2002–03 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2002–03. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 14–16 and 8–10 in MAC play to finish fifth in the MAC East.

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


 * F
 * 55
 * Delvar Barrett
 * 68
 * 270
 * JR
 * Detroit, Michigan
 * Detroit, Michigan
 * Detroit, Michigan


 * C
 * 11
 * Marin Bota
 * 71
 * 274
 * SO
 * Tijarica, Croatia
 * Tijarica, Croatia
 * Tijarica, Croatia


 * G
 * 15
 * James Bridgewater
 * 64
 * 190
 * SO
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan
 * Ann Arbor, Michigan


 * F
 * 23
 * Jeff Halbert
 * 65
 * 205
 * FR
 * White Bear Lake, Minnesota
 * White Bear Lake, Minnesota
 * White Bear Lake, Minnesota


 * G
 * 40
 * Jaivon Harris
 * 65
 * 194
 * JR
 * Alliance, Ohio
 * Alliance, Ohio
 * Alliance, Ohio


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


 * G
 * 25
 * Steve Esterkamp
 * 66
 * 200
 * SR
 * Cincinnati, OH
 * Cincinnati, OH
 * Cincinnati, OH


 * G
 * 33
 * Hugh Grant
 * 63
 * 214
 * FR
 * Gastonia, NC
 * Gastonia, NC
 * Gastonia, NC


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


 * G
 * 10
 * Zach Kiekow
 * 61
 * 180
 * SO
 * Osseo, Minnesota
 * Osseo, Minnesota
 * Osseo, Minnesota


 * G
 * 22
 * Thomas Stephens
 * 60
 * 175
 * SR
 * Springfield, OH
 * Springfield, OH
 * Springfield, OH


 * G
 * 14
 * Stephen King
 * 63
 * 191
 * FR
 * Richfield, Minnesota
 * Richfield, Minnesota
 * Richfield, Minnesota

Preseason
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 24, 2002. Ohio was picked first in the MAC East

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

East Division

 * 1) Ohio (22) 199
 * 2)  (5) 166
 * 3)  (7) 155
 * 4)  (1) 94
 * 5)  (1) 89
 * 6)  58

West Division

 * 1)  (33) 249
 * 2)  191
 * 3)  (3) 155
 * 4)  126
 * 5)  117
 * 6) Central Michigan 113
 * 7) Eastern Michigan 50

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



Team statistics

 * Final 2002–03 statistics

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Player statistics
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All-MAC Awards
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