2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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).

2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017–18 record14–17 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo †15–3 .833  27–9  .750
Kent State9–9 .500  17–17  .500
Miami (OH)8–10 .444  16–18  .471
Bowling Green7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Ohio7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Akron6–12 .333  14–18  .438
West
Toledo13–5 .722  23–11  .676
Eastern Michigan11–7 .611  22–13  .629
Ball State10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Western Michigan9–9 .500  17–15  .531
Central Michigan7–11 .389  21–15  .583
Northern Illinois6–12 .333  13–19  .406
† 2018 MAC Tournament winner

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.

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