2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2001 MAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2000–01 record	19–11 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Larry Hunter;
Assistant coaches	Geno Ford; John Rhodes;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 1999–00 2001–02 →

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 and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

Roster[]

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

Larry Hunter

Assistant coach(es)

Geno Ford
John Rhodes
Jeff Hamilton

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

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

Date time, TV	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.

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2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2000–01 record	19–11 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Larry Hunter
Assistant coaches	Geno Ford John Rhodes
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 1999–00 2001–02 →

2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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	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

2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

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