2011 – 12 Ohio Bobcats men 's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2011 – 12 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bobcats , led by fourth year head coach John Groce , played their home games at the Convocation Center and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 29 – 8 , 11 – 5 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division . They were champions of the MAC Basketball Tournament and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where the 13th seeded Bobcats defeated Michigan in the second round and South Florida in the third round to advance to school 's first '' Sweet Sixteen '' since 1964 . They lost in the '' Sweet Sixteen '' to North Carolina in overtime
MAC Basketball Tournament
2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team