2016 – 17 Ohio Bobcats men 's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bobcats , led by third-year head coach Saul Phillips , will play its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens , Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the regular 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
MAC Tournament
2017 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team