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2019–20 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by first-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1][2][3] The team played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[4] They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East division. As the No. 8 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

2019–20 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record17–15 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Snell
  • Lamar Thornton
  • Kyle Barlow
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 – 4   .778 24 – 7   .774
Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Miami (OH) 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
West
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Northern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Western Michigan 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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Main article: 2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The Bobcats finished the 2018–19 season 14–17, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Northern Illinois.[6]

On March 13, 2019, head coach Saul Phillips was fired. He finished his five-year tenure at Ohio with an 81–77 overall record.[7] Five days later, the school named Ohio alum Jeff Boals, head coach at Stony Brook, as their new head coach.[8]

Offseason

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Coaching Staff Changes

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Coaching Departures

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Coaching Departures
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Saul Phillips University of Wisconsin–Platteville Head coach Head coach (Northern State)[9]
Will Ryan University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Assistant coach Head coach (Wheeling Jesuit)[10]
Jason Kemp University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Assistant coach Assistant coach (William & Mary)[11]
Jared Swanson Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) Assistant coach Assistant coach (Northern State)[12]

Coaching Additions

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Coaching Additions
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Jeff Boals Ohio University Head coach (Stony Brook) Head coach[13]
Steve Snell Assistant coach (Denver) Assistant coach[14]
Lamar Thornton Ohio Dominican University Assistant coach (Stony Brook) Assistant coach[15]
Kyle Barlow Concordia University Ann Arbor Assistant coach (Toledo) Assistant coach[16]

Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Jason Carter 1 F 6'8" 220 Junior Johnstown, OH Transferred to Xavier[17]
James Gollon 3 G 6'5" 200 Senior Stevens Point, WI Medical[18]
Teyvion Kirk 4 G 6'4" 185 Junior Joliet, IL Transferred to Colorado State[19]
Torey James 11 G 6'5" 190 Soph. Hickory, NC Transferred to Cape Fear CC[20]
Chris McGraw 14 G 5'11" 175 Soph. Columbus, OH Transferred to Otterbien[21]
Jarrell Reeves 21 F 6'5" 200 Junior Murfreesboro, TN Left Team
Gavin Block 22 G/F 6'7" 212 Senior Lincoln, IL Graduated
Antonio Cowart 23 G 6'2" 175 Senior McComb, MS Transferred to Mississippi College[22]
Doug Taylor 45 F 6'9" 248 Senior Columbus, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Sylvester Ogbonda 11 F 6'10" 237 Senior Port Harcourt, Nigeria Transferred from Georgia Tech. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[23]

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ben Roderick
SF 		Powell, OH Olentangy Liberty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: 
Lunden McDay
PG 		Akron, OH St. Vincent–St. Mary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nolan Foster
C 		Mattawan, MI Mattawan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 27, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Miles Brown
PG 		Rochester, NY Northstar Christian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Brown, Jr.*
PG 		Rochester, NY Northstar Christian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Apr 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Marvin Price
SF 		Baltimore, MD Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

* Walk-on in 2019-20

Roster

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2019–20 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jason Preston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Believe Sports Academy Orlando, FL
G 1 Michael Brown, Jr. (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Fr Northstar Christian Rochester, NY
F 2 Nate Springs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr United Faith Christian Charlotte, NC
F 3 Ben Roderick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Olentangy Liberty Powell, OH
F 5 Ben Vander Plas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS So Ripon Ripon, WI
G 10 Connor Murrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Sioux City East Sioux City, IA
F 11 Sylvester Ogbonda 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr National Christian Port Harcourt, Nigeria
G 12 John Tenerowicz (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Ignatius Cleveland, OH
G 15 Lunden McDay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Vincent–St. Mary Akron, OH
C 22 Nolan Foster 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Mattawan Mattawan, MI
G 23 Miles Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northstar Christian Rochester, NY
F 24 Mason McMurray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Stow-Munroe Falls Stow, OH
G 35 Jordan Dartis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Newark Newark, OH
F 44 Mavin Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr Patterson Baltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Preseason

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The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2019.[24] Ohio was picked last in the MAC East.

Preseason rankings

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East Division

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MAC East preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Bowling Green (9) 69
2 Buffalo (3) 58
3 Kent State 43
4 Miami 37
5 Akron 33
6 Ohio 12

West Division

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MAC West preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo (11) 69
2 Northern Illinois 52
3 Ball State (1) 51
4 Central Michigan 41
5 Western Michigan 23
6 Eastern Michigan 16

MAC Tournament Champions: Bowling Green (6), Toledo (2), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), NIU (1)

Source[24]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019
1:00 pm 		Capital W 73–49 
Convocation Center (6,104)
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure W 65–53  1–0
 Reilly Center (4,305)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 9, 2019*
1:00 pm 		Heidelberg W 80–50  2–0
 Convocation Center (4,043)
Athens, OH
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Iona W 81–72  3–0
 Hynes Athletic Center (2,013)
New Rochelle, NY
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, FS2 		at No. 10 Villanova
Myrtle Beach Invitational campus game 		L 54–78  3–1
 Wells Fargo Center (13,678)
Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 24 Baylor
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinal 		L 53–76  3–2
 HTC Center (2,269)
Conway, SC
November 22, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPNews 		vs. Utah
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round 		L 66–80  3–3
 HTC Center (1,921)
Conway, SC
November 24, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPNews 		vs. Middle Tennessee
Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game 		W 75–63  4–3
 HTC Center (1,977)
Conway, SC
November 30, 2019*
1:00 pm 		Detroit Mercy W 91–81  5–3
 Convocation Center (3,030)
Athens, OH
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Rio Grande W 90–51  6–3
 Convocation Center (3,333)
Athens, OH
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 81–54  7–3
 Convocation Center (3,402)
Athens, OH
December 17, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		Purdue L 51–69  7–4
 Convocation Center (5,663)
Athens, OH
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm 		Morehead State W 82–76  8–4
 Convocation Center (3,021)
Athens, OH
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm 		Campbell L 55–63  8–5
 Convocation Center (3,305)
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 65–77  8–6
(0–1) 		University Arena (2,683)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 74–68  9–6
(1–1) 		Convocation Center (3,109)
Athens, OH
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green L 74–83  9–7
(1–2) 		Convocation Center (4,811)
Athens, OH
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Buffalo L 73–76  9–8
(1–3) 		Alumni Arena (2,404)
Amherst, NY
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan W 60–58  10–8
(2–3) 		EMU Convocation Center (1,322)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Toledo L 74–83  10–9
(2–4) 		Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 25, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Akron L 86–88  10–10
(2–5) 		Convocation Center (5,012)
Athens, OH
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois L 59–61  10–11
(2–6) 		NIU Convocation Center (783)
DeKalb, IL
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ball State L 54–65  10–12
(2–7) 		Worthen Arena (5,238)
Muncie, IN
February 8, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 77–46  11–12
(3–7) 		Convocation Center (6,534)
Athens, OH
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 73–61  12–12
(4–7) 		Convocation Center (4,372)
Athens, OH
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State L 72–87  12–13
(4–8) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,218)
Kent, OH
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan W 77–69  13–13
(5–8) 		Convocation Center (4,547)
Athens, OH
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 61–62  13–14
(5–9) 		Stroh Center (3,795)
Bowling Green, OH
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 80–69  14–14
(6–9) 		Convocation Center (4,837)
Athens, OH
February 28, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State W 76-69  15–14
(7–9) 		Convocation Center (5,490)
Athens, OH
March 3, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Akron L 67–74  15–15
(7–10) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,825)
Akron, OH
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 67–65  16–15
(8–10) 		Millett Hall (2,289)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) (9) Central Michigan
First round 		W 85–65  17–15
 Convocation Center (3,312)
Athens, OH
March 12, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (1) Akron
Quarterfinals 		MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[25] Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

All games from ohiobobcats.com.[26]

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 2019–20 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2286 2192
Scoring Average 71.44 68.50
Field goals – Att 822–1837 754–1802
3-pt. Field goals – Att 272–781 239–727
Free throws – Att 370–537 445–570
Rebounds 1134 1076
Assists 471 354
Turnovers 406 405
Steals 205 199
Blocked Shots 73 76

