Ohio Bobcats men's basketball

Ohio Bobcats
2023–24 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
University	Ohio University
Head coach	Jeff Boals (5th season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	Athens, Ohio
Arena	Convocation Center (Capacity: 13,080)
Nickname	Bobcats
Student section	O-Zone
Colors	Hunter green and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1964
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1960, 1964, 2012
NCAA tournament round of 32
1983, 2010, 2012, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021
Conference regular season champions
1921, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1994, 2013

The Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference competing in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bobcats have played their home games in the Convocation Center since 1968.^[2]

The first Ohio basketball game occurred in 1907 when the Bobcats defeated the Parkersburg YMCA 46–9.^[3] Through the 2022–23 season, Ohio has posted a .574 winning percentage over its 117-year history and a .561 winning percentage in its 78 years in the Mid-American Conference. The Bobcats have won seven Mid-American Conference tournament titles (1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2012, and 2021), as well as 10 MAC regular-season titles (1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1994 and 2013). Prior to joining the MAC, the Bobcats won an Ohio Athletic Conference title in 1921 and three Buckeye Athletic Association championships (1931, 1933, and 1937). In addition, Ohio has played in the NCAA tournament 14 times (second most in the MAC), appearing in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, 2012, and 2021. The Bobcats have been selected for the National Invitation Tournament five times: in 1941 (runner-up), 1969, 1986, 1995, and 2013. Ohio also appeared in the College Basketball Invitational in 2008, 2016, and 2022 and the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2011 and 2014. The program was ranked 86th in Street & Smith's 100 Greatest Basketball Programs of All Time, published in 2005.