2002–03 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2002–03 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record14–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Miami (OH) 11 – 7   .611 13 – 15   .464
Akron 9 – 9   .500 14 – 14   .500
Marshall 9 – 9   .500 14 – 15   .483
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Buffalo 2 – 16   .111 5 – 23   .179
West
Central Michigan † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
Northern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Western Michigan 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 14 – 14   .500
Bowling Green 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
Ball State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Toledo 7 – 11   .389 14 – 15   .483
† 2003 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2] They finished the season 14–16 and 8–10 in MAC play to finish fifth in the MAC East.

Roster

2002–03 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 55 Delvar Barrett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
C 11 Marin Bota 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 274 lb (124 kg) So Tijarica, Croatia
G 15 James Bridgewater 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Ann Arbor, Michigan
F 23 Jeff Halbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr White Bear Lake, Minnesota
G 40 Jaivon Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Alliance, Ohio
F 32 Sonny Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Sr Garfield Heights, Ohio
G 25 Steve Esterkamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
G 33 Hugh Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Gastonia, NC
F 34 Brandon Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Zach Kiekow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Osseo, Minnesota
G 22 Thomas Stephens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Springfield, OH
G 14 Stephen King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Richfield, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 56 Brandon Hunter Boston Celtics

Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 24, 2002. Ohio was picked first in the MAC East[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Ohio (22) 199
  2. Miami (5) 166
  3. Kent State (7) 155
  4. Marshall (1) 94
  5. Akron (1) 89
  6. Buffalo 58

West Division

  1. Ball State (33) 249
  2. Western Michigan 191
  3. Toledo (3) 155
  4. Northern Illinois 126
  5. Bowling Green 117
  6. Central Michigan 113
  7. Eastern Michigan 50

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Brandon Hunter F Sr.

Source[4]

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/30/02*
7:30 pm 		at Providence L 68–91  0–1
 Dunkin Donuts Center (6,643)
Providence, Rhode Island
12/02/02*
7:00 pm 		at Brown W 75–71  1–1
 Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center (1,035)
Providence, Rhode Island
12/07/02
7:00 pm 		at Toledo L 71–78  1–2 (0–1)
 Savage Arena (3,761)
Toledo, Ohio
12/10/02*
8:30 pm 		at DePaul L 65–73  1–3 (0–1)
 Allstate Arena (4,197)
Rosemont, Illinois
12/13/02*
7:00 pm 		at Boston University L 57–78  1–4 (0–1)
 Case Gym (838)
Boston, Massachusetts
12/20/02*
7:00 pm 		Navy W 54–52  2–4 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (4,534)
Athens, Ohio
12/23/02*
8:00 pm 		at Wisconsin L 51–75  2–5 (0–1)
 Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, Wisconsin
12/31/02*
4:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure W 104–101  3–5 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (4,023)
Athens, OH
1/04/03*
4:00 pm 		vs. No. 20 Kentucky L 75–83  3–6 (0–1)
 U.S. Bank Arena (14,506)
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/08/03
7:00 pm 		Akron W 112–104 4OT 4–6 (1–1)
 Convocation Center (6,812)
Athens, Ohio
1/11/03
3:00 pm 		at Central Michigan L 84–87  4–7 (1–2)
 McGuirk Arena (2,585)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
1/15/03
7:00 pm 		Northern Illinois L 61–68  4–8 (1–3)
 Convocation Center (5,905)
Athens, Ohio
1/18/03
2:00 pm 		Miami (OH) L 65–77  4–9 (1–4)
 Convocation Center (11,827)
Athens, Ohio
1/21/03
7:00 pm 		at Buffalo W 72–66  5–9 (2–4)
 Alumni Arena (1,108)
Buffalo, New York
1/28/03
7:00 pm 		Bowling Green L 60–66 OT 5–10 (2–5)
 Convocation Center (5,816)
Athens, Ohio
2/01/03
7:00 pm 		at Marshall W 87–85 2OT 6–10 (3–5)
 Henderson Center (6,123)
Huntington, West Virginia
2/06/03
7:00 pm 		at Ball State L 68–82  6–11 (3–6)
 John E. Worthen Arena (4,791)
Muncie, Indiana
2/08/03
3:30 pm 		Buffalo W 61–49  7–11 (4–6)
 Convocation Center (5,532)
Athens, Ohio
2/11/03
8:05 pm 		at Northern Illinois L 53–80  7–12 (4–7)
 Convocation Center (3,002)
Dekalb, Illinois
2/15/03
2:00 pm 		Kent State W 74–71  8–12 (5–7)
 Convocation Center (4,352)
Athens, Ohio
2/19/03
7:00 pm 		Eastern Michigan L 73–76 OT 8–13 (5–8)
 Convocation Center (4,102)
Athens, Ohio
2/22/03
1:00 pm 		Western Mighigan W 79–72 2OT 9–13 (6–8)
 Convocation Center (4,918)
Athens, Ohio
2/23/03
7:00 pm 		at Akron L 82–84 OT 9–14 (6–9)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,143)
Akron, Ohio
2/26/03*
7:00 pm 		Virginia W 78–72  10–14 (6–9)
 Convocation Center (7,281)
Athens, Ohio
3/01/03
1:00 pm 		Marshall W 70–65  11–14 (7–9)
 Convocation Center (8,994)
Athens, Ohio
3/05/03
7:00 pm 		at Miami (OH) W 64–56  12–14 (8–9)
 Millett Hall (5,830)
Oxford, Ohio
3/08/03
12:00 pm 		at Kent State L 62–73  12–15 (8–10)
 Memorial A & C Center (4,615)
Kent, Ohio
MAC Tournament
3/10/03
7:30 pm 		at Akron
First Round 		W 79–77  13–15
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,174)
Akron, Ohio
3/13/03
2:00 pm 		vs. Miami (OH)
Quarterfinals 		W 65–55 OT 14–15
 Quicken Loans Arena (4,319)
Cleveland, Ohio
3/14/03
8:30 pm 		vs. Kent State
Semifinals 		L 70–73  14–16
 Quicken Loans Arena (9,265)
Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2002–03 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2139 2240
Scoring Average 71.30 74.67
Field goals – Att 722–1588 806–1759
3-pt. Field goals – Att 186–513 –
Free throws – Att 509–747 –
Rebounds 1006 1054
Assists 426
Turnovers 457
Steals 189
Blocked Shots 76

