’s Words Still Linger As Ohio & Akron Square Off Again
By: Blake Brodie, Grant Burkhardt
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"I was actually just playing my normal game, the ref started talking to me about some of the stuff I do to prevent people from fouling me. I usually try… Read More

Podcast: Ohio Men’s Basketball Plays At Buffalo On Wednesday
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We talk about the stretch run of Ohio men's basketball's regular season and the Mid-American Conference basketball tournament. We debate which seed (1, 2, 3 or 4) is the most… Read More

Click Here For Live Post-Game Coverage of Ohio/UNC-Asheville
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Starting approximately 20 minutes after the Ohio men's basketball game ends, WOUB will provide live post-game coverage online at WOUB.org/sports. Tune in for full highlights, analysis, statistics and press conference… Read More

Click Here For Live Post-Game Coverage of Ohio/BGSU
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Starting approximately 20 minutes after the Ohio men's basketball game ends, WOUB will provide live post-game coverage online at WOUB.org/sports. Tune in for full highlights, analysis, statistics and press conference… Read More

Podcast: Previewing Ohio/BGSU With John Wagner Of The Toledo Blade
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AUDIO: We look at Ohio's struggles against a zone and the pros and cons to the MAC tournament format

WOUB Sports Announces Live Post-Game Coverage Of Ohio Men’s Basketball
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WOUB's coverage of Ohio men's basketball won't end when the game is over. For the first time, Bobcat basketball fans and alumni will be given unprecedented post-game coverage of the… Read More

MAC’s Assistant Commish Weighs In On Conference Realignment
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CBSSports.com's Brett McMurphy reported Tuesday that the University of Memphis is in final negotiations to become the newest member of the Big East Conference. Memphis has scheduled a press conference… Read More

Podcast: Football Recruiting With Rivals.com’s Josh Helmholdt
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Bobcat football hauled in 19 recruits on National Signing Day, as high school football players from all over the country made their college choices. We talked about local recruits with… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Ohio Draws UNC-Asheville In ESPN BracketBuster
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The last open spot on Ohio's regular season schedule has been filled by University of North Carolina-Asheville. Ohio will play its ESPN BracketBuster game on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7… Read More

Men’s basketball: Former Ohio coach talks about “Gary Trent Rule”
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Larry Hunter coached the Bobcats in one of the best eras ever for Ohio men's basketball. The 12-year head coach also coached Gary Trent, one of the most dominant players… Read More

Q&A with Gary Trent
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Bobcat basketball great Gary Trent sat down with WOUB at the Ohio basketball alumni reunion on September 10. Trent, a nine-year NBA veteran, talked about his years in Athens and… Read More