The following is a list of seasons completed by the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball program at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, United States. The team was established in 1907 and plays at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Ohio played Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) from 1912 to 1926, the Buckeye Athletic Association from 1926 to 1939 and as an independent from 1939 to 1946. Ohio was a founding member of the MAC in 1946 where they have remained since. Since 1968, the team has played home games at the Convocation Center. Through the 2024–25 season, the Bobcats have won fourteen Mid-American Conference regular-season championships and seven MAC tournament titles. In post-season play, the program has made fourteen appearances in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Elite Eight in 1964 with three Sweet 16 appearances.
Yearly results Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth Season Head coach Season results Conference tournamentresult Postseason result Final Coaches Poll Overall Conference Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Finish Independent 1907–08James C. Jones 7 4 — — — — — — — 1908–09 1 1 — — — — — — — 1909–10 2 5 — — — — — — — 1910–11 John Corbett 3 4 — — — — — — — Ohio Athletic Conference 1911–12 Arthur W. Hinaman 2 9 — — — — — — — 1912–13 C. M. Douthit 5 8 2 6 — — — — 1913–14 M. B. Banks 3 10 1 7 — — — — 1914–15 11 4 8 3 — — — — 1915–16 8 7 5 2 — — — — 1916–17 2 14 1 11 — — — — 1917–18 4 8 4 5 — — — — 1918–19 Frank Gullum 5 4 3 4 — — — — 1919–20 5 6 4 4 — — — — 1920–21 Russ Finsterwald 15 2 6 1 1st — — — 1921–22 19 4 11 2 — — — — 1922–23 Butch Grover 11 8 — — — — — — — 1923–24 16 5 9 3 T-6th — — — 1924–25 12 6 8 5 T-6th — — — 1925–26 15 9 — — — — — — — Buckeye Athletic Association 1926–27 Butch Grover 8 13 3 7 — — — — 1927–28 10 10 4 6 — — — — 1928–29 10 10 3 7 — — — — 1929–30 12 9 4 4 — — — — 1930–31 12 4 7 1 1st — — — 1931–32 11 10 4 6 — — — — 1932–33 16 4 7 3 1st — — — 1933–34 5 14 2 6 — — — — 1934–35 11 9 5 5 — — — — 1935–36 13 7 7 3 — — — — 1936–37 18 3 10 1 T-1st — — — 1937–38 12 8 4 6 — — — — 1938–39 Dutch Trautwein 12 8 4 4 — — — — Independent 1939–40 Dutch Trautwein 19 9 — — — — — — — 1940–41 18 4 — — — — — 2–1 in NIT (Runner up) — 1941–42 12 9 — — — — — — — 1942–43 11 7 — — — — — — — 1943–44 9 7 — — — — — — — 1944–45 11 8 — — — — — — — 1945–46 15 5 — — — — — — — Mid-American Conference 1946–47 Dutch Trautwein 13 10 5 3 3rd — — — 1947–48 10 10 4 4 3rd — — — 1948–49 6 16 2 8 6th — — — 1949–50 Jim Snyder 6 14 3 7 4th — — — 1950–51 13 11 4 4 T-2nd — — — 1951–52 12 12 6 6 4th — — — 1952–53 9 13 4 8 5th — — — 1953–54 12 10 5 7 6th — — — 1954–55 16 5 9 5 T-3rd — — — 1955–56 13 11 5 7 T-5th — — — 1956–57 15 8 7 5 T-3rd — — — 1957–58 16 8 7 5 3rd — — — 1958–59 14 10 6 6 3rd — — — 1959–60 17 8 1021st —1–2 in NCAA tournament (Sweet 16) — 1960–61 17 7 1021st —0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1961–62 13 10 8 4 2nd — — — 1962–63 13 11 8 4 T-2nd — — — 1963–64 21 6 10 2 1st —2–1 in NCAA tournament (Elite Eight) — 1964–65 19 7 11 1 T-1st —0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1965–66 13 10 6 6 3rd — — — 1966–67 8 15 4 8 T-5th — — — 1967–68 7 16 3 9 T-6th — — — 1968–69 17 9 9 3 2nd — 1–1 in NIT — 1969–70 20 5 9 1 1st —0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1970–71 17 7 6 4 2nd — — — 1971–72 15 11 7 3 1st —0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1972–73 16 10 6 5 4th — — — 1973–74 16 11 11 3 1st —0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1974–75 Dale Bandy 12 14 4 10 7th — — — 1975–76 11 15 7 9 T-6th — — — 1976–77 9 17 4 12 T-8th — — — 