# 1988–89 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1988–89. The team was coached by Billy Hahn and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/26/1988* | Capital | W 81–67 | 1–0 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 11/29/1988* | at UNC Wilmington | L 68–75 | 1–1 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| 12/3/1988* | at Boston University | L 74–80 | 1–2 | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| 12/7/1988* | Morehead State | W 87–72 | 2–2 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 12/14/1988* | at Marshall | L 93–104 | 2–3 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| 12/16/1988* | vs. Drexel Walsworth Show-Me Classic | W 90–78 | 3–3 | Hearnes Center (12,408) Columbia, MO |
| 12/17/1988* | at No. 10 Missouri Walsworth Show-Me Classic | L 85–113 | 3–4 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 12/19/1988* | at Youngstown St. | W 90–86 | 4–4 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 12/31/1988* | E. Kentucky | W 96–77 | 5–4 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 1/4/1989 | at Kent State | L 86–95 | 5–5 | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| 1/7/1989* | Ball State | W 71–57 | 6–5 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/11/1989 | at Miami (OH) | W 80–74 | 7–5 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 1/14/1989 | W. Michigan | L 90–91 | 7–6 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/18/1989 | E. Michigan | W 86–80 | 8–6 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/21/1989 | at C. Michigan | L 69–79 | 8–7 | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 1/25/1989 | Bowling Green | L 50–56 | 8–8 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/28/1989 | at Toledo | L 67–71 | 8–9 | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| 1/31/1989 | Akron | W 76–72 | 9–9 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/4/1989 | at Ball State | L 70–80 | 9–10 | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN |
| 2/8/1989 | Miami (OH) | W Forfeit | 10–10 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/11/1989 | W. Michigan | L 81–85 | 10–11 | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2/15/1989 | at E. Michigan | W 81–68 | 11–11 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI |
| 2/18/1989 | C. Michigan | L 60–62 | 11–12 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/22/1989 | at Bowling Green | L 68–73 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 2/25/1989 | Toledo | W 77–74 | 12–13 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/27/1989* | Evansville | L 68–95 | 12–14 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN |
| 3/4/1989 | at Kent State | L 70–86 | 12–15 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| 3/10/1989 | vs. W. Michigan | W 61–55 | 13–15 | Centennial Hall Toledo, OH |
| 3/10/1989 | vs. No. 19 Ball State | L 46–62 | 13–16 | Centennial Hall Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 1988–89 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2201 | 2250 |
| Scoring Average | 75.90 | 77.59 |
| Field goals – Att | 816–1721 | 781–1636 |
| 3-pt. Field goals – Att | 127–338 | 147–369 |
| Free throws – Att | 442–600 | 541–744 |
| Rebounds | 1012 | 970 |
| Assists | 434 | 421 |
| Turnovers | 428 | 387 |
| Steals | 179 | 186 |
| Blocked Shots | 88 | 84 |
Source

### Player statistics

| | | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | 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 |
| Paul Graham | 29 | - | - | - | 645 | 22.2 | 224 | 431 | 0.520 | 21 | 46 | 0.457 | 176 | 217 | 0.811 | - | - | 203 | 7.0 | 98 | 0 | 76 | 60 | 27 |
| Dave Jamerson | 29 | - | - | - | 551 | 19.0 | 200 | 413 | 0.484 | 59 | 145 | 0.407 | 92 | 107 | 0.860 | - | - | 136 | 4.7 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 35 | 3 |
| John Beauford | 27 | - | - | - | 317 | 11.7 | 127 | 282 | 0.450 | 8 | 30 | 0.267 | 55 | 79 | 0.696 | - | - | 169 | 6.3 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 33 |
| Dennis Whitaker | 27 | - | - | - | 186 | 6.9 | 66 | 157 | 0.420 | 15 | 43 | 0.349 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | - | - | 86 | 3.2 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 |
| Nate Craig | 29 | - | - | - | 169 | 5.8 | 58 | 137 | 0.423 | 13 | 49 | 0.265 | 40 | 57 | 0.702 | - | - | 76 | 2.6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Lorenzo Bryant | 26 | - | - | - | 156 | 6.0 | 69 | 136 | 0.507 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 18 | 29 | 0.621 | - | - | 95 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Reggie Rankin | 13 | - | - | - | 58 | 4.5 | 25 | 58 | 0.431 | 4 | 11 | 0.364 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | - | - | 25 | 1.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Hoffman | 23 | - | - | - | 39 | 1.7 | 16 | 34 | 0.471 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | - | - | 30 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Tom Jamerson | 22 | - | - | - | 35 | 1.6 | 13 | 24 | 0.542 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | - | - | 32 | 1.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Reid | 24 | - | - | - | 34 | 1.4 | 15 | 39 | 0.385 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 4 | 22 | 0.182 | - | - | 45 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Enrico Rau | 13 | - | - | - | 8 | 0.6 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | - | - | 11 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Hammond | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | - | - | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | - | - | - | 2201 | 75.9 | 816 | 1721 | 0.474 | 127 | 338 | 0.376 | 442 | 600 | 0.737 | | | 1012 | 34.9 | 434 | 639 | 428 | 179 | 88 |
| Opponents | 29 | - | - | - | 2250 | 77.6 | 781 | 1636 | 0.477 | 147 | 369 | 0.398 | 541 | 744 | 0.727 | | | 970 | 33.4 | 421 | 553 | 387 | 186 | 84 |
Source

## Awards and honors

* Paul Graham – MAC Player of the Year