ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio held a short-handed Western Michigan team to 30.2 percent shooting to take a 56-61 victory on Wednesday night at The Convo.

D.J. Cooper was the only Ohio player to score in double digits, finishing with 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. The Bobcats (16-4, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) shot only 35.3 percent and committed 14 turnovers, but forced 17.

Getting substantial playing time because of a first-half injury to Demetrius Ward, freshman Austin Richie led the Broncos (9-11, 3-3 MAC) with 16 points. Mike Douglas added 12 points but was only 2 of 13 from the field with six turnovers. Shayne Whittington carried the load inside with nine points and 13 rebounds with leading scorer and rebounder Matt... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio came back from an eight-point deficit late in the second half to score a 69-65 victory against rival Miami on Gary Trent Day on Saturday in front of a crowd of 13,011 fans in The Convo.

Ivo Baltic had a game-high 20 points to lead the way, and Walter Offutt had a late steal and layup to give the Bobcats (15-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) the lead and then grabbed a key offensive rebound while finishing with 15 points. D.J. Cooper and Reggie Keely added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Brian Sullivan came off the bench to lead the RedHawks (5-12, 1-4 MAC) with 16 points. Drew McGhee added 10 points, while the MAC’s leading scorer Julian Mavunga was held to seven points and 10 rebounds in 31 foul-plagued... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Eighteen years after leaving Ohio University, Gary Trent returned Saturday and was honored by having his jersey retired before a sellout crowd of 13,011 at The Convo.

Known as the “Shaq of the MAC,” Trent is the only player ever to win the league Player of the Year honors three times, averaging 22.7 points and 11.3 rebounds in three seasons for the Bobcats.

His No. 20 jersey joined those of Frank Baumholtz, Walter Luckett, Dave Jamerson and coach Jim Snyder hanging in the rafters during a halftime ceremony.

“This honor here is just unbelievable and to me it’s a lifetime award because 100 years from now or 200 years from now, I’ll be long gone, but that jersey will still hang and students who never met me, students who aren’t... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio scored 21 straight points early in the second half to run away with an 87-65 victory against Kent State on Wednesday night at The Convo.

Walter Offutt scored a career-high 19 points, and D.J. Cooper added 18 points as five Bobcats reached double figures. Nick Kellogg connected on five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points, Ivo Baltic tallied 11 points and Reggie Keely scored 10 points.

Chris Evans came off the bench to lead Kent State (12-5, 2-2 Mid-American conference) with 18 pionts. Michael Porrini had 10 points, while leading scorer Justin Greene was held to 10 points.

Ohio (14-4, 2-2 MAC) led by three at halftime and the lead was cut to one with a Porrini basket to open the second half, but the Bobcats dominated the... <Read More>

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AKRON, Ohio – Akron shot 44 free throws, four Ohio players fouled out and the Zips pulled out a 68-63 victory against the Bobcats on Saturday at James A. Rhodes Arena.

Seven-footer Zeke Marshall scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds as Ohio forwards Ivo Baltic, Reggie Keely and Jon Smith all were limited by fouls and all eventually were disqualified. Brett McClanahan and Nick Harney had 10 points apiece for the Zips (11-6, 3-0 Mid American Conference).

In a balanced effort, D.J. Cooper led the Bobcats (13-4, 1-2 MAC) with 13 points but was just 2 of 15 from the field. Walter Offutt and Nick Kellogg each scored 11 points and Ivo Baltic had 10 points.

Ohio led the majority of the game, but never by more than five points. Akron finally... <Read More>