2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 17
Record	27–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Phil Cunningham; Robert Kirby; Mark White;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2001–02 college basketball season. Under fourth-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State finished second in the SEC West Division regular season standings. The Bulldogs won the SEC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The Bulldogs beat No. 14 seed McNeese State in the opening round, 70–58,^[1] before being beaten by No. 6 seed Texas, 68–64, in the round of 32.^[2] Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 27–8 (10–6 SEC).

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

CoachesNo. 21

APNo. 17

Record27–8 (10–6 SEC)

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2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
No. 16 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No. 23 Georgia	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	22	–	15	.595
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
West
No. 8 Alabama	12	–	4	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 17 Mississippi State †	10	–	6	.625	27	–	8	.771
Ole Miss	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
LSU	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2002 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 17, 2001*		Nicholls State	W 95–59	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 19, 2001*		Florida A&M	W 92–55	2–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 21, 2001*		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 93–81	3–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 24, 2001*		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 79–71	4–0	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Nov 28, 2001*		Alabama A&M	W 70–45	5–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 2, 2001*		South Alabama	W 73–66	6–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 5, 2001*		at Richmond	W 71–57	7–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 8, 2001*		Arkansas State	W 91–83	8–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 15, 2001*		vs. Louisiana–Monroe	W 104–67	9–0	DeSoto Civic Center Southaven, Mississippi
Dec 16, 2001*		at Georgia State Peach Bowl Classic	W 72–63	10–0	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 20, 2001*		vs. Richmond Las Vegas Classic	W 74–72	11–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 2001*		vs. No. 25 Cincinnati Las Vegas Classic	L 56–90	11–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 2001*		vs. UIC Las Vegas Classic	W 77–74	12–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 29, 2001*		at Tulane	W 77–66	13–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
SEC Regular season
Jan 5, 2002 1:00 p.m., JP Sports		No. 6 Kentucky	W 74–69 ^OT	14–1 (1–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,347) Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 8, 2002 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 21	at Arkansas	L 64–75	14–2 (1–1)	Bud Walton Arena (18,037) Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 12, 2002	No. 21	at Ole Miss	L 59–66	14–3 (1–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 16, 2002		Tennessee	W 92–91 ^OT	15–3 (2–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 19, 2002		at No. 16 Alabama	L 73–85	15–4 (2–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 26, 2002		LSU	W 84–61	16–4 (3–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 30, 2002		at Auburn	W 72–64	17–4 (4–3)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Feb 2, 2002		at No. 5 Florida	L 48–76	17–5 (4–4)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 6, 2002		No. 17 Georgia	L 68–86	17–6 (4–5)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 9, 2002		No. 5 Alabama	W 76–62	18–6 (5–5)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 13, 2002		at LSU	L 65–68 ^OT	18–7 (5–6)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 16, 2002		Auburn	W 89–53	19–7 (6–6)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 20, 2002		at Vanderbilt	W 66–43	20–7 (7–6)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 2002		Ole Miss	W 61–59	21–7 (8–6)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 27, 2002 7:00 p.m., JP Sports		Arkansas	W 89–83	22–7 (9–6)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,806) Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 2002		at South Carolina	W 64–57	23–7 (10–6)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 2002*	(W2)	vs. (E3) No. 11 Florida Quarterfinals	W 62–52	24–7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 9, 2002*	(W2)	vs. (W4) LSU Semifinals	W 57–51	25–7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 10, 2002* CBS	(W2)	vs. (W1) No. 8 Alabama Championship game	W 61–58	26–7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(3 MW) No. 17	vs. (14 MW) McNeese State First Round	W 70–58	27–7	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Mar 17, 2002*	(3 MW) No. 17	vs. (6 MW) Texas Second Round	L 64–68	27–8	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwst. All times are in Central Time.

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