1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1997–98
Team:	Ohio Bobcats
Conference:	Mid-American Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	MAC
Record:	5–21
Conf Record:	3–15
Hc Year:	9th
Asst Coach1:	Mike Elfers
Asst Coach2:	James Jones
Asst Coach3:	Kevin Eckert

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]

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season

Source:^{[4] [3]}

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 1997–98 statistics

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

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
Sanjay Adell	25	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	403	16.1	140	326	0.429	15	57	0.263	108	166	0.651	0	0	151	6	54	0	0	19	11
Jim Peterson	26	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	284	10.9	90	257	0.35	71	209	0.34	33	44	0.75	0	0	58	2.2	15	0	0	10	0
Diante Flenorl	25	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	280	11.2	117	261	0.448	3	14	0.214	43	80	0.538	0	0	197	7.9	50	0	0	14	19
Basra Fakhir	26	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	219	8.4	90	170	0.529	0	1	0	39	64	0.609	0	0	205	7.9	31	0	0	10	5
Dustin Ford	26	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	216	8.3	66	214	0.308	22	83	0.265	62	79	0.785	0	0	77	3	85	0	0	31	2
Seth Martin	26	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	117	4.5	48	95	0.505	0	0	0	21	45	0.467	0	0	73	2.8	16	0	0	9	5
Nick Terry	25	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	70	2.8	24	42	0.571	0	0	0	22	39	0.564	0	0	42	1.7	9	0	0	1	17
Chet Feldman	26	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	40	1.5	12	49	0.245	6	33	0.182	10	17	0.588	0	0	46	1.8	44	0	0	15	1
Corey Reed	5	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	27	5.4	7	27	0.259	0	1	0	13	20	0.65	0	0	17	3.4	22	0	0	12	0
Jason Bundy	8	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	5	0.6	1	5	0.2	0	0	0	3	4	0.75	0	0	4	0.5	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Spears	7	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	2	0.3	1	4	0.25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.7	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Connolly	2	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Maul	3	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.3	0	0	0	0	0
Total	26	align="center" style=	-	align="center" style=	-	align="center" style=	-	1663	64.0	596	1452	0.410	117	399	0.293	354	558	0.634	378	583	961	37.0	326	556	509	122	60
Opponents	26	align="center"	-	align="center"	-	align="center"	-	2014	77.5	681	1507	0.452	160	420	0.381	492	687	0.716	338	600	938	36.1	356	530	348	254	79

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		Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Source^[5]

References

• Final 1998 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report
• Ohio Record Book

Notes and References

1. Web site: Larry Hunter. Sports Reference. en. 2022-02-13.
2. Web site: Convocation Center. Ohio University. en. 2022-02-13.
3. Web site: 1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results. Sports Reference. en. 2022-02-13.
4. Web site: Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book. Ohio University Athletics.
5. Web site: 1997-98 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.