# 1987–88 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1987–88. 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 ||||||
| 11/28/1987* | Ohio Wesleyan | L 115–122 | 0–1 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 11/30/1987* | at Morehead State | L 92–99 | 0–2 | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY |
| 12/2/1987* | Robert Morris | W 87–57 | 1–2 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 12/7/1987* | Marshall | L 77–91 | 1–3 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 12/9/1987* | at Akron | L 69–76 | 1–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| 12/12/1987* | Boston University | L 81–89 | 1–5 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 12/15/1987* | at Youngstown State | W 68–60 | 2–5 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| 12/19/1987* | at Vanderbilt | L 77–93 | 2–6 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 12/21/1987* | at Tennessee | W 72–70 | 3–6 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| 12/30/1987* | UNC Wilmington | W 72–60 | 4–6 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/2/1988* | Bluffton | W 79–66 | 5–6 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 1/6/1988 | Toledo | W 79–62 | 6–6 (1–0) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/13/1988 | Kent State | W 74–65 | 7–6 (2–0) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/16/1988 | at Ball State | W 58–51 | 8–6 (3–0) | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN |
| 1/20/1988 | Miami (OH) | W 80–76 | 9–6 (4–0) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/23/1988 | at Western Michigan | L 68–71 | 9–7 (4–1) | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| 1/27/1988 | at Bowling Green | L 65–79 | 9–8 (4–2) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 1/30/1988 | Central Michigan | L 65–67 | 9–9 (4–3) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/3/1988 | at Eastern Michigan | L 92–109 | 9–10 (4–4) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI |
| 2/10/1988 | at Kent State | L 71–72 | 10–10 (5–4) | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| 2/13/1988 | Ball State | W 83–63 | 11–10 (6–4) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/13/1988 | at Miami (OH) | L 71–72 | 11–11 (6–5) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 2/20/1988 | Western Michigan | W 95–87 | 12–11 (7–5) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/24/1988 | Bowling Green | W 83–70 | 13–11 (8–5) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/27/1988 | Central Michigan | L 61–64 | 13–12 (8–6) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 3/2/1988 | Eastern Michigan | L 101–102 | 13–13 (8–7) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 3/5/1988 | at Toledo | W 106–95 | 14–13 (9–7) | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| 3/8/1988 | Bowling Green | W 79–73 | 15–13 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 3/11/1988 | vs. Central Michigan | W 64–62 | 16–13 | Centennial Hall Toledo, OH |
| 3/12/1988 | vs. Eastern Michigan Championship | L 80–94 | 16–14 | Centennial Hall Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 1987–88 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2364 | 2313 |
| Scoring Average | 78.80 | 77.10 |
| Field goals – Att | 893–1774 | 826–1710 |
| 3-pt. Field goals – Att | 76–200 | 132–312 |
| Free throws – Att | 502–726 | 529–743 |
| Rebounds | 1109 | 947 |
| Assists | 539 | 435 |
| Turnovers | 467 | 472 |
| Steals | 173 | 199 |
| Blocked Shots | 77 | 73 |
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### 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 | 30 | - | - | - | 599 | 20.0 | 227 | 413 | 0.550 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 141 | 183 | 0.770 | - | - | 153 | 5.1 | 80 | 102 | 73 | 40 | 15 |
| Dave Jamerson | 30 | - | - | - | 519 | 17.3 | 198 | 416 | 0.476 | 49 | 122 | 0.402 | 74 | 87 | 0.851 | - | - | 115 | 3.8 | 86 | 68 | 65 | 17 | 2 |
| John Rhodes | 30 | - | - | - | 333 | 11.1 | 134 | 214 | 0.626 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 65 | 125 | 0.520 | - | - | 281 | 9.4 | 47 | 107 | 60 | 18 | 39 |
| Jamie Brock | 30 | - | - | - | 171 | 5.7 | 71 | 123 | 0.577 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 29 | 58 | 0.500 | - | - | 72 | 2.4 | 15 | 63 | 22 | 5 | 8 |
| Marty Lehmann | 30 | - | - | - | 171 | 5.7 | 58 | 133 | 0.436 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 55 | 71 | 0.775 | - | - | 103 | 3.4 | 16 | 68 | 30 | 10 | 2 |
| Reggie Rankin | 30 | - | - | - | 164 | 5.5 | 69 | 146 | 0.473 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 21 | 27 | 0.778 | - | - | 44 | 1.5 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 0 |
| Dennis Whitaker | 29 | - | - | - | 160 | 5.5 | 54 | 140 | 0.386 | 10 | 29 | 0.345 | 42 | 60 | 0.700 | - | - | 81 | 2.8 | 199 | 70 | 97 | 60 | 6 |
| George Reid | 25 | - | - | - | 103 | 4.1 | 34 | 64 | 0.531 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 35 | 61 | 0.574 | - | - | 67 | 2.7 | 10 | 69 | 40 | 4 | 4 |
| Sean Jackson | 28 | - | - | - | 73 | 2.6 | 22 | 65 | 0.338 | 8 | 27 | 0.296 | 21 | 22 | 0.955 | - | - | 22 | 0.8 | 44 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky Cannon | 25 | - | - | - | 64 | 2.6 | 24 | 55 | 0.436 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 27 | 0.593 | - | - | 28 | 1.1 | 12 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| Brian Kocher | 8 | - | - | - | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | - | - | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Beauford | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | - | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | - | - | - | 2364 | 78.8 | 893 | 1774 | 0.503 | 76 | 200 | 0.380 | 502 | 726 | 0.691 | | | 1109 | 37.0 | 539 | 650 | 467 | 173 | 77 |
| Opponents | 30 | - | - | - | 2313 | 77.1 | 826 | 1710 | 0.483 | 132 | 312 | 0.423 | 529 | 743 | 0.712 | | | 947 | 31.6 | 435 | 636 | 472 | 199 | 73 |
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