The Bobcats are led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Boals, who is a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.

[1][2] They play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio, as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

[5][6][7] For 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.

Ohio was picked to finish first in the MAC regular season and received 11 of the 12 votes for first place.