1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1997–98 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	>East Division
1997–98 record	5–21 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach	Larry Hunter;
Assistant coaches	Mike Elfers; James Jones; Kevin Eckert;
Home arena	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.[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]

Roster

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

Larry Hunter

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Elfers
James Jones
Kevin Eckert

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2014

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
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
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)
12/13/1997*	at West Virginia	L 63–89	1–5
12/17/1997*	Cal State Northridge	W 79–77	2–5
12/20/1997	Akron	L 55–69	2–6 (0–2)
12/23/1997*	at No. 22 Rhode Island	L 72–85	2–7
12/30/1997*	No. 6 Kentucky	L 58–95	2–8
1/3/1998	at Eastern Michigan	L 64–85	2–9 (0–3)
1/5/1998	at Toledo	L 46–57	2–10 (0–4)
1/8/1998	Ball State	L 69–75	2–11 (0–5)
1/10/1998	Northern Illinois	W 73–57	3–11 (1–5)
1/17/1998	at Marshall	L 73–78	3-12 (1–6)
1/21/1998	Bowling Green	L 58–71	3-13 (1–7)
1/24/1998	at Miami (OH)	L 58–73	3–14 (1–8)
1/29/1998	at Northern Illinois	L 47–85	3–15 (1–9)
1/31/1998	at Ball State	L 57–106	3–16 (1–10)
2/5/1998	Central Michigan	W 122–121 ^2OT	4–16 (2–10)
2/7/1998	Western Michigan	L 68–86	4–17 (2–11)
2/14/1998	Marshall	L 63–72	4–18 (2–12)
2/18/1998	Miami (OH)	L 53–85	4–19 (2–13)
2/21/1998	at Bowling Green	L 60–69	4–20 (2–14)
2/23/1998	at Akron	L 65–86	4–21 (2–15)
2/25/1998	Kent State	W 76–61	5–21 (3–15)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4][3]

References

"Larry Hunter". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
"Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
"1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
"Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

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[1] "Larry Hunter". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

[2] "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

[SR-3] "1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

[4] "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

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

† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll