Jeff Boals

Biography

Jeff Boals, a 1995 Ohio University graduate and two-time team captain, was named the head coach of Ohio Men's Basketball prior to the 2019-20 season. Boals has transformed Ohio into one of the best mid-major programs in the country, winning the MAC Tournament in the 2020-21 season and knocking off Virginia, the defending national champions, in the first round. In 2024-25, Boals coached four Bobcats to All-MAC honors. AJ Clayton and Jackson Paveletzke earned Third Team nods, Shereef Mitchell was tabbed Honorable Mention and Elijah Ellott was named to the All-Freshman squad. Boals returned to Athens after spending the previous three seasons (2016-19) as the head coach at Stony Brook. A member of Thad Matta's coaching staff from 2009-16, Boals helped guide Ohio State to seven postseason appearances, including six NCAA Tournaments. Prior to Ohio State, Boals spent three seasons at Akron, serving as the team's recruiting coordinator and working with the post players. Boals spent two seasons (2004-06) at Robert Morris and four years (1999-2003) at Marshall. During his junior season in 1993-94 at Ohio, the Bobcats went 25-8 overall and won the Mid-American Conference regular season championship.