BGSU Hits the Road to Take On the Bobcats of Ohio on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 24

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BGSU Hits the Road to Take On the Bobcats of Ohio on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

February 23, 2015 | Men's Basketball

By: by Kevin Davis, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

Bowling Green (17-8, 9-5 MAC) vs. Ohio (9-16, 4-10 MAC)
Tuesday, February 24, 2015; 7:00 p.m. ET
Convocation Center (13,080) / Athens, Ohio
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2014-15 MAC STANDINGS
EAST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Kent State	10-4	19-8
Bowling Green	9-5	17-8
Buffalo	8-6	17-9
Akron	8-6	17-10
Miami	6-8	11-16
Ohio	4-10	9-16
WEST TEAMS	MAC	OVERALL
Central Michigan	10-4	20-5
Toledo	10-4	18-9
Western Michigan	7-7	16-11
Eastern Michigan	6-8	17-10
Northern Illinois	4-10	10-15
Ball State	2-12	7-18

LAY UPS
* The Falcons defeated Ohio 69-54 back on Jan. 10 in Bowling Green, Ohio.
* BGSU is 7-4 on the road this season and 4-2 in MAC road contests.
* BGSU has won three straight road games, all in conference play.
* Ohio is 7-6 overall at home this season in the Convocation Center.
* BGSU leads the MAC in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game allowed.
* BGSU ranks 31st in the nation in points allowed per game at 60.1 per contest.
* BGSU's Richaun Holmes enters the game with 995 career points as a Falcon.
* Richaun Holmes has scored in double figures in each of BGSU's last 14 games.
* Bowling Green is in its 100th season of basketball this year.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
You can follow the Falcons in many different ways this 2014-15 season. You can follow BGSU via twitter by following @BGSUMHoops and at @BGAthletics. You can also follow BGSU on instagram @bgfalcons and on facebook at BGSU Athletics. As always you can get all your BGSU Athletics information at www.BGSUFalcons.com.

SCOUTING THE OHIO BOBCATS
After posting back-to-back home wins over Akron and Eastern Michigan to tip-off the month of February, the Ohio Bobcats have dropped four straight contests heading into play on Tuesday night. Ohio, who is 9-16 overall and 4-10 in MAC play, has three players averaging double digit points in Javarez Willis (14.8 ppg), Maurice Ndour (14.5 ppg) and Antonio Campbell (10.3 ppg). Willis ranks seventh in the MAC in scoring and second in the conference in three-point field goals made at 2.9 per contest, while Ndour is second in the league in rebounding.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS OHIO
The Falcons lead the overall series with the Bobcats at 74-63 with Bowling Green posting a 69-54 win over the Bobcats earlier this season at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio on Jan. 10. However, Ohio has won six of the last 10 meetings over BGSU, including four of the last six match ups. In each of Ohio's last six wins over BGSU, the Bobcats have score 70 points or more to earn the win. In the Falcons' last four wins over Ohio, Bowling Green has held the Bobcats to 61 points or less in each contest. The last time BGSU swept Ohio in the regular season was back in 2008-09. BGSU also defeated Ohio in the first round of the MAC Championship Tournament that year.

FIRST MEETING THIS SEASON: FROM WIRE TO WIRE, FALCONS TAME BOBCATS
The BGSU Falcons led from start to finish in a 69-54 home MAC win over the Ohio Bobcats on Jan. 10. In the win, BGSU led by as much as 21 points late in the second half and outscored Ohio 35-25 over the final 20 minutes of play to secure the double digit win. BGSU controlled the paint for most of the contest, out-rebounding Ohio 41-34 and outscoring the Bobcats 30-14 in points in the paint. The BGSU defense held Ohio to just eight made baskets in the second half (8-of-27), four of which were from behind the three-point line.

SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE
Something has got to give for either the Falcons or the Bobcats on Tuesday night, as both teams are in the midst of a season long losing streak. BGSU has dropped two straight contests, while Ohio has suffered four straight defeats heading into play on Tuesday night at the Convocation Center.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"I got to do a better job of getting them ready to play. We've been more of a second half team than a first half team for the most part. I can't put my finger on it, but my staff and I have got to put them in a better position and figure out a way to get them going. We're not use to taking people's best shot. We're not use to people playing better because they're trying to knock you off. There's still a lot of basketball to be played."

