List of Ohio Bobcats men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Ohio Bobcats men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Bobcats in their 116-season history.[1]

Jeff Boals coaching during an Ohio basketball game
Jeff Boals, the current head coach of the Ohio Bobcats.
John Groce won three NCAA tournament games during his four year tenure at Ogio
John Groce won three NCAA tournament games during his four year tenure at Ohio.
Jim Snyder, coach of the Ohio Bobcats, in a 1960 yearbook photo
Jim Snyder, the winningest head coach in Bobcats men's basketball history.

Ohio's current head coach is Jeff Boals. He was hired as the Bobcats' head coach in March 2019,[2] replacing Saul Phillips, who was fired after the 2018–19 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1907–1910 James C. Jones 3 10–10 .500
2 1910–1911 John Corbett 1 3–4 .429
3 1911–1912 Arthur W. Hinaman 1 2–9 .182
4 1912–1913 C. M. Douthit 1 5–8 .385
5 1913–1918 M. B. Banks 5 28–43 .394
6 1918–1920 Frank Gullum 2 10–10 .500
7 1920–1922 Russ Finsterwald 2 34–6 .850
8 1922–1938 Butch Grover 16 192–129 .598
9 1938–1949 Dutch Trautwein 11 136–90 .602
10 1949–1974 Jim Snyder 25 355–245 .592
11 1974–1980 Dale Bandy 6 69–89 .437
12 1980–1986 Danny Nee 6 107–67 .615
13 1986–1989 Billy Hahn 3 42–45 .483
14 1989–2001 Larry Hunter 12 204–148 .580
15 2001–2008 Tim O'Shea 7 120–95 .558
16 2008–2012 John Groce 4 85–56 .603
17 2012–2014 Jim Christian 2 49–21 .700
18 2014–2019 Saul Phillips 5 81–77 .513
19 2019–present Jeff Boals 6 101–65 .608
Totals 19 coaches 118 seasons 1,633–1,217 .573
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season
Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics. p. 30. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Harrison, Alexander (March 17, 2019). "OU hires former Bobcat team captain to coach men's basketball". Athens News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Arkley, Jason (March 13, 2019). "Phillips out at Ohio". The Athens Messenger. Retrieved April 2, 2023.