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2001-02 Mid-American Conference Season Summary

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Record: 204-196, .510 W-L% (15th of 32) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 0.30 (12th of 32) ▪ SOS: 0.92 (12th of 32)

Regular Season Champion: Kent State (East) and Ball State (West)
Tournament Champion: Kent State

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Kent State)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Conference Overall PTS/G SRS
Rk East W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Kent State* RT 17 1 .944 30 6 .833 75.5 63.9 13.7 2.1
2 Bowling Green State  12 6 .667 24 9 .727 73.7 67.4 7.7 1.5
3 Ohio  11 7 .611 17 11 .607 75.1 71.9 3.0 -0.2
4 Miami (OH)  9 9 .500 13 18 .419 63.9 66.4 1.2 3.7
5 Marshall  8 10 .444 15 15 .500 76.4 79.0 -1.4 1.2
6 Buffalo  7 11 .389 12 18 .400 67.3 69.6 -2.8 -0.5
7 Akron  5 13 .278 10 21 .323 69.3 74.5 -4.8 0.4
Rk West W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Ball State R 12 6 .667 23 12 .657 77.0 71.4 8.9 3.3
2 Toledo  11 7 .611 16 14 .533 66.9 68.7 -0.9 1.0
3 Western Michigan  10 8 .556 17 13 .567 73.5 72.4 0.7 -0.4
4 Northern Illinois  8 10 .444 12 16 .429 77.3 79.7 -3.2 -0.9
5 Central Michigan  5 13 .278 9 19 .321 69.8 74.7 -3.6 1.4
6 Eastern Michigan  2 16 .111 6 24 .200 65.8 79.9 -14.7 -0.7

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 11/20 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/25 1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 Final
Ball State     16 15 20 21                        

NCAA Tournament

First Round
Kent State won (69-61) versus Oklahoma State (South Regional)

Second Round
Kent State won (71-58) versus Alabama (South Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Kent State won (78-73) versus Pittsburgh (South Regional)

Regional Final
Kent State lost (81-69) versus Indiana (South Regional)

