March Bobcat Basketball 2026

Men

• Nov. 6, 2025: Defeated Illinois State 72-68 in the Convo to claim the first win of the season. The Redbirds were the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll favorite for the 2025-26 season.
• Dec. 6, 2025: Defeated rival Marshall 88-81 in the Convo. Marshall went on to finish tied for 2nd in the regular season standings of the Sun Belt Conference.
• Jan. 3, 2026: Ohio senior guard Jackson Paveletzke hit a buzzer-beater three to defeat Eastern Michigan on the road 68-67.
• Jan. 6, 2026: Beat UMass in the first MAC game of the New Year in the Convo by a score of 86-83.
• Feb. 21, 2026: Clinched a spot in the 2026 MAC Tournament in Cleveland with a 74-66 win at NIU. The Bobcats have made the MAC Tournament in all seven seasons with Jeff Boals as head coach.
• March 6, 2026: Took undefeated Miami to the wire in an overtime thriller edition of the Battle of the Bricks in Athens in front of 10,740 fans in the Convo.

Women

• Nov. 3, 2025: Won the season opener at Texas State 72-66 in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
• Nov. 24, 2025: Defeated in-state foe Wright State 80-66 in the Convocation Center.
• Dec. 31, 2025: Won MAC opener at Central Michigan by a score of 85-83 in overtime.
• Jan. 10. 2026: Defeated Buffalo 71-59 on the road to move to 4-0 in the MAC - the Bobcats’ best start in conference play since the 2016-17 season.
• Feb. 25, 2026: Clinched a spot in the 2026 MAC Tournament in Cleveland.
• March 7, 2026: #BeatMiami on national TV, 77-62, to close out the regular season and lock up the No. 5 seed in the MAC Tournament.