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1997-98 Mid-American Conference Season Summary

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Record: 165-167, .497 W-L% (15th of 30) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 0.14 (13th of 30) ▪ SOS: 1.01 (13th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Akron (East) and Ball State (West)
Tournament Champion: Eastern Michigan

NCAA Tournament: 2 (Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Conference Overall PTS/G SRS
Rk East W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Akron R 13 5 .722 17 10 .630 74.6 68.4 5.6 -0.7
2 Kent State  9 9 .500 13 17 .433 68.0 72.4 -3.8 0.7
3 Miami (OH)  9 9 .500 17 12 .586 68.0 66.3 3.6 1.9
4 Marshall  7 11 .389 11 16 .407 66.4 70.0 -3.0 0.6
5 Bowling Green State  7 11 .389 10 16 .385 67.5 71.7 -3.2 1.0
6 Ohio  3 15 .167 5 21 .192 64.0 77.5 -11.1 2.4
Rk West W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Ball State R 14 4 .778 21 8 .724 77.5 70.7 7.5 0.7
2 Western Michigan*  14 4 .778 21 8 .724 78.8 70.4 10.3 1.9
3 Eastern Michigan* T 13 5 .722 20 10 .667 79.8 75.7 6.7 2.7
4 Toledo  10 8 .556 15 12 .556 69.5 65.2 4.6 0.2
5 Northern Illinois  6 12 .333 10 16 .385 66.8 68.9 -3.9 -1.9
6 Central Michigan  3 15 .167 5 21 .192 68.6 82.6 -11.6 2.5

NCAA Tournament

First Round
Eastern Michigan lost (83-71) versus Michigan State (East Regional)
Western Michigan won (75-72) versus Clemson (Midwest Regional)

Second Round
Western Michigan lost (83-65) versus Stanford (Midwest Regional)

