1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1996–97 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1997 MAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1996–97 record	17–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Larry Hunter;
Assistant coaches	Mike Elfers; Reggie Rankin; Kevin Eckert;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

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.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

Larry Hunter

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Elfers
Reggie Rankin
Kevin Eckert

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2014

v t Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	(1907–1908) (1908–1923) (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches
	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 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

1996–97 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bowling Green	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
Miami†	13	–	5	.722	21	–	9	.700
Ohio	12	–	6	.667	17	–	10	.630
Eastern Michigan	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Ball State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	13	.552
Western Michigan	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
Kent State	7	–	11	.389	9	–	18	.333
Toledo	6	–	12	.333	13	–	14	.481
Akron	6	–	12	.333	8	–	18	.308
Central Michigan	4	–	14	.222	7	–	19	.269

† 1997 MAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Roster[]

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