2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	14–17 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Saul Phillips (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Will Ryan; Jason Kemp; Aaron Fuss;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Buffalo †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Kent State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
Miami (OH)	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Bowling Green	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Ohio	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Akron	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
West
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Eastern Michigan	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Western Michigan	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Central Michigan	7	–	11	.389	21	–	15	.583
Northern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406

† 2018 MAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Miami (OH).

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 20–10, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament, they defeated Toledo before losing to eventual tournament champion Kent State in the semifinals.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 04, 2017 3:30 pm		Capital	W 80–57		Convocation Center Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Alabama A&M	W 61–53	1–0	Convocation Center (4,037) Athens, OH
November 16, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Clemson Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 76–81	1–1	TD Arena (3,175) Charleston, SC
November 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. Dayton Charleston Classic consolation round	L 65–79	1–2	TD Arena (3,087) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Indiana State Charleston Classic 7th place game	W 96–94 ^4OT	2–2	TD Arena (2,340) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2017* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 96–77	3–2	Convocation Center (4,099) Athens, OH
November 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Iona	L 88–93	3–3	Convocation Center (4,383) Athens, OH
December 1, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Coppin State	W 80–37	4–3	Convocation Center (4,137) Athens, OH
December 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Maryland	L 62–87	4–4	Xfinity Center (12,914) College Park, MD
December 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Kentucky	W 89–84	5–4	Convocation Center (4,501) Athens, OH
December 16, 2017* 8:00 pm		at Marshall	L 96–99 ^OT	5–5	Cam Henderson Center (5,117) Huntington, WV
December 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 84–65	6–5	Convocation Center (5,193) Athens, OH
December 29, 2017* 7:00 pm		Northwest Ohio	W 65–58	7–5	Convocation Center (5,251) Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 50–75	7–6 (0–1)	McGuirk Arena (1,655) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 78–68	8–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center (7,066) Athens, OH
January 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	L 68–75	8–7 (1–2)	Convocation Center (4,892) Athens, OH
January 12, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Kent State	L 69–70	8–8 (1–3)	MAC Center (2,114) Kent, OH
January 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	L 57–91	8–9 (1–4)	Convocation Center (6,040) Athens, OH
January 20, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 72–66	9–9 (2–4)	Ypsilanti, MI (1,513) Convocation Center
January 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron	L 68–71	9–10 (2–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,653) Akron, OH
January 26, 2018 6:30 pm, CBSSN		Buffalo	L 66–73	9–11 (2–6)	Convocation Center (6,470) Athens, OH
January 30, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	L 50–66	9–12 (2–7)	Stroh Center (1,540) Bowling Green, OH
February 3, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 98–101 ^2OT	9–13 (2–8)	Convocation Center (8,027) Athens, OH
February 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 99–75	10–13 (3–8)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 10, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 60–69	10–14 (3–9)	University Arena (2,707) Kalamazoo, MI
February 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 74–82	10–15 (3–10)	Savage Arena (4,502) Toledo, OH
February 17, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 92–87 ^OT	11–15 (4–10)	Convocation Center (6,872) Athens, OH
February 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	W 88–76	12–15 (5–10)	Convocation Center (6,339) Athens, OH
February 24, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 82–108	12–16 (5–11)	Alumni Arena (6,198) Amherst, NY
February 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 75–59	13–16 (6–11)	Convocation Center (6,108) Athens, OH
March 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 75–66	14–16 (7–11)	Millett Hall (2,900) Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
March 5, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	at (7) Miami (OH)	L 55–68	14–17	Millett Hall (1,752) Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

v t e Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Previous season

Schedule and results

See also

References