Conference Leaders

Minimum Stat Requirements ▪ Stats include all games played
Games
1. James Head-EMI 30
  Geoffrey Vaughn-KENT 30
  Al Moore-KENT 30
  John Callaway-KENT 30
  Corey Tarrant-EMI 30
  Mike Perry-KENT 30
  Avin Howard-EMI 30
  John Whorton-KENT 30
9. Nkechi Ezugwu-EMI 29
  Anthony Taylor-MIAOH 29
  Charles Smith-BALLST 29
  Aaron Toothman-WMI 29
  Ed Norvell-KENT 29
  Ryan Reed-BALLST 29
  Saddi Washington-WMI 29
  Bonzi Wells-BALLST 29
  Damon Frierson-MIAOH 29
  Derrick Dial-EMI 29
  Shaun Jackson-WMI 29
  Wayne Johnson-BALLST 29
  Refiloe Lethunya-MIAOH 29
  Jerome Davis-BALLST 29
  Mike Ensminger-MIAOH 29
  Brad Van Timmerma-WMI 29
  Duane Clemens-BALLST 29
  Jason Kimbrough-WMI 29
  Earl Boykins-EMI 29
  Marcus Mason-BALLST 29
  Mitch Hankins-BALLST 29
  Isaac Bullock-WMI 29
  Rashod Johnson-WMI 29
Field Goals
1. Earl Boykins-EMI 266
2. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 238
3. Derrick Dial-EMI 222
4. Saddi Washington-WMI 208
5. Rashod Johnson-WMI 189
6. Wally Szczerbiak-MIAOH 185
7. Damon Frierson-MIAOH 172
8. T.J. Lux-NIL 169
9. Jimmal Ball-AKR 149
10. John Whorton-KENT 148
Field Goal Attempts
1. Earl Boykins-EMI 564
2. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 486
3. Saddi Washington-WMI 469
4. Derrick Dial-EMI 459
5. Damon Frierson-MIAOH 432
6. Rashod Johnson-WMI 415
7. T.J. Lux-NIL 364
8. Jimmal Ball-AKR 358
9. Wally Szczerbiak-MIAOH 350
10. Sanjay Adell-OH 326
Field Goal Percentage
1. Casey Shaw-TOL .529
2. Bonzi Wells-BALLST .490
3. Derrick Dial-EMI .484
4. Earl Boykins-EMI .472
5. T.J. Lux-NIL .464
6. Rashod Johnson-WMI .455
7. Jami Bosley-AKR .449
8. Saddi Washington-WMI .444
9. Tony Reid-BGSU .437
10. Sanjay Adell-OH .429
3-Point Field Goals
1. Earl Boykins-EMI 85
2. Rashod Johnson-WMI 84
3. Derrick Dial-EMI 79
4. Jim Peterson-OH 71
5. Wally Szczerbiak-MIAOH 63
  Joda Burgess-MARSH 63
7. Saddi Washington-WMI 57
8. Nate Meers-KENT 54
9. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 53
  Chad Kamstra-TOL 53
3-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Earl Boykins-EMI 209
  Jim Peterson-OH 209
3. Derrick Dial-EMI 198
4. Rashod Johnson-WMI 194
5. Saddi Washington-WMI 158
6. Joda Burgess-MARSH 153
7. Chad Kamstra-TOL 147
8. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 142
9. Nate Meers-KENT 133
10. Art Norman-TOL 132
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Rashod Johnson-WMI .433
2. Earl Boykins-EMI .407
3. Derrick Dial-EMI .399
4. Jim Peterson-OH .340
Free Throws
1. Damon Frierson-MIAOH 160
2. Saddi Washington-WMI 153
3. T.J. Lux-NIL 141
4. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 133
5. Earl Boykins-EMI 129
6. Sanjay Adell-OH 108
7. Casey Shaw-TOL 107
8. Tony Reid-BGSU 101
  Dave Esterkamp-BGSU 101
10. Jami Bosley-AKR 99
Free Throw Attempts
1. Damon Frierson-MIAOH 208
2. T.J. Lux-NIL 193
  Bonzi Wells-BALLST 193
4. Saddi Washington-WMI 189
5. Casey Shaw-TOL 175
6. Sanjay Adell-OH 166
7. Earl Boykins-EMI 158
8. Dave Esterkamp-BGSU 142
9. Ryan Andrick-AKR 128
  Ed Norvell-KENT 128
Free Throw Percentage
1. Tony Reid-BGSU .835
2. Earl Boykins-EMI .817
3. Saddi Washington-WMI .809
4. Jami Bosley-AKR .792
5. Derrick Dial-EMI .785
6. Rashod Johnson-WMI .771
7. Damon Frierson-MIAOH .769
8. Tim Kisner-CMI .733
9. T.J. Lux-NIL .731
10. Robert Kizer-TOL .728
Total Rebounds
1. T.J. Lux-NIL 289
2. Casey Shaw-TOL 270
3. Kirk Cowan-BGSU 227
4. John Estick-MIAOH 221
5. Shaun Jackson-WMI 218
6. Basra Fakhir-OH 205
7. James Head-EMI 201
8. Diante Flenorl-OH 196
9. Derrick Dial-EMI 195
  John Whorton-KENT 195
Assists
1. Jason Kimbrough-WMI 166
2. Ed Norvell-KENT 161
3. Earl Boykins-EMI 160
4. Damon Frierson-MIAOH 119
5. Travis Young-MARSH 117
6. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 95
  Duane Clemens-BALLST 95
