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Campbell Named MAC East Player of the Week
By: Max McDulin
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Tony Campbell earned Mid-American Conference East division Player of the Week honors on Monday. Campbell starred for the Bobcats and helped lead the team to a 2-0 record this past week. He averaged a team-high 27.0 points and also reeled in 12.5 rebound per game. The big man shot a ridiculou 70.0 percent from the field for… Read More
Campbell Leads Ohio in Rout of Buffalo
By: Mitchell Lyons
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The Ohio Bobcats (16-8, 7-5) found themselves in familiar territory Friday night leading by double digits at the half. This time, however, they did not make things interesting by letting their opponents back in the game. Rather, they cruised to a 94-75 victory over the Buffalo Bulls (14-11, 7-5). Just six days earlier, on February… Read More
Big Nights From Kaminsky and Campbell Give Ohio Win over Ball State
By: Blake Baker
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Critical plays at critical moments helped Ohio hold onto a 72-69 victory over Ball State Tuesday night. With about a minute to go, Kenny Kaminski hit a 3-pointer to give the ‘Cats a three-point lead, and Treg Setty’s jumper found the bottom of the net with 15 seconds to play to seal it for Ohio…. Read More
Ohio Looking for Second Road Win in MAC Play
By: Blake Baker
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Ohio basketball will have a chance to snag its second road conference this season when it travels to Ball State Tuesday night. The matchup will be the second of the year between the two teams. In the first, the ‘Cats beat Ball State 79-73. Tony Campbell played a huge part in the win, scoring 27… Read More
Late Push from Simmons Gives Ohio Win over Northern Illinois
By: Mitchell Lyons
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A late charge from Jaaron Simmons propelled Ohio to an 80-69 victory. With 5:10 to go in the game, Ohio had blown a 16-point halftime lead and trailed 65-62. Antonio Campbell put up a 3-pointer and missed. The rebound was tipped around until Campbell went sliding for the rebound and got it around half court…. Read More
Ohio Looks to be Patient against Northern Illinois
By: Max McDulin
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Saturday’s matchup between the Ohio Bobcats and the Northern Illinois Huskies features two squads that are seemingly headed in opposite directions. The Bobcats had won two in a row before falling 80-68 to Mid-American Conference leading Akron in a game that was far closer than the score suggested. On the other side of things, the Huskies… Read More
Turnovers Hurt Ohio in Loss to Akron
By: Blake Baker
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Ohio’s late push fell short Tuesday night, as the division leading Akron Zips topped the Bobcats 80-68 in a crucial conference game. “That’s Akron,” Treg Setty said. “They got up in us a little bit, but some of it is our fault. We beat ourselves a lot. It’s really frustrating when you find out how… Read More
Jaaron Simmons Named MAC Player of the Week by YP.com
By: Taylor Nimmo
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YP.com names Jaaron Simmons MAC player of the week. The redshirt sophomore guard made major contributions to help Ohio go 2-0 in the fourth week of conference play. Simmons averaged 12.5 assists, 10.5 points and five rebounds per game. Simmons tied the school and conferene record with 17 assists and nabbed his fourth double-double of… Read More
Campbell’s Career-High Leads Ohio Past Kent State
By: Michael Drapcho, Mitchell Lyons
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Antonio Campbell scored 21 points on January 16 against Kent State. On Friday, Campbell scored 22 points in the second half alone to guide Ohio (13-7, 4-4) past the first place Kent State Golden Flashes (15-6, 6-2) 72-61. With 16:11 left in the second half Khaliq Spicer went up for awide open dunk, that would… Read More
Ohio Gets Close Win on the Road
By: Mitchell Lyons
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The Bobcats survived a second half scare and managed to defeat Toledo 81-79 to earn their first road MAC road win. With nine minutes to go in the game, the Ohio Bobcats were leading the Toledo Rockets, 72-53. It looked like it was going to run away with the game, but that did not happen…. Read More
Ohio Drops Third Straight on Road, Falls to Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant, Mich. was not very pleasant to the Ohio Bobcats. For the first time all season the Bobcats were let down by their offense. Ohio fell to the Central Michigan Chippewas by a score of 72-49. Ohio, came out firing, scoring 13 points in the first five minutes of the game before scoring just 36… Read More
Ohio and Central Michigan to Square off in Matchup of Strong Offenses
By: Mitchell Lyons
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Saturday’s contest between the Ohio Bobcats and the Central Michigan Chippewa’s will feature two teams that have similar styles and are in need of a win to get to .500 in MAC play. Both team’s come into the match with a 2-3 record in MAC play. Ohio has beaten Western Michigan and Ball State and… Read More
Strong Second Half Propels Ohio Past Western Michigan
By: Blake Baker
