Feb. 23, 2017

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ATHENS, Ohio -- The 'Saul Phillips Show' is back on Thursday (Feb. 23) night on the Ohio IMG Sports Network from 6-7 p.m. ET. The program is at a new location this year -- Broney's on Court Street in uptown Athens, which is the same spot the 'Frank Solich Show' has been held at for the past two seasons.

The third-year head coach of Ohio men's basketball joins the ninth-year 'Voice of the Bobcats' Russ Eisenstein. Fans will hear recaps of previous games, a preview of upcoming matchups and from Bobcat student-athletes.

This week's student-athlete guest is senior forward Antonio Campbell (Cincinnati, Ohio), who played in 113 games and made 83 starts over four seasons for the Bobcats and ended his Ohio career ranking 22nd in program history with 1,257 points (11.1 per game), 10th with 81 rebounds (7.1 per game) and ninth with 119 blocks (1.1 per game). His career shooting percentage of 53.6 percent (498-of-929) ranks fifth in Ohio history. He tallied 32 career double-doubles. Campbell suffered a broken bone in his right foot that required season-ending surgery in January.

Campbell put together a stellar junior campaign in 2015-16, earning Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America, National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I First Team All-District 14, Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-MAC honors. He led the Bobcats in scoring with 17.1 points per game (fourth in MAC), a 56.6 percent field goal percentage (237-of-423; second in MAC, 39th in NCAA), 6.8 field goals made per game, 12.1 field goals attempted per game, 10.2 rebounds per game (second in MAC, 21st in NCAA) and 1.8 blocks per game (first in MAC, 59th in NCAA). He also ranked second on the team with 2.3 free throws made per game and 3.2 free throw attempts per game and third with 1.2 three-point field goals made per game and 3.3 three-point field goal attempts per game. Campbell led the team in scoring a team-high 15 times and rebounding a team-high 29 times in 2015-16. He posted double-digit points in a team-high 29 games and logged double-digit boards a team-high 20 times. He achieved a team-high 17 double-doubles, which ranks 19th in the NCAA. Campbell's 598 points in 2015-16 go down as the eighth-most in a single season in program history. He made 237 field goals, which ranks as the sixth-most in a single season in program history. He also hauled in 358 rebounds, which is the sixth-most in a single season in program history. His 63 blocks in 2015-16 are the eighth-most in a single season in program history.

Fans are encouraged to see the show live, but if you can't make it, it's on eight stations on the radio network.

The Bobcats (18-8, 10-5 MAC) have won five of their last six games -- including four in a row. On Tuesday (Feb. 21), freshman forward Jason Carter (Johnstown, Ohio) produced his fourth double-double with a career-high 25 points to go along with a game-high 11 rebounds as Ohio topped Miami, 79-62, at Millett Hall.

Ohio plays its final road game of the 2016-17 regular season on Saturday (Feb. 25), visiting MAC East Division rival Kent State (16-12, 8-7 MAC). The contest is slated to get underway at 7 p.m. ET at the M.AC. Center. The game will be televised regionally on Spectrum Sports and Buckeye Cable Sports Network and will also be broadcast on ESPN3 and streamed nationally on the WatchESPN app. 

Kent State knocked off MAC East Division rival Buffalo, 77-69, on Tuesday in Amherst, N.Y., which allowed Ohio to take over sole possession of second place in the overall league standings with three games to play.

In the first meeting of the season between the Bobcats and the Golden Flashes, Ohio dominated Kent State, 85-67, on Jan. 6 in a nationally televised matchup on ESPNU at the Convocation Center in Athens.

SHOW DATES
Feb. 23
March 2

SHOW STATIONS
Athens-WXTQ (105.5 FM)
Columbus-WYTS (1230 AM)
McConnelsville-WJAW (100.9 FM)
Middleport-WMPO (1390 AM)
Pomeroy-WMPO (103.7 FM)
Ravenswood, WV-WMOV (1360 AM)
Ripley, WV-WMOV (106.5 FM)
Wellston-WYPC (1330 AM)

Last Edited: 2/24/2017 12:26:58 PM by OU_Country