Basketball

Kyle Meyer

By Tim Glon

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ADA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team opened its 2009-10 season with a close 55-53 setback to Hanover (Ind.) Sunday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center. 

The Polar Bears fall to 0-1, while the Panthers improve to 1-0.

By Tim Glon

ADA — The Ohio Northern men’s basketball team was picked to finish third in the 2009-10 Ohio Athletic Conference Coaches' preseason poll on Wednesday.

The Polar Bear men received 58 points in voting conducted by the league’s 10 head coaches.

No. 2-ranked John Carroll was picked to finish first for the men with 81 total points and nine first place votes, Wilmington was picked to finish second with 62 points and Capital was picked tied with ONU for third with 58 votes and the final first place vote.

Kyle Meyer

By Tim Glon

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KENT -- Ohio Northern men's basketball team opened the John Rhodes era with an impressive performance in a 75-66 loss at at NCAA Division I foe Kent State in an exhibition contest Monday evening at KSU's Mac Center.

Senior All-Conference returners Kyle Meyer and Ezra Bradshaw both had fine games for the Polar Bears.