2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record19–11 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Marshall 12 – 6   .667 18 – 9   .667
Ohio 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Miami (OH) 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Akron 9 – 9   .500 12 – 16   .429
Buffalo 2 – 16   .111 4 – 24   .143
West
Central Michigan 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714
Toledo 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 7 – 21   .250
Northern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 5 – 23   .179
Eastern Michigan 1 – 17   .056 3 – 25   .107
† 2001 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] Hunter was terminated after the season for a lack of postseason success.[2][3]

Roster

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2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Jason Crawford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 25 Steve Esterkamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
F 40 Patrick Flomo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Columbus, Ohio
G 4 Dustin Ford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Cambridge, Ohio
G 40 Jaivon Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Alliance, Ohio
G 3 Adam Howell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lexington, Kentucky
F 34 Brandon Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Cincinnati, OH
G/F 5 Anthony Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Austin, Texas
F 44 Alex Liatsos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Limassol
C 42 Shaun McVicker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So New Concord, Ohio
F 33 Jon Sanderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Lexington, Ohio
F 31 Kevin Shorter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Clinton Township, Michigan
G 22 Thomas Stephens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Springfield, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Preseason

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

Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Marshall (29) 265
  2. Kent State (11) 229
  3. Bowling Green 174
  4. Miami 165
  5. Ohio 144
  6. Akron 100
  7. Buffalo 43

West Division

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  1. Ball State (20) 219
  2. Toledo (19) 213
  3. Central Michigan (1) 133
  4. Eastern Michigan 122
  5. Northern Illinois 79
  6. Western Michigan 74

Tournament champs

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

Schedule and results

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Source: [1] Archived 2014-04-21 at archive.today [2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/22/00*
7:00 pm 		Rio Grande W 91–70  1–0
 Convocation Center (3,648)
Athens, OH
12/2/00*
8:30 pm 		Niagara W 77–64  2–0
 Convocation Center (5,300)
Athens, OH
12/6/00*
7:30 pm 		at No. 16 Virginia L 71–90  2–1
 John Paul Jones Arena (7,750)
Charlottesville, VA
12/9/00*
4:00 pm 		at No. 17 Wisconsin L 46–65  2–2
 Kohl Center (16,190)
Madison, WI
12/12/00*
7:35 pm 		at Duquesne L 89–94  2–3
 A. J. Palumbo Center (4,483)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/16/00
2:00 pm 		at Western Michigan L 65–76  2–4 (0–1)
 University Arena (2,758)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/19/00*
7:00 pm 		West Virginia W 79–67  3–4 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (7,314)
Athens, OH
12/22/00*
7:00 pm 		at Oakland W 92–85  4–4 (0–1)
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,253)
Rochester, MI
12/29/00*
10:30 pm 		vs. Arizona State
AZcentral.com Holiday Classic 1st Round 		W 75–71  5–4 (0–1)
 Wells-Fargo Arena (8,118)
Tempe, AZ
12/30/00*
10:30 pm 		vs. Pepperdine
AZcentral.com Holiday Classic 2nd Round 		L 76–78 OT 5–5 (0–1)
 Wells-Fargo Arena (7,852)
Tempe, AZ
1/2/01
7:00 pm 		at Ball State W 68–58  6–5 (1–1)
 John E. Worthen Arena (4,099)
Muncie, IN
1/8/01
7:00 pm 		Kent State W 67–65  7–5 (2–1)
 Convocation Center (7,812)
Athens, OH
12/13/01
6:00 pm 		Miami (OH) W 62–60 OT 8–5 (3–1)
 Convocation Center (9,510)
Athens, OH
12/17/01
7:00 pm 		at Central Michigan L 69–75  8–6 (3–2)
 McGuirk Arena (3,418)
Mount Pleasant, MI
1/20/01
4:00 pm 		Akron W 85–67  9–6 (4–2)
 Convocation Center (8,001)
Athens, OH
1/23/01
7:00 pm 		Northern Illinois W 91–63  10–6 (5–2)
 Convocation Center (6,214)
Athens, OH
1/27/01
7:00 pm 		at Buffalo W 83–66  11–6 (6–2)
 Alumni Arena (1,612)
Buffalo, NY
1/31/01
4:00 pm 		at Toledo L 53–66  11–7 (6–3)
 Savage Arena (5,073)
Toledo, OH
2/3/01
1:00 pm 		Marshall W 77–71  12–7 (7–3)
 Convocation Center (9,201)
Athens, OH
2/7/01
7:00 pm 		Bowling Green L 68–78  12–8 (7–4)
 Convocation Center (7,881)
Athens, OH
2/10/01
2:30 pm 		Eastern Michigan W 94–68  13–8 (8–4)
 Convocation Center (9,245)
Athens, OH
2/14/01
4:00 pm 		at Akron W 70–61  14–8 (9–4)
 Rhodes Arena (2,524)
Akron, OH
2/17/01
4:00 pm 		at Marshall L 70–92  14–9 (9–5)
 Cam Henderson Center (9,016)
Huntington, WV
2/21/01
7:00 pm 		Buffalo W 86–76  15–9 (10–5)
 Convocation Center (6,340)
Athens, OH
2/24/01
2:00 pm 		at Kent State W 69–63  16–9 (11–5)
 MAC Center (5,711)
Kent, OH
2/26/01
8:00 pm 		Central Michigan W 77–64  17–9 (12–5)
 Convocation Center (7,415)
Athens, OH
2/28/01
7:00 pm 		at Miami (OH) L 72–76  17–10 (12–6)
 Millett Hall (5,655)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
3/5/01
7:30 pm 		Buffalo
1st Round 		W 101–78  18–10
 Convocation Center (7,112)
Athens, OH
3/8/01
2:30 pm 		vs. Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 64–63  19–10
 Gund Arena (4,623)
Cleveland, OH
3/9/01
7:00 pm 		vs. Miami (OH)
Semifinals 		L 61–62  19–11
 Gund Arena (9,270)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 2000–01 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2248 2132
Scoring Average 74.93 71.07
Field goals – Att 771–1687 696–1629
3-pt. Field goals – Att 196–564 165–450
Free throws – Att 510–761 575–825
Rebounds 1108 1025
Assists 446 358
Turnovers 462 440
Steals 215 200
Blocked Shots 146 64

