Brandon Hunter had to wait almost four and a half hours but his patience was rewarded when the Boston Celtics selected him with the 27th pick in the 2nd round (56th overall) of the NBA Draft Thursday night in New York. Celtics' Director of Operations Danny Ainge was active in his first draft. He traded Boston's two 1st-round draft picks, Boston College point guard Troy Bell (16th overall) and Duke shooting guard Dahntay Jones (20th overall), to Memphis for UNLV point guard Marcus Banks (13th ove...

Ohio head basketball coach Tim O'Shea today announced the addition of Brian Townsend to the coaching staff. He fills the spot left open when Gary Manchel left to become head coach at Mercyhurst College. Townsend will be the third assistant and Kevin Kuwik moves up to the second assistant spot.

Townsend, a former University of Michigan and NFL linebacker, comes to Ohio after spending the last six years as head coach at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. If that school sounds familiar...

Ohio basketball head coach Tim O'Shea announced two additions to the 2003-04 roster. Junior college transfers Terren Harbut and Diamond Gladney have signed national letters-of-intent to play at Ohio. They will be juniors and eligible for the upcoming season.

Harbut, a 6-6 forward originally from Lexington, Ky. played at Dixie State College in Utah. He helped the Rebels to a 30-6 record, Scenic Western Athletic Conference championship and a third-place finish at the National Junior College Ath...

"I will miss you."

That was the message Brandon Hunter sent to his late grandfather as Hunter took the floor for the last time as an Ohio Bobcat Friday night against Kent State. The epitaph, inscribed on Hunter's sneakers and not visible to most fans in attendance, rang straight through the metal rafters of Gund Arena and beyond with Hunter's heavy-hearted but soulful performance: 26 points and six rebounds in Ohio's 76-73 loss to the Golden Flashes in the MAC tournament semifinal.

Despite...

Ohio's improbable run through the Mid-American Conference Tournament ended with a 73-70 loss to Kent St. Friday night at Gund Arena in Cleveland.

Ohio advances into the MAC Tournament semi-finals with a 65-55 overtime win over Miami Thursday afternoon at Gund Arena in Cleveland.

For the second straight game, the Bobcats needed a late comeback. They trailed 51-44 with 3:51 remaining but would eventually send the game into overtime tied at 51 on a Brandon Hunter basket with five seconds left.

Thomas Stephens led Ohio scoring with 17 points. Hunter added 15 and Jaivon Harris and Jeff Halbert finished with 13 each.

The 'Cats next...

Brandon Hunter's stickback of a Steve Esterkamp miss with 0.8 seconds left gave Ohio a 79-77 victory over Akron in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Monday night at James A. Rhodes Arena. The Bobcats (13-15) rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit and now advance to play 3-seed Miami at 2:00 Thursday in the MAC quarterfinals at Gund Arena in Cleveland. For ticket information, call Ohio's ticket director Shelley Binegar at 740-593-1168.

Steve Esterkamp had 19 of hi...

The resurgent Ohio basketball team travels to Kent St. Saturday needing a victory to all but secure a first-round home game in the MAC tourney. With a win and under most scenarios of the other Saturday MAC outcomes, the Bobcats (12-14 Overall, 8-9 MAC) would be at the Convo Monday night and could even finish as high as a 5-seed. Ohio beat the Golden Flashes in Athens earlier this season 74-71. But a sweep of Kent St. (18-8, 11-6) won't be easy. The Flashes haven't been swept by a MAC opponent si...

Ohio lost a chance to host a first-round MAC tourney game after dropping a 73-62 decision at Kent St. Saturday. Instead, the Bobcats (12-15 Overall, 8-10 MAC) will play at Akron Monday night. The win gave the Golden Flashes (19-8, 12-6) their third straight MAC East title, a 2-seed and bye in the MAC tournament. Brandon Hunter and Steve Esterkamp each posted double-doubles for the 'Cats. Hunter scored 23 points and 10 boards while Esterkamp went for 17 and 12 respectively. Kent State's Antonio G...

Ohio concludes its regular season needing wins against conference leaders Miami and Kent State in order to secure a first-round home game in the MAC Tournament. The first test comes tonight in Oxford as the Cats (11-14 Overall, 7-9 MAC) play rival and MAC East leader Miami (13-12, 11-5). The RedHawks won the first meeting between the teams, 77-65, back on January 14th in the Convo and can clinch the East with wins in their remaining two games.

The Bobcats' 70-65 win over Marshall Saturday g...