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Football: LaVon Brazill Talks NFL Draft
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It's April 19. The NFL Draft begins in exactly one week. That means former Ohio wide receiver LaVon Brazill is seven, eight or nine days away from arguably the most… Read More

Report: Ohio’s Christian Chooses Assistant Coaches
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Jim Christian has assembled his first Ohio Bobcats coaching staff. Originally reported by The Athens Messenger's Jason Arkley and confirmed by Ohio Athletics, Christian's four assistants will be Bill Wuczynski,… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Jim Christian’s Salary A Sign Of “Investment” To Basketball
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Ohio's head men's basketball coach Jim Christian will receive a $425,000 base salary for the next five years. The $425,000 makes Christian the highest paid employee at Ohio University ahead… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Dionne Cooper Says Dj Will Remain a Bobcat
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Ohio point guard Dj Cooper's mother, Dionne Cooper, says her son is staying at Ohio University for his senior year. "When Dj signed his commitment papers to play college basketball,… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Ohio Ranked For The First Time In 17 Years
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Jim Christian was announced Tuesday as the 17th head coach in Ohio men's basketball history. Whether or not Christian will be the lucky charm for Ohio basketball is yet to… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Boals Had “Brief Conversation” With Schaus About Coaching Position
By: Grant Burkhardt, Matt Archibald
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Ohio University Athletic Director Jim Schaus contacted Ohio State assistant men's basketball coach Jeff Boals on Thursday to inquire about Ohio's vacant head coaching position. The vacant position has since… Read More

TCU’s Jim Christian Expected To Be Announced As New Ohio Basketball Coach
By: Grant Burkhardt, Matt Archibald
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Jason Arkley of the Athens Messenger reported on Twitter on Monday that TCU head basketball coach Jim Christian will be announced as Ohio's new head basketball coach, replacing former Bobcat… Read More

CBS Sports: Ohio To Hire TCU’s Christian As Next Basketball Coach
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A report from CBSSports' Jeff Goodman surfaced Sunday evening that said Texas Christian University head men's basketball coach Jeff Christian will replace John Groce at Ohio University. That story hit… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Ohio Players React To Rumors Of Groce-To-Illinois
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Since the Bobcats' NCAA Tournament run finished this past Friday, frequent reports have stated that current Ohio head coach John Groce has expressed interest in taking over the head coaching… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Illinois Turns to Groce, Fans Turn To Petition
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Bobcat Nation was strong in the NCAA Tournament. Green-and-White supporters bought up the most tickets in Nashville, the site of Ohio's second and third round games. Many of those same… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Groce Earns Bonuses From Sweet 16 Run
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The Ohio Bobcats' run to the Sweet 16 earned them national prominence, a huge lift in excitement from fans, and for head coach John Groce, a pay raise from bonuses… Read More

Men’s Basketball: UNC Always Had An Answer
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Sir Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. That couldn't have been more true in the final four minutes of… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Locker Room Interviews After Ohio Bows Out In Sweet 16
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Ohio's players and coach talk about losing to North Carolina in the Sweet 16.

Men’s Basketball: 42 Could Be The Magic Number Against UNC
By: Blake Brodie, Grant Burkhardt, Matt Archibald, Rob Guliano
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"Shot Ready." That's what Ohio guards Nick Kellogg and Walter Offutt said they will be Friday night when No. 13 Ohio takes on No. 1 North Carolina in the Sweet… Read More

Men’s Basketball Interviews: Groce And The Bobcats Talk About North Carolina
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Ohio head coach John Groce and players Walter Offutt, Nick Kellogg and Jon Smith talked about playing North Carolina.

Men’s Basketball: Ohio Flexed Its Smaller Muscles In Third-Round Win
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The South Florida Bulls front court players were as big, thick, athletic and long as their listed height and weights hinted they would be. Augustus Gilchrist (6-foot-10, 241 pounds), Ron… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Expect Offenses To Struggle In Sunday’s Ohio/USF Clash
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After a scan of South Florida's numbers on the season and seeing them beat #5 Temple in Nashville Friday night, here are a couple keys for Ohio to get to… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Was Cooper’s MAC Tourney Run Better Than Bassett’s?
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"In Coop We Trust" tweets, shirts and posters were seen in bunches during the Mid-American Conference Tournament, and why not? Dj Cooper's three-game heroics could go down as the best… Read More

Ohio NCAA Tournament Game: Bobcats Not Listening To National Noise
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In Ohio's last trip to the NCAA Tournament, the 14th-seeded Bobcats weren't given much of a chance against the third-seeded Georgetown Hoyas. The spread for the game was Hoyas minus-13.5…. Read More

Men’s Basketball: Ivo Baltic Nominated For “Best Name” Of NCAA Tournament
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#13 Ohio Will Face #4 Michigan Friday in the Midwest Regional
By: Blake Brodie, Matt Archibald
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The Ohio Bobcats (27-7), fresh off its exhilarating, 64-63 win over Akron in the MAC tournament championship, was awarded the number 13 seed in the Midwest Regional Sunday and will… 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

Men’s Basketball: Ohio Survives Toledo, Advances To MAC Semis
By: Blake Brodie, Matt Archibald
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1st 2nd Total Toledo 24 33 57 Ohio 26 39 65 Overview: Ohio head coach John Groce and Ohio's players said in practice this week that a… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Three Bobcats Earn All-MAC Awards
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The Mid-American Conference announced its Men's All-MAC teams Wednesday; three Ohio Bobcats made the lists. Dj Cooper was the lone guard on the All-MAC First Team list. Mitchell Watt, the… Read More
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