8. Jimmal Ball-AKR 93
9. Demar Moore-BGSU 92
10. Donte Parker-NIL 88
Steals
1. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 103
2. Jimmal Ball-AKR 64
3. Duane Clemens-BALLST 62
4. Robert Kizer-TOL 58
5. Jami Bosley-AKR 57
6. Rashod Johnson-WMI 56
  Saddi Washington-WMI 56
8. James Head-EMI 55
9. Earl Boykins-EMI 54
10. Jason Kimbrough-WMI 51
Blocks
1. George Phillips-AKR 42
2. Casey Shaw-TOL 39
3. John Whorton-KENT 37
4. T.J. Lux-NIL 36
5. Dan Schell-CMI 33
6. Shaun Jackson-WMI 27
7. Derrick Wright-MARSH 25
  Derrick Dial-EMI 25
  Kirk Cowan-BGSU 25
10. Terrell McKelvy-MARSH 24
  Wally Szczerbiak-MIAOH 24
Points
1. Earl Boykins-EMI 746
2. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 662
3. Saddi Washington-WMI 626
4. Derrick Dial-EMI 607
5. Rashod Johnson-WMI 553
6. Damon Frierson-MIAOH 544
7. Wally Szczerbiak-MIAOH 512
8. T.J. Lux-NIL 484
9. Tony Reid-BGSU 434
10. Sanjay Adell-OH 403
Points Per Game
1. Earl Boykins-EMI 25.7
2. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 22.8
3. Saddi Washington-WMI 21.6
4. Derrick Dial-EMI 20.9
5. Rashod Johnson-WMI 19.1
6. Damon Frierson-MIAOH 18.8
7. T.J. Lux-NIL 18.6
8. Tony Reid-BGSU 16.7
9. Jami Bosley-AKR 16.3
10. Sanjay Adell-OH 16.1
Total Rebounds Per Game
1. T.J. Lux-NIL 11.1
2. Casey Shaw-TOL 10.0
3. Kirk Cowan-BGSU 8.7
4. John Estick-MIAOH 7.9
5. Basra Fakhir-OH 7.9
6. Diante Flenorl-OH 7.8
7. Shaun Jackson-WMI 7.5
8. Derrick Wright-MARSH 6.9
9. Terrell McKelvy-MARSH 6.9
10. Derrick Dial-EMI 6.7
Assists Per Game
1. Jason Kimbrough-WMI 5.7
2. Ed Norvell-KENT 5.6
3. Earl Boykins-EMI 5.5
4. Travis Young-MARSH 4.3
5. Damon Frierson-MIAOH 4.1
6. Demar Moore-BGSU 3.5
7. Jami Bosley-AKR 3.5
8. Jimmal Ball-AKR 3.4
9. Donte Parker-NIL 3.4
10. Duane Clemens-BALLST 3.3
  Bonzi Wells-BALLST 3.3
Steals Per Game
1. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 3.6
2. Jami Bosley-AKR 2.7
3. Jimmal Ball-AKR 2.4
4. Robert Kizer-TOL 2.1
5. Duane Clemens-BALLST 2.1
6. Rashod Johnson-WMI 1.9
  Saddi Washington-WMI 1.9
8. Earl Boykins-EMI 1.9
9. James Head-EMI 1.8
10. Mickey Hosier-BALLST 1.8
Blocks Per Game
1. George Phillips-AKR 1.6
2. Casey Shaw-TOL 1.4
3. T.J. Lux-NIL 1.4
4. Dan Schell-CMI 1.3
5. John Whorton-KENT 1.2
6. Kirk Cowan-BGSU 1.0
7. Shaun Jackson-WMI 0.9
8. Derrick Wright-MARSH 0.9
9. Terrell McKelvy-MARSH 0.9
10. Derrick Dial-EMI 0.9
Effective Field Goal Percentage
1. Derrick Dial-EMI .570
2. Rashod Johnson-WMI .557
3. Earl Boykins-EMI .547
4. Bonzi Wells-BALLST .544
5. Casey Shaw-TOL .529
6. Tony Reid-BGSU .512
7. Saddi Washington-WMI .504
8. Jami Bosley-AKR .496
9. T.J. Lux-NIL .471
10. Jimmal Ball-AKR .464
True Shooting Percentage
1. Ryan Andrick-AKR .633
2. Tim Kisner-CMI .599
3. Derrick Dial-EMI .595
4. Joda Burgess-MARSH .591
5. Rashod Johnson-WMI .587
6. Earl Boykins-EMI .584
7. Bonzi Wells-BALLST .573
8. Tony Reid-BGSU .567
9. Jami Bosley-AKR .562
10. Saddi Washington-WMI .560
Offensive Win Shares
1. Wally Szczerbiak-MIAOH 4.3
2. Earl Boykins-EMI 4.1
3. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 3.5
4. Derrick Dial-EMI 3.5
5. Rashod Johnson-WMI 3.2
6. Saddi Washington-WMI 3.0
7. Tony Reid-BGSU 2.3
8. Ryan Andrick-AKR 2.1
9. Casey Shaw-TOL 1.9
10. T.J. Lux-NIL 1.8
Defensive Win Shares
1. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 3.5
2. Casey Shaw-TOL 3.4
3. T.J. Lux-NIL 3.0
4. George Phillips-AKR 2.5
5. Shaun Jackson-WMI 2.1
6. Robert Kizer-TOL 2.0
7. Ryan Reed-BALLST 1.9
8. Jimmal Ball-AKR 1.8
9. Wally Szczerbiak-MIAOH 1.7
10. Duane Clemens-BALLST 1.7
Win Shares
1. Bonzi Wells-BALLST 7.1
2. Wally Szczerbiak-MIAOH 6.0
3. Casey Shaw-TOL 5.3
4. Earl Boykins-EMI 5.2
5. Derrick Dial-EMI 5.1
6. T.J. Lux-NIL 4.9
7. Rashod Johnson-WMI 4.4
8. Saddi Washington-WMI 4.2
9. George Phillips-AKR 3.9
10. Shaun Jackson-WMI 3.5