Conference Leaders

Minimum Stat Requirements ▪ Stats include all games played
Games
1. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 36
  Eric Thomas-KENT 36
  Antonio Gates-KENT 36
  Bryan Bedford-KENT 36
  Trevor Huffman-KENT 36
  Demetric Shaw-KENT 36
7. Chris Williams-BALLST 35
  Matt McCollom-BALLST 35
  Nate Gerwig-KENT 35
  Eric Haut-KENT 35
  Robert Owens-BALLST 35
  Theron Smith-BALLST 35
  John Edwards-KENT 35
Field Goals
1. Theron Smith-BALLST 233
2. Antonio Gates-KENT 225
3. Keith McLeod-BGSU 224
4. Tamar Slay-MARSH 196
5. Leon Rodgers-NIL 195
6. Steve Reynolds-WMI 192
  Len Matela-BGSU 192
8. Trevor Huffman-KENT 188
9. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 187
10. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 186
  Ricky Cottrill-EMI 186
Field Goal Attempts
1. Keith McLeod-BGSU 496
2. Ricky Cottrill-EMI 484
3. Theron Smith-BALLST 454
4. Steve Reynolds-WMI 448
5. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 443
6. Chris Williams-BALLST 442
7. Trevor Huffman-KENT 441
8. Tamar Slay-MARSH 439
9. Antonio Gates-KENT 434
10. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 415
Field Goal Percentage
1. Len Matela-BGSU .594
2. Marcus Smallwood-NIL .564
3. Antonio Gates-KENT .518
4. J.R. Vanhoose-MARSH .515
5. Theron Smith-BALLST .513
6. Sonny Johnson-OH .513
7. Leon Rodgers-NIL .508
8. Brandon Hunter-OH .489
9. Keith McLeod-BGSU .452
10. Patrick Jackson-BALLST .451
3-Point Field Goals
1. Chris Williams-BALLST 90
2. Keith McLeod-BGSU 89
3. Ronald Blackshear-MARSH 88
4. Nick Moore-TOL 87
5. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 81
6. Tamar Slay-MARSH 80
7. Ricky Cottrill-EMI 78
8. Trevor Huffman-KENT 77
9. David Falknor-AKR 76
10. Darcel Williams-BUF 64
3-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Chris Williams-BALLST 229
2. Ricky Cottrill-EMI 223
3. Keith McLeod-BGSU 216
4. Trevor Huffman-KENT 196
5. Ronald Blackshear-MARSH 193
6. Nick Moore-TOL 192
7. Tamar Slay-MARSH 191
8. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 190
9. David Webber-CMI 185
10. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 177
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Nick Moore-TOL .453
2. David Falknor-AKR .444
3. Tamar Slay-MARSH .419
4. Keith McLeod-BGSU .412
5. Chris Williams-BALLST .393
6. Ricky Cottrill-EMI .350
Free Throws
1. Keith McLeod-BGSU 218
2. Rashon Brown-AKR 182
3. Theron Smith-BALLST 176
4. Leon Rodgers-NIL 173
5. Len Matela-BGSU 140
6. Ricky Cottrill-EMI 132
7. Robby Collum-WMI 127
8. Andy Hipsher-AKR 126
9. Trevor Huffman-KENT 124
10. Antonio Gates-KENT 120
  David Webber-CMI 120
Free Throw Attempts
1. Keith McLeod-BGSU 270
2. Theron Smith-BALLST 237
3. Rashon Brown-AKR 222
4. Leon Rodgers-NIL 217
5. David Webber-CMI 196
6. Len Matela-BGSU 184
7. Brandon Hunter-OH 179
8. Antonio Gates-KENT 170
9. Andy Hipsher-AKR 167
10. Trevor Huffman-KENT 164
Free Throw Percentage
1. Robby Collum-WMI .864
2. Steve Pettyjohn-EMI .849
3. Ricky Cottrill-EMI .846
4. Andrew Mitchell-KENT .846
5. Doug Davis-MIAOH .842
6. Alex Shorts-MIAOH .833
7. Whitney Robinson-CMI .828
8. Rashon Brown-AKR .820
9. Chris Williams-BALLST .811
10. Keith McLeod-BGSU .807
Total Rebounds
1. Theron Smith-BALLST 381
2. J.R. Vanhoose-MARSH 319
3. Antonio Gates-KENT 291
4. Len Matela-BGSU 257
5. Darcel Williams-BUF 241
6. Leon Rodgers-NIL 239
7. Brandon Hunter-OH 237
8. Anthony Kann-WMI 209
9. Latece Williams-MARSH 201
10. Chris Kaman-CMI 199
Assists
1. Brandon Pardon-BGSU 209
2. Trevor Huffman-KENT 157
3. Robby Collum-WMI 136
4. Terry Reynolds-TOL 125
5. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 118
6. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 117
7. Turner Battle-BUF 102
8. Rashon Brown-AKR 99
9. Antonio Gates-KENT 97
10. Andy Hipsher-AKR 94
Steals
