2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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The 2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Quin Snyder, the Tigers reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 24–12 (9–7 Big 12).

CoachesNo. 15
Record24–12 (9–7 Big 12)
Headcoach
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2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record24–12 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Harvey (3rd season)
  • Lane Odom (2nd season)
  • Marcus Perez (2nd season)
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
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2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Kansas160 1.000334  .892
No. 3 Oklahoma133 .813315  .861
Texas106 .6252212  .647
No. 20 Oklahoma State106 .625239  .719
Texas Tech106 .625239  .719
Missouri97 .5632412  .667
Kansas State610 .3751316  .448
Nebraska610 .3751315  .464
Colorado511 .3131514  .517
Baylor412 .2501416  .467
Iowa State412 .2501219  .387
Texas A&M313 .188922  .290
2002 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 00 Uche Okafor 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) Jr Anambra State, Nigeria
G 2 Wesley Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Long Beach, California
G 4 Clarence Gilbert (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)194 lb (88 kg) Sr Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
F 5 Travon Bryant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Long Beach, California
G 10 Ryan Kiernan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Charles, Missouri
G 11 Duane John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario
F 12 Justin Gage 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) Jr Jefferson City, Missouri
F 15 Josh Kroenke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Columbia, Missouri
F 21 Kareem Rush (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri
G 23 Rickey Paulding 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Jake Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg) Jr DeSoto, Missouri
F/C 32 Jeffrey Ferguson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario
G/F 33 Najeeb Echols 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 35 Michael Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Norcross, Georgia
F 50 Arthur Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (122 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2001*
8:00 pm
No. 8 Tennessee–Martin
Guardians Classic – Campus Game
W 89–63  1–0
 28  Rush  10  Johnson  7  Stokes  Hearnes Center (10,387)
Columbia, MO
Nov 14, 2001*
8:00 pm
No. 8 Air Force
Guardians Classic – Campus Game
W 86–58  2–0
 20  Gilbert  5  Tied  2  Tied  Hearnes Center (8,915)
Columbia, MO
Nov 20, 2001*
9:00 pm
No. 5 vs. No. 22 Alabama
Guardians Classic – Semifinals
W 75–68  3–0
 18  Gilbert  12  Stokes  4  Stokes  Kemper Arena (11,696)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 21, 2001*
9:00 pm
No. 5 vs. No. 9 Iowa
Guardians Classic – Championship Game
W 78–77  4–0
 27  Gilbert  6  Rush  3  Rush  Kemper Arena (12,136)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2001*
8:30 pm
No. 5 vs. Xavier
John R. Wooden Classic
W 72–60  5–0
 24  Rush  12  Rush  6  Gilbert  Conseco Fieldhouse (12,867)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 29, 2001*
7:00 pm
No. 3 Jackson State W 106–68  6–0
 24  Rush  10  Johnson  7  Stokes  Hearnes Center (11,289)
Columbia, MO
Dec 1, 2001*
3:00 pm
No. 3 Grambling State W 100–76  7–0
 20  Gilbert  10  Johnson  7  Tied  Hearnes Center (12,389)
Columbia, MO
Dec 3, 2001*
6:00 pm
No. 2 at St. Louis W 69–67  8–0
 18  Tied  16  Johnson  5  Stokes  Savvis Center (20,602)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 6, 2001*
7:00 pm
No. 2 Southern W 117–67  9–0
 29  Gilbert  8  Tied  11  Stokes  Hearnes Center (10,846)
Columbia, MO
Dec 15, 2001*
8:00 pm
No. 2 No. 15 Iowa
Fire Code Game
L 65–83[2]  9–1
 22  Paulding  6  Paulding  2  Tied  Hearnes Center (13,545)
Columbia, MO
Dec 22, 2001*
8:00 pm