1977–78 13 14 6 10 T-7th — — — 1978–79 16 11 10 6 3rd — — — 1979–80 8 18 5 11 10th DNQ — — 1980–81 Danny Nee 7 20 6 10 T-7th 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1981–82 13 14 8 8 T-4th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1982–83 23 9 12 6 2nd3–0; Won Tournament1–1 in NCAA tournament — 1983–84 20 8 14 4 2nd 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1984–85 22 8 14 4 1st2–0; Won Tournament0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1985–86 22 8 14 4 2nd 1–1; Lost in semifinals — — 1986–87 Billy Hahn 14 14 7 9 T-5th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1987–88 16 14 9 7 3rd 2–1; Lost in final — — 1988–89 12 17 6 10 T-8th 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1989–90 Larry Hunter 12 16 5 11 8th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1990–91 16 12 9 7 T-4th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1991–92 18 10 10 6 4th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1992–93 14 13 11 7 4th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1993–94 25 8 14 4 1st3–0; Won Tournament0–1 in NCAA tournament — 1994–95 24 10 13 5 2nd 1–1; Lost in semifinals 0–1 in NIT — 1995–96 16 14 11 7 T-4th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1996–97 17 10 12 6 3rd 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 1997–98 5 21 3 15 6th-East DNQ — — 1998–99 18 10 12 6 T-3rd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals — — 1999–00 20 13 11 7 T-3rd-East 2–1; Lost in semifinals — — 2000–01 19 11 12 6 T-2nd-East 2–1; Lost in semifinals — — 2001–02 Tim O'Shea 17 11 11 7 3rd-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2002–03 14 16 8 10 5th-East 2–1; Lost in semifinals — — 2003–04 10 20 7 11 T-5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2004–05 21 11 11 7 T-2nd-East4–0; Won tournament0–1 in NCAA tournament — 2005–06 19 11 10 8 T-4th-East 2–1; Lost in semifinals — — 2006–07 19 13 9 7 4th-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2007–08 20 13 9 7 T-3rd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2008–09 John Groce 15 17 7 9 6th-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2009–10 22 15 7 9 5th-East4–0; Won tournament1–1 in NCAA tournament — 2010–11 19 16 9 7 T-3rd-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals1–1 in CIT — 2011–12 21 12 10 6 4th-East3–0; Won tournament2–1 in NCAA tournament (Sweet 16) #25 2012–13 Jim Christian 24 10 14 2 T-1st-East 1–1; Lost in final 0–1 in NIT — 2013–14 25 12 11 7 3rd-East 2–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2014–15 Saul Phillips 10 20 5 13 6th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2015–16 23 12 11 7 2nd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals1–1 in CBI — 2016–17 20 11 11 7 T-2nd-East 1–1; lost in semifinals — — 2017–18 14 17 7 11 T-4th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2018–19 14 17 6 12 6th-East 0–1; Lost in first round — — 2019–20 Jeff Boals 17 15 8 10 5th-East 1–0; tournament canceled No postseason held — 2020–21 17 8 9 5 5th3–0; Won tournament1–1 in NCAA tournament — 2021–22 25 10 14 6 T-3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals1–1 in CBI — 2022–23 19 14 10 8 5th 1–1; Lost in semifinals — — 2023–24 20 13 13 5 T-2nd 1–1; Lost in semifinals — — 2024–25 16 16 10 8 T-4th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2025–26 15 17 9 9 T-5th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals — — 2026–27 0 0 0 0 — —Totals | 119 seasons 1,664 1,246 676 533 (MAC) 10 MAC, 3 BAC, 1 OAC Regular-season titles 7 MAC tournament titles 8–15 in NCAA tournament Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth
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