season with Ohio. Following the 2019-2020 season, the MAC tournament was cancelled due to the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The next season Boals lead his 2020-21 team to a 17-8 record including 3 wins in the MAC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region. There they upset No. 4-seeded Virginia in the First Round before falling to No. 5-seeded Creighton in the Second Round. The 2021-22 team opened the season 22–4 but struggled down the stretch to finish 25–10 Seasonal Results As of 2/28/2023 Source: Postseason results NCAA tournament results The Bobcats have appeared in 14 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–15. National Invitation Tournament results Ohio has been selected to participate in five National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 4–5. College Basketball Invitational results The Bobcats appeared in three College Basketball Invitational in 2008, 2016, and 2022. Their combined record is 4–3. CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Results The Bobcats made their first appearance in the third annual CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament in 2011. Their combined record is 3–2. Coaching staff Bobcat basketball traditions Ohio is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially basketball. Some Ohio traditions include: Rufus the Bobcat – The school mascot, a fierce yet friendly looking Bobcat that always sports an Ohio jersey with a number "1" on the back. Ohio Varsity Band – The pep band which performs at every basketball game. "Stand Up and Cheer" – Ohio's fight song "Alma Mater, Ohio" – Ohio's alma mater song The "O Zone" – The student cheering section at every Ohio men's basketball game. "D-Lo's Crew" – A subgroup of The "O Zone" named after the first member of the O Zone Daniel Lowe who passed-away at the Convo in a pick up game in 2005. Rivalries Ohio's most heated rival is with Miami University. "The Battle of the Bricks" is an annual all-sports rivalry competition between the Ohio Bobcats and the Miami RedHawks athletic programs. The name "Battle of the Bricks" evolved from each school's reputation of having a campus of red brick buildings. Each varsity athletic competition in which the Bobcats and RedHawks meet including tournament play is counted as part of the years series record. At the conclusion of each academic year, the school with the most varsity wins takes the trophy back