The Bobcats were led by third-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.

[1][2] The team played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

[11] Ohio opened conference play 5–0 to extend their winning streak to nine games.

[17][18] After the regular season Vander Plas was named the Division I Academic All-American of the Year[19] After defeating Ball State in the quarterfinals, the Bobcats lost to Kent State in the semi-finals of the MAC tournament.

[27][28] During the offseason point guard Jason Preston declared for the NBA draft while 2021 starting forward Dwight Wilson III suffered a season ending injury.