2002–03 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2002–03
Team:	Ohio Bobcats
Conference:	Mid-American Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	MAC
Record:	14–16
Conf Record:	8–10
Hc Year:	2nd

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.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	56

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

Ohio (22) 199
(5) 166
(7) 155
(1) 94
(1) 89
58

West Division

(33) 249
191
(3) 155
126
117
Central Michigan 113
Eastern Michigan 50

Preseason All-MAC

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

Source^[4]

Schedule and results

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2002–03 statistics

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	align="center" style=	-	0	align="center" style=	-	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	align="center"	-	0	align="center"	-	2240	74.7	806	1759	0.458			align="center"	-			align="center"	-			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		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	Sr.

Source^[6] ^[7]

Notes and References

Web site: Convocation Center. Ohio University. en. 2022-09-29.
Web site: Tim O'Shea. Sports Reference. en. 2022-09-29.
Web site: MAC NEWS MEDIA PICKS BALL STATE AND OHIO TO WIN THEIR DIVISIONS. en.
Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES 2003 ALL-MAC TEAM. en.
Web site: 2002-03 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES FIRST POST SEASON AWARDS.
Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES 2004 ALL-MAC TEAM. en.