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
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

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.

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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
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

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1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	>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
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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

1997–98 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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