By Lamont Burroughs
3 1 2025
OHIO GAME NOTES
https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2025/2/28/030125_Ohio_Miami_Notes.pdf
MIAMI GAME NOTES
https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2025/2/28/2024-25_MIAMI_Ohio2.pdf
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ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio men’s basketball team (15-13, 9-6 MAC) is back in Athens for the final two home games of the regular season starting on Saturday, March 1 when Ohio hosts Miami (21-7, 12-3 MAC). Tip-off is set for the 1 p.m. ET inside the Convocation Center. The game is the first of a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader, with the women’s game to follow. The game can be seen on ESPN+ where Marty Bannister, Dave Cecutti and Sam Hyman will have the call.
The Bobcats’ matchup can also be heard on the Ohio Sports Network from Learfield, presented by Holzer Health System. Jason Toy begins his first season on the mic for the Bobcats, and will be joined by Ohio alum Rob Cornelius, who has been a part of the broadcasts for two decades. WXTQ (Power 105) in Athens returns as the 11-station net- work’s flagship.
STORYLINES
• This is the 216th all-time meeting between Ohio and Miami.
• Ohio leads the all-time series, 119-96.
• Ohio and Miami met one month ago on Feb. 1 in Oxford, with the RedHawks pulling out the 73-69 victory.
• Ohio and Miami met twice last season. First on Feb. 3 in the Convo, with Ohio winning, 78-69, before wrapping up the regular season in Oxford, with the Bobcats winning, 72-59.
• Ohio is 25-8 against Miami since 2009-10, while the Bob-cats are 8-2 against the RedHawks under Jeff Boals.
• Ohio has registered an impressive 577-184 (.756) all-time record at the Convocation Center, which opened in 1968.
• This season the Bobcats are 11-2 in the Convo.
• Ohio is 72-16 in the Convo under Boals in the last six seasons.
• Junior guard Jackson Paveletzke is 16 points away from 1,000 in his career.
• Graduate Student guard Shereef Mitchell is 45 points away from 1,000 for his career.
• The Bobcats win over Akron on Feb. 22 snapped the Zips 14-game winning streak, which at the time was the longest in the nation.
• On Feb. 18 against CMU, Jackson Paveletzke scored 22 points and had six rebounds, while AJ Brown added 20 points and seven rebounds, with Shereef Mitchell adding 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
• At Kent State on Feb. 14, graduate student guard Shereef Mitchell was stellar, leading the Bobcats with 25 points, going 9-of-14 from the field and hitting a career-high four three pointers.
• Against Toledo on Jan. 28, AJ Brown and Jackson Paveletzke both scored 22 points, with Brown recording a career-high with eight rebounds.
• Junior guard Jackson Paveletzke scored a career-high 28 points at EMU on Jan. 21.
• Graduate student guard Shereef Mitchell, in his first start since Nov. 9, scored a career-high 27 points on Jan. 17 at Akron.
• AJ Clayton scored his 1,000the career point on Jan. 11 against NIU.
• Senior forward AJ Clayton had a 31-point performance on Jan. 11 against NIU. Clayton hit a career-high nine threes in the victory.
• The Bobcats currently rank 165th in the Feb. 38 NET Rankings.
SCOUTING MIAMI
Miami enters the matchup against Ohio with a 21-7 overall record and a 12-3 mark in MAC play after defeating Northern Illinois, 87-58 Tuesday night in Oxford.
Miami averages 81.6 points a game, while shooting .487 from the field, .395 from three and .731 from the line, while opponents are averaging 73.1 points per game, while shooting .450 from the field, .347 from three and .718 from the line.
Miami averages 33.5 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.5 blocks a game, while forcing 14.8 turnovers a game. Meanwhile, Miami opponents average 33.0 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.2 blocks a game, while forcing the RedHawks to turn the ball over an average of 12.1 times a contest.
Individually, Kam Craft averages 13.3 points and 2.8 rebounds a game, while shooting .439 from the field and .414 from three. Peter Suder adds 13.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while shooting .507 from the field and .317 from three, while Eian Elmer adds 11.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and is shooting .486 from the field. Antwone Woolfolk adds 7.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and a .621 field goal percentage.
SCOUTING OHIO
Ohio is currently 15-13 overall and 9-6 in MAC play after falling to Western Michigan on the road Tuesday night.
Ohio is averaging 79.8 points per game, while shooting .469 from the field, .356 from three and .762 from the line, while opponents are averaging 75.5 points per game, while shooting .452 from the field, .378 from three and .685 from the line.
Ohio is averaging 33.5 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 3.1 blocks and 7.4 steals per game, while forcing 13.0 turnovers a contest. Meanwhile, opponents are averaging 35.6 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 2.9 blocks and 6.7 steals per game, while forcing Ohio to turn the ball over 11.0 times a game.
Individually, AJ Clayton averages 14.2 points and 5.5 rebounds a game, while shooting .456 from the field, .358 from three and .826 from the line. AJ Brown averages 13.4 points a game, while shooting .467 from the field, .380 from three and .820 from the line, while Jackson Paveletzke adds 13.4 points, 4.9 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game, while shooting .509 from the field. Shereef Mitchell adds 12.9 points, while shooting .472 from the field and .448 from three,while Elmore James averages 7.5 points, while shooting .386 from the field and .366 from three.
ALL TIME VS. MIAMI
This is the 216th all-time meeting between Ohio and Miami.
Ohio leads the all-time series, 119-96.
Ohio and Miami met one month ago on Feb. 1 in Oxford, with the RedHawks pulling out the 73-69 victory.
Ohio and Miami met twice last season. First on Feb. 3 in the Convo, with Ohio winning, 78-69, before wrapping up the regular season in Oxford, with the Bobcats winning, 72-59.
Ohio is 25-8 against Miami since 2009-10, while the Bob-cats are 8-2 against the RedHawks under Jeff Boals.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
Ohio has registered an impressive 577-184 (.756) all-time record at the Convocation Center, which opened in 1968.
Ohio finished 14-2 in the Convo last season.
Ohio is 72-16 in the Convo under Boals in the last six seasons.
Ohio is currently 11-2 in the Convo this season.
REEF AND PAV HUNT FOR 1,000
Junior guard Jackson Paveletzke is currently 16 points away from 1,000 for his career, sitting at 984 entering Tuesday’s matchup.
Graduate student guard Shereef Mitchell is currently 45 points away from 1,000, currently sitting at 955.
OHIO IN NET
The Bobcats currently rank 165th in the Feb. 28 NET Rankings.
Ohio is the fourth-highest MAC team behind Kent State, Akron, and Miami.
OHIO IN NCAA
Currently Ohio ranks 95th in the nation in forced turnovers per game. The Bobcats are also 11th in fastbreak points and 68th in field goal percentage.
Ohio also ranks 62nd in effective field goal percentage, 46th in scoring offense, 41st in free throw percentage and 105th in free throws made per game.
Ohio also ranks 63rd in turnover margin, 73rd in three-pointers per game and 88th in three-point percentage.
Meanwhile, Jackson Paveletzke ranks 56th in assists per game and 59th in assists.
Shereef Mitchell ranks 91st in free throw percentage.
AJ Clayton ranks 95th in blocks and 62nd in blocks per game.
BOBCATS IN THE MAC
Jackson Paveletzke is third in assists and third in assist/turnover ratio. He is also ninth in field goal percentage.
AJ Brown ranks ninth in free throw percentage.
Shereef Mitchell ranks fifth in free throw, second in three-point field goal percentage and fourth in steals.
AJ Clayton is first in blocks, seventh in three-point field goals per game and 14th in scoring and seventh in free throw percentage.
UP NEXT
Ohio closes out the home portion of the regular season on Tuesday, March 4 when the Bobcats host Eastern Michigan. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET inside the Convocation Center and can be seen on ESPN+. It will be Senior Night in the Convo, with AJ Clayton, Shereef Mitchell and Vic Searls being honored before tip-off.
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