2000–01 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2000–01
Prev Year:	1999–00
Next Year:	2001–02
Team:	Ohio Bobcats
Conference:	Mid-American Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	MAC
Record:	19–11
Conf Record:	12–6
Hc Year:	12th

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]}

Preseason

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

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

1. (29) 265
2. Kent State (11) 229
3. 174
4. 165
5. Ohio 144
6. 100
7. 43

West Division

1. (20) 219
2. (19) 213
3. (1) 133
4. Eastern Michigan 122
5. 79
6. 74

Tournament champs

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

Schedule and results

Source: http://bobcatupdate.com/ohio-basketball/schedule/2000-2001 http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_2001_519_Ohio%20University.pdf|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament|-

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2000–01 statistics

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

			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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="right"	-	align="right"	-	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	align="center" style=	-	align="center" style=	-	align="center" style=	-	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	align="center"	-	align="center"	-	align="center"	-	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		Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Source^[5]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams

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

Source^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Convocation Center. Ohio University. en. 2022-09-29.
2. Web site: Painful MAC Memories: The Time Jason Grunkemeyer Got Larry Hunter Fired. Hustle Belt. en. 2022-09-29.
3. Web site: Larry Hunter. Sports Reference. en. 2022-02-13.
4. Web site: MARSHALL AND BALL STATE EXPECTED TO LEAD MAC PACK. en.
5. Web site: 2000-01 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
6. Web site: ALL MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED. en.