Kenneth van Kempen has come a long way to make a big impact on Ohio Basketball. The freshman from The Netherlands is averaging 12.5 points and 3.5 rebounds after two games. The Bobcats have been out of action for a week while taking final exams and will next face Samford in a road contest Tuesday. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with the man they call KVK.

Whitney Davis scored a career-high 19 points to lead Ohio to a 73-65 win over Yale Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center. Also posting career highs were Kenneth Van Kempen with 15 points and Stephen King with 9. Leon Williams recorded his second straight double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Yale was led by Eric Flato's 16 points. The Bobcats (2-0) are off until November 28th when they travel to face Samford.

Ohio basketball coach Tim O'Shea saw his team open the season successfully with a win over Marist. It's back to work now as the Bobcats prepare to host Yale Sunday. His staff's work over the summer turned into four signings in the early signing period. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with Coach O'Shea about the four signees and plans for the remaining available scholarships.

Leon Williams and Jerome Tillman each recorded double-doubles as Ohio opened its basketball season with an 83-66 win over Marist Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center.

Leon Williams scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Ohio to a 72-63 exhibition win over Christian Brothers Saturday night at the Convocation Center.

The 2006-07 season is the 100th in the history of Ohio basketball. The previous 99 seasons have yielded 67 winning seasons, nine regular season Mid-American Conference championships and four league tourney titles. Coach Tim O'Shea is preparing this year's squad to add to those numbers. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with the coach as practice gets set to start.

The Ohio basketball team has received a verbal commitment from Muncie Central (IN) shooting guard Tommy Freeman. The 6-6 Freeman averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 rebounds last season. Known as an outstanding outside shooter, he connected on 39 of his 87 (44.8%) three-point attempts.

Freeman's Muncie Central squad advanced to the Finals of the Indiana 4A State Championship. He had 12 points in an 80-56 loss to a Lawrence North team led by Ohio State recruits Greg Oden and Mike Conley. This summer,...

The Bobcats basketball squad has received a verbal commitment from 6-9, 250-pound center Kenneth van Kempen of the Netherlands. Ohio faced van Kempen's Upstairs Weert team on their European tour prior to last season. On a team coached by his dad, van Kempen scored 6 points in that contest. For the season, he averaged 2.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 8.2 minutes per game.

An official announcement from Ohio Athletics must wait until compliance hurdles have been cleared.

Ohio basketball added to its roster today as Murray State forward Justin Orr has decided to transfer and play for the Bobcats. The 6-6 Orr will sit out next season and have two years of eligibility remaining starting in 2007-08.

Orr started 26 of 31 games for Murray St. last season. He averaged 8.9 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 44% from the field and 31% from the 3-point line. The Racers finished 24-7 and dropped a hard-fought 69-65 decision to North Carolina in the first round of th...

Kent St. snapped Ohio's 6-game MAC Tournament win streak with a 72-59 semifinal win Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.