2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2001-02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
East Division
2001-02 record 17–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach Tim O'Shea
Home arena Convocation Center
2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
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 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 basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2001–02. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

Roster

2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 34 Hunter, BrandonBrandon Hunter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH
G 15 Bridgewater, JamesJames Bridgewater style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ann Arbor, Michigan
G 25 Esterkamp, SteveSteve Esterkamp style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 33 Sanderson, JonJon Sanderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Lexington, Ohio
F 40 Flomo, PatrickPatrick Flomo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Columbus, Ohio
G 25 Kiekow, ZachZach Kiekow style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Osseo, Minnesota
G 15 Harris, JaivonJaivon Harris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 194 lb (88 kg) So Alliance, Ohio
G 22 Stephens, ThomasThomas Stephens style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Springfield, Ohio
F 44 Liatsos, AlexAlex Liatsos style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Limassol
F 31 Shorter, KevinKevin Shorter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Clnton Township, Michigan
G 12 Crawford, JasonJason Crawford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 32 Johnson, SonnySonny Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Garfield Heights, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Gary Manchel
  • John Rhodes
  • Kevin Kuwik
  • Isaiah Cavaco
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Source:

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/26/01* at Navy W 80-74  1-0 Alumni Hall (1,434)
11/29/01* Duquesne W 73-60  2-0 Convocation Center (5,042)
12/4/01* at Depaul W 77-75  3-0 Allstate Arena (4,039)
12/8/01* Wisconsin L 71-77  3-1 Convocation Center (9,059)
12/12/01* at St. Bonaventure L 85-97  3-2 Reilly Center (5,284)
12/15/01* Oakland W 71-70  4-2 Convocation Center (3,705)
12/27/01* vs. Long Island
(FIU New Year's Classic)		 W 110-57  5-2 Golden Panther Arena (328)
12/28/01* vs. Vermont
(FIU New Year's Classic)		 L 79-91  5-3 Golden Panther Arena (328)
1/2/02 at Northern Illinois W 88-76  6-3 (1-0) Evans Fieldhouse (1,600)
1/5/02 at Akron W 68-57  7-3 (2-0) Rhodes Arena (2,043)
1/9/02 Western Michigan W 86-68  8-3 (3-0) Convocation Center (5,652)
1/12/02 at Kent State L 56-71  8-4 (3-1) Memorial A & C Center (5,418)
1/15/02 at Buffalo W 62-61  9-4 (4-1) Alumni Arena (1,201)
1/19/02 Miami (OH) W 85-61  10-4 (5-1) Convocation Center (11,118)
1/22/02 at Eastern Michigan W 80-66  11-4 (6-1) Convocation Center (1,012)
1/25/02 at Western Michigan L 65-95  11-5 (6-2) University Arena (2,871)
1/30/02 Akron L 73-74  11-6 (6-3) Convocation Center (5,982)
2/2/02 Marshall W 94-78  12-6 (7-3) Convocation Center (8,750)
2/6/02 at Bowling Green L 64-80  12-7 (7-4) Anderson Arena (3,977)
2/9/02 Ball State W 85-71  13-7 (8-4) Convocation Center (7,545)
2/11/02 at Miami (OH) L 55-79  13-8 (8-5) Millet Hall (5,032)
2/13/02 Central Michigan W 64-50  14-8 (9-5) Convocation Center (5,502)
2/16/02 at Marshall W 71-66  15-8 (10-5) Cam Henderson Center (6,626)
2/20/02* at North Carolina W 86-78  16-8 (10-5) Dean E. Smith Center (13,252)
2/23/02 Kent State L 67-70  16-9 (10-6) Convocation Center (10,962)
2/27/02 Toledo L 68-69  16-10 (10-7) Convocation Center (5,895)
3/2/02 Bowling Green W 85-78  17-10 (11-7) Convocation Center (8,103)
MAC Tournament
3/4/02 Central Michigan
(First Round)		 L 56-65  17-11 Convocation Center (5,569)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References