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2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2001–02 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball

Mid-American Conference
East Division
17–11 (11–7 MAC)
Tim O'Shea (1st season)
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. They finished the season 17–11 and 11–7 in MAC play to finish third in the MAC East.

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

(First place votes in parentheses)

Kent State (31) 313
Marshall (7) 261
Ohio (5) 231
Bowling Green (6) 218
Miami
Akron 107
Buffalo 52
Central Michigan (30) 270
Ball State (17) 248
Toledo (2) 210
Western Michigan 126
Northern Illinois 103
Eastern Michigan 74

Team	Player	Position	Year
Preseason All-MAC	Brandon Hunter	F	Jr.

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Datetime, TV	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
1/2/028:05 pm	at Northern Illinois	W 88–76	6–3 (1–0)	Evans Fieldhouse (1,600)DeKalb, IL
1/5/021:00 pm	at Akron	W 68–57	7–3 (2–0)	Rhodes Arena (2,043)Akron, OH
1/9/027:00 pm	Western Michigan	W 86–68	8–3 (3–0)	Convocation Center (5,652)Athens, OH
1/12/027:00 pm	at Kent State	L 56–71	8–4 (3–1)	Memorial A & C Center (5,418)Kent, OH
1/15/027:00 pm	at Buffalo	W 62–61	9–4 (4–1)	Alumni Arena (1,201)Buffalo, NY
1/19/022:00 pm	Miami (OH)	W 85–61	10–4 (5–1)	Convocation Center (11,118)Athens, OH
1/22/027:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	W 80–66	11–4 (6–1)	Convocation Center (1,012)Ypsilanti, MI
1/25/024:00 pm	at Western Michigan	L 65–95	11–5 (6–2)	University Arena (2,871)Kalamazoo, MI
1/30/027:00 pm	Akron	L 73–74	11–6 (6–3)	Convocation Center (5,982)Athens, OH
2/2/024:00 pm	Marshall	W 94–78	12–6 (7–3)	Convocation Center (8,750)Athens, OH
2/6/027:00 pm	at Bowling Green	L 64–80	12–7 (7–4)	Anderson Arena (3,977)Bowling Green, OH
2/9/022:00 pm	Ball State	W 85–71	13–7 (8–4)	Convocation Center (7,545)Athens, OH
2/11/027:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	L 55–79	13–8 (8–5)	Millet Hall (5,032)Oxford, OH
2/13/027:00 pm	Central Michigan	W 64–50	14–8 (9–5)	Convocation Center (5,502)Athens, OH
2/16/024:00 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
2/23/022:00 pm	Kent State	L 67–70	16–9 (10–6)	Convocation Center (10,962)Athens, OH
2/27/027:00 pm	Toledo	L 68–69	16–10 (10–7)	Convocation Center (5,895)Athens, OH
3/2/023:00 pm	Bowling Green	W 85–78	17–10 (11–7)	Convocation Center (8,103)Athens, OH
3/4/027:00 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.

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

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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

Source

Team	Player	Position	Year
All-MAC First Team	Brandon Hunter	F	Jr.

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