The 2024–25 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team will represent Ohio University for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats will be led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Boals, who is a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1][2] They will play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio, as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[3][4]
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | – (– MAC) |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 MAC tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe 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 Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament and lost to Akron in the second round.[5][6][7]
Offseason
editFor the second straight season the Bobcats avoided significant losses to the transfer portal as the only scholarship player 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.[8]
Coaching Staff Changes
editCoaching Departures
editName | Alma Mater | Previous position | New position |
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Casey Crawford | Ohio University | Graduate Assistant | Director of Basketball Operations (Stony Brook)[9] |
Coaching Additions
editName | Alma Mater | Previous position | New position |
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Keith Williams | University of Charleston | Player (Charleston) | Graduate Assistant[10] |
Departures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Miles Brown | 2 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Grad. student | Rochester, NY | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |
Gabe Wiznitzer | 11 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Walhalla, SC | Graduated |
Jaylin Hunter | 12 | G | 6'0" | 195 | Senior | Manchester, CT | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |
Quinn Corna* | 15 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Columbus, OH | Entered transfer portal |
IJ Ezuma | 21 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Transferred to South Plains College |
Ike Cornish | 24 | G/F | 6'6" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Nicholls State[11] |
* Walk-on in 2023–24
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Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Jackson Paveletzke | 13 | PG | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Kimberly, WI | Transferred from Iowa State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[15] |
Victor Searles | 35 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Hilliard, OH | Transferred from Ashland. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[16] |
Recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ayden Evans PF |
Radcliff, KY | Elizabethtown | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 15, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Jessie Burris SG |
Delaware, OH | Rutherford B. Hayes | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 9, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Elijah Elliot SG |
Wichita, KS | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 30, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
Kiir Kuany PF |
Huntington, WV | Huntington Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 5, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: | ||||||
Alex Evans* PF |
Radcliff, KY | Elizabethtown | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 9, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Chase Boals* PF |
New Albany, OH | New Albany | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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*Walk-on
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Support staff
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
TBA* TBA, TBA |
TBA | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at James Madison MAC–SBC Challenge |
Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||||
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
UNC-Ashville | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
November 12, 2024* TBA, TBA |
at Illinois State | CEFCU Arena Normal, IL | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* TBA, TBA |
at Memphis | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
November 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., TBA |
vs. Middle Tennessee Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* TBA, TBA |
vs. South Florida/Portland Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
November 24, 2024* TBA, TBA |
vs. TBA Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Robert Morris | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Morehead State | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* TBA, TBA |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Austin Peay | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Muskingum | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Central Michigan | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Buffalo | Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., TBA |
Northern Illinois | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Ball State | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Eastern Michigan | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., TBA |
Kent State | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Toledo | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Miami (OH) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||||
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Western Michigan | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
TBA MAC–SBC Challenge |
Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Bowling Green | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Kent State | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Central Michigan | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Akron | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Western Michigan | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Miami (OH) | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Eastern Michigan | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||||
March 7, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Toledo | Savage Arena Toledo, OH | |||||||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024† TBA, TBA |
vs. TBA Quarterfinals |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
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