# 2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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. They finished the season 17–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish third in the MAC East.

## Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 25, 2001. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.

### 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

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason All-MAC | Brandon Hunter | F | Jr. |
Source

## Schedule and results

Source:
| 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. ||||||

## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 2001–02 statistics
| 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 | |
Source

### Player statistics

| | | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | |
Source

## Awards and honors
### All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC First Team | Brandon Hunter | F | Jr. |
Source