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Posted: 8/19/2026 4:49 PM
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I tried a search on the dreaded A.I. and got this survey of what's out there:

Physical Profile & Skill SetSize & Length: Imposing 7'1" frame with high-level standing reach that alters passing lanes and deters drivers naturally.Offensive Versatility: Possesses soft shooting touch, perimeter face-up ability, and comfort playing outside the paint rather than relying purely on explosive above-the-rim athleticism.Passing & IQ: High basketball IQ with good court vision out of the high post and pick-and-roll situations, utilizing his height to see over defenses.Rebounding: Instinctive rebounder who uses length and positioning effectively to secure boards inside

Areas of Question / DevelopmentMobility & Agility: Primary questions center on lateral quickness and functional fluidity moving defensively against faster, modern collegiate pick-and-roll sets.Physical Strength: Needs to continue filling out his slender frame to absorb contact from heavier traditional-low-post bangers.Rust/Action Time: Missed significant on-court playing time over two seasons at Rhode Island while undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, making his immediate transition and conditioning at Ohio a vital tracking point

But the official team roster doesn't have him listed. Did it fall through?
Thanks. He's on campus and with team.
I think that they can't add him to the roster until all the paperwork is completed, and he's officially enrolled as a student.
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Posted: 8/19/2026 7:36 PM
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Competition is always a good thing for any team, any sport.

It's time for all BA posters to rethink their two-deep rotation.
Maybe a hockey line change approach.
If there is one thing Boals has proven in his tenure at Ohio is that he will play 7-8 guys consistently, not 9-10. I would be shocked if he changed his approach.
Yep.

Will remain one of the hurdles. He's more likely to run 7 guys with 2-3 entirely different guys on and off the bench from game to game than run 9-10 at thinner minutes consistently, and boy do I hate that.

I hate to keep saying "on paper", but honestly - on paper - has Boals ever had a team that appeared to be this deep? We're not talking about Fisher, Kuany struggling to get minutes w/ Kelly finding his footing. We're talking 24 year old European pros. I mean, I really don't know much outside what we've seen in highlight tapes, but you gotta think the learning curve needed for D1 basketball has significantly tapered off and these boys are ready to run. I think our floor is significantly higher than in years past based just on the level of experience alone. But maybe I'm just overshooting it. I don't know man, but I'm almost as excited as I've ever been for a season. And coming off one of our recent worst... overly optimistic might be true. I'd love to see them use Ohio State as an early season measuring stick again.
You've captured my thoughts quite well. I've gone from a leader of the "Fire Boals" crowd to thinking he's probably the MAC COY the year next year with the talent he's assembled.

[Philosophically, I think COY awards should not go to the coach with the most victories, but to the coach who got the most with the least talent and/or the most trying circumstances. But, in reality, that's not the way the award is usually given at any level. Case in point, switching sports, to me Jack Lengyel will always be the COY for 1971 with but two victories in the first post-crash season at Marshall.]
“Probably the MAC COY next year.” Hoping that statement proves accurate but you realize that this team under Boals has never finished better than three seed and most seasons is a five seed. Miami and Akron have talent also and how many times has Akron ended up behind Ohio the last several seasons in the standings?
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Posted: 8/20/2026 10:38 AM
Bobcat1996 wrote:expand_more
Competition is always a good thing for any team, any sport.

It's time for all BA posters to rethink their two-deep rotation.
Maybe a hockey line change approach.
If there is one thing Boals has proven in his tenure at Ohio is that he will play 7-8 guys consistently, not 9-10. I would be shocked if he changed his approach.
Yep.

Will remain one of the hurdles. He's more likely to run 7 guys with 2-3 entirely different guys on and off the bench from game to game than run 9-10 at thinner minutes consistently, and boy do I hate that.

I hate to keep saying "on paper", but honestly - on paper - has Boals ever had a team that appeared to be this deep? We're not talking about Fisher, Kuany struggling to get minutes w/ Kelly finding his footing. We're talking 24 year old European pros. I mean, I really don't know much outside what we've seen in highlight tapes, but you gotta think the learning curve needed for D1 basketball has significantly tapered off and these boys are ready to run. I think our floor is significantly higher than in years past based just on the level of experience alone. But maybe I'm just overshooting it. I don't know man, but I'm almost as excited as I've ever been for a season. And coming off one of our recent worst... overly optimistic might be true. I'd love to see them use Ohio State as an early season measuring stick again.
You've captured my thoughts quite well. I've gone from a leader of the "Fire Boals" crowd to thinking he's probably the MAC COY the year next year with the talent he's assembled.

[Philosophically, I think COY awards should not go to the coach with the most victories, but to the coach who got the most with the least talent and/or the most trying circumstances. But, in reality, that's not the way the award is usually given at any level. Case in point, switching sports, to me Jack Lengyel will always be the COY for 1971 with but two victories in the first post-crash season at Marshall.]
“Probably the MAC COY next year.” Hoping that statement proves accurate but you realize that this team under Boals has never finished better than three seed and most seasons is a five seed. Miami and Akron have talent also and how many times has Akron ended up behind Ohio the last several seasons in the standings?
I may be over-estimating the talent on this team, but sometimes good talent can cover a multitude of coaching sins. Also, Akron has a new coach and Miami sucks.
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Posted: 8/21/2026 5:31 PM
I'm of the belief that having Pav returning (if in fact the courts allow him one more year) is nothing but good news for Ohio hoops.

I'm curious, however, if one of two between Sheldon and Hadaway is returning to Athens for one more season, who would BA be more interested in if you had to select one? It's a no-brainer for me, but I'd like to hear other opinions first.
Last Edited: 8/21/2026 5:32:36 PM by bobcatsquared
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Posted: 8/21/2026 5:39 PM
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I'm of the belief that having Pav returning (if in fact the courts allow him one more year) is nothing but good news for Ohio hoops.

