1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1995–96. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center.[1][2] They finished the season 16–14 and finished fourth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 11–7.[3]

1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record16–14 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
1995–96 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Michigan †14–4 .77825–6  .806
Western Michigan13–5 .72215–12  .556
Miami12–6 .66721–8  .724
Ohio11–7 .61116–14  .533
Ball State11–7 .61116–12  .571
Bowling Green9–9 .50014–13  .519
Toledo9–9 .50018–14  .563
Kent State8–10 .44414–13  .519
Central Michigan3–15 .1676–20  .231
Akron0–18 .0003–23  .115
† 1996 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 21 Gus Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Huron, OH
C 50 Ed Sears 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)280 lb (127 kg) Sr Brooklyn, N.Y
C 52 Jason Terry 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Mount Gilead, OH
G 12 Geno Ford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Cambridge, OH
F 45 Paul Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Rapid City, SD
G 00 Jonathan Berkley sr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Louisville,Kentucky
F 33 Basra Fakhir 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)240 lb (109 kg) So East Cleveland, OH
G 22 Jim Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Beaver Falls, PA
C 41 Andy Kanzig 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)280 lb (127 kg) Fr Perrysville, OH
F 32 Diante Flenorl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F 24 Matt Jager 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Vista, CA
G 10 Corey Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F 35 Damion Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Toledo, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/22/1995*
 vs. No. 10 Iowa
Great Alaska Shootout		 L 51–78[4]  0–1
 Sullivan Arena (7,863)
Anchorage, AK
11/23/1995*
 vs. TCU
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 86–68  1–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
11/24/1995*
 vs. Old Dominion
Great Alaska Shootout		 W 90–89 2OT 2–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, AK
12/6/1995*
 Illinois State L 65–66  2–2
 Convocation Center (4,608)
Athens, OH
12/9/1995*
 Xavier W 103–72  3–1
  
 
12/12/1995*
 at Wright State L 77–88  3–3
  
 
12/16/1995*
 at West Virginia L 69–94  3–4
  
 
12/20/1995*
 Rio Grande W 97–74  4–4
  
 
12/23/1995*
 at Duquesne L 80–93  4–5
  
 
12/29/1995*
 vs. Princeton
Pepsi/Oneida Casino Classic		 L 60–65  4–6
  
 
12/30/1995*
 vs. Coppin State
Pepsi/Oneida Casino Classic		 W 94–92  5–6
  
 
MAC regular season
1/3/1996
 at Ball State L 54–57  5–7
(0–1)		  
 
1/6/1996
 Miami (OH) W 65–56  6–7
(1–1)		  
 
1/10/1996
 at Kent State L 68–69  6–8
(1–2)		  
 
1/13/1996
 at Bowling Green L 69–84  6-9
(1–3)		  
 
1/17/1996
 Toledo W 70–57  7-9
(2–3)		  
 
1/20/1996
 at Akron W 81–60  8–9
(3–3)		  
 
1/24/1996
 Western Michigan L 59–66  8–10
(3–4)		  
 
1/27/1996
 at Central Michigan W 72–65  9–10
(4–4)		  
 
1/31/1996
 No. 23 Eastern Michigan W 82–73  10–10
(5–4)		  
 
2/3/1996
 at Miami (OH) L 61–76  10–11
(5–5)		  
 
2/7/1996
 Kent State W 69–61  11–11
(6–5)		  
 
2/10/1996
 Bowling Green W 83–67  12–11
(7–5)		  
 
2/14/1996
 at Toledo W 72–60  13–11
(8–5)		  
 
2/17/1996
 Akron W 73–59  14–11
(9–5)		  
 
2/21/1996
 at Western Michigan L 51–54  14–12
(9–6)		  
 
2/24/1996
 Central Michigan W 76–73  15–12
(10–6)		  
 
2/28/1996
 at Eastern Michigan L 77–81  15–13
(10–7)		  
 
3/2/1996
 Ball State W 87–67  16–13
(11–7)		  
 
MAC Tournament
3/5/1996
 vs. Ball State
Quarterfinal		 L 80–86  16–14
(11–8)		  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[5][3]

Statistics

Team Statistics
Final 1995–96 Statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring22212150
Scoring Average74.0371.67
Field goals – Att815–1772747–1782
3-pt. Field goals – Att117–395186–484
Free throws – Att474–680470–689
Rebounds12061115
Assists385423
Turnovers472398
Steals159237
Blocked Shots15086

Source[6]

Player statistics
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
Geno Ford 30 - - - 567 18.9 192 451 0.426 52 165 0.315 131 163 0.804 - - 82 2.7 72 0 0 25 3
Curtis Simmons 27 - - - 450 16.7 185 338 0.547 2 11 0.182 78 129 0.605 - - 212 7.9 76 0 0 41 34
Jason Terry 30 - - - 364 12.1 143 253 0.565 0 0 0 78 114 0.684 - - 187 6.2 24 0 0 8 89
Gus Johnson 30 - - - 199 6.6 58 177 0.328 45 142 0.317 38 48 0.792 - - 73 2.4 34 0 0 14 1
Paul Morris 30 - - - 182 6.1 67 127 0.528 0 1 0 48 71 0.676 - - 144 4.8 51 0 0 11 6
Basra Fakhir 29 - - - 161 5.6 61 112 0.545 0 1 0 39 62 0.629 - - 179 6.2 19 0 0 7 1
Damion Washington 26 - - - 104 4 38 112 0.339 9 40 0.225 19 24 0.792 - - 86 3.3 21 0 0 13 1
Diante Flenorl 29 - - - 73 2.5 27 81 0.333 1 4 0.25 18 27 0.667 - - 68 2.3 28 0 0 9 5
Corey Reed 26 - - - 68 2.6 25 69 0.362 0 4 0 18 32 0.563 - - 47 1.8 57 0 0 29 5
Jim Peterson 17 - - - 30 1.8 9 33 0.273 7 26 0.269 5 6 0.833 - - 5 0.3 2 0 0 1 1
Andy Kanzig 15 - - - 23 1.5 10 18 0.556 1 1 1 2 4 0.5 - - 15 1 1 0 0 1 4
Joel Stanley 3 - - - 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 - - - 2221 74.0 815 1772 0.460 117 395 0.296 474 680 0.697 1206 40.2 385 589 472 159 150
Opponents 30 - - - 2150 71.7 747 1782 0.419 186 484 0.384 470 689 0.682 1015 33.8 423 587 398 237 86
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

Source[6]

References
  1. "Larry Hunter". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  3. "1995-96 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  4. "Iowa rolls in opener, 78-51". Des Moines Register. November 23, 1995. p. 41. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  5. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  6. "1995-96 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
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