March 21, 2012

ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio University Men’s Basketball team won’t comprise the only Bobcats in the 2012 NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 this weekend. In addition to the families, friends and fans making the trip to St. Louis to support the Green and White, there will be Bobcat alums serving many roles across the nation at this stage in the tournament.

Multiple graduates of Ohio University’s prestigious Sports Administration program will be involved in the upcoming Sweet 16. See below for the list of Bobcat connections.

Mitch Barnhart (’82)
Director of Athletics
University of Kentucky

Jeremy Foley (’76)
Director of Athletics
University of Florida

Greg Ianni (’78)
Senior Associate Athletic Director
Michigan State University

Clint Gwaltney (’95)
Associate Athletic Director
University of North Carolina

Doug Elgin (’75)
Commissioner
Missouri Valley Conference

Eric Neuburger (’04)
Assistant Athletic Director – Development and Administration
Indiana University

Kevin Van Rooy ('06)
Assistant Director of Development
Indiana University

Martin Jarmond ('03)
Associate Athletic Director - Development
Ohio State

John Swofford (’73)
Commissioner
Atlantic Coast Conference

Jim Harris (’04)
Senior Associate Athletic Director – Development
Ohio University

Amy Dean (’86)
Senior Associate Athletic Director – Administration and Sport Programs
Ohio University

Ohio will meet the University of North Carolina on March 23 at 7:47 p.m. in the Midwest Regional. The game will be played in St. Louis and will be broadcast live on TBS.

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