I'm curious, however, if one of two between Sheldon and Hadaway is returning to Athens for one more season, who would BA be more interested in if you had to select one? It's a no-brainer for me, but I'd like to hear other opinions first.
Neither. Hadaway’s attitude wore thin and Sheldon just wouldn’t be productive enough. Wish them well in future endeavors, but pass on both.
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Posted: 8/21/2026 8:15 PM
but, if you had to select one?
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Posted: 8/22/2026 11:44 PM
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but, if you had to select one?
Sheldon
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Last Edited: 8/22/2026 11:44:52 PM by OhioCatFan
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Posted: 8/24/2026 7:09 PM
If you follow Boals on twitter or Instagram, he posted a picture of the team together. Makitan looks almost as tall as Icke…
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Posted: 8/24/2026 8:11 PM
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If you follow Boals on twitter or Instagram, he posted a picture of the team together. Makitan looks almost as tall as Icke…
That's Petkov in front of Ledegen. Everyone is here.
Last Edited: 8/24/2026 8:12:16 PM by shabamon
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Posted: 8/26/2026 10:29 AM
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If you follow Boals on twitter or Instagram, he posted a picture of the team together. Makitan looks almost as tall as Icke…
That's Petkov in front of Ledegen. Everyone is here.
Some things to note from that pic:
1. Pavs got stronger
2. Javan thinned down
3. Che looks like he is genuinely happy all the time
4. Dusan looks way taller than expected
5. Kuany always looks happy too which is awesome for this team
6. This team just looks like it will be fun to watch. LET'S GO!
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Posted: 8/26/2026 11:01 AM
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If you follow Boals on twitter or Instagram, he posted a picture of the team together. Makitan looks almost as tall as Icke…
That's Petkov in front of Ledegen. Everyone is here.
Some things to note from that pic:
1. Pavs got stronger
2. Javan thinned down
3. Che looks like he is genuinely happy all the time
4. Dusan looks way taller than expected
5. Kuany always looks happy too which is awesome for this team
6. This team just looks like it will be fun to watch. LET'S GO!
I hope Petkov enjoys his time in Athens. His IG looks like an extended Mediterranean honeymoon with his girlfriend who umm... well done, son.

I'd be curious to learn with all these guys who are into their 20s and playing ball for these professional clubs overseas, what does coming to America, enrolling in college, and playing ball in the MAC do better for them?
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Posted: 8/26/2026 2:51 PM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
If you follow Boals on twitter or Instagram, he posted a picture of the team together. Makitan looks almost as tall as Icke…
That's Petkov in front of Ledegen. Everyone is here.
Some things to note from that pic:
1. Pavs got stronger
2. Javan thinned down
3. Che looks like he is genuinely happy all the time
4. Dusan looks way taller than expected
5. Kuany always looks happy too which is awesome for this team
6. This team just looks like it will be fun to watch. LET'S GO!
I hope Petkov enjoys his time in Athens. His IG looks like an extended Mediterranean honeymoon with his girlfriend who umm... well done, son.

I'd be curious to learn with all these guys who are into their 20s and playing ball for these professional clubs overseas, what does coming to America, enrolling in college, and playing ball in the MAC do better for them?
Bolstering resumes for big euro club contracts would be my guess. European ball has a lot of ladders and tiers. A lot of these kids start playing low-pro ball at 16 and stay within a larger system for years. So likely trying to step outside that ladder system and show what they can do with minutes. Probably think there is a better opportunity here, better training, more eyes, more access, the whole shebang.

Same reason people from America end up in Europe. New experiences. Six figures to do so. Some of these european guys have only ever seen COLLEGE on American TV shows, now they're being sent to one of the biggest party schools in America. That's gotta be a trip.
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Posted: 8/27/2026 11:20 AM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
If you follow Boals on twitter or Instagram, he posted a picture of the team together. Makitan looks almost as tall as Icke…
That's Petkov in front of Ledegen. Everyone is here.
Some things to note from that pic:
1. Pavs got stronger
2. Javan thinned down
3. Che looks like he is genuinely happy all the time
4. Dusan looks way taller than expected
5. Kuany always looks happy too which is awesome for this team
6. This team just looks like it will be fun to watch. LET'S GO!
I hope Petkov enjoys his time in Athens. His IG looks like an extended Mediterranean honeymoon with his girlfriend who umm... well done, son.
I definitely didn't run to IG to confirm the girlfriend claim...


But you're not wrong.
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Posted: 8/27/2026 1:35 PM
It looks like the international players are on the roster page on ohiobocats.com now whereas they were not a week or so ago. I assume that this is because they weren't enrolled until now. Pavs is still, unsurprisingly, not on the official roster even though he apparently, per the picture, is with the team. Lawsuits pending, I presume, as mentioned earlier in another thread.

Moek Icke is listed at 7'1".

I also notice, although it probably doesn't mean much, that Dusan Makitan is listed as #13 which I think Pavs wore the prior two seasons.
Last Edited: 8/27/2026 1:41:45 PM by Victory
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Posted: 8/27/2026 4:44 PM
"It looks like the international players are on the roster page on ohiobocats.com now whereas they were not a week or so ago. I assume that this is because they weren't enrolled until now. Pavs is still, unsurprisingly, not on the official roster even though he apparently, per the picture, is with the team. Lawsuits pending, I presume, as mentioned earlier in another thread."

Victory you are correct about the lawsuits. They will continue for weeks. The NCAA has no idea who will be playing in November.
Last Edited: 8/27/2026 4:45:42 PM by Bobcat1996
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