ATHENS, Ohio – Six Ohio players scored in double figures as Ohio held off Valparaiso, 78-75, when Brandon Wood's desperation 3-pointer was short of the basket at the buzzer Tuesday night at The Convo.

Neither team led by more than four points in a back-and-forth second half, after each team had huge runs in the first 20 minutes.

DeVaughn Washington’s 14 points led the Bobcats, and D.J. Cooper, who hit key free throws down the stretch, had a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists.

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KENT, Ohio – Without a doubt, Kent State’s defense has played well enough for it to win games this season, but offense has been an extreme struggle as the Golden Flashes have managed just a 4-7 record.

Hopes this season were as high as they have been for quite a while at Kent State, and with the failure to meet those expectations, Coach Doug Martin announced Sunday his intentions to resign after Friday’s season finale against Ohio, putting an end to the longest tenure as coach in the Mid-Amer...

ATHENS, Ohio – DeVaughn Washington and Nick Kellogg came off the bench to score 16 and 13 points, respectively, to lead the Ohio men’s basketball team to an 83-70 victory against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sunday at The Convo.

The Islanders’ Desmond Watt led all players with 26 points and 12 rebounds, but the Bobcats were in control throughout most of the game, building a 44-26 halftime edge.

Ivo Baltic had a career-high nine rebounds to go with 12 points, while Reggie Keely also scored 1...

ATHENS, Ohio – For the second straight game, Ohio contained its opponent’s go-to scorer, but this time, it did not produce a win.

Oakland center Keith Benson was held to 10 points and six rebounds in 19 foul-plagued minutes, but the Grizzlies put three other players in double figures to defeat the cold-shooting Bobcats, 78-66.

Ledrick Eackles had 18 points and six boards, Larry Wright scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Reggie Hamilton chipped in 14 points for Oakland, which...

ATHENS, Ohio – Reggie Keely ignited a second-half run as Ohio turned a close game into a blowout, defeating Delaware in the season-opener, 88-69, at The Convo on Saturday.

Keely had 14 of his career high 19 points in the second half, including 10 during a 20-7 run to start the second half that put the Bobcats on top 55-40. He added 11 rebounds and three blocks in the game.

D.J. Cooper scored 14 of his 25 points while the Bobcats struggled in the first half, and he also dished out seven ass...

ATHENS, Ohio – D.J. Cooper scored 25 points to help Ohio record a 78-64 victory against Walsh in its final exhibition game of the season Saturday at The Convo.

The Bobcats led 43-30 at halftime, but the Cavaliers used a 16-7 run to open the second half to cut their deficit to 50-46.

Ohio freshman Nick Kellogg converted a three-point play, and fellow freshman Ricardo Johnson followed with a 3-pointer to push the Bobcats’ lead back to double digits.

Walsh cut the deficit to five points wi...

ATHENS, Ohio – Five players scored in double-digits as Ohio cruised to an 86-50 victory against Wooster in its exhibition opener Saturday at The Convo.

Freshman T.J. Hall led the way with 15 points, while Tommy Freeman and Ivo Baltic had 12 points each. Ricardo Johnson and D.J. Cooper added 11 points apiece.

Ohio shot 54.5 percent from the floor, compared to 35.8 percent for Wooster, which had only one player – Nathan Balch with 13 points – score more than five points in the game.

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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio men’s basketball team was tabbed as the favorite to win the Mid-American Conference East Division and to repeat as tournament champions in a vote by a 24-member media panel announced Thursday.

In addition, sophomore point guard D.J. Cooper was picked to the preseason All-MAC East Division team.

The Bobcats, who return three starters from last year’s tournament champion team, received 128 points and were followed by Kent State with 114 points and Akron with 104 point...

Ohio basketball has received a verbal commitment from Hutchinson (KS) Community College combo guard Joe Mitchell. As a freshman last season at Hutchinson, Mitchell averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He'll join Ohio for the 2011-12 season as a junior. With this commitment, coach John Groce has one more scholarship to give in the 2011 recruiting class.

Multiple news outlets are reporting that Gahanna Lincoln High School point guard Stevie Taylor has committed to play basketball at Ohio. Rivals.com listed the 5-10, 155-pounder with offers from Akron, George Mason, James Madison, Miami (OH), Providence and Toledo. Scout.com also listed offers from Charlotte and Richmond. Taylor is the first verbal to Ohio's 2011 recruiting class.