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2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2001–02. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea i his first season and played their home games at the Convocation Center.[1][2][3] They finished the season 17–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish third in the MAC East.
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 17–11 (11–7 MAC) |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kent State† | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 25, 2001. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.[4]
Preseason men's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
- Kent State (31) 313
- Marshall (7) 261
- Ohio (5) 231
- Bowling Green (6) 218
- Miami
- Akron 107
- Buffalo 52
West Division
- Central Michigan (30) 270
- Ball State (17) 248
- Toledo (2) 210
- Western Michigan 126
- Northern Illinois 103
- Eastern Michigan 74
Preseason All-MAC
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Team | Player | Position | Year |
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Preseason All-MAC | Brandon Hunter | F | Jr. |
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/26/01* 7:30 pm |
at Navy | W 80–74 | 1–0 |
Alumni Hall (1,434) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
11/29/01* 7:30 pm |
Duquesne | W 73–60 | 2–0 |
Convocation Center (5,042) Athens, OH | |||||||
12/4/01* 8:30 pm |
at Depaul | W 77–75 | 3–0 |
Allstate Arena (4,039) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
12/8/01* 3:00 pm |
Wisconsin | L 71–77 | 3–1 |
Convocation Center (9,059) Athens, OH | |||||||
12/12/01* 3:00 pm |
at St. Bonaventure | L 85–97 | 3–2 |
Reilly Center (5,284) St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||
12/15/01* 1:00 pm |
Oakland | W 71–70 | 4–2 |
Convocation Center (3,705) Athens, Ohio | |||||||
12/27/01* 5:00 pm |
vs. Long Island FIU New Year's Classic |
W 110–57 | 5–2 |
Golden Panther Arena (328) Miami, Florida | |||||||
12/28/01* 8:00 pm |
vs. Vermont FIU New Year's Classic |
L 79–91 | 5–3 |
Golden Panther Arena (328) Miami, Florida | |||||||
1/2/02 8:05 pm |
at Northern Illinois | W 88–76 | 6–3 (1–0) |
Evans Fieldhouse (1,600) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
1/5/02 1:00 pm |
at Akron | W 68–57 | 7–3 (2–0) |
Rhodes Arena (2,043) Akron, OH | |||||||
1/9/02 7:00 pm |
Western Michigan | W 86–68 | 8–3 (3–0) |
Convocation Center (5,652) Athens, OH | |||||||
1/12/02 7:00 pm |
at Kent State | L 56–71 | 8–4 (3–1) |
Memorial A & C Center (5,418) Kent, OH | |||||||
1/15/02 7:00 pm |
at Buffalo | W 62–61 | 9–4 (4–1) |
Alumni Arena (1,201) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
1/19/02 2:00 pm |
Miami (OH) | W 85–61 | 10–4 (5–1) |
Convocation Center (11,118) Athens, OH | |||||||
1/22/02 7:00 pm |
at Eastern Michigan | W 80–66 | 11–4 (6–1) |
Convocation Center (1,012) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
1/25/02 4:00 pm |
at Western Michigan | L 65–95 | 11–5 (6–2) |
University Arena (2,871) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
1/30/02 7:00 pm |
Akron | L 73–74 | 11–6 (6–3) |
Convocation Center (5,982) Athens, OH | |||||||
2/2/02 4:00 pm |
Marshall | W 94–78 | 12–6 (7–3) |
Convocation Center (8,750) Athens, OH | |||||||
2/6/02 7:00 pm |
at Bowling Green | L 64–80 | 12–7 (7–4) |
Anderson Arena (3,977) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
2/9/02 2:00 pm |
Ball State | W 85–71 | 13–7 (8–4) |
Convocation Center (7,545) Athens, OH | |||||||
2/11/02 7:30 pm |
at Miami (OH) | L 55–79 | 13–8 (8–5) |
Millet Hall (5,032) Oxford, OH | |||||||
2/13/02 7:00 pm |
Central Michigan | W 64–50 | 14–8 (9–5) |
Convocation Center (5,502) Athens, OH | |||||||
2/16/02 4:00 pm |
at Marshall | W 71–66 | 15–8 (10–5) |
Cam Henderson Center (6,626) Huntington, WV | |||||||
2/20/02* 7:30 pm |
at North Carolina | W 86–78 | 16–8 (10–5) |
