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.

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


 * F
 * 34
 * Brandon Hunter
 * 67
 * 260
 * JR
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio


 * G
 * 15
 * James Bridgewater
 * 63
 * 200
 * FR
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan


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


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


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


 * G
 * 25
 * Zach Kiekow
 * 61
 * 180
 * FR
 * Osseo, Minnesota
 * Osseo, Minnesota
 * Osseo, Minnesota


 * G
 * 15
 * Jaivon Harris
 * 65
 * 194
 * SO
 * Alliance, Ohio
 * Alliance, Ohio
 * Alliance, Ohio


 * G
 * 22
 * Thomas Stephens
 * 60
 * 175
 * JR
 * Springfield, Ohio
 * Springfield, Ohio
 * Springfield, Ohio


 * F
 * 44
 * Alex Liatsos
 * 68
 * 215
 * SO
 * Limassol, Cyprus
 * Limassol, Cyprus
 * Limassol, Cyprus


 * F
 * 31
 * Kevin Shorter
 * 68
 * 200
 * SO
 * Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan
 * Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan
 * Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan


 * G
 * 12
 * Jason Crawford
 * 65
 * 220
 * SR
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Cincinnati, Ohio


 * F
 * 32
 * Sonny Johnson
 * 65
 * 211
 * JR
 * Garfield Heights, Ohio
 * Garfield Heights, Ohio
 * Garfield Heights, Ohio

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

 * 1) Kent State (31) 313
 * 2)  (7) 261
 * 3) Ohio (5) 231
 * 4)  (6) 218
 * 5)  107
 * 6)  52
 * 1)  52

West Division

 * 1)  (30) 270
 * 2)  (17) 248
 * 3)  (2) 210
 * 4)  126
 * 5)  103
 * 6) Eastern Michigan 74

Preseason All-MAC
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament



Team statistics

 * Final 2001–02 statistics

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Player statistics
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All-MAC Awards
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