2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2000–01. The team was coached by Larry Hunter in his 12th and final season at Ohio and played their home games at the Convocation Center. Hunter was terminated after the season for a lack of postseason success.

Roster
{| class="wikitable" |-   ! POS ! #   ! Name ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Previous School ! Hometown |-


 * G
 * 12
 * Jason Crawford
 * 64
 * 220
 * JR
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio


 * G
 * 25
 * Steve Esterkamp
 * 66
 * 200
 * SO
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio


 * F
 * 40
 * Patrick Flomo
 * 69
 * 205
 * JR
 * Columbus, Ohio
 * Columbus, Ohio
 * Columbus, Ohio


 * G
 * 4
 * Dustin Ford
 * 510
 * 180
 * SR
 * Cambridge, Ohio
 * Cambridge, Ohio
 * Cambridge, Ohio


 * G
 * 40
 * Jaivon Harris
 * 65
 * 195
 * FR
 * Alliance, Ohio
 * Alliance, Ohio
 * Alliance, Ohio


 * G
 * 3
 * Adam Howell
 * 63
 * 185
 * SO
 * Lexington, Kentucky
 * Lexington, Kentucky
 * Lexington, Kentucky


 * F
 * 34
 * Brandon Hunter
 * 67
 * 260
 * SO
 * Cincinnati, OH
 * Cincinnati, OH
 * Cincinnati, OH


 * G/F
 * 5
 * Anthony Jones
 * 64
 * 200
 * SO
 * Austin, Texas
 * Austin, Texas
 * Austin, Texas


 * F
 * 44
 * Alex Liatsos
 * 68
 * 215
 * FR
 * Limassol
 * Limassol
 * Limassol


 * C
 * 42
 * Shaun McVicker
 * 69
 * 250
 * SO
 * New Concord, Ohio
 * New Concord, Ohio
 * New Concord, Ohio


 * F
 * 33
 * Jon Sanderson
 * 67
 * 230
 * JR
 * Lexington, Ohio
 * Lexington, Ohio
 * Lexington, Ohio


 * F
 * 31
 * Kevin Shorter
 * 68
 * 200
 * FR
 * Clinton Township, Michigan
 * Clinton Township, Michigan
 * Clinton Township, Michigan


 * G
 * 22
 * Thomas Stephens
 * 60
 * 170
 * FR
 * Springfield, Ohio
 * Springfield, Ohio
 * Springfield, Ohio

Preseason
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 4, 2000. Ohio was picked fifth in the MAC East.

Preseason men's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

 * 1)  (29) 265
 * 2) Kent State (11) 229
 * 3)  174
 * 4)  165
 * 5) Ohio 144
 * 6)  100
 * 7)  43

West Division

 * 1)  (20) 219
 * 2)  (19) 213
 * 3)  (1) 133
 * 4) Eastern Michigan 122
 * 5)  79
 * 6)  74

Tournament champs
Marshall (14), Ball State (10), Kent State (7), Toledo (6), Bowling Green (1), Miami (1), Central Michigan (1)

Schedule and results
Source:

!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament



Team statistics

 * Final 2000–01 statistics

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Player statistics
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All-MAC Awards
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