As originally reported by the Messenger's Jason Arkley, and now confirmed by the university, North Dakota St. coach Saul Phillips will be the next basketball coach at Ohio. The 41-year-old spent 7 season at NDSU where he compiled a 134-84 record. Phillips replaces Jim Christian who left for Boston College after two seasons at Ohio.

ATHENS – Trailing by 12 with little more than three minutes remaining, Ohio had a chance to tie in the final minute but came up short – after it led by as many as 17 points in the first half – falling 92-90 to VMI in the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament on Wednesday night at The Convo.

Though it did not matter in the final results, the Mid-American Conference career 3-point leader Nick Kellogg hit one last shot at the buzzer and finished his career with his best-ever scoring...

ATHENS – With Nick Kellogg held in check and Maurice Ndour still struggling through a nagging back injury, Ohio had another player step up.

This time it was Javarez Willis, who scored 21 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:02 remaining to help Ohio rally past Wright State in the second round of the College Basketball.com Tournament on Saturday at The Convo.

Though he struggled through foul trouble, Antonio Campbell finished with eight points and five rebounds in 14 minutes. Tre...

ATHENS – Antonio Campbell made the most of having one more chance to play during his freshman season, scoring 11 of his team’s final 13 points, including the go-ahead free throws with less than five seconds left to lead Ohio to a 64-62 victory against Cleveland State in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament on Wednesday night at The Convo.

While the tournament extended the careers of Ohio’s seniors, it was the underclassmen who led the Bobcats (24-11) against the Vikings. Campb...

ATHENS – Ohio accepted a bid to play in the CollegeInside.com Tournament and will host Cleveland State in the first round at 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Convo.

The CIT features 32 mid-major teams not selected to either the NCAA Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament. After losing to Akron in the Mid-American Conference tournament quarterfinals, the Bobcats (23-11) reportedly were considered for the NIT but ultimately left out.

"Our men's basketball program is excited to participate i...

CLEVELAND – Akron went on a late 19-3 run to turn an eight-point deficit into an 83-77 victory against Ohio in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals Thursday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Bobcats led most of the game and threatened to run away with a 64-56 advantage with less than nine minutes remaining but managed only one basket for nearly eight minutes and the fourth-seeded Zips forged ahead and into a semifinal matchup against No. 1 Western Michigan.

“They brought th...

CLEVELAND – Nick Kellogg scored 20 points and Ohio held off Miami and pulled away in the final minute to beat the RedHawks for the seventh straight time, earning a 63-55 victory Wednesday night in the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena.

Geovonie McKnight scored two free throws with 38 seconds remaining to get Miami within a point, 56-55, but Kellogg beat the RedHawks’ press and converted a three-point play seven seconds later. The fifth-seeded Bobcat...

ATHENS – Ohio scored 20 straight points early in the first half and coasted to a 76-64 victory against Ball State in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Monday night at The Convo.

Leading 5-4 three minutes into the game, the Bobcats held the Cardinals scoreless for more than five minutes and led by double digits the rest of the way.

Nick Kellogg scored 17 points and became the MAC’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made with 279 while also passing out five assists. In...

OXFORD – Maurice Ndour scored the game-tying bucket with 1.8 seconds left in regulation and Ohio topped Miami, 82-76, in overtime on Saturday at Millet Hall.

Missed free throws by the RedHawks gave the Bobcats multiple opportunities and they finally cashed in on their last chance. With five seconds left after a miss by Quinten Rollins on the front end of a one-and-one and a timeout, Antonio Campbell passed all the way up the court from under his own basket to Ndour on the right wing. He took...

BOWLING GREEN – Coming off two straight home losses and with three starters out of the lineup, Ohio’s season seemed to be falling apart, but the road warrior Bobcats came through Tuesday night with a 72-61 victory against Bowling Green at the Stroh Center.

Coming off a two-point performance in a loss to Kent State, Nick Kellogg scored 25 points against the Falcons. Javarez Willis, playing all but four minutes in place of the injured Stevie Taylor, scored 16 points and had five assists, and An...