1. Robby Collum-WMI 72
2. Keith McLeod-BGSU 65
3. Keith Triplett-TOL 58
4. Eugene Bates-NIL 54
5. P.J. Smith-NIL 53
6. Terry Reynolds-TOL 51
7. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 50
8. Tamar Slay-MARSH 49
  Louis Campbell-BUF 49
  Steve Esterkamp-OH 49
Blocks
1. Lonnie Jones-BALLST 89
2. Patrick Flomo-OH 53
3. Latece Williams-MARSH 51
4. Marcus Smallwood-NIL 40
5. Chris Kaman-CMI 39
6. Danny Horace-MIAOH 35
7. Ryan Prillman-EMI 31
8. Len Matela-BGSU 29
9. Brandon Hunter-OH 26
10. Matt Seibert-AKR 25
Points
1. Keith McLeod-BGSU 755
2. Theron Smith-BALLST 687
3. Leon Rodgers-NIL 596
4. Ricky Cottrill-EMI 582
5. Trevor Huffman-KENT 577
6. Antonio Gates-KENT 576
7. Tamar Slay-MARSH 567
8. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 565
9. Chris Williams-BALLST 555
10. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 549
Points Per Game
1. Keith McLeod-BGSU 22.9
2. Leon Rodgers-NIL 21.3
3. Theron Smith-BALLST 19.6
4. Ricky Cottrill-EMI 19.4
5. Tamar Slay-MARSH 18.9
6. David Webber-CMI 17.7
7. Brandon Hunter-OH 17.3
8. Steve Reynolds-WMI 16.9
9. Rashon Brown-AKR 16.7
10. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 16.6
Total Rebounds Per Game
1. Theron Smith-BALLST 10.9
2. J.R. Vanhoose-MARSH 10.6
3. Brandon Hunter-OH 9.1
4. Leon Rodgers-NIL 8.5
5. Chris Kaman-CMI 8.3
6. Antonio Gates-KENT 8.1
7. Darcel Williams-BUF 8.0
8. Len Matela-BGSU 7.8
9. Steve Pettyjohn-EMI 7.3
10. Anthony Kann-WMI 7.2
Assists Per Game
1. Brandon Pardon-BGSU 6.3
2. Robby Collum-WMI 4.5
3. Trevor Huffman-KENT 4.4
4. Terry Reynolds-TOL 4.2
5. Monty Wright-MARSH 3.7
6. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 3.5
7. Turner Battle-BUF 3.4
8. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 3.2
9. Rashon Brown-AKR 3.2
10. Ricky Cottrill-EMI 3.1
Steals Per Game
1. Robby Collum-WMI 2.4
2. Keith McLeod-BGSU 2.0
3. P.J. Smith-NIL 2.0
4. Keith Triplett-TOL 1.9
5. Eugene Bates-NIL 1.9
6. Louis Campbell-BUF 1.8
7. Steve Esterkamp-OH 1.8
8. Terry Reynolds-TOL 1.7
9. Tamar Slay-MARSH 1.6
10. Anthony Kann-WMI 1.4
Blocks Per Game
1. Lonnie Jones-BALLST 2.6
2. Patrick Flomo-OH 1.9
3. Latece Williams-MARSH 1.7
4. Chris Kaman-CMI 1.6
5. Marcus Smallwood-NIL 1.4
6. Danny Horace-MIAOH 1.1
7. Ryan Prillman-EMI 1.0
8. Brandon Hunter-OH 1.0
9. Clement Smith-BUF 0.9
10. Len Matela-BGSU 0.9
Effective Field Goal Percentage
1. Len Matela-BGSU .596
2. Marcus Smallwood-NIL .564
3. Theron Smith-BALLST .563
4. Leon Rodgers-NIL .551
5. Patrick Jackson-BALLST .548
6. Keith McLeod-BGSU .541
7. Tamar Slay-MARSH .538
8. Darcel Williams-BUF .536
9. Sonny Johnson-OH .531
10. Brandon Hunter-OH .528
True Shooting Percentage
1. Len Matela-BGSU .640
2. Chris Kaman-CMI .634
3. Rashon Brown-AKR .625
4. David Falknor-AKR .621
5. Steve Esterkamp-OH .617
6. Leon Rodgers-NIL .612
7. Brandon Pardon-BGSU .609
8. Theron Smith-BALLST .606
9. Keith McLeod-BGSU .605
10. Andy Hipsher-AKR .599
Offensive Win Shares
1. Keith McLeod-BGSU 5.0
2. Theron Smith-BALLST 4.3
3. Len Matela-BGSU 4.0
4. Rashon Brown-AKR 3.8
5. Leon Rodgers-NIL 3.7
6. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 3.3
7. Trevor Huffman-KENT 2.8
8. Antonio Gates-KENT 2.8
9. Nick Moore-TOL 2.7
10. Tamar Slay-MARSH 2.6
Defensive Win Shares
1. Antonio Gates-KENT 3.6
2. Trevor Huffman-KENT 2.6
3. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 2.4
4. Lonnie Jones-BALLST 2.3
5. Demetric Shaw-KENT 2.2
6. Theron Smith-BALLST 2.2
7. John Edwards-KENT 2.0
8. Anthony Kann-WMI 1.8
9. Eugene Seals-MIAOH 1.5
10. Len Matela-BGSU 1.5
Win Shares
1. Theron Smith-BALLST 6.5
2. Antonio Gates-KENT 6.5
3. Keith McLeod-BGSU 6.0
4. Len Matela-BGSU 5.5
5. Trevor Huffman-KENT 5.5
6. Andrew Mitchell-KENT 4.7
7. Patrick Jackson-BALLST 4.4
8. Leon Rodgers-NIL 4.3
9. Rashon Brown-AKR 3.7
10. Robby Collum-WMI 3.7