NC A&T
11/6/2026 9:47:00 AM | Men's Basketball
ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio men's basketball team (1-0) returns to Athens to open the home slate on Saturday, Nov. 7 against North Carolina A&T (1-0). Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. ET inside the Convocation Center and can be seen on ESPN+ where Marty Bannister, Rob Cornelius and Gabe Genovesi 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 second season on the mic for the Bobcats and will be joined by veteran college basketball analyst Dave Cecutti. WXTQ (Power 105) in Athens returns as the 11-station network's flagship and can be heard on the Varsity Network App.
OPENING TIP
- This is the fifth all-time meeting between Ohio and NC A&T
- Ohio leads the all-time series with NC A&T, 4-0.
- The two teams last met on Nov. 25, 2020 on a neutral site in Champaign Ill., with Ohio winning, 84-72.
- Ohio is coming off an 86-77 win at South Alabama on Monday in the MAC-SBC Challenge.
- Ohio has registered an impressive 588-191 (.756) all-time record at the Convocation Center, which opened in 1968.
- Ohio is 83-23 in the Convo under Boals in the last seven seasons.
- Redshirt junior guard Kolton Mitchell led Ohio with 21 points, while hitting a career-high seven threes in the win.
- Fifth year guard Jackson Paveletzke was next with 20 points, going a perfect 4-of-4 from the field and 3-of-3 from three.
- Graduate wing Siebe Ledegen made his Ohio debut, scoring 15 points, while grabbing six rebounds and dishing out five assists in the win.
- Sophomore forward Dusan Makitan debuts with eight points and a team-leading 11 rebounds.
- As a team, Ohio went 16-of-38 from three at South Alabama, making it the third-most threes ever attempted in a game and the most since Ohio attempted 41 at Bowling Green on March 1, 2022.
- With one point, Jackson Paveletzke will score is 1,000 point in an Ohio uniform.
- Jackson Paveletzke is 393 points away from 2,000 career point, while Kyler D'Augustino is 541 points away from the same mark.
- Kolton Mitchell is 86 points away from 1,000 career points.
- Senior guard Kyler D'Augustino, a native of Albany, Ohio, will make his Convo debut on Saturday. In the season opener at South Alabama, D'Augustino scored four points and grabbed three rebounds.
- Ohio was selected fifth in this year's MAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- Redshirt senior forward Javan Simmons was named to the Preseason All-MAC First Team, while fifth year guard Jackson Paveletzke earned a spot on the Preseason All-MAC Second Team.
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA A&T
North Carolina A&T is currently 1-0 on the season after defeating Warren Wilson 92-53 in Greensboro Tuesday night.
NC A&T shot .434 from the field, .went 11-of-33 from three and shot .652 from the line. The Aggies also had 31 rebounds, 16 assists, 16 steals and four blocks, while turning the ball over eight times. Meanwhile, the Aggies' defense held Warren Wilson to 19-of-51 from the field, while they grabbed 24 rebounds and dished out 12 assists.
The Aggies were led by Will Felton with 12 points, followed by Brandon Ivery and Rodney Westmoreland III each with 10.
NC A&T with picked to finished 13th in the 2026-27 CAA Coaches' Poll.
Last year, the Aggies finished 11-19 overall and 4-14 in conference play and fell to Northeastern in the first round of the CAA Tournament.
SCOUTING OHIO
Ohio is 1-0 to open the season after defeating South Alabama, 86-77, on Monday in Mobile, Ala.
So far this season, Ohio is averaging 86.0 points per game, while shooting 49.1 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from three and 77.8 percent from the line. Ohio also adds 36.0 rebounds a game, while dishing out 21.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. Ohio also forces 10.0 turnovers a game.
Meanwhile, Ohio opponents are averaging 77.0 points a game, while shooting 50.0 percent from the field, 27.3 percent from thee and 60.7 percent from the line. Opponents are also averaging 27.0 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. Opponents also force Ohio to turn the ball over 13.0 times a game.
Individually, after one game, redshirt junior guard Kolton Mitchell leads the Bobcats with 21.0 points per game, while shooting 46.7 percent from the field and from three. Fifth year Jackson Paveletzke adds 20.0 points a game, while being perfect from the field and from three, while also dishing out 7.0 assists per game. Graduate wing Siebe Ledegen adds 15.0 points a game, to go along with 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists, while sophomore forward Dusan Makitan adds a team-high 11.0 rebounds a game.
ALL-TIME AGAINST NC A&T
This is the fifth all-time meeting between Ohio and NC A&T
Ohio leads the all-time series with NC A&T, 4-0.
LAST TIME AGAINST NC A&T
The two teams last met on Nov. 25, 2020 on a neutral site in Champaign Ill., with Ohio winning, 84-72.
In that game, Ben Roderick led the way with 22 points, going 7-of-10 from the field and 6-of-9 from three. Jason Preston added 21 points, going 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-7 from three, while grabbing nine boards and dishing out seven assists. Dwight Wilson III added 14 points and six rebounds, while Ben Vander Plas added 11 points and eight boards.
Overall, Ohio shot 45.3 percent from the field, 38.2 percent from three and 61.9 percent from the free throw line, while N.C. A&T shot 39.7 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from three and 86.7 percent from the free throw line. Ohio out-rebounded the Aggies, 44-31, and dished out 18 assists to their 13.
CONVO MAGIC
Ohio has registered an impressive 588-191 (.756) all-time record at the Convocation Center, which opened in 1968.
Ohio is 83-23 in the Convo under Boals in the last seven seasons.
1K IN GREEN AND WHITE
With one point, Jackson Paveletzke will score is 1,000 point in an Ohio uniform.
2K FOR PAV AND TINO
Jackson Paveletzke is 393 points away from 2,000 career point, while Kyler D'Augustino is 541 points away from the same mark.
Paveletzke currently sits at 1607.
D'Augustino sits at 1,459 career points.
HUNT FOR 1K 2.0
Kolton Mitchell is 86 points away from 1,000 career points.
Mitchell currently has 914 points.
UP NEXT
Ohio is back in action on Friday, Nov. 13 when the Bobcats head to West Lafayette, Ind. to take on Purdue. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET inside Mackey Arena and can be seen on BIG+.
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