Coach Tim O'Shea enlisted the help of former Bobcat Shaun Stonerook to help get his team ready for the European style of basketball. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with Shaun.

Jeremy Fears exploded on to the Ohio basketball scene last year. He took the point guard reigns as a freshman and helped lead the Bobcats to their first NCAA appearance in a decade. Fears and teammates are back on the Convo floor preparing for a European Hoops Vacation. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman caught up with the back-flipping sophomore.

Following a season that resulted in a MAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance, the Ohio basketball team is taking a European vacation. Well, not quite a vacation. In August, Coach Tim O'Shea will lead the Bobcats on a tour of games in Holland and Belgium. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman got a chance to check in with the coach.

Beavercreek High School power forward Jerome Tillman has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Ohio. The 6-6, 230-pounder was named Dayton Daily News Division 1 Area Player of the Year. He averaged 26.7 points and 11.7 rebounds this past season. Beavercreek participated in the Flyin' to the Hoop Tourney which featured some of the top teams in Ohio and from around the country. Tillman was named to that All-Tourney team with Daequan Cook (Dunbar HS and OSU commit), Johnny Wolf (...

Junior college big man Ken Ottrix made it official when he signed a National Letter of Intent Tuesday to play basketball for the Bobcats. He'll be eligible for the 2005-06 season a junior. The signing marks a homecoming for Ottrix who played high school ball at Hilliard Davidson. The 6-9, 210-pounder averaged eight points and five rebounds this past season for Yavapai College in Arizona. Prior to Yavapai, Ottrix played at Bellevue Community College in Washington where he averaged eight points an...

Ohio rallied from 20 points down before falling to Florida 67-62 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon in Nashville.

Ohio basketball coach Tim O'Shea is preparing his team for a Friday matchup with Florida in the NCAA Tourney. Rollie Merriman spent a few minutes with the coach before he and the Bobcats head for the Music City.

MAC Champion Ohio will take on Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to be held Friday at 12:25 PM in Nashville. The Bobcats (21-10) were the recipient of a 13-seed and the only Mid-American Conference team to make the tourney. The 4th-seeded Gators (23-7) finished their season Sunday with a 70-53 win over Kentucky in the SEC Tournament Finals. The winner faces the Villanova/New Mexico winner on Sunday.

The fourth seeded Ohio Bobcats (21-10) overcame a 19-point, 2nd-half deficit to post an overtime win in the MAC basketball tournament at Gund Arena on Saturday night. In front of a national ESPN2 audience, Ohio was victorious over the seventh seeded Buffalo Bulls, 80-79. The win secures a spot in the NCAA Tournament. This is the first appearance in the big dance since 1994.

Ohio was led by freshman center Leon Williams who scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. William's...

Ohio advances to its first MAC Tourney final since 1994 with a 63-56 win over rival Miami Friday night at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.