The 2024–25 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represented

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for the

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. The Bobcats were led by fifth-year head coach

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, a 1995 graduate of Ohio University. They played their home games at the Convocation Center in

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, as a member of the

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(MAC). After returning most of the team the finished tied for second in the MAC the prior season, the Bobcats were picked to win the conference but finished with a 16–16 record. They posted a disappointing 6–6 record entering 2025 prior to the start of league play. They finished tied for fourth in the

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with a 10–6 conference record and lost their January matchup in the MAC-SBC challenge. With a first round loss to

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, they failed to reach the MAC tournament semifinals for the first time since

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when the tournament was cancelled due to

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Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2023–24 season 6–7 in non-conference play and started 1–3 in conference play. They rallied to win 12 of their final 14 conference games to finish the regular season 19–12 with a 13–5 in MAC play, to finish tied for 2nd place. They defeated

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in the first round of the MAC tournament and lost to

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in the second round.

Offseason

For the second straight season the Bobcats avoided significant losses to the transfer portal as the only scholarship player that played the prior season to transfer was Ike Cornish who averaged 11 minutes per game the prior year. The team lost point guard Jaylin Hunter, who started all 33 games, guard Miles Brown, who started 17, and center Gabe Wiznitzer who averaged 14 minutes to graduation.

Coaching Staff Changes

Coaching Departures

Coaching Additions

Departures

Walk-on in 2023–24

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

Walk-on Source:

Preseason

On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ohio was picked to finish first in the MAC regular season and received 11 of the 12 votes for first place. Ohio received 8 votes to win the MAC Tournament.

Preseason rankings

MAC Tournament Champions:Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1) Source

Preseason All-MAC

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Roster

Support staff

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Schedule and results

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Statistics

Team Statistics

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Player statistics

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Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

All-MAC Awards

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References

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