2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–15 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 3   .813 24 10   .706
Akron 12 4   .750 24 11   .686
Miami 9 7   .563 14 18   .438
Buffalo 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Ohio 7 9   .438 22 15   .595
Bowling Green 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
West
Central Michigan 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 8 8   .500 17 15   .531
Western Michigan 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Ball State 8 8   .500 15 15   .500
Northern Illinois 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Toledo 1 15   .063 4 28   .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by John Groce and played their homes game at the Convocation Center.

At the end of the regular season Ohio was seeded 9th in the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament with a conference record of 7–9. However, the Bobcats reeled off four straight wins to win the MAC tournament, including an overtime win over Akron in the championship game. The victory earned them an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. On Selection Sunday they were given the 14 seed in the Midwest region and slated to play the 3 seed Georgetown.

In a huge upset, the Bobcats dominated the Hoyas almost the whole game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, beating them 97–83. The win was Ohio's first NCAA Tournament win since 1983, when they toppled Illinois State in the first round. The Bobcats advanced to face the #6 seed Tennessee. They were knocked off by Tennessee 83–67 to finish the season 22–15.