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Ted Thompson
12/21/2025 10:37 AM

Use this thread to talk about anything game-related. For away games, we'll have a separate travel thread.

Date: Monday December 22nd, 2025 12:00 PM

Opponent: Miami-Hamilton  (5-3)

Site: Convocation Center

TV/Webcast: ESPN+

Radio: The Varsity Network App (free) 

Miami-Hamilton roster 

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71 BOBCAT
12/21/2025 4:43 PM
WHO CARES?






GO BOBCATS
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Bobcat1996
12/21/2025 9:45 PM
Playing Hocking College would bring more interest.
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CatsUp
12/22/2025 9:54 AM
With what I’ve seen so far, I would find an intra squad scrimmage that was open to the public more entertaining and perhaps more telling. At least there would be a bigger sample size for me (yeah I’m being selfish) and my untrained eyes to see if my opinions on playing time in a couple of cases has something to it or is just off base. For instance, Kuany against BG appeared to be the only player on the floor who could match up (and maybe exceed) athletically with 2-3 of the BG players (Maybe Kelly too but he just had an off night). I know basketball is more than athleticism alone but he has been doing other things pretty well too IMHO.

Also, I did notice Towns’ antics after the game. I was watching him in particular at times and thought to myself that he seems to be controlling his emotions and maybe he now is a mature young man. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt. Near the end of the game however my thoughts began to change. He started hanging out near the Ohio bench with a little chirping during free throws, etc., and I’m thinking, no, he’s not matured and he’s going to ramp up showing himself. And, he did. Seriously, I do hope he soon learns to control his emotions.
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greencat
12/22/2025 10:36 AM
Bobcat1996 wrote:expand_more
Playing Hocking College would bring more interest.
Fiami-Hamilton beat the Commuity College of Beaver and Hocking lost to them.

Tasteless punchlines about Community College of Beaver not needed.
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OUbobcat9092
12/22/2025 11:23 AM
Paveletze sitting out the game today to rest his knee.
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greencat
12/22/2025 12:34 PM
This is pathetic.

Is this not a game we should be up 20 at the half and win by 30 or 40?
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ts1227
12/22/2025 12:46 PM
Why is half of the conference playing similar games today?
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GraffZ06
12/22/2025 12:53 PM
Ajay Sheldon amd Dior Conners are terrific 3pt shooters. As long as the guys guarding them are under 6'2 and slow.
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greencat
12/22/2025 12:57 PM
Evans not in the game at all in the first half.

My gut says he's a good candidate to play for Fiami-Hamilton next season.
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OUbobcat9092
12/22/2025 1:12 PM
greencat wrote:expand_more
This is pathetic.

Is this not a game we should be up 20 at the half and win by 30 or 40?
Up 18 at the half not enough for you?
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Pete Chouteau
12/22/2025 1:16 PM
Did you know the Wendy's Meal of Misfortune hasn't been available since mid-to-late September?
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FearLeon
12/22/2025 1:37 PM
greencat wrote:expand_more
Evans not in the game at all in the first half.

My gut says he's a good candidate to play for Fiami-Hamilton next season.
No way Evans can take up a schollie next year. Zero development from freshman to sophomore season.
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RSBobcat
12/22/2025 1:55 PM
7 players with double digit scoring that did not include Pavs or Hadaway.....
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OUbobcat9092
12/22/2025 1:58 PM
26 assists
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Andrew Ruck
12/22/2025 2:08 PM
Jordan Fisher leading scorer!

Padded the 3 pointer stats today...remember that if you look up our season stats and think "maybe we aren't THAT bad" from 3.

Only thing real troubling from the box score is Jalen Breath with 5 turnovers, 0 points & 0 boards in 13 minutes.
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Bobcat1998
12/22/2025 2:16 PM
Andrew Ruck wrote:expand_more
Jordan Fisher leading scorer!

Padded the 3 pointer stats today...remember that if you look up our season stats and think "maybe we aren't THAT bad" from 3.

Only thing real troubling from the box score is Jalen Breath with 5 turnovers, 0 points & 0 boards in 13 minutes.
I know it was against a horrible team but Jordan Fisher should be playing NOW. He should be getting a look over Elliott, Conners and Sheldon. Give him 3 each of their mins. Dude is long, athletic and super savvy.
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ohiocatfan1
12/22/2025 2:59 PM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Evans not in the game at all in the first half.

My gut says he's a good candidate to play for Fiami-Hamilton next season.
No way Evans can take up a schollie next year. Zero development from freshman to sophomore season.
Whiff in recruiting or just not developing once in Athens?
Last Edited: 12/22/2025 3:00:05 PM by ohiocatfan1
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greencat
12/22/2025 3:56 PM
OUbobcat9092 wrote:expand_more
Up 18 at the half not enough for you?
We were up 6 with nine minutes left in the first half.

Fiami Hamilton is not an NCAA member; they are in something called the United States Collegiate Athletic Association USCAA Division II

Other members include:
Bay Path University, The Crown College,Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,Five Towns College, Villa Maria College, etc.

Is this who we want Ohio basketball to be just sort of good enough against?

(outscoring them 50-25 in the second was more in line with the purpose of this game)

The less outstanding:
Hadaway with five points
Breath zero points
Elliott with three points
Evans with two points in 13 minutes
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bobcat 2000
12/22/2025 4:16 PM
definetly its both. recruiting not up to par.players aren,t being fully utilized.
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GoCats105
12/22/2025 4:19 PM
ohiocatfan1 wrote:expand_more
Evans not in the game at all in the first half.

My gut says he's a good candidate to play for Fiami-Hamilton next season.
No way Evans can take up a schollie next year. Zero development from freshman to sophomore season.
Whiff in recruiting or just not developing once in Athens?
I think it's the latter. We don't develop bigs.
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Casper71
12/22/2025 7:07 PM
Really nice to see that our younger recruits can beat a branch campus basketball team. I know everybody does it now but I don’t remember back in the good old day scheduling games with branch campus basketball teams? Seriously, challenge yourself!
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greencat
12/22/2025 7:24 PM
Casper71 wrote:expand_more
Really nice to see that our younger recruits can beat a branch campus basketball team. I know everybody does it now but I don’t remember back in the good old day scheduling games with branch campus basketball teams? Seriously, challenge yourself!
Fiami dropped 135 on a cupcake today and BGSU like 126.

If you are going to play the blind school, beat them like a rented mule.
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OhioCatFan
12/23/2025 12:10 AM
Casper71 wrote:expand_more
Really nice to see that our younger recruits can beat a branch campus basketball team. I know everybody does it now but I don’t remember back in the good old day scheduling games with branch campus basketball teams? Seriously, challenge yourself!
Why not keep it in the family and play OU-Z or OU-L or OU-C, or even OU-E or OU-SC? Maybe we could have a little play-in tourney in Athens, pit branch campus teams against each other, with the winner playing OU-Athens, as the main campus team gets a bye for the first round or two. Now that would be imaginative, out-0f-the-box thinking.
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GraffZ06
12/23/2025 12:19 AM
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
I think it's the latter. We don't develop bigs.
What assistant coach, on our staff, played as a big - and is qualified to develop them?

I'm not saying 6'0 guys who were guards CAN'T be good Big Manz coaches. But, traditionally...

Or, is the answer Jeff Boals. I know he knows how to play and coach the post at this level. But the HC is usually more involved in the overall team prep and not individual positions.

Maybe he needs to either commit himself more to this, or find someone to bring on his staff to better complement the current group.

Where is John Rhodes when you need him?
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