2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Miami (OH).

Preseason
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 26, 2017. Ohio was picked to finish fourth in the MAC East. Jordan Dartis and Jason Carter were both on the Preseason All-MAC East team.

Preseason men's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

 * 1) Buffalo 166 (24)
 * 2) Kent State 139 (2)
 * 3) Ohio 127 (3)
 * 4) Akron 84 (1)
 * 5) Bowling Green 82
 * 6) Miami 32

West Division

 * 1) Western Michigan 169 (22)
 * 2) Ball State 156 (8)
 * 3) Toledo 107
 * 4) Eastern Michigan 103
 * 5) Northern Illinois 57
 * 6) Central Michigan 38

Tournament champs
Western Michigan (10), Buffalo (9), Ball State (5), Kent State (2), Toledo (2), Bowling Green (1), Miami (1)

Preseason All-MAC
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Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 20–10, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Toledo before losing to eventual tournament champion Kent State in the semifinals.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament

Team statistics

 * Final 2017–18 statistics

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Player statistics
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All-MAC Awards
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