Ohio announces basketball schedules

Photo courtesy of Ohio Athletics/Michael Pronzato Ohio sophomore point guard Jaaron Simmons and the Ohio Bobcats will have 17 home games next season, including eight (one exhibition) during the non-conference portion of the schedule.Ohio University, in accordance with the Mid-American Conference, released its 2016-17 men’s and women’s basketball schedules on Tuesday.

The Bobcats, with the two teams combined, will have 32 home basketball dates next season.

On the men’s side, Ohio will play 11 non-conference games and one exhibition. Eight of those 12 games will be at home. The Bobcats will face two teams who reached the NCAA Tournament, five teams that played in postseason tournaments, and six…