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
Buffalo153 .833  279  .750
Kent State99 .500  1717  .500
Miami (OH)810 .444  1618  .471
Bowling Green711 .389  1616  .500
Ohio711 .389  1417  .452
Akron612 .333  1418  .438
West
Toledo135 .722  2311  .676
Eastern Michigan117 .611  2213  .629
Ball State108 .556  1913  .594
Western Michigan99 .500  1715  .531
Central Michigan711 .389  2115  .583
Northern Illinois612 .333  1319  .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.

See also

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