The 1938–39 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University. Dutch Trautwein was the head coach in his first year for Ohio. The Bobcats played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium. They finished the season 12–8 and 4–4 in the Buckeye Athletic Association. This was Ohio's last year in the BAA as it dissolved.
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*
Marietta
W55–28
1–0
*
at St. Joseph’s (PA)
W58–44
2–0
*
at Buffalo
W58–38
2–1
*
at Scranton
W57–48
4–0
*
at Western Reserve
L54–59
4–1
*
at George Washington
L39–65
4–2
Ohio Wesleyan
W57–38
5–2 (1–0)
at Dayton
W44–23
6–2 (2–0)
*
Xavier
L30–41
6–3
Miami
W44–28
7–3 (3–0)
at Miami
W40–28
8–3 (4–0)
*
at Marietta
W66–44
9–3
*
at Muskingum
W47–37
10–3
*
at Xavier
L46–47
10–4
Marshall
L42–47
10–5 (4–1)
*
Bliss
W62–34
11–5
at Ohio Wesleyan
L23–36
11–6 (4–2)
*
Toledo
W77–45
12–6
Dayton
L35–44
12–7 (4–3)
at Marshall
L40–50
12–8 (4–4)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.