Saul Phillips, Ohio University men’s basketball coach for the last five seasons, will not have his contracted renewed, Ohio Athletic Director Jim Schaus announced Wednesday morning.
Phillips went 81-77 in his five years at the helm, including consecutive 20-win seasons in 2015-16 and 2016-17. The two seasons since then have been lackluster, however, with the team finishing a total of 14-17 for both seasons. The Bobcats went just 40-50 in the Mid-American Conference under Phillips.
"We are making a change in the leadership of our men's basketball program," Schaus said in a news release. "I do not believe that our men's basketball program, that has a rich tradition of excellence, is where we need to be in terms of consistent, on-court success.