2002–03 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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2002–03 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2002–03 record14–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Rhodes
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 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.

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
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

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.

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