2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	17–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Tim O'Shea;
Assistant coach	John Rhodes
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
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
West
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

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	34	Brandon Hunter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, OH
G	15	James Bridgewater	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Ann Arbor, Michigan
G	25	Steve Esterkamp	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	33	Jon Sanderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Lexington, Ohio
F	40	Patrick Flomo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Columbus, Ohio
G	25	Zach Kiekow	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Osseo, Minnesota
G	15	Jaivon Harris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Alliance, Ohio
G	22	Thomas Stephens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Springfield, Ohio
F	44	Alex Liatsos	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Limassol
F	31	Kevin Shorter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Clnton Township, Michigan
G	12	Jason Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	32	Sonny Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Garfield Heights, Ohio

Head coach

Tim O'Shea

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Manchel
John Rhodes
Kevin Kuwik
Isaiah Cavaco

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

v t e Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25