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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]
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. |
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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 | 5 | 98–60 | .620 |
Totals | 19 coaches | 116 seasons | 1,630–1,212 | .574 | |
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics. p. 30. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Harrison, Alexander (March 17, 2019). "OU hires former Bobcat team captain to coach men's basketball". Athens News. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Arkley, Jason (March 13, 2019). "Phillips out at Ohio". The Athens Messenger. Retrieved April 2, 2023.