Source[5]

Player statistics

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 1146 38.2 644 21.5 217 415 0.523 11 37 0.297 199 335 0.594 95 283 378 12.6 78 84 108 25 35
Steve Esterkamp 30 30 1124 37.5 441 14.7 150 344 0.436 64 157 0.408 77 94 0.819 44 101 145 4.8 53 96 65 42 9
Sonny Johnson 17 1 443 26.1 244 14.4 82 181 0.453 17 45 0.378 63 79 0.797 24 25 49 2.9 24 60 48 15 1
Jaivon Harris 30 30 934 31.1 234 7.8 75 178 0.421 35 95 0.368 49 70 0.7 21 80 101 3.4 94 93 63 40 9
Jeff Halbert 30 21 850 28.3 211 7 69 143 0.483 28 70 0.4 45 57 0.789 34 72 106 3.5 65 58 46 21 6
Thomas Stephens 30 27 837 27.9 178 5.9 62 154 0.403 23 72 0.319 31 40 0.775 12 42 54 1.8 75 78 52 29 8
Delvar Barrett 22 10 323 14.7 109 5 38 82 0.463 0 0 0 33 51 0.647 24 32 56 2.5 8 38 18 2 4
James Bridgewater 25 0 192 7.7 23 0.9 11 30 0.367 0 0 0 1 4 0.25 14 17 31 1.2 4 13 14 4 3
Zach Kiekow 20 1 172 8.6 23 1.2 8 21 0.381 2 10 0.2 5 7 0.714 1 11 12 0.6 19 22 16 6 0
Stephen King 27 0 218 8.1 23 0.9 6 30 0.2 6 27 0.222 5 8 0.625 1 2 3 0.1 5 14 11 5 0
Marin Bota 11 0 53 4.8 8 0.7 4 8 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0.5 1 14 12 0 1
Keyon Ingram 2 0 2 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 0.5 0 1 0 0 0
Hugh Grant 3 0 4 1.3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.7 0 1 1 0 0
Total 30 - 0 - 2139 71.3 722 1588 0.455 186 513 0.363 509 747 0.681 304 702 1006 33.5 426 572 457 189 76
Opponents 30 - 0 - 2240 74.7 806 1759 0.458 - - 1054 35.1
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

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC First team Brandon Hunter F Sr.

Source[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tim O'Shea". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "MAC NEWS MEDIA PICKS BALL STATE AND OHIO TO WIN THEIR DIVISIONS".
  4. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2003 ALL-MAC TEAM".
  5. ^ a b "2002-03 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  6. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES FIRST POST SEASON AWARDS".
  7. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2004 ALL-MAC TEAM".