Ohio Bobcats Men's Basketball
The Ohio Bobcats men’s basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team represents the university as a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Division 1 level. The Bobcats have played their home games in the Convocation Center since 1968.
The first Ohio basketball game occurred in 1907 when the Bobcats defeated the Parkersburg YMCA 46–9. Since that day, Ohio has posted a .569 winning percentage over its 100-year history and a .566 winning percentage in its 61 years in the Mid-American Conference. The Bobcats have won six Mid-American Conference tournament titles (1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, and 2012), 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 'Cats 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 13 times (second most in the MAC), appearing in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010 and 2012. The Bobcats have been selected for the National Invitation Tournament four times: in 1941 (runner-up), 1969, 1986, and 1995. Ohio also appeared in the College Basketball Invitational in 2008. The program was ranked 86th in Street & Smith's 100 Greatest Basketball Programs of All Time, published in 2005.
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