{
  "id": 5803084,
  "title": "UC Bearcats basketball picks up Bowling Green guard Javontae Campbell",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/uc-bearcats-basketball-picks-up-bowling-green-guard-javontae-campbell",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T17:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uc-bearcats-basketball-picks-bowling-174018906.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The University of Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team has acquired transfer Javontae Campbell from Bowling Green for the upcoming season. The 6-foot-2, 155-pound guard, who played junior college ball at Northern Oklahoma before joining Bowling Green, has been named MAC Defensive Player of the Year. During his time at Bowling Green, Campbell averaged 18.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 3.0 steals per game, leading Division I in steals. At Bowling Green, he had notable performances against Miami, Buffalo, and Massachusetts, including a 47-point game against Massachusetts in overtime. Campbell's eligibility has been bolstered by a recent NCAA ruling allowing athletes five seasons of eligibility in five years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}