1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1996–97 Ohio Bobcats 150 Mid-American Conference MAC 17–10 12–6 Larry Hunter 8th Mike Elfers Reggie Rankin Kevin Eckert Convocation Center 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/larry-hunter-1.html Larry Hunter Sports Reference en 2022-02-14https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center Convocation Center Ohio University en 2022-02-14 They finished the season 17–10 and finished third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 12–6.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1998-schedule.html 1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-14 Roster 1996 Ohio Bobcats y Geno Ford y 12 G 5 8 160 SR Cambridge, OH Ed Sears 50 C 6 9 280 SR Brooklyn, N.Y Curtis Simmons 44 F 6 5 216 SR Columbus, OH Damion Washington 35 F 6 4 180 SO Toledo, OH Diante Flenorl 32 F 6 9 215 FR Milwaukee, WI Basra Fakhir 33 F 6 5 240 FR East Cleveland, OH Jason Grunkemeyer 21 G 6 6 190 FR Cincinnati, OH Corey Reed 10 G 5 10 175 SO Milwaukee, WI Jim Peterson 22 G 6 5 215 FR Beaver Falls, PA Paul Morris 45 F 6 7 240 SR Rapid City, SD Matt Jager 24 F 6 7 220 FR Vista, CA Andy Kanzig 41 C 6 10 280 SO Perrysville, OH Jonathan Berkley 00 SG 6 1 220 SO Louisville, KY Larry Hunter *Mike Elfers Reggie Rankin Kevin Eckert https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1997.html July 4, 2014 Schedule 1996-97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1997 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats|Non-conference regular season 11/27/1996 yes Wilmington Convocation Center Athens, Ohio   62–48 1–0 11/30/1996 yes yes 1996 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia   68–83 1–1 12/7/1996 yes yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 69–81 1–2 8,153 12/12/1996 yes yes 1996 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 80–73 2–2   12/14/1996 yes yes UCLA 23 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 61–72 2–3 8,053 12/18/1996 yes Wright State Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 74–59 3–3   12/21/1996 yes 1996 men Radford Highlanders Radford Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 83–65 4–3   12/28/1996 yes 1996 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 85–67 5–3   |- !colspan=12 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 1/4/1997 1996 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 63–64 5–4 0–1   1/9/1997 yes 1996 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 76–86 5–5 0–2   1/11/1997 yes 1996 men Akron Zips Akron 67–64 6–5 1–2   1/13/1997 yes 1996 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio 72–60 7–5 2–2   1/18/1997 yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 63–78 7–6 2–3   1/22/1997 1996 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 82–78 8–6 3–3   1/25/1997 1996 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 83–68 9-6 4–3   1/29/1997 yes 1996 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 59–72 9-7 4–4   2/1/1997 Ball State Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 79–58   10–7 5–4 2/3/1997 1996 men Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 71–70   11–7 6–4 2/5/1997 yes Akron 71–67   12–7 7–4 2/8/1997 Kent State Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 79–59   13–7 8–4 2/12/1997 yes Eastern Michigan Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan 71–62   14–7 9–4 2/15/1997 Miami (OH) Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 67–65   15–7 10–4 2/17/1997 yes Toledo John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 69–80   15–8 10–5 2/22/1997 yes Central Michigan Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan 100–82   16–8 11–5 2/26/1997 Bowling Green Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 89–87 OT   17–8 12–5 3/1/1997 yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 73–82   17–9 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC tournament 3/4/1997 yes 3 Western Michigan 6 SeaGate Convention Centre Toledo, Ohio Quarterfinals 68–74   17–10 12–7 AP Poll Eastern Time Source:https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2021/5/26/ohio_mbb_202122_records.pdf Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book Ohio University Athletics Statistics Team statistics Final 1996–97 statistics Ohio Bobcats Record Ohio OPP Scoring 1984 1904 Scoring Average 73.48 70.52 Field goals – Att 742–1550 666–1481 3-pt. Field goals – Att 117–307 145–412 Free throws – Att 383–588 427–597 Rebounds 1015 836 Assists 364 368 Turnovers 440 403 Steals 204 204 Blocked Shots 73 68 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1997.html 1996-97 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkGeno Ford2727101537.650518.71674040.413591510.3911121310.85500983.6787668464Ed Sears272770626.140314.91562410.647000911330.684001766.5248801216Curtis Simmons24106732838816.21582680.59140.25711220.582001395.8566304025Damion Washington27757321.21565.8571350.42219570.33323350.65700943.5334645211Diante Flenorl251853421.41435.7601480.405140.2522360.61100983.93251301512Basra Fakhir271955520.61234.6551140.48200013270.481001465.428583183Jason Grunkemeyer26642816.51154.436850.42427570.47416250.6400411.614442492Corey Reed261862123.9973.733860.38401031720.43100702.7845260439Jim Peterson1901035.4361.912420.28610330.303240.500100.5119820Paul Morris9318320.31828200.4000230.66700343.814231981Jason Bundy102200010000000000000000Matt Jager30217000200000000010.303000Andy Kanzig2010500040000000002101200Total27-0-198473.574215500.4791173070.3813835880.651390625101537.636452444020473Opponents27---190470.566614810.4501454120.3524275970.71529454283631.036854540320468 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 References Final 1997 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report Ohio Record Book https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121536/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0607_records.pdf 2016-03-04 Category:Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons Ohio Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball