Ohio Athletics announced today that junior forward Tony Campbell has withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft and will play for the Bobcats in the 2016-17 season. Campbell had announced in mid-April his intention to declare for the NBA Draft but that he wouldn't hire an agent in order to retain his NCAA eligibility. He returns to Ohio looking to repeat as MAC Player of the Year and help the Bobcats improve on last year's 23-12 record.

Ohio Basketball announced the signing of 6-5 guard Rodney Culver to its 2016 class. Culver starred at Pickerington Central High School before spending a prep season last year at Elev8 Sports Institute (Delray Beach, FL). He averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists a game his senior season at Pick Central and 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists last year at Elev8. Culver joins Johnstown-Monroe HS forward Jason Carter in Ohio's 2016 class.

In an athletic department press release, Ohio junior forward Tony Campbell announced his intention to declare for the 2016 NBA Draft. He will not hire an agent in order to retain his NCAA eligibility for his 2016-17 senior season.

"The new rules pertaining to the draft are of great benefit to the student-athlete," Saul Phillips is quoted as saying in the release. "Tony is smart to utilize these rules to evaluate his standing as well as receive input as to how he can continue to develop as a p...

ATHENS – In a back and forth game, Morehead State made the last move and took a 77-72 victory to end Ohio’s season in the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night at The Convo.

The game featured 11 ties and 19 lead changes, with the final one coming via a 7-0 run in the span of a minute, ending just inside a minute to go.

Jaaron Simmons had 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds but also seven turnovers, and Treg Setty finished with 20 points and five rebound...

ATHENS – Huge comebacks are not reserved for the NCAA Tournament.

Trailing by 15 with seven and a half minutes to go, Ohio outscored UNC Greensboro 25-5 the rest of the way to take a 72-67 victory in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational on Monday night at The Convo.

Jordan Dartis hit a tough contested go-ahead 3-pointer to complete Ohio’s comeback, and he finished with 14 points. Antonio Campbell had a monster game on the boards with 19 rebounds, and he added 17 points....

ATHENS – Ohio’s only senior, Treg Setty did not want his career to end Wednesday night.

He scored a career-high 30 points and added 10 rebounds to help Ohio hold off Albany, 94-90, in overtime in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational at The Convo.

The Great Danes’ Evan Singletary banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime, but Setty scored 12 points in the extra five minutes – finishing with 23 points after halftime.

"After practice the other day I shot 1,0...

CLEVELAND – Hot shooting Buffalo finally beat Ohio, making 14 3-pointers in an 88-74 victory in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

After twice losing to the Bobcats in the regular season, the Bulls won when it mattered most, getting 22 points from Willie Conner and 20 more from Blake Hamilton.

Third-seeded Buffalo advances to take on No. 1 Akron in Saturday’s championship game at 7:30 p.m.

“They were a tough matchup for us in...

Ohio's Tony Campbell was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year for the 2015-16 season by a 38-member panel made up of News Media Association members and the league's 12 head coaches. In conference play, Campbell led the league in rebounding (10.5 rebounds per game) and ranked third in scoring while shooting 57.4% from the field and 44.6% from beyond the arc. He edged out Toledo's Nathan Boothe in voting. Campbell is the first Bobcat to win the award since D.J. Cooper in 2012-13.

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CLEVELAND – Newly named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Antonio Campbell had 21 points and eight rebounds, and he got plenty of help as Ohio ran away with a 79-62 victory against Northern Illinois on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena.

All five starters scored in double figures for the No. 2 Bobcats, who advance to the semifinals of the tournament to face No. 3 Buffalo.

Kenny Kaminski connected on 5 of 8 3-pointers and finished with...

OXFORD – Ohio started hot and held on to beat Miami, 67-65, on Friday night at Millett Hall, allowing the Bobcats to claim the No. 2 seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.

Jaaron Simmons scored Ohio’s last five points, including the go-ahead layup with 1:08 left, and Miami missed a heave from just inside the half-court line at the buzzer, but it was Antonio Campbell’s return to form after back-to-back subpar performances that boosted the Bobcats. Campbell scored 25 points and grabbed...