1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1995–96. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center.^[1][2] They finished the season 16–14 and finished fourth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 11–7.^[3]

1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	16–14 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Larry Hunter (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jayson Gee Mike Elfers Dan Aloi
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Michigan †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	6		.806
Western Michigan	13	–	5		.722			15	–	12		.556
Miami	12	–	6		.667			21	–	8		.724
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	12		.571
Bowling Green	9	–	9		.500			14	–	13		.519
Toledo	9	–	9		.500			18	–	14		.563
Kent State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	13		.519
Central Michigan	3	–	15		.167			6	–	20		.231
Akron	0	–	18		.000			3	–	23		.115
† 1996 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1995–96 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 21 Gus Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Huron, OH C 50 Ed Sears 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Brooklyn, N.Y C 52 Jason Terry 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Mount Gilead, OH G 12 Geno Ford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Cambridge, OH F 45 Paul Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Rapid City, SD G 00 Jonathan Berkley sr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Louisville,Kentucky F 33 Basra Fakhir 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So East Cleveland, OH G 22 Jim Peterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Beaver Falls, PA C 41 Andy Kanzig 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Perrysville, OH F 32 Diante Flenorl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI F 24 Matt Jager 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Vista, CA G 10 Corey Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI F 35 Damion Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Toledo, OH	Head coach Larry Hunter Assistant coach(es) Jayson Gee Mike Elfers Dan Aloi Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/22/1995*		vs. No. 10 Iowa Great Alaska Shootout	L 51–78[4]	0–1	Sullivan Arena (7,863) Anchorage, AK
11/23/1995*		vs. TCU Great Alaska Shootout	W 86–68	1–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
11/24/1995*		vs. Old Dominion Great Alaska Shootout	W 90–89 2OT	2–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
12/6/1995*		Illinois State	L 65–66	2–2	Convocation Center (4,608) Athens, OH
12/9/1995*		Xavier	W 103–72	3–1
12/12/1995*		at Wright State	L 77–88	3–3	Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
12/16/1995*		at West Virginia	L 69–94	3–4
12/20/1995*		Rio Grande	W 97–74	4–4
12/23/1995*		at Duquesne	L 80–93	4–5
12/29/1995*		vs. Princeton Pepsi/Oneida Casino Classic	L 60–65	4–6
12/30/1995*		vs. Coppin State Pepsi/Oneida Casino Classic	W 94–92	5–6
MAC regular season
1/3/1996		at Ball State	L 54–57	5–7 (0–1)
1/6/1996		Miami (OH)	W 65–56	6–7 (1–1)
1/10/1996		at Kent State	L 68–69	6–8 (1–2)
1/13/1996		at Bowling Green	L 69–84	6-9 (1–3)
1/17/1996		Toledo	W 70–57	7-9 (2–3)
1/20/1996		at Akron	W 81–60	8–9 (3–3)
1/24/1996		Western Michigan	L 59–66	8–10 (3–4)
1/27/1996		at Central Michigan	W 72–65	9–10 (4–4)
1/31/1996		No. 23 Eastern Michigan	W 82–73	10–10 (5–4)
2/3/1996		at Miami (OH)	L 61–76	10–11 (5–5)
2/7/1996		Kent State	W 69–61	11–11 (6–5)
2/10/1996		Bowling Green	W 83–67	12–11 (7–5)
2/14/1996		at Toledo	W 72–60	13–11 (8–5)
2/17/1996		Akron	W 73–59	14–11 (9–5)
2/21/1996		at Western Michigan	L 51–54	14–12 (9–6)
2/24/1996		Central Michigan	W 76–73	15–12 (10–6)
2/28/1996		at Eastern Michigan	L 77–81	15–13 (10–7)
3/2/1996		Ball State	W 87–67	16–13 (11–7)
MAC Tournament
3/5/1996		vs. Ball State Quarterfinal	L 80–86	16–14 (11–8)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[5][3]

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 1995–96 statistics

Record	Ohio	OPP
Scoring	2221	2150
Scoring Average	74.03	71.67
Field goals – Att	815–1772	747–1782
3-pt. Field goals – Att	117–395	186–484
Free throws – Att	474–680	470–689
Rebounds	1206	1115
Assists	385	423
Turnovers	472	398
Steals	159	237
Blocked Shots	150	86

Source^[6]

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
Geno Ford	30	-	-	-	567	18.9	192	451	0.426	52	165	0.315	131	163	0.804	-	-	82	2.7	72	0	0	25	3
Curtis Simmons	27	-	-	-	450	16.7	185	338	0.547	2	11	0.182	78	129	0.605	-	-	212	7.9	76	0	0	41	34
Jason Terry	30	-	-	-	364	12.1	143	253	0.565	0	0	0	78	114	0.684	-	-	187	6.2	24	0	0	8	89
Gus Johnson	30	-	-	-	199	6.6	58	177	0.328	45	142	0.317	38	48	0.792	-	-	73	2.4	34	0	0	14	1
Paul Morris	30	-	-	-	182	6.1	67	127	0.528	0	1	0	48	71	0.676	-	-	144	4.8	51	0	0	11	6
Basra Fakhir	29	-	-	-	161	5.6	61	112	0.545	0	1	0	39	62	0.629	-	-	179	6.2	19	0	0	7	1
Damion Washington	26	-	-	-	104	4	38	112	0.339	9	40	0.225	19	24	0.792	-	-	86	3.3	21	0	0	13	1
Diante Flenorl	29	-	-	-	73	2.5	27	81	0.333	1	4	0.25	18	27	0.667	-	-	68	2.3	28	0	0	9	5
Corey Reed	26	-	-	-	68	2.6	25	69	0.362	0	4	0	18	32	0.563	-	-	47	1.8	57	0	0	29	5
Jim Peterson	17	-	-	-	30	1.8	9	33	0.273	7	26	0.269	5	6	0.833	-	-	5	0.3	2	0	0	1	1
Andy Kanzig	15	-	-	-	23	1.5	10	18	0.556	1	1	1	2	4	0.5	-	-	15	1	1	0	0	1	4
Joel Stanley	3	-	-	-	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	30	-	-	-	2221	74.0	815	1772	0.460	117	395	0.296	474	680	0.697			1206	40.2	385	589	472	159	150
Opponents	30	-	-	-	2150	71.7	747	1782	0.419	186	484	0.384	470	689	0.682			1015	33.8	423	587	398	237	86

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^[6]

References

1. "Larry Hunter". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
3. "1995-96 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
4. "Iowa rolls in opener, 78-51". Des Moines Register. November 23, 1995. p. 41. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
5. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
6. "1995-96 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.

• Final 1996 Division I Men's Basketball Statistics Report
• Ohio Record Book Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine