(In addition to the game stories posted on BobcatAttack.com, we will be bringing you some feature stories throughout the MAC season. Today, Ohio coach John Groce is featured. Tomorrow, we will get Geno Ford’s perspective on the Ohio-Kent State game Sunday and his return to Athens. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or criticisms, please feel free to e-mail me at bb216106@ohio.edu.)

Groce provides his own scouting report

Only 13 games into his coaching career, Ohio men’s basketball head coach John Groce is sure of one thing—it isn’t easy.

“As soon as you think you’re getting better in certain things,” Groce said Tuesday after practice, “then you practice and you realize you still got a long way to go.”... <Read More>

A dominant second half and 28 points from Jerome Tillman propelled the Ohio Bobcats men’s basketball team to an 85-67 victory over the Bison of Bucknell Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. With the win, Ohio clinched its fifth consecutive 5-0 start at home and its 26th straight non-conference victory in Athens.

Tillman had a monster performance for the Green and White, especially inside. The senior came up with his 24th career double-double by netting 15 rebounds, one away from his season high. Tillman shot 10-of-16 from the field and made all eight of his free throws.

“That’s what we need, the inside presence,” Tillman said. “I just wanted to post up a little bit more and try to make some things happen.”

“Our guys did a good job... <Read More>

The Ohio Bobcats seemed to have used its eight-day layoff well as the ‘Cats jumped out to a 17-4 run and never looked back in a 70-53 victory over the Terriers of St. Francis (NY) College Tuesday night at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats are now 4-0 at home and have won 25 consecutive non-conference games in Athens.

Ohio (6-6) shot 56 percent from the field, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, in the first half to take a 41-21 lead into halftime. St. Francis outscored the Bobcats in the second half, but the Terriers never came within 15 points as Ohio cruised to its second win in as many years over St. Francis.

“We just wanted to come out with a lot of high energy,” Ohio senior forward Jerome Tillman, who scored 19 points and snatched... <Read More>

It wasn't pretty, but after a 1-5 road trip, Ohio was willing to take any type of win.

Jerome Tillman’s 18 points, 12 of which came in the second half, led the Ohio Bobcats to a 58-53 victory over the Crusaders of Holy Cross Monday night at the Convocation Center. With the win, the ‘Cats are now 3-0 in Athens this season and have won 24 consecutive non-conference home games.

Tillman drained the second of two free throws to end an 8-1 Holy Cross run and give Ohio a 57-53 lead with 12 seconds remaining. After a Crusader turnover, Ohio wrapped up just its second win in their last seven tries to avenge last season’s heartbreaking 62-60 loss to the Crusaders.

“He really stepped up to the challenge,” Ohio coach John Groce said during his... <Read More>