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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats roll past Western Michigan; over .500 in MAC play for first time since 2016-17
By: Jensen Knecht
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – On Tuesday, the Ohio Bobcats faced the Western Michigan Broncos at the Convocation Center with the goal of having a winning MAC record. The Bobcats’ energy… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats stymied by Kent State’s relentless offense, suffocating defense
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Ohio Bobcats (7-6, 3-4) welcomed the Kent State Golden Flashes (6-3, 3-2) to the Convocation Center on Saturday with hopes of going above .500 in… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Preston Returns, Bobcats defeat Miami in “Battle of the Bricks” Part One
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Bobcats got their star player back on Tuesday night. After missing the previous four games with a lower leg injury, Jason Preston had his name… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats have five players in double figures; sneak past NIU
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio — A win is a win. Northern Illinois fired its head coach Mark Montgomery on Sunday, so that meant Lamar Chapman stepped in as interim head coach. In… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Turnovers prove costly as Ohio falls to rival Marshall, 81-67
By: Joe Collins
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The Ohio Bobcats took a quick trip down to Huntington, W.Va. to take on one of their non-conference rivals, the Marshall Thundering Herd. The Bobcats (4-2) hot start to the… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Despite last-minute schedule addition, Bobcats run past Purdue Northwest
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio — About 29 hours prior to tip-off, it was officially announced that Ohio was playing a basketball game on Thursday afternoon. After Mississippi Valley State canceled its matchup… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats ride record-setting scoring run to rout Cleveland State
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio — 40 unanswered points. It never happened in NCAA Division I until Sunday at the Convocation Center. It all started with under two minutes left in the first… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats ‘Excited’ for Third Matchup with Akron
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — After defeating Central Michigan in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, Ohio coach Jeff Boals was asked how he was going to pack for his… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Preston, Vander Plas Lead ‘Cats to Blowout Victory over CMU
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, Ohio — Jason Preston and Ben Vander Plas sat together at the podium in the post-game press conference. It wasn’t the first time, and it surely won’t be the… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Late-Season Surge Earns ‘Cats Home Game in MAC Tournament
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, Ohio — Somewhere along the 220-mile trip back to Athens from Muncie, Indiana on the 1st day of February, Ohio coach Jeff Boals decided his team needed a pick-me-up… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats Gut Out Crucial Win over Kent State on Senior Night
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, Ohio — Jordan Dartis stood alone at the free throw line. It wasn’t unlike a player shooting fouls shots at the end of a long practice to keep that… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats Make Statement in Win over Buffalo
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, Ohio — Since Mid-American Conference play began back in the first week of January, the Bobcats have been searching for their “turning point”. They’ve twice blown sizeable halftime leads… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats Cap Off OU’s 216th Birthday with Win over Central Michigan
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — At 2:16 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, the bells of Cutler Hall rang to celebrate the 216th anniversary of the founding of Ohio University. At 8:57 p.m., the… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats Grind Out Win over Western Michigan
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — By the time mid-February rolls around in the college basketball season, teams tend to be banged up and worn down. For this reason, this period is often… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats’ Stout Defense, Preston’s Triple-Double Fuel Blowout Win over Miami
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — On what would become a truly historic day for Ohio basketball, the longest-tenured Bobcat wasted no time rewriting the record books. Just over a minute into the… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats Fall in Shootout to Akron
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — When a young team develops, there are often, years down the road, that people can look back on and say ‘That is when they figured it out’…. Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats ‘Close’, But Still Fall to Red-Hot Rockets
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — In the month of January, since Mid-American Conference play began, the Bobcats have scratched and clawed their way to a lead in the second half of all… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Dartis’ Hot Shooting Helps Bobcats Overcome Turnover Bug in Win Over EMU
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — With less than a minute to play and the Bobcats up just three points, Lunden McDay stood in the corner in front of his bench as the… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats Offense Falls Flat Against Campbell
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — Outside the Convo, it was a wet, dreary late-December day. Inside, the Bobcats’ offense didn’t make it any better. Behind a shooting performance that saw Ohio make… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Dartis, Vander Plas Power Bobcats Past Morehead State
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — With 3:34 to play in the first half, Ohio head coach Jeff Boals called emphatically timeout and took his coat off, showing a level of frustration with… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats Run Out of Gas in Loss to Purdue
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — For the first time in nearly two decades, Ohio got to play host to a team from the Big Ten with Purdue paying a visit to Athens… Read More
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Ohio Bobcats Film Room: Dartis and Preston lead Ohio past Detroit Mercy
By: Michael Roth
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The Ohio Bobcats (5-3) got a 91-81 victory over the Detroit Mercy (1-5) Titans on Sunday November 30th in the Convocation Center. For the Bobcats, Jordan Dartis led the way… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Overmatched ‘Cats Drop First Game of Season to No. 10 Villanova
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — For the first 14 minutes, the Bobcats were playing even with Villanova. As a matter of fact, with 6:47 to play in the first half, Ohio held… Read More
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Ohio Bobcats Film Room: Preston leads Ohio past Iona
By: Michael Roth
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Ohio stayed unbeaten in the 2019-20 season on Wednesday night with a 81-72 win over Iona. Jason Preston was the main guy offensively for the Bobcats, posting a career-high 27… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Jason Preston has broke out in 2019
By: Michael Roth
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After only scoring 6.0 PPG and 3.4 APG his Freshman season, Jason Preston has exploded offensively. Through three games, Preston has scored 18 PPG grabbed 9 RPG and dished out… Read More