# 1989–90 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1989–90. The team was coached by Larry Hunter in his first season and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/25/1989* | Rider | W 79–60 | 1–0 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 11/28/1989* | Kentucky | L 73–76 | 1–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 12/1/1989* | at Iowa Amanda Hawkeye Classic | L 49–75 | 1–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/2/1989* | vs. Bradley Amanda Hawkeye Classic | W 72–53 | 2–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/9/1989* | Marshall | W 72–63 | 3–2 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 12/11/1989* | at Akron | L 60–66 | 3–3 | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| 12/14/1989* | E. Kentucky | W 53–52 | 4–3 | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY |
| 12/18/1989* | at Youngstown St. | W 96–95 | 5–3 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| 12/21/1989* | Charleston | W 110–81 | 6–3 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 12/29/1989* | vs. Washington St. Volunteer Classic | L 69–72 | 6–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| 12/30/1989* | vs. Fordham Volunteer Classic | W 79–73 | 7–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 1/3/1990 | Miami (OH) | L 72–87 | 7–5 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/6/1990 | W. Michigan | L 72–81 | 7–6 | Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI |
| 1/10/1990 | at Toledo | L 66–86 | 7–7 | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| 1/13/1990 | C. Michigan | L 88–100 | 7–8 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/17/1990 | at Bowling Green | W 65–61 | 8–8 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| 1/20/1990 | E. Michigan | W 70–52 | 9–8 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/27/1990 | Kent State | L 63–74 | 9–9 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 1/31/1990 | at Ball State | L 61–71 | 9–10 | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN |
| 2/3/1990 | W. Michigan | W 67–66 | 10–10 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/7/1990 | Toledo | W 76–71 | 11–10 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/10/1990 | at C. Michigan | W 60–57 | 12–10 | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 2/14/1990 | Bowling Green | L 60–75 | 12–11 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 2/17/1990 | at E. Michigan | L 63–79 | 12–12 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI |
| 2/24/1990 | at Kent State | L 78–83 | 12–13 | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| 2/28/1990 | Ball State | L 60–77 | 12–14 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 3/3/1990 | at Miami (OH) | L 76–93 | 12–15 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| 3/9/1990 | vs. Ball State | L 70–77 | 12–16 | Cobo Center Detroit, MI |
| *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 1989–90 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 1979 | 2062 |
| Scoring Average | 70.68 | 73.64 |
| Field goals – Att | 712–1689 | 710–1507 |
| 3-pt. Field goals – Att | 171–447 | 149–346 |
| Free throws – Att | 384–577 | 493–692 |
| Rebounds | 996 | 1030 |
| Assists | 379 | 384 |
| Turnovers | 308 | 357 |
| Steals | 141 | 131 |
| Blocked Shots | 38 | 92 |
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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 |
| Dave Jamerson | 28 | - | - | - | 874 | 31.2 | 297 | 647 | 0.459 | 131 | 303 | 0.432 | 149 | 177 | 0.842 | - | - | 179 | 6.4 | 49 | 72 | 64 | 24 | 8 |
| Dennis Whitaker | 28 | - | - | - | 279 | 10.0 | 96 | 267 | 0.360 | 16 | 56 | 0.286 | 71 | 115 | 0.617 | - | - | 150 | 5.4 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5 |
| Nate Craig | 28 | - | - | - | 214 | 7.6 | 85 | 228 | 0.373 | 11 | 39 | 0.282 | 33 | 65 | 0.508 | - | - | 135 | 4.8 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| Chad Gill | 27 | - | - | - | 149 | 5.5 | 49 | 141 | 0.348 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 49 | 86 | 0.570 | - | - | 117 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Steve Barnes | 11 | - | - | - | 96 | 8.7 | 40 | 77 | 0.519 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 16 | 25 | 0.640 | - | - | 60 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Jeff Hoeppner | 27 | - | - | - | 86 | 3.2 | 28 | 64 | 0.438 | 4 | 16 | 0.250 | 26 | 41 | 0.634 | - | - | 44 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Lebold | 26 | - | - | - | 79 | 3.0 | 30 | 55 | 0.545 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 19 | 32 | 0.594 | - | - | 76 | 2.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Rick Hoffman | 27 | - | - | - | 70 | 2.6 | 30 | 63 | 0.476 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 10 | 18 | 0.556 | - | - | 69 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Reggie Rankin | 25 | - | - | - | 70 | 2.8 | 32 | 97 | 0.330 | 6 | 22 | 0.273 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | - | - | 33 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Bryant | 4 | - | - | - | 34 | 8.5 | 15 | 26 | 0.577 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | - | - | 14 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Jamerson | 10 | - | - | - | 28 | 2.8 | 10 | 19 | 0.526 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | - | - | 12 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alonzo Motley | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Scanlon | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | - | - | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | - | - | - | 1979 | 70.7 | 712 | 1689 | 0.422 | 171 | 447 | 0.383 | 384 | 577 | 0.666 | | | 996 | 35.6 | 379 | 593 | 308 | 141 | 38 |
| Opponents | 28 | - | - | - | 2062 | 73.6 | 710 | 1507 | 0.471 | 149 | 346 | 0.430 | 493 | 692 | 0.712 | | | 1030 | 36.8 | 384 | 556 | 357 | 131 | 92 |
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