1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1997–98 Ohio Bobcats 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 5–21 3–15 Larry Hunter 9th Mike Elfers James Jones Kevin Eckert Convocation Center 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/larry-hunter-1.html Larry Hunter Sports Reference en 2022-02-13https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center Convocation Center Ohio University en 2022-02-13 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1998-schedule.html 1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-13 Roster 1997 Ohio Bobcats y Sanjay Adell 30 F/G 6 6 230 FR Milwaukee, WI Jason Bundy 44 F 6 4 220 SO Heath, OH Ryan Connolly 54 F 6 3 215 FR Basra Fakhir 33 F 6 5 240 SO East Cleveland, OH Chet Feldman 12 G 6 0 190 FR Munroe Falls, OH Diante Flenorl 32 F 6 9 215 SO Milwaukee, WI Dustin Ford y 4 G 5 10 180 FR Cambridge, OH Seth Martin 34 F 6 7 230 FR Zanesville, OH Chris Maul 45 F 6 6 190 FR Hilliard, OH Jim Peterson 22 G 6 5 215 SO Beaver Falls, PA Corey Reed 10 G 5 10 175 JR Milwaukee, WI Steve Spears 21 G 6 3 210 FR Galloway, OH Nick Terry 52 C 6 11 260 FR Mount Gilead, OH Larry Hunter *Mike Elfers James Jones Kevin Eckert https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1998.html July 4, 2014 Schedule 1997-98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1998 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats|Non-conference regular season 11/29/1997 yes yes Wright State   57–56 OT 1–0 12/2/1997 yes yes Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA   63–72 OT 1–1 12/5/1997 yes yes 1997 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Marquette Tournament 46–59 1–2   12/6/1997 yes yes 1997 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State Marquette Tournament 66–82 1–3   12/10/1997 yes 1997 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Memorial Gym Kent, OH 52–63 1–4 0–1   12/13/1997 yes yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 63–89 1–5   12/17/1997 yes 1997 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge Convocation Center Athens, OH 79–77 2–5   12/20/1997 1997 men Akron Zips Akron Convocation Center Athens, OH 55–69 2–6 0–2   12/23/1997 yes yes Rhode Island 22 Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 72–85 2–7   12/30/1997 7:00 pm yes Kentucky 6 Convocation Center Athens, OH BBSN 58–95 2–8 13,083 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 1/3/1998 yes Eastern Michigan Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI 64–85 2–9 0–3   1/5/1998 yes 1997 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Savage Hall Toledo, OH 46–57 2–10 0–4   1/8/1998 1997 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State Convocation Center Athens, OH 69–75 2–11 0–5   1/10/1998 1997 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Convocation Center Athens, OH 73–57 3–11 1–5   1/17/1998 yes 1997 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 73–78 3-12 1–6   1/21/1998 1997 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Convocation Center Athens, OH 58–71 3-13 1–7   1/24/1998 yes 1997 men Miami Redhawks Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 58–73   3–14 1–8 1/29/1998 yes Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL 47–85   3–15 1–9 1/31/1998 yes Ball State University Arena Muncie, IN 57–106   3–16 1–10 2/5/1998 1997 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH 122–121 2OT   4–16 2–10 2/7/1998 3:00 pm Western Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH 68–86   4–17 2–11 2/14/1998 Marshall Convocation Center Athens, OH 63–72   4–18 2–12 2/18/1998 Miami (OH) Convocation Center Athens, OH 53–85   4–19 2–13 2/21/1998 yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 60–69   4–20 2–14 2/23/1998 yes Akron Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 65–86   4–21 2–15 2/25/1998 Kent State Convocation Center Athens, OH 76–61   5–21 3–15 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 1997–98 statistics Ohio Bobcats 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 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1998.html 1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkSanjay Adell25---40316.11403260.42915570.2631081660.65100151654001911Jim Peterson26---28410.9902570.35712090.3433440.7500582.21500100Diante Flenorl25---28011.21172610.4483140.21443800.538001977.950001419Basra Fakhir26---2198.4901700.52901039640.609002057.93100105Dustin Ford26---2168.3662140.30822830.26562790.785007738500312Seth Martin26---1174.548950.50500021450.46700732.8160095Nick Terry25---702.824420.57100022390.56400421.7900117Chet Feldman26---401.512490.2456330.18210170.58800461.84400151Corey Reed5---275.47270.25901013200.6500173.42200120Jason Bundy8---50.6150.2000340.750040.500010Steve Spears7---20.3140.250100000050.700000Ryan Connolly2---000000000000010.500000Chris Maul3---000200000000010.300000Total26---166364.059614520.4101173990.2933545580.63437858396137.032655650912260Opponents26---201477.568115070.4521604200.3814926870.71633860093836.135653034825479 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 1998 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