1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1996–97. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center.[1][2] They finished the season 17–10 and finished third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 12–6.[3]

1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record17–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Elfers
  • Reggie Rankin
  • Kevin Eckert
Home arenaConvocation Center
1996–97 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green135 .7222210  .688
Miami135 .722219  .700
Ohio126 .6671710  .630
Eastern Michigan117 .6112210  .688
Ball State99 .5001613  .552
Western Michigan99 .5001414  .500
Kent State711 .389918  .333
Toledo612 .3331314  .481
Akron612 .333818  .308
Central Michigan414 .222719  .269
1997 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 12 Geno Ford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr Cambridge, OH
C 50 Ed Sears 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)280 lb (127 kg) Sr Brooklyn, N.Y
F 44 Curtis Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)216 lb (98 kg) Sr Columbus, OH
F 35 Damion Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Toledo, OH
F 32 Diante Flenorl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F 33 Basra Fakhir 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr East Cleveland, OH
G 21 Jason Grunkemeyer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Corey Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Milwaukee, WI
G 22 Jim Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Beaver Falls, PA
F 45 Paul Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Rapid City, SD
F 24 Matt Jager 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Vista, CA
C 41 Andy Kanzig 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)280 lb (127 kg) So Perrysville, OH
SG 00 Jonathan Berkley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Louisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mike Elfers
  • Reggie Rankin
  • Kevin Eckert

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

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2014

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/27/1996*
Wilmington W 62–48  1–0
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
11/30/1996*
at West Virginia L 68–83  1–1
 
 
12/7/1996*
at Illinois State L 69–81  1–2
Redbird Arena (8,153)
Normal, Illinois
12/12/1996*
at Cal State Northridge W 80–73  2–2
 
 
12/14/1996*
at No. 23 UCLA L 61–72  2–3
Pauley Pavilion (8,053)
Los Angeles, California
12/18/1996*
Wright State W 74–59  3–3
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
12/21/1996*
Radford W 83–65  4–3
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
12/28/1996*
Duquesne W 85–67  5–3
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
MAC regular season
1/4/1997
Western Michigan L 63–64  5–4
(0–1)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
1/9/1997
at Ball State L 76–86  5–5
(0–2)
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
1/11/1997
at Akron W 67–64  6–5
(1–2)
 
 
1/13/1997
at Kent State W 72–60  7–5
(2–2)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
1/18/1997
at Miami (OH) L 63–78  7–6
(2–3)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
1/22/1997
Toledo W 82–78  8–6
(3–3)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
1/25/1997
Central Michigan W 83–68  9-6
(4–3)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
1/29/1997
at Bowling Green L 59–72  9-7
(4–4)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
2/1/1997
Ball State W 79–58  10–7
(5–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
2/3/1997
Eastern Michigan W 71–70  11–7
(6–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
2/5/1997
at Akron W 71–67  12–7
(7–4)
 
 
2/8/1997
Kent State W 79–59  13–7
(8–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
2/12/1997
at Eastern Michigan W 71–62  14–7
(9–4)
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
2/15/1997
Miami (OH) W 67–65  15–7
(10–4)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
2/17/1997
at Toledo L 69–80  15–8
(10–5)
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
2/22/1997
at Central Michigan W 100–82  16–8
(11–5)
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2/26/1997
Bowling Green W 89–87 OT 17–8
(12–5)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
3/1/1997
at Western Michigan L 73–82  17–9
(12–6)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
MAC Tournament
3/4/1997
(3) vs. (6) Western Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 68–74  17–10
(12–7)
SeaGate Convention Centre 
Toledo, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4][3]

Statistics

Team Statistics

Final 1996–97 Statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring19841904
Scoring Average73.4870.52
Field goals – Att742–1550666–1481
3-pt. Field goals – Att117–307145–412
Free throws – Att383–588427–597
Rebounds1015836
Assists364368
Turnovers440403
Steals204204
Blocked Shots7368

Source[5]

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 27 27 1015 37.6 505 18.7 167 404 0.413 59 151 0.391 112 131 0.855 0 0 98 3.6 78 76 68 46 4
Ed Sears 27 27 706 26.1 403 14.9 156 241 0.647 0 0 0 91 133 0.684 0 0 176 6.5 24 88 0 12 16
Curtis Simmons 24 10 673 28 388 16.2 158 268 0.59 1 4 0.25 71 122 0.582 0 0 139 5.8 56 63 0 40 25
Damion Washington 27 7 573 21.2 156 5.8 57 135 0.422 19 57 0.333 23 35 0.657 0 0 94 3.5 33 46 45 21 1
Diante Flenorl 25 18 534 21.4 143 5.7 60 148 0.405 1 4 0.25 22 36 0.611 0 0 98 3.9 32 51 30 15 12
Basra Fakhir 27 19 555 20.6 123 4.6 55 114 0.482 0 0 0 13 27 0.481 0 0 146 5.4 28 58 31 8 3
Jason Grunkemeyer 26 6 428 16.5 115 4.4 36 85 0.424 27 57 0.474 16 25 0.64 0 0 41 1.6 14 44 24 9 2
Corey Reed 26 18 621 23.9 97 3.7 33 86 0.384 0 1 0 31 72 0.431 0 0 70 2.7 84 52 60 43 9
Jim Peterson 19 0 103 5.4 36 1.9 12 42 0.286 10 33 0.303 2 4 0.5 0 0 10 0.5 1 19 8 2 0
Paul Morris 9 3 183 20.3 18 2 8 20 0.4 0 0 0 2 3 0.667 0 0 34 3.8 14 23 19 8 1
Jason Bundy 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Jager 3 0 21 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.3 0 3 0 0 0
Andy Kanzig 2 0 10 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
Total 27 - 0 - 1984 73.5 742 1550 0.479 117 307 0.381 383 588 0.651 390 625 1015 37.6 364 524 440 204 73
Opponents 27 - - - 1904 70.5 666 1481 0.450 145 412 0.352 427 597 0.715 294 542 836 31.0 368 545 403 204 68
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[5]

References

  1. "Larry Hunter". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  3. "1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  5. "1996-97 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
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