Thursday, 7:00, in the Roundhouse.

Our mutual opponents:

Central Mich:
Western Kentucky: L 108-90 (A)
OHIO: L 88-70 (H); W 78-75 (A)

Ball St:
WKU: L 86-83 (H)
OHIO: W 90-75 (A)

Miami:
WKU: W 67-63 (A)
OHIO: L 67-61 (H); W 70-66 (A); W 74-48 (N)

Middle Tenn:
WKU: L 81-69 (A); W 67-56 (H)
OHIO: W 59-57 (H)

If we win, we’ll play the winner of the WVU/Northwestern game being played in Morgantown. Cite TBD.

Way past time for the students to show up. It doesn't appear the Athletic Dept. has put any effort into getting a student turnout.

And as someone inquired on a previous thread, yes, we are the last MAC team, men or women, still in tourney play.

It takes 4 more wins for the title. The men were there in the final in 1941 when the NIT was on par with the NCAA. Ohio, unlike other schools, has never truly recognized that feat, other than a side banner saying we were NIT runner-ups. And this was the only time, I believe, in the NCAA or NIT, that a player on the losing team won the MVP. Frank Baumholtz, our only first team All American.

Go OHIO

I'd be (pleasantly) shocked.

Free food is not the draw it used to be. Especially if they have to walk all the way to the Convo.

Doesn't it take 4 more wins for the title?

Yes, it's 64 teams, so six wins to take it all.

The kids can't even take a five minute walk to the convo .. let alone take an afternoon / evening to travel to Morgantown. I am an optimist, yet unless their are major incentives I don't see it happening unfortunately.. one game at a time

Very true.
As the home team has to bid on and pay for home games.

Hey I got an email about reduced price tickets for faculty/staff. We have EFFORT!

You said "The Oasis". I smiled. We're both apparently old.

http://engage.ohio.edu/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=9508&em_...

Bobcat Bash: WNIT Round of 16
Convocation Center
95 Richland Ave.
Athens, OH 45701

March 28 • 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Stand Up and Cheer for the OHIO Women's Basketball Team prior to its WNIT Round of 16 matchup with Western Kentucky! We will gather in the event space formerly known as the Trainer's Hall of Fame, located along the concourse of the Convocation Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. All Bobcats and friends are invited to enjoy light food and beverages and an appearance from head coach Bob Boldon.

There is no cost to attend, though we do require an RSVP so that we have an accurate count for gameday. RSVPs will be accepted until noon on March 28. Also, please note that you must have a game ticket to gain access to the Convocation Center for the Bobcat Bash or for the WNIT game.


RSVP here!
All questions can be directed to Ryan Boyd in the Alumni Association at boydr3@ohio.edu .

I’ve researched this in the past, and here’s some thoughts I’ve had on this, along with some excerpts from Wikipedia:

Agree, rpbobcat, in 1941, the NIT Tournament was arguably the most prestigious collegiate basketball championship in its day, and older than the NCAA.

The post-season NIT, started in 1938, pre-dates the NCAA Tournament by one year and is second in age only to the NAIA Tournament, which was founded by James Naismith in 1937. Originally all of the teams qualifying for the tournament were invited to New York City, and all games were played at Madison Square Garden.
The men's tournament originally consisted of only 6 teams, which later expanded to 8 teams in 1941, Ohio’s year in the tourney, and continually grew in numbers over the years.
In the tournaments' early years, the NIT often drew some of the nation's best collegiate basketball teams for several reasons. First, there was limited national media coverage of college basketball, therefore playing in "The Big Apple" provided tremendous media exposure for the team and players. This facilitated coaches exposure to the rich recruiting territory of New York City and allowed for players hoping for a shot to play professional ball, an opportunity to play before scouts in the largely east coast dominated league. Additionally, the NCAA was originally a tournament mostly among conference winners.
During the NIT's first 15 years or so, the winners were hailed as National Champions by some, not all, and dispute surrounded which tournament champion was superior.

2016 marked the 75th year since Ohio played for the national championship. I made the case back then to the athletic department (actually a year earlier so they'd have time to prepare), that this achievement needed to be commemorated. They passed.

As hard as it is to find dependable dry cleaners in rural areas anymore, just the mention of ANY dry cleaning business seems like an ancient reference. My wife and I are tired of having to schlep our suits and coats 35 miles to get them dry cleaned.

The winner of tonight's game will play @ Northwestern on Saturday evening, 6 pm CT tipoff.