2018 – 19 Ohio Bobcats men 's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2018 – 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bobcats , led by fifth-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 overall , 6 – 12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division . As the No. 10 seed in the MAC Tournament , they were defeated in the first round by Northern Illinois . On March 13 , 2019 , head coach Saul Phillips was fired . He finished his five-year tenure at Ohio with an 81 – 77 overall record . Five days later , the school named Ohio alum Jeff Boals , head coach at Stony Brook , as their new head coach
MAC Tournament
2019 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team