Dean E. Smith Center (13,252) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
2/23/02 2:00 pm |
Kent State | L 67–70 | 16–9 (10–6) |
Convocation Center (10,962) Athens, OH | |||||||
2/27/02 7:00 pm |
Toledo | L 68–69 | 16–10 (10–7) |
Convocation Center (5,895) Athens, OH | |||||||
3/2/02 3:00 pm |
Bowling Green | W 85–78 | 17–10 (11–7) |
Convocation Center (8,103) Athens, OH | |||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
3/4/02 7:00 pm |
Central Michigan First Round |
L 56–65 | 17–11 |
Convocation Center (5,569) Athens, OH | |||||||
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Team statistics
- Final 2001–02 statistics
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Record | Ohio | OPP |
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Scoring | 2104 | 2014 |
Scoring Average | 75.14 | 71.93 |
Field goals – Att | 741–1531 | 692–1575 |
3-pt. Field goals – Att | 168–451 | – |
Free throws – Att | 454–666 | – |
Rebounds | 939 | 936 |
Assists | 399 | |
Turnovers | 395 | |
Steals | 216 | |
Blocked Shots | 109 | |
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Player statistics
More information Minutes, Scoring ...
Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Brandon Hunter | 26 | 26 | 842 | 842 | 451 | 451 | 159 | 325 | 0.489 | 25 | 67 | 0.373 | 108 | 179 | 0.603 | 55 | 182 | 237 | 237 | 59 | 60 | 86 | 28 | 26 |
Sonny Johnson | 24 | 0 | 554 | 554 | 380 | 380 | 142 | 277 | 0.513 | 10 | 32 | 0.313 | 86 | 121 | 0.711 | 43 | 32 | 75 | 75 | 28 | 71 | 62 | 24 | 0 |
Steve Esterkamp | 28 | 28 | 901 | 901 | 376 | 376 | 118 | 254 | 0.465 | 56 | 126 | 0.444 | 84 | 107 | 0.785 | 21 | 94 | 115 | 115 | 59 | 65 | 41 | 49 | 6 |
Jon Sanderson | 28 | 2 | 626 | 626 | 226 | 226 | 77 | 174 | 0.443 | 34 | 90 | 0.378 | 38 | 51 | 0.745 | 41 | 54 | 95 | 95 | 44 | 59 | 32 | 20 | 13 |
Jaivon Harris | 28 | 6 | 671 | 671 | 211 | 211 | 69 | 141 | 0.489 | 25 | 65 | 0.385 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 6 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 82 | 77 | 48 | 22 | 6 |
Patrick Flomo | 28 | 28 | 715 | 715 | 202 | 202 | 80 | 138 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 76 | 0.553 | 53 | 77 | 130 | 130 | 28 | 78 | 41 | 15 | 53 |
James Bridgewater | 25 | 0 | 273 | 273 | 90 | 90 | 35 | 68 | 0.515 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 0.667 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
Zach Kiekow | 28 | 15 | 491 | 491 | 86 | 86 | 27 | 73 | 0.37 | 8 | 35 | 0.229 | 24 | 31 | 0.774 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 0 |
Jason Crawford | 28 | 28 | 306 | 306 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 43 | 0.442 | 8 | 22 | 0.364 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
Thomas Stephens | 16 | 7 | 142 | 142 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 0.278 | 2 | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
Alex Liastos | 17 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Kevin Shorter | 7 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 28 | - | 5600 | - | 2104 | 75.1 | 741 | 1531 | 0.484 | 168 | 451 | 0.373 | 454 | 666 | 0.682 | 302 | 637 | 939 | 33.5 | 399 | 0 | 395 | 216 | 109 |
Opponents | 28 | - | 5600 | - | 2014 | 71.9 | 692 | 1575 | 0.439 | - | - | 936 | 33.4 |
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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 |
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All-MAC Awards
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Team | Player | Position | Year |
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All-MAC First Team | Brandon Hunter | F | Jr. |
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Source[7]
- "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- "Tim O'Shea". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- "2001-02 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.