Two Men's Basketball Signees Ranked Best In MAC At Respective Positions

Bobcats only team in league with multiple selections

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Led by first-year head coach John Groce, the Ohio coaching staff was the only unit in the MAC to sign the league's top-rated player at two positions.
 
Led by first-year head coach John Groce, the Ohio coaching staff was the only unit in the MAC to sign the league's top-rated player at two positions.
  
 

Nov. 13, 2008

ATHENS, Ohio - Ohio University men's basketball signees D.J. Cooper (Chicago, Ill.) and Marquis Horne (Cincinnati, Ohio) were named the best incoming point guard and small forward, respectively, in the Mid-American Conference by Rivals.com on Wednesday night.

Ohio is the only school in the MAC to place multiple players on the breakdown of the best incoming player at each position in every high to mid-major conference in the country. The Bobcats were also one of just 16 schools across the nation to sign more than one of the top positional players in their league, joining such programs as North Carolina, Texas, Kansas and UCLA.

Ohio will begin regular-season play on Sunday, when it welcomes William & Mary to the Convocation Center for a 2 p.m. ET showdown. The Bobcats have won their last 13 season-opening home games, and their last four overall season openers. Tickets may be purchased at ohiobobcats.com, by calling (800) 575-CATS or by visiting the Ohio Ticket Office, located on the concourse level of The Convo.