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Checking In On… the OVC

cbogard — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:55:34 +0000

Catlin Bogard is the RTC correspondent for the Ohio Valley Conference. You can also find his musings online at OVC Ball or on Twitter @OVCBall.

Reader’s Take

Austin Peay is now 0-8 on the season, with non-conference games against Memphis, Arkansas State, Tennessee, Rochester (MI), and Belmont before starting conference play.

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The Week That Was

Tennessee State Suspends Kenny Moore: Last season’s OVC all-newcomer selection Kenny Moore has been suspended indefinitely for “conduct detrimental to the team,” according to a press release from the school Tuesday. Head coach John Cooper said in a statement that Moore will graduate in December “and that [...]

Checking In On… the Ohio Valley Conference

cbogard — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:45:25 +0000

Catlin Bogard is the RTC correspondent for the Ohio Valley Conference. You can also find his musings online at OVC Ball or on Twitter @OVCBall.

The Week That Was

Rough Week For Big Men: Two of the top big men in the conference have already missed games this year due to injury. SEMO’s Leon Powell injured the same knee that caused him to miss an entire season two years ago in the Redhawks’ final exhibition game. Powell did not play in their opener against Missouri, but did return against Harris Stowe, shooting a perfect 8-8 from the field. Austin Peay’s John Fraley [...]

RTC Conference Primers: #23 – Ohio Valley Conference

cbogard — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:00:03 +0000

Catlin Bogard of OVC Ball is the RTC correspondent for the Ohio Valley Conference. You can find him on Twitter @OVCBall.

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Here Come the Cougars: Although SIU Edwardsville is in its final year of transition to Division I, the Cougars will play a full Ohio Valley Conference slate. SIUE will be eligible to win the OVC regular season title, but cannot enter the conference tournament until they have completed their transition in 2012-13. The Cougars are unlikely, however, to make a major impact this season after going 0-9 against OVC teams a year ago. Out of Balance: [...]

Checking in on… the OVC

Brian Goodman — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:04:20 +0000

Greg Waddell is the RTC correspondent or the Ohio Valley Conference. [ed note: this post was written prior to the weekend games of Nov. 26-28]

A Look Back

Kenneth Faried proved why he’s the Number 1 player in the OVC and probably an NBA lottery pick over a two-game Morehead State road trip. Facing off against two Top 10 teams in Florida and Ohio State, Faried put on a clinic as the 6’8 forward notched 20 points and pulled down 18 rebounds against the Gators and recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds against the Buckeyes on 5-7 shooting from the [...]

Checking in on… the OVC

rtmsf — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:12:24 +0000

Greg Waddell of Murray State News is the RTC correspondent for the Ohio Valley Conference.

Standings (as of 2/18)

Team of the Week – Murray State captures the honor this week at the Racers continue a run of dominance through the OVC. Sitting at 16-0, Billy Kennedy’s team secured the regular season crown on Tuesday in a 80-68 win over Southeast Missouri State. Joe Lunardi of ESPN currently has Murray as a No. 13 seed in the NCAA tournament, playing Temple in Spokane. It will be interesting to see how the brackets unfold if Murray falls in the conference tournament [...]

Checking in on… the OVC

rtmsf — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:50:37 +0000

Greg Waddell of Murray State News is the RTC correspondent for the Ohio Valley Conference.

Standings: (as of 2/7)

Team of the Week – Rivals Murray State and Morehead State share the honor this week as both teams played admirably in their games. Murray continued its reign of dominance over the OVC, squeaking past hated rival Austin Peay 65-63 in the Regional Special Events Center while Morehead roared to a 84-75 win over Tennessee Tech to sweep the season series and capture 13 of their last 14 games. The two teams will square off on Feb. 25 in Morehead, Ky., [...]

Checking in on… the OVC

rtmsf — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:30:17 +0000

James Horne of the Clarksville (TN) Leaf-Chronicle is the RTC correspondent for the Ohio Valley Conference.

Current OVC Standings (as of Jan. 2, 2010)

Murray State 2-0 10-3 Austin Peay 2-0 8-6 Jacksonville State 1-0 5-6 Eastern Kentucky 1-1 8-5 Eastern Illinois 1-1 7-5 Morehead State 1-1 6-6 Southeast Missouri State 1-1 4-8 Tennessee Tech 0-1 6-6 Tennessee State 0-2 3-10 UT Martin 0-2 2-9 SIU Edwardsville% 0-0 2-12

% – SIU Edwardsville joined the OVC in July 2008. The program is reclassifying to Division I and not playing a full OVC schedule until 2011-12. They are not eligible for [...]

Checking in on… the OVC

rtmsf — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:45:51 +0000

James Horne of the Clarksville (TN) Leaf Chronicle is the RTC correspondent for the Ohio Valley Conference.

Current OVC Standings (as of Dec. 4, 2009)

Murray State (1-0, 6-1) Eastern Illinois (1-0, 4-2) Austin Peay (1-0, 4-4) Morehead State (1-0, 2-3) Tennessee Tech (0-0, 3-5) Jacksonville State (0-0, 2-4) Eastern Kentucky (0-1, 5-2) Southeast Missouri State (0-1, 2-6) UT Martin (0-1, 1-4) Tennessee State (0-1, 1-7) SIU Edwardsville (0-0, 0-6)

THIS WEEK IN THE OVC

LOOS ASCENDS: Undoubtedly the biggest story in the OVC this week is about a coach. Austin Peay’s Dave Loos just won the 400th game [...]