TEAM IMPACT - ALEX SCHENK IS THE NEWEST FALCON
The BGSU men's basketball team, in working with Team IMPACT signed Alex Schenk as the newest Falcon! Alex, a 13-year-old from Perrysburg, Ohio, was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot - a defect that involves anatomical abnormalities of the heart when he was born. He has had four open heart surgeries, 15 heart caths, one surgery on his lungs, and had a stroke in 2009 leaving his left side weaker. Additionally, Alex had spinal surgery last month and is currently recovering. With all Alex continues to battle through, he truly epitomizes what it means to be a fighter and is sure to be an inspiration to all his new coaches and teammates. Team IMPACT matches courageous kids with local college athletic teams. Team IMPACT children are drafted onto the team and become an official member of the team from Draft Day through to Graduation. The child joins the athletic team and the student-athletes join the child's support team. Watch Alex hang out with his new Falcon teammates here.

A WIN WOULD ...
* Give the Falcons an 18-8 record overall on the season, the most wins since 19 in 2008-09.
* Put BGSU at 10-5 in Mid-American Conference play, the most MAC wins since 11 in 2008-09.
* Keep the Falcons in the top-four of the MAC standings and in place for a bye in the tournament.
* Put the Falcons at 8-4 on the road this season and 5-2 on the road in MAC play.
* Hand the Falcons their first regular season series sweep of Ohio since the 2008-09 season.
* Be four straight road wins for the Falcons, all of which have come in conference play.
* Snap the Falcons' losing streak at two games, a season-high for BGSU this year.
* Give BGSU two straight wins at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio.

IT'S ALL UP FOR GRABS DOWN THE HOME STRETCH
With the regular season coming down to the last two weeks, the MAC race is up for grabs as nine of the 12 MAC men's basketball teams are still eligible to get a top-four bye to Cleveland for the 2015 MAC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament come March 9-14.

HOLMES ZONING IN ON 1,000
Senior Richaun Holmes is zoning in on the 1,000 career points plateau, as the 6-8 forward currently has totaled 995 points over his three years at BGSU. Holmes is only five points shy of the career milestone with four games to play in the regular season. He would become just the 42nd player in BGSU's 100 year history to reach the 1,000 career point mark.

WATCHING HISTORY WITH RICHAUN HOLMES
BGSU senior forward Richaun Holmes is just five points shy of reaching the 1,000 career points plateau as a Falcon. When he reaches 1,000 career points, Holmes will become only the 12th Falcon player since 1953-54 to record 1,000 career points and 600 career rebounds. BGSU's career blocks leader will also become the first player in Falcons' history to register 1,000 career points, 600 career rebounds and 200 career blocks. He enters Tuesday night's game at Ohio with 995 points, 604 rebounds and 232 career blocks.

UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
With BGSU having suffered losses in each of their last two games, the Falcons are in unfamiliar territory with their first losing streak of the season. BGSU, who had not lost back-to-back games all season long, is on a two-game skid with home losses to Miami (56-67) on Feb. 18 and versus Buffalo (56-68) on Feb. 21.

SUPER 17 AND COUNTING
BGSU's 17 wins this season is already more wins than the Falcons had all of last year (12-20) and are the most wins for the Falcons in a single season since posting 19 victories overall in 2011-12. In fact, the Falcons have posted more than 17 wins on the season only two times over the last 10 years (2004-05: (18-11); 2008-09: (19-14)). The last time the Falcons posted 20 or more wins in a season was in 2001-02 (24-9).

HOME VS. AWAY
On the season, the Falcons have shot the ball better on the road then at home in the Stroh Center. BGSU is averaging 66.5 points per game on the road this year compared to just 63.6 points at home. The difference has increased in MAC play as BGSU is averaging 67.8 points per game on road and only 62.8 points at home in conference action this season. In league play, the Falcons are shooting 44.5 percent from the field overall on the road, three percentage points higher than their clip of 41.2 percent at home in the Stroh Center.

