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2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
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American college basketball season
March 2026
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Basketball
2001–02
Ohio Bobcats
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150
Mid-American Conference
East Division
MAC
17–11
11–7
Tim O'Shea
1st
Kevin Kuwik
John Rhodes
Convocation Center
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.https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center Convocation Center Ohio University en 2022-09-29ESPN - Source: O'Shea accepts 8-year deal to lead Bryant's foray into D-I - Men's College Basketballhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/tim-oshea-1.html Tim O'Shea Sports Reference en 2022-09-29 They finished the season 17–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish third in the MAC East.
Roster
2001 Ohio Bobcats y
Brandon Hunter 34 F 6 7 260 JR Cincinnati, Ohio y
James Bridgewater 15 G 6 3 200 FR Ann Arbor, Michigan
Steve Esterkamp 25 G 6 6 200 JR Cincinnati, Ohio
Jon Sanderson 33 F 6 7 230 SR Lexington, Ohio
Patrick Flomo 40 F 6 9 205 SR Columbus, Ohio
Zach Kiekow 25 G 6 1 180 FR Osseo, Minnesota
Jaivon Harris 15 G 6 5 194 SO Alliance, Ohio
Thomas Stephens 22 G 6 0 175 JR Springfield, Ohio
Alex Liatsos y 44 F 6 8 215 SO Limassol, Cyprus
Kevin Shorter 31 F 6 8 200 SO Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan
Jason Crawford 12 G 6 5 220 SR Cincinnati, Ohio
Sonny Johnson 32 F 6 5 211 JR Garfield Heights, Ohio
http://bobcatupdate.com/ohio-basketball/roster/2001-2002 *Tim O'Shea *Gary Manchel
John Rhodes
Kevin Kuwik
Isaiah Cavaco
Preseason
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 25, 2001. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.MAC BASKETBALL PRESEASON TIPOFF HELD https://getsomemaction.com/news/2001/10/25/MBB_127696.aspx en
Preseason men's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
Kent State (31) 313
2001 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall (7) 261
Ohio (5) 231
2001 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green (6) 218
2001 men Miami RedHawks Miami
2001 men Akron Zips Akron 107
2001 men Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 52
West Division
2001 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan (30) 270
2001 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State (17) 248
2001 men Toledo Rockets Toledo (2) 210
2001 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 126
2001 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 103
Eastern Michigan 74
Preseason All-MAC
Preseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearPreseason All-MACBrandon HunterFJr.
SourcePRESEASON MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED https://getsomemaction.com/news/2001/10/5/MBB_126750.aspx en
Schedule and results
Source:
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!colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season
11/26/01 7:30 pm yes yes Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 80–74 1,434 1–0
11/29/01 7:30 pm yes Duquesne Convocation Center Athens, OH 73–60 5,042 2–0
12/4/01 8:30 pm yes yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 77–75 4,039 3–0
12/8/01 3:00 pm yes Wisconsin Convocation Center Athens, OH 71–77 9,059 3–1
12/12/01 3:00 pm yes yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY 85–97 5,284 3–2
12/15/01 1:00 pm yes Oakland Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 71–70 3,705 4–2
12/27/01 5:00 pm yes yes Long Island Golden Panther Arena Miami, Florida FIU New Year's Classic 110–57 328 5–2
12/28/01 8:00 pm yes yes Vermont Golden Panther Arena Miami, Florida FIU New Year's Classic 79–91 328 5–3
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!colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season
1/2/02 8:05 pm yes Northern Illinois Evans Fieldhouse DeKalb, IL 88–76 1,600 6–3 (1–0)
1/5/02 1:00 pm yes Akron Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 68–57 2,043 7–3 (2–0)
1/9/02 7:00 pm Western Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH 86–68 5,652 8–3 (3–0)
1/12/02 7:00 pm yes Kent State Memorial A & C Center Kent, OH 56–71 5,418 8–4 (3–1)
1/15/02 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY 62–61 1,201 9–4 (4–1)
1/19/02 2:00 pm Miami (OH) Convocation Center Athens, OH 85–61 11,118 10–4 (5–1)
1/22/02 7:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 80–66 1,012 11–4 (6–1)
1/25/02 4:00 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 65–95 2,871 11–5 (6–2)
1/30/02 7:00 pm Akron Convocation Center Athens, OH 73–74 5,982 11–6 (6–3)
2/2/02 4:00 pm Marshall Convocation Center Athens, OH 94–78 8,750 12–6 (7–3)
2/6/02 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 64–80 3,977 12–7 (7–4)
2/9/02 2:00 pm Ball State Convocation Center Athens, OH 85–71 7,545 13–7 (8–4)
2/11/02 7:30 pm yes Miami (OH) Millet Hall Oxford, OH 55–79 5,032 13–8 (8–5)
2/13/02 7:00 pm Central Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH 64–50 5,502 14–8 (9–5)
2/16/02 4:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 71–66 6,626 15–8 (10–5)
2/20/02 7:30 pm yes yes North Carolina Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 86–78 13,252 16–8 (10–5)
2/23/02 2:00 pm Kent State Convocation Center Athens, OH 67–70 10,962 16–9 (10–6)
2/27/02 7:00 pm Toledo Convocation Center Athens, OH 68–69 5,895 16–10 (10–7)
3/2/02 3:00 pm Bowling Green Convocation Center Athens, OH 85–78 8,103 17–10 (11–7)
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!colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC tournament
3/4/02 7:00 pm Central Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH First Round 56–65 5,569 17–11
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AP Poll Eastern
Statistics
Team statistics
Final 2001–02 statistics
Ohio Bobcats Record Ohio OPP 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
Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/2002.html 2001-02 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en
Player statistics
MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkBrandon Hunter26268428424514511593250.48925670.3731081790.603551822372375960862826Sonny Johnson2405545543803801422770.51310320.313861210.71143327575287162240Steve Esterkamp28289019013763761182540.465561260.444841070.7852194115115596541496Jon Sanderson282626626226226771740.44334900.37838510.745415495954459322013Jaivon Harris286671671211211691410.48925650.38548590.8146626868827748226Patrick Flomo2828715715202202801380.5800042760.55353771301302878411553James Bridgewater250273273909035680.51502020300.6671626424292516102Zach Kiekow2815491491868627730.378350.22924310.7748253333463937210Jason Crawford2828306306484819430.4428220.364260.3339192828203114132Thomas Stephens16714214214145180.2782100.2250.45101515151614100Alex Liastos17053531010590.55601001048121248220Kevin Shorter70262610105110.455010000224443221Total28-5600-210475.174115310.4841684510.3734546660.68230263793933.53990395216109Opponents28-5600-201471.969215750.439--93633.4
Legend 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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Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards
Postseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearAll-MAC First TeamBrandon HunterFJr.
SourceMAC ANNOUNCES 2002 ALL-MAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM https://getsomemaction.com/news/2002/3/6/MBB_128159.aspx en
References
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