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2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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 of 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).

2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 17
Record27–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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

Roster edit

2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Roy Goffer