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An impressive offensive performance from Ohio resulted in a much needed 82-64 win over Western Michigan Tuesday night. For much of the game, the teams were evenly matched. Both squads entered the game 1-3 in conference play, and each plays a physical style of basketball. The lead changed hands 6 times and the score was… Read More
Ohio Men’s Basketball: Stepping Up When It Counts
By: Patrick Klinger
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With one of the youngest teams in school history, starting forward Treg Setty is the lone senior on the Ohio Bobcats roster. That puts the Green and White in a fascinating position in which many of its juniors must step into leadership roles. “We have a very small amount of experience on this team,” second… Read More
Kent State Fends Off Bobcats 89-82
By: Mitchell Lyons
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It was a rough night for the Ohio Bobcats defense Saturday night against the Kent State Golden Flashes. Ohio gave up 89 total points, including 51 in the second half and winded up falling 89-82. On its way to 51-second half points, Kent State drew 19 fouls and made 21 free throws compared to just… Read More
Treg Setty’s Final Season
By: Michael Drapcho
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Technical Fouls and Turnovers Cost ‘Cats in 2nd Half against Bowling Green
By: Blake Baker, Michael Drapcho
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Inconsistent play in a true tale of two halves decided Ohio basketball’s 91-75 loss to Bowling Green Tuesday night. The Bobcats got off to a red hot start as the went on a 10-2 run and shot perfect from the field until just under four minutes in. They scored 20 points in the first six… Read More
Bobcats Set to Take on Falcons Tuesday
By: Mitchell Lyons
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Tuesday’s matchup between Ohio and Bowling Green features a pair of teams looking to capture their second MAC win. The Bobcats come into this contest with a 10-4 overall record and 1-1 in MAC play. They are coming off a 79-73 point win over Ball State. In the game, junior forward Antonio Campbell scored a… Read More
Campbell Leads Ohio in Win Over Ball State
By: Mitchell Lyons
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The Ohio Bobcats picked up their first win of conference play, 79-73, thanks in large part to Antonio Campbell. The junior forward had a career-high 27 points and four 3-pointers in the win over Ball State. Campbell started off the game by hitting back-to-back threes, giving Ohio lead a 6-4 at the under 16-minute timeout. After the… Read More
Bobcats Fall to Huskies in First MAC Contest of Season
By: Mitchell Lyons
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Ohio’s five-game winning streak was snapped in Wednesday’s 80-69 road loss to NIU. With 10:40 to go in the second half, redshirt senior Treg Setty hit a three-pointer to give the Bobcats a 53-52 lead, but that was the last lead the team saw in the game. One minute later, Aaric Armstead completed a three-point-play,… Read More
Setty Leads Ohio in Blowout Win
By: Blake Baker
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Treg Setty’s stellar performance and a huge run to open the second half helped the Bobcats close nonconference play on a high note, as they defeated UC Riverside 81-59 on Wednesday. Ohio returned to the Convo after a nine-day holiday break and didn’t appear to miss a beat. Setty had the best all-around night for Ohio. Not… Read More
Drew Crabtree Earns Scholarship
By: Mitchell Lyons
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On Monday, December 28, junior Drew Crabtree got a holiday present from the Ohio Men’s Basketball team as he was placed on scholarship. The Ohio University Managers made the announcement via twitter. WALK ON NO LONGER! Congratulations to @OU_drewski12 for being awarded a scholarship! pic.twitter.com/q6YHE1AkgB — Ohio Managers (@OhioUManagers) December 28, 2015 Crabtree, a junior, and… Read More
Campbell’s Double-Double Propels Ohio to Win
By: Blake Baker
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The sixth double-double of the year for Tony Campbell was enough to lift Ohio basketball over Arkansas Pine Bluff 65-58 despite an inconsistent team performance. Campbell had the biggest impact on the game from either team. His 26 points, a new-career high, led all scorers. He was also a mainstay inside, nabbing 12 rebounds and… Read More
Ohio Outlasts Jackson State
By: Mitchell Lyons
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It was not pretty, but the Ohio Bobcats got the 72-67 home win against the Jackson State Tigers on Thursday night. Ohio was outrebounded on the offensive glass 20 to 10, and Jackson State had 18 more second chance points than the Bobcats. However, the Bobcats made 17 more free throws and had five blocks, which… Read More
Campbell’s Big Day Lifts Ohio Over Cleveland State
By: Blake Baker
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A big day from Bobcat big man Tony Campbell lifted Ohio over Cleveland State 76-67 on Saturday at the Q Arena in Cleveland. Campbell led the Bobcats with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Vikings noticeably struggled with containing Campbell. Also scoring in double-figures were Jaaron Simmons with 13 and Jordan Dartis with 15. Dartis turned in… Read More