Source[5]

Player statistics

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Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws 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 30 30 988 32.9 543 18.1 181 355 0.51 3 9 0.333 178 271 0.657 81 201 282 9.4 80 76 117 23 15
Anthony Jones 29 27 - - 369 12.7 127 321 0.396 24 76 0.316 91 124 0.734 33 79 112 3.9 99 94 113 50 5
Steve Esterkamp 30 17 - - 321 10.7 108 237 0.456 45 114 0.395 60 75 0.8 36 74 110 3.7 51 78 43 29 3
Patrick Flomo 30 27 - - 273 9.1 100 158 0.633 0 0 0 73 120 0.608 82 114 196 6.5 36 86 44 23 105
Jon Sanderson 30 23 - - 268 8.9 98 238 0.412 46 138 0.333 26 44 0.591 53 60 113 3.8 27 72 23 16 11
Dustin Ford 29 23 - - 221 7.6 66 179 0.369 46 129 0.357 43 58 0.741 13 53 66 2.3 75 76 40 39 2
Thomas Stephens 28 2 - - 67 2.4 24 60 0.4 15 42 0.357 4 9 0.444 4 27 31 1.1 42 52 21 14 1
Jaivon Harris 27 0 - - 65 2.4 23 57 0.404 13 38 0.342 6 9 0.667 13 22 35 1.3 5 49 10 9 0
Alex Liastos 20 0 - - 46 2.3 17 33 0.515 0 4 0 12 16 0.75 11 16 27 1.4 9 20 12 4 0
Shaun McVicker 29 1 - - 30 1 10 15 0.667 0 0 0 10 19 0.526 14 28 42 1.4 12 54 19 3 1
Jason Crawford 24 0 - - 20 0.8 8 15 0.533 1 3 0.333 3 4 0.75 2 7 9 0.4 7 30 10 3 3
Adam Howell 16 0 - - 20 1.3 7 14 0.5 3 10 0.3 3 10 0.3 1 3 4 0.3 2 5 3 2 0
Ryan Smith 7 0 - - 5 0.7 2 5 0.4 0 1 0 1 2 0.5 1 5 6 0.9 1 2 1 0 0
Total 30 - - - 2248 74.9 771 1687 0.457 196 564 0.348 510 761 0.670 384 724 1108 36.9 446 695 462 215 146
Opponents 30 - - - 2132 71.1 696 1629 0.427 165 450 0.367 575 825 0.697 347 678 1025 34.2 358 663 440 200 64
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[5]

Awards and honors

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All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC First Team Brandon Hunter F So.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Patrick Flomo F Sr.

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Painful MAC Memories: The Time Jason Grunkemeyer Got Larry Hunter Fired". Hustle Belt. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Larry Hunter". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "MARSHALL AND BALL STATE EXPECTED TO LEAD MAC PACK".
  5. ^ a b "2000-01 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  6. ^ "ALL MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED".
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