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Player statistics

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Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Jason Preston 32 32 1218 38.1 538 16.8 203 394 0.515 37 91 0.407 95 131 0.725 23 183 206 6.4 238 37 118 46 3
Ben Vander Plas 31 31 1022 33 487 15.7 183 372 0.492 41 137 0.299 80 135 0.593 39 175 214 6.9 86 84 89 32 21
Jordan Dartis 29 29 909 31.3 375 12.9 118 300 0.393 83 218 0.381 56 67 0.836 11 56 67 2.3 36 45 26 32 3
Lunden McDay 31 29 884 28.5 253 8.2 90 193 0.466 27 70 0.386 46 64 0.719 50 39 89 2.9 28 67 30 25 6
Sylvester Ogbonda 32 32 799 25 213 6.7 76 159 0.478 10 32 0.313 51 70 0.729 67 142 209 6.5 26 115 48 25 24
Ben Roderick 23 5 443 19.3 137 6 48 133 0.361 36 98 0.367 5 8 0.625 15 38 53 2.3 6 42 14 11 2
Nolan Foster 29 0 257 8.9 71 2.4 28 59 0.475 2 5 0.4 13 26 0.5 13 32 45 1.6 4 41 16 1 7
Nate Springs 21 0 179 8.5 64 3 23 48 0.479 16 40 0.4 2 2 1 6 22 28 1.3 3 20 16 5 3
Mason McMurray 18 1 219 12.2 51 2.8 20 57 0.351 11 39 0.282 0 0 0 11 30 41 2.3 10 24 4 3 3
Connor Murrell 14 0 144 10.3 31 2.2 11 42 0.262 0 15 0 9 14 0.643 11 20 31 2.2 11 21 10 3 1
Miles Brown 13 1 138 10.6 23 1.8 7 28 0.25 2 11 0.182 7 11 0.636 2 11 13 1 8 14 11 8 0
Marvin Price 7 0 54 7.7 20 2.9 6 18 0.333 4 10 0.4 4 6 0.667 2 4 6 0.9 2 6 2 5 0
Michael Brown 13 0 114 8.8 18 1.4 7 25 0.28 2 11 0.182 2 3 0.667 1 11 12 0.9 12 15 10 9 0
John Tenerowicz 4 0 20 5 5 1.3 2 9 0.222 1 4 0.25 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0
Total 32 - 6400 - 2286 71.4 822 1837 0.447 272 781 0.348 370 537 0.689 299 835 1134 35.4 471 532 406 205 73
Opponents 32 - 6400 - 2192 68.5 754 1802 0.418 239 727 0.329 445 570 0.781 273 803 1076 33.6 354 572 405 199 76
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source[27]

Awards and honors

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Weekly Awards

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Weekly Award Honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Source
MAC East player of the week Jason Preston G November 18 [28]
MAC East player of the week Jordan Dartis G December 2 [29]
MAC East player of the week Jason Preston G December 9 [30]
MAC East player of the week Jason Preston G December 30 [31]
MAC East player of the week Jason Preston G February 10 [32]

All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC Second Team Jason Preston G So.
All-MAC Third Team Ben Vander Plas F RS-So.
All-MAC Freshman Team Lunden McDay G Fr.

Source[33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball". Ohio University. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jeff Boals". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ohio Athletics Officially Introduces Boals As Men's Basketball Head Coach - Ohio University". www.ohiobobcats.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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  6. ^ "2018-19 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Harrison, Alexander. "OU cans its highest-paid employee". The Athens NEWS. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Popovich, Mike. "Jeff Boals lands 'dream job' at Ohio University". The Repository. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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  10. ^ "Ryan named Wheeling Jesuit Head Men's Basketball Coach". Wheeling University. July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jason Kemp". William and Mary Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "Jared Swanson". Northern State Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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  14. ^ "Steve Snell". North Carolina State Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Lamar Thornton". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "Kyle Barlow". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  17. ^ Baum, Adam. "Xavier University basketball picks up Ohio University transfer Jason Carter". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  18. ^ Journalist, Jason Arkley Messenger Staff. "Despite all the pain, these Bobcats found each other". The Athens Messenger. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  19. ^ "Highly-ranked guard says he'll transfer from Ohio to Colorado State basketball team". Coloradoan. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  20. ^ "Torey James - Cape Fear CC". goseadevils.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  21. ^ "Chris McGraw". Huskers.com. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  22. ^ "Antonio Cowart Jr. - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball". Mississippi College Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  23. ^ Arkley, Jason (July 29, 2021). "Bobcats secure grad transfer in the front court". Athens Messenger. Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  24. ^ a b "MAC Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  25. ^ Wright, Branson (March 12, 2020). "Mid-American Conference cancels basketball tournament in Cleveland because of coronavirus concerns". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  29. ^ "Dartis Named MAC East Co-Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  30. ^ "Preston Named MAC East Co-Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  31. ^ "Preston Earns MAC Weekly Honor for the Third Time This Season". Ohio Athletics.
  32. ^ "Preston Earns MAC Weekly Honor for the Fourth Time This Season". Ohio Athletics.
  33. ^ "Three Ohio Men's Basketball Members Earn MAC Postseason Honors". Ohio Athletics.
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