Ohio Bobcats basketball
Ohio Bobcats basketball history
Ohio University (Athens, OH)
Convocation Center, aka The Convo
Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Current head coach: Jeff Boals (2019-)
- Asst: Lamar Thornton (2019-)
- Asst: Kyle Barlow (2019-)
- Asst: Lee Martin (2020-)
- DBO: Jake Ness (2019-)
- Video: Mike Cifliku (2021-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1960, 1964, 2012)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 14 (1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 8-15
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1941)
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1941, 1969, 1986, 1995, 2013)
- NIT Overall Record: 4-5
- CBI Appearances: 3 (2008, 2016, 2022)
- CBI Overall Record: 3-3
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2011, 2014)
- CIT Overall Record: 3-2
Conference Titles (OAC, BAA, MAC):
- MAC Regular Season Championships: 10 (1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1994, 2013)
- BAA Regular Season Championships: 3 (1931, 1933, 1937)
- OAC Regular Season Championships: 1 (1921)
- MAC Tournament Championships: 7 (1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- MAC Player of the Year: 11 (last = Antonio Campbell, 2016)
Ohio head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Jeff Boals | 2019-Pres | 98-60 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Saul Phillips | 2014-19 | 81-77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Christian | 2012-14 | 49-22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Groce | 2008-12 | 85-56 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tim O’Shea | 2001-08 | 120-95 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Larry Hunter | 1989-2001 | 204-148 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Billy Hahn | 1986-89 | 43-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Nee | 1980-86 | 107-67 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Dale Bandy | 1974-80 | 69-89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Snyder | 1949-74 | 354-245 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Dutch Trautwein | 1938-49 | 136-90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Butch Grover | 1922-38 | 192-129 | 3 | – | – |
Russell Finsterwald | 1920-22 | 33-7 | 1 | – | – |
Frank Gullum | 1918-20 | 10-10 | 0 | – | – |
Mark Banks | 1913-18 | 28-43 | 0 | – | – |
C.M. Douthit | 1912-13 | 5-9 | – | – | – |
Arthur Hinaman | 1911-12 | 2-9 | – | – | – |
James Corbett | 1910-11 | 3-4 | – | – | – |
James C. Jones | 1907-10 | 10-10 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.