No. 8 vs. No. 9 Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 61–72  9–2
 16  Rush  9  Johnson  7  Stokes  Savvis Center (22,153)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 29, 2001*
1:00 pm
No. 10 at DePaul L 62–63  9–3
 20  Johnson  18  Johnson  4  Stokes  United Center (6,234)
Chicago, IL
Jan 2, 2002*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Coppin State W 74–47  10–3
 23  Rush  8  Johnson  11  Stokes  Hearnes Center (10,416)
Columbia, MO
Jan 5, 2002
12:45 pm
No. 17 Nebraska W 60–53  11–3
(1–0)
 17  Gilbert  7  Tied  5  Rush  Hearnes Center (13,545)
Columbia, MO
Jan 9, 2002
7:00 pm
No. 17 at Iowa State L 67–71  11–4
(1–1)
 29  Rush  10  Johnson  2  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (9,850)
Ames, IA
Jan 12, 2002
3:00 pm
No. 17 at Kansas State W 81–66  12–4
(2–1)
 23  Johnson  15  Johnson  6  Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (7,112)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 16, 2002
7:00 pm
No. 21 at Texas A&M W 74–50  13–4
(3–1)
 18  Rush  11  Johnson  4  Gilbert  Reed Arena (12,184)
College Station, TX
Jan 19, 2002
12:45 pm
No. 21 Colorado W 92–77  14–4
(4–1)
 29  Rush  8  Bryant  6  Gilbert  Hearnes Center (11,886)
Columbia, MO
Jan 21, 2002
8:00 pm
No. 18 at No. 5 Oklahoma L 71–84  14–5
(4–2)
 26  Gilbert  5  Bryant  5  Stokes  Lloyd Noble Center (11,409)
Norman, OK
Jan 26, 2002
12:45 pm
No. 18 Kansas State W 86–74  15–5
(5–2)
 22  Paulding  6  Tied  4  Stokes  Hearnes Center (13,168)
Columbia, MO
Jan 28, 2002
8:00 pm
No. 22 at No. 2 Kansas L 73–105  15–6
(5–3)
 19  Tied  7  Rush  4  Rush  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Feb 3, 2002*
1:00 pm
No. 22 No. 8 Virginia W 81–77  16–6
 26  Rush  8  Johnson  4  Tied  Hearnes Center (12,136)
Columbia, MO
Feb 6, 2002
7:00 pm
No. 22 Iowa State W 76–73  17–6
(6–3)
 27  Gilbert  10  Johnson  8  Gilbert  Hearnes Center (12,480)
Columbia, MO
Feb 9, 2002
8:00 pm
No. 22 at Baylor L 80–81  17–7
(6–4)
 29  Rush  11  Johnson  6  Gilbert  Ferrell Center (8,121)
Waco, TX
Feb 13, 2002
7:05 pm
at Nebraska W 87–71  18–7
(7–4)
 30  Rush  8  Bryant  8  Stokes  Devaney Center (9,622)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 17, 2002
2:30 pm
Texas L 70–72  18–8
(7–5)
 16  Tied  9  Johnson  6  Gilbert  Hearnes Center (13,545)
Columbia, MO
Feb 20, 2002
8:15 pm
at Texas Tech L 68–91  18–9
(7–6)
 22  Rush  10  Tied  5  Gilbert  United Spirit Arena (14,426)
Lubbock, TX
Feb 23, 2002
2:00 pm
at Colorado W 96–63  19–9
(8–6)
 40  Gilbert  6  Johnson  7  Stokes  Coors Events Center (6,827)
Boulder, CO
Feb 25, 2002
8:00 pm
No. 13 Oklahoma State W 72–69  20–9
(9–6)
 21  Paulding  14  Johnson  3  Tied  Hearnes Center (12,374)
Columbia, MO
Mar 3, 2002
1:00 pm
No. 1 Kansas L 92–95  20–10
(9–7)
 27  Gilbert  8  Tied  7  Rush  Hearnes Center (13,545)
Columbia, MO
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*
8:45 pm
(6) vs. (11) Iowa State
Quarterfinals
W 79–59  21–10
 26  Gilbert  9  Gage  4  Paulding  Kemper Arena (18,848)
Kansas City, MO
Mar 8, 2002*
8:35 pm
(6) vs. (3) Texas
Semifinals
L 85–89  21–11
 33  Rush  9  Bryant  5  Gilbert  Kemper Arena (18,848)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*
10:40 am, CBS
(12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 21 Miami (FL)
First Round
W 93–80  22–11
 20  Gilbert  11  Bryant  7  Rush  University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 16, 2002*
1:20 pm, CBS
(12 W) vs. (4 W) No. 14 Ohio State
Second Round
W 83–67  23–11
 20  Paulding  9  Tied  6  Gilbert  University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 21, 2002*
7:15 pm, CBS
(12 W) vs. (8 W) UCLA
Sweet Sixteen
W 82–73  24–11
 23  Gilbert  14  Johnson  4  Rush  Compaq Center (18,040)
San Jose, CA
Mar 23, 2002*
1:40 pm, CBS
(12 W) vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma
Elite Eight
L 75–81  24–12
 22  Paulding  9  Bryant  5  Tied  Compaq Center (18,040)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. W = West.
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Awards

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