1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1997–98. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center.[1][2] They finished the season 5–21 and finished tied for last in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 3–15. 21 losses is the most in Ohio history.[3]

1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–21 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Elfers
  • James Jones
  • Kevin Eckert
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
1997–98 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 5   .722 17 10   .630
Kent State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Miami 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Marshall 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Bowling Green 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Ohio 3 15   .167 5 21   .192
West
Ball State 14 4   .778 21 8   .724
Western Michigan 14 4   .778 21 8   .724
Eastern Michigan 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
Toledo 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Northern Illinois 6 12   .333 10 16   .385
Central Michigan 3 15   .167 5 21   .192
1998 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 30 Sanjay Adell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F 44 Jason Bundy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Heath, OH
F 54 Ryan Connolly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr
F 33 Basra Fakhir 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So East Cleveland, OH
G 12 Chet Feldman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Munroe Falls, OH
F 32 Diante Flenorl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Milwaukee, WI
G 4 Dustin Ford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cambridge, OH
F 34 Seth Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Zanesville, OH
F 45 Chris Maul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hilliard, OH
G 22 Jim Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Beaver Falls, PA
G 10 Corey Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
G 21 Steve Spears 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Galloway, OH
C 52 Nick Terry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Mount Gilead, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mike Elfers
  • James Jones
  • Kevin Eckert

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/29/1997*
at Wright State W 57–56 OT 1–0
 
 
12/2/1997*
at Radford L 63–72 OT 1–1
Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
12/5/1997*
vs. St. Bonaventure
Marquette Tournament
L 46–59  1–2
 
 
12/6/1997*
vs. Montana State
Marquette Tournament
L 66–82  1–3
 
 
12/10/1997
at Kent State L 52–63  1–4
(0–1)
Memorial Gym 
Kent, OH
12/13/1997*
at West Virginia L 63–89  1–5
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
12/17/1997*
Cal State Northridge W 79–77  2–5
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
12/20/1997
Akron L 55–69  2–6
(0–2)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
12/23/1997*
at No. 22 Rhode Island L 72–85  2–7
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
12/30/1997*
7:00 pm, BBSN
No. 6 Kentucky L 58–95  2–8
Convocation Center (13,083)
Athens, OH
1/3/1998
at Eastern Michigan L 64–85  2–9
(0–3)
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, MI
1/5/1998
at Toledo L 46–57  2–10
(0–4)
Savage Hall 
Toledo, OH
1/8/1998
Ball State L 69–75  2–11
(0–5)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
1/10/1998
Northern Illinois W 73–57  3–11
(1–5)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
1/17/1998
at Marshall L 73–78  3-12
(1–6)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
1/21/1998
Bowling Green L 58–71  3-13
(1–7)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
1/24/1998
at Miami (OH) L 58–73  3–14
(1–8)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
1/29/1998
at Northern Illinois L 47–85  3–15
(1–9)
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, IL
1/31/1998
at Ball State L 57–106  3–16
(1–10)
University Arena 
Muncie, IN
2/5/1998
Central Michigan W 122–121 2OT 4–16
(2–10)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
2/7/1998
3:00 pm
Western Michigan L 68–86  4–17
(2–11)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
2/14/1998
Marshall L 63–72  4–18
(2–12)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
2/18/1998
Miami (OH) L 53–85  4–19
(2–13)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
2/21/1998
at Bowling Green L 60–69  4–20
(2–14)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH
2/23/1998
at Akron L 65–86  4–21
(2–15)
Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
2/25/1998
Kent State W 76–61  5–21
(3–15)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4][3]

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 1997–98 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 1663 2014
Scoring Average 63.96 77.46
Field goals – Att 596–1452 681–1507
3-pt. Field goals – Att 117–399 160–420
Free throws – Att 354–558 492–687
Rebounds 961 938
Assists 326 356
Turnovers 509 348
Steals 122 254
Blocked Shots 60 79

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Player statistics

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Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Sanjay Adell 25 - - - 403 16.1 140 326 0.429 15 57 0.263 108 166 0.651 0 0 151 6 54 0 0 19 11
Jim Peterson 26 - - - 284 10.9 90 257 0.35 71 209 0.34 33 44 0.75 0 0 58 2.2 15 0 0 10 0
Diante Flenorl 25 - - - 280 11.2 117 261 0.448 3 14 0.214 43 80 0.538 0 0 197 7.9 50 0 0 14 19
Basra Fakhir 26 - - - 219 8.4 90 170 0.529 0 1 0 39 64 0.609 0 0 205 7.9 31 0 0 10 5
Dustin Ford 26 - - - 216 8.3 66 214 0.308 22 83 0.265 62 79 0.785 0 0 77 3 85 0 0 31 2
Seth Martin 26 - - - 117 4.5 48 95 0.505 0 0 0 21 45 0.467 0 0 73 2.8 16 0 0 9 5
Nick Terry 25 - - - 70 2.8 24 42 0.571 0 0 0 22 39 0.564 0 0 42 1.7 9 0 0 1 17
Chet Feldman 26 - - - 40 1.5 12 49 0.245 6 33 0.182 10 17 0.588 0 0 46 1.8 44 0 0 15 1
Corey Reed 5 - - - 27 5.4 7 27 0.259 0 1 0 13 20 0.65 0 0 17 3.4 22 0 0 12 0
Jason Bundy 8 - - - 5 0.6 1 5 0.2 0 0 0 3 4 0.75 0 0 4 0.5 0 0 0 1 0
Steve Spears 7 - - - 2 0.3 1 4 0.25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.7 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Connolly 2 - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Maul 3 - - - 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0
Total 26 - - - 1663 64.0 596 1452 0.410 117 399 0.293 354 558 0.634 378 583 961 37.0 326 556 509 122 60
Opponents 26 - - - 2014 77.5 681 1507 0.452 160 420 0.381 492 687 0.716 338 600 938 36.1 356 530 348 254 79
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

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References

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  1. ^ "Larry Hunter". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  5. ^ a b "1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.