DEFENSE! DEFENSE! DEFENSE!
The Falcons have been solid on the defensive end all year, as BGSU ranks 31st in the nation overall in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game allowed and 37th in three-point field goal percentage defense at 30.7 percent on the year. BGSU is also ranked in the top-three in the MAC in scoring defense (1st/60.1ppg), three-point field goal defense (2nd/30.7%) and field goal percentage defense (2nd/39.8%). Richaun Holmes leads the league in blocked shots with 71, an average of 2.8 per game, while Zack Denny leads the MAC in steals with an average of 1.9 swipes per contest.

SUB!!!!!!!!!!!
Coach Jans has proven early that he is not afraid to go to his bench, as 15 different players have already seen time on the floor for the Falcons this season, while eight different players are averaging over 15 minutes or more of playing time per game this season. In fact, the Falcons have outscored their opponents by 203 points (580-377) in bench points this year, an average of 23.2 points per game off the bench compared to their opponents 15.1 bench points per outing.

OVER/UNDER ON 60
This season, the benchmark in points has been the number 60. The Falcons are 14-3 overall when they score 60 or more points for the contest and just 3-5 when they score less than 60 points. On the flip side, BGSU is 11-1 on the season when holding its opponents to less than 60 points and just 6-7 when surrendering more than 60 points in the game to its foe.

40/40
Bowling Green has posted an overall record of 14-3 on the season when shooting over 40 percent overall from the floor as a team. The Falcons are also 11-2 in games this season when holding its opponent to less than 40 percent shooting for the game.

50 PERCENT SHOOTING = WIN
BGSU has shot 50 percent or better from the floor as a team this season in five different games. The Falcons shot 51.8 percent at Drake on Nov. 15, 50.0 percent vs. Alabama A&M on Dec. 6, 50.0 percent on the road at USF on Dec. 28, 52.8 percent at Central Michigan on Feb. 4, and most recently 50.9 percent at Ball State on Feb. 14. The Falcons are 5-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the field for the game.

QUARTET OF 600 POINT CAREER SCORERS
The Falcons currently have a quartet of 600 point career scorers on its roster in Richaun Holmes (995), Jehvon Clarke (770), Anthony Henderson (650) and Spencer Parker (622).

FALCONS VERSUS THE MAC WEST IN 2015
BGSU fared well versus the MAC West Division over the regular season slate in cross-divisional match ups. The Falcons went 7-1 versus the West Division this season with two wins each over Ball State and Northern Illinois, as well as at Central Michigan and wins at home versus Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan. The Falcons' lone loss to a MAC West team was on the road at Toledo on Jan. 24.

STROLL DOWN THE MAC MEMORY LANE
Last season in 2013-14, the Falcons posted a 6-12 record in the MAC and finished sixth in the East Division. Since winning the MAC East in 2008-09 with an 11-5 conference record, the Falcons have been over .500 in MAC play just once, going 9-7 overall in league play in 2011-12, coming into this season. Over the last five seasons, since 2009-10 and prior to this season, Bowling Green went just 36-46 in MAC play. This year the Falcons are 9-5 in MAC play.

COUNT'EM ON ONE HAND
For the first time since the 2006-07 season, the Falcons were able to count the number of turnovers that they committed on one hand with just five total miscues in the 79-65 road win at Ball State on Feb. 14. The last time BGSU coughed up the ball five times or less in a complete game was against Michigan Tech back on Dec. 27, 2006, when the Falcons committed just four turnovers overall for the contest. The five turnovers is also a season-low for BGSU this year.

FIRST OT WIN IN OVER TWO YEARS
BGSU's 76-74 overtime win on Feb. 4 at Central Michigan not only handed the Chips their first home loss of the season (12-1), but it was also the first overtime win for a Falcons' team since Feb. 2, 2011. The Falcons last overtime win was a 73-70 OT win at NIU during that 2010-11 season.

A SEASON FIRST - FIVE FALCONS IN DOUBLE DIGITS
The Falcons posted a season first on Feb. 4 in the overtime win at Central Michigan, as five different players scored in double digit points for the game. Anthony Henderson (20), Jehvon Clarke (18), Zack Denny (12), Richaun Holmes (10) and Delvin Dickerson (10) all notched 10 points or more in the 76-74 win. The last time BGSU had five players score in double figures in the same game was in a 67-61 road win at Morehead State on Feb. 15, 2013.

WE WILL TAKE THE STAIRS
Bowling Green is 3-0 this season in road games in which the route from the locker room to the court required going either up or down stairs. This includes wins at Detroit, at Kent State and at Central Michigan.

TOP-FIVE CROWD AT THE STROH ON SATURDAY NIGHT, JAN. 31
In the Falcons' 69-68 loss to Akron, BGSU and the Zips played in front of a crowd of 3,859 fans. The huge crowd is the third largest crowd to watch a BGSU men's basketball game in the Stroh Center's four year history.

RETURN TO SENDER
Falcon senior Richaun Holmes has posted a block in all but three games thus far this season and has totaled a season-high five blocks in six different games this year on his way to a team leading 71 blocks on the year. Holmes totaled a new BGSU school record for the most blocks in a single season last year with 88. In just his first two seasons at BGSU, Holmes became the Falcons' all-time career blocks leader and now has 232 career swats. He currently leads the MAC with 2.8 blocks per game this season.

CHARGE!
BGSU junior Delvin Dickerson seemed to be all over the place in the Falcons' 56-46 home win over NIU on Jan. 27. The forward took not one, not two, not three, but four charges on the NIU offense in the game, which is presumed to be a BGSU record (charges are not an official statistic).

BACK-TO-BACK DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR DENNY
After posting his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 58-46 win over Ball State on Jan. 17, sophomore guard Zack Denny followed with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in the home rout of Eastern Michigan, 74-58, on Jan. 21. Denny is the first Falcon to post a double-double in two consecutive games since Cameron Black did it on Nov. 26 & 27 of 2013-14 at the Cancun Challenge.

BLOCK NUMBER 200 FOR HOLMES
Senior forward Richaun Holmes tallied his 200th career block in the second half of the Falcons 58-46 win over Ball State on Jan. 17. Holmes, who currently has 232 career swats, is the all-time career blocks leader in BGSU history and the only Falcon ever with over 200 career blocks.

NON-CONFERENCE SEASON IS OVER
BGSU went 8-3 over its 11 non-conference games this season. The eight non-conference victories is the most by a Falcons' team since both the 2009-10 and 2008-09 teams each posted eight non-conference wins on the year.

HOLMES HAULS IN 500TH REBOUND
In the Falcons' 58-35 home win over Chicago State on Saturday night, Jan. 3, senior Richaun Holmes pulled down five rebounds for the game. While that is not a game-high in rebounds for the 6-8 forward, it was enough to give him his 500th career rebound during his time at BGSU.

NEW STROH CENTER RECORDS SET TO START 2015
With BGSU's 32 three-point field goal attempts at home versus Chicago State on Jan. 3, the Falcons set a new Stroh Center record for the most three-point attempts by a BGSU team in a single game in the Stroh Center. The previous record was 26 three-point field goal attempts versus Morehead State on Feb. 18, 2012. The Falcons also set a new record in the fewest points scored by an opponent in the Stroh Center by holding Chicago State to just 35 points for the game, five points less than the previous low of 40 points by Northern Illinois back on Feb. 4, 2012.

MAGIC NUMBER FOR HOLMES IS 26
The magic number for forward Richaun Holmes has proven to be 26 - in that he has posted a career-high 26 points twice this season. Holmes had 26 points versus Ferris State on Dec. 21, but not before he matched his career-high of 26 points on Nov. 30 in a last second win at Detroit. The 6-8 forward first scored his career-high 26 points last season at Xavier.

RECORD SETTING DEFENSIVE EFFORT FOR BGSU
In the Falcons' 58-35 home win over Chicago State, the 35 points allowed by BGSU was the lowest points total allowed by a Falcons' team in a single game since BGSU held Denison to only 34 points in 1981-82. The 35 points scored by Chicago State is also the fewest points scored by a BGSU opponent in the Stroh Center, five points less than the previous low of 40 points by Northern Illinois back on Feb. 4, 2012.

HOME SWEET STROH
BGSU has called the Stroh Center home since the 2011-12 season and has posted an overall record of 40-21 at the venue. The Falcons have won seven or more games at home every season since the Stroh's opening for the 2011-12 season and are 10-4 at home thus far this year.

THAT 70'S STROH
BGSU is a perfect 18-0 at the Stroh when scoring 70 points or more in a contest. That means the Falcons have scored 70 or more points in nearly half of their wins in front of the home fans in the Stroh. This season the Falcons have scored 70 or more points at home twice - in a 70-55 win versus Wright State on Nov. 19 and in a 74-58 win over Eastern Michigan on Jan. 21.

VALIANT COMEBACK EFFORT COMES UP JUST SHORT IN HOME LOSS TO UB
The Falcons, who trailed by as much as 17 points in the first half versus Buffalo, erased a 14-point halftime deficit to take a lead in the second half over the Bulls before UB knocked down free throws late to hold of BGSU for the 68-56 road win at the Stroh Center. BGSU outscored Buffalo 34-32 in the second half, but was just unable to complete the comeback bid in the loss as the Bulls were 19-of-23 (82.6 percent) overall from the free throw line for the game.

HOME SHOOTING WOES HAMPER FALCONS IN LOSS TO MIAMI
Despite taking a 33-31 lead into the halftime break over the Miami RedHawks on Feb. 18, the Falcons struggled to make baskets in the second half in a 67-56 home loss to Miami. BGSU, who went just over seven minutes without a made field goal in the second half of play, made just 8-of-25 (32 percent) shot attempts in the final 20 minutes of play, including going 0-of-11 from behind the three-point line. For the game, the Falcons shot just 36 percent (18-of-50) overall and was outscored by six at the free throw line (20-14), 16 in points in the paint (36-20) and by 14 in bench points (29-15) in the loss.

MAKE IT A SERIES SWEEP OF BALL STATE FOR BGSU
Coach Jans' squad made it look easy on Feb. 14, defeating the Ball State Cardinals 79-65 to complete the regular season series sweep of the MAC West Division foe. The Falcons shot 50.9 percent overall, hit a season-high 12 three-pointers, and committed a season-low five turnovers in the wire-to-wire double digit win over the Cardinals. In the two teams' first meeting, BGSU held Ball State to just 7-of-24 (29.2 percent) shooting and forced the Cardinals into 10 turnovers in the second half of play in the 58-46 come from behind win on Jan. 17. The Falcons held Ball State to just 19 points over the final 20 minutes of the contest, while scoring 35 points of their own in the home MAC win.

FALCONS CORRAL BRONCOS IN HUGE DOUBLE DIGIT WIN
The Falcons' defense held Western Michigan to its lowest scoring output of the season in a 65-49 home win at the Stroh Center on Feb. 10. BGSU held the Broncos to just 17 made field goals on 34 percent shooting and forced them into 17 turnovers for the game. Off those 17 turnovers, the Falcons scored 27 points, as BGSU shot 43.9 percent (25-of-57) overall and 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from behind the three-point line in the win.

BGSU COMPLETES SWEEP OF THE NIU HUSKIES
Bowling Green overcame a 10-0 first half deficit to outscore Northern Illinois 41-34 in the second half to post a 69-65 road win over the Huskies on Feb. 7. The Falcons, who shot 56.5 percent in the second half of play, opened up the second half with an 8-0 run to take the lead from the Huskies en route to the win. The win was the second on the season over NIU, as BGSU held the Huskies to only 46 points in a 56-46 home win less than two weeks earlier on Jan. 27 at the Stroh.

FALCONS SHOOT DOWN THE CHIPS OF CMU
Bowling Green shot a season-high 52.8 percent from the field overall to shoot down the MAC's leading offensive team in the CMU Chippewas in a 76-74 overtime win on Feb. 4. The Falcons, who also shot 42.1 percent from behind the three-point line and 75 percent from the charity stripe for the game, had a season-high five different players score in double figures in the win. The 76 points are the third most points scored by the Falcons in a single game this season - 79 at USF on Dec. 28 and 77 at Drake on Nov. 15 - all of which were road wins for Coach Jans' squad.

LAST SECOND SHOT FALLS SHORT IN ONE-POINT HOME LOSS TO AKRON
The Falcons saw the Zips get an offensive rebound and put back basket with 3.7 seconds left to put the visitors up one. BGSU's last second three-point attempt fell short of the rim, as Akron escaped with a 69-68 win over the Falcons at the Stroh Center. The Falcons led by as much as 14 points, yet struggled to put the game away late as Akron outscored BGSU 16-9 over the final five minutes of the contest.

FALCONS FALL IN THE BATTLE OF I-75 IN FRONT OF 7,392 FANS
The Battle of I-75 rivalry was all it was supposed to be and more on Jan. 24, as the Falcons and Rockets went back-and-forth in a game that saw 17 lead changes, six ties and the contest go down to the final minutes of play. However, the Rockets were able to use late free throws to hold off the Falcons, 71-67. The difference in the contest was at the free throw line, where the Rockets were 17-of-25 (68 percent) compared to the Falcons 8-of-16 (50 percent), a point differential of nine points for the game.

FALCONS SHOOT DOWN THE EAGLES IN HOME WIN
BGSU as a team shot 25-of-55 (45.5 percent) for the game, including knocking down 11-of-25 (44 percent) from behind the three-point line in a 74-58 home win over Eastern Michigan on Jan. 21. The Falcons, who had six different players make at least one three-ball for the game, hit 11 three-pointers overall to match its season-high. BGSU had four players in double figures in Anthony Henderson (17), Richaun Holmes (13), Delvin Dickerson (12) and Zack Denny (10).

PRESEASON LOVE FOR MR. HOLMES
Senior Richaun Holmes received a lot of preseason attention this fall, as the forward was named to a number of preseason teams.
   * 2014-15 MAC East Division All-MAC Preseason Team selection
   * Named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-MAC Team by Athlon Sports
   * Named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-MAC Team by Sporting News
   * Named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-MAC Second-Team by Lindy's Sports
   * Named to the 2014-15 Preseason Mid-American All-Conference
       Second-Team by College Sports Madness (www.collegesportsmadness.com)

EXPERIENCED GROUP
The 2014-15 Falcons' roster is an experienced group, as the roster has nine upperclassmen, including six players that have played at least two years of NCAA Division I basketball. BGSU returned one redshirt-senior in Anthony Henderson, three seniors in Richaun Holmes, Jehvon Clarke and Damarkeo Lyshe, as well as redshirt-junior Josh Gomez. On top of that, junior forward Spencer Parker returns along with three junior college transfers in Delvin Dickerson (Paris JC), Jovan Austin (Paris JC) and David Joseph (Howard College), who all were key parts in winning programs at the JUCO level prior to coming to BGSU.

A HANDFUL OF NEWCOMERS
Coach Chris Jans and his staff brought in a handful of newcomers in 2014-15 - five to be exact. Junior college transfers Delvin Dickerson (Houston, Texas/Paris JC), Jovan Austin (Grand Prairie, Texas/Paris JC) and David Joseph (Queens, N.Y./Howard College (Texas)) all joined the BGSU program over the summer and will have two years of eligibility for the Falcons. Freshmen Rasheed Worrell (Coker, Ala./Sipsey Valley H.S.) and Matt Fox (Maumee, Ohio/Anthony Wayne H.S.) will both have four years of eligibility at BGSU heading into the 2014-15 season.

FALCONS ON ESPN NETWORKS
The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team is slated to play 12 regular season games on ESPN3 with the following games still left to play - March 3 vs. Kent State at 7 p.m., and March 6 at Buffalo at 7 p.m.

FALCONS PICKED FIFTH IN MAC PRESEASON POLL
The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference East Division in 2014-15, according to the MAC's annual Preseason Media Poll. The Falcons, who will be led by first year head coach Chris Jans in 2014-15, received 52 total points in the preseason poll, which included one first-place vote.

FALCONS SIGN THREE EARLY
On Nov. 12, BGSU head men's basketball coach Chris Jans announced the signings of Jalone Friday (Oklahoma City Storm HomeSchool/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Jamir Andrews (Sheridan College/Dublin H.S./Dublin, California) and Malik Hluchoweckyj (Bellevue West H.S./Bellevue, Nebraska) to National Letters of Intent to continue both their athletic and academic careers at Bowling Green State University beginning in the Fall of 2015.

ON TAP FOR THE FALCONS
The Falcons will stay on the road to face off with the Miami RedHawks for the second time in less than two week, this time on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 3:30 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio. BGSU will then return home for Senior Night versus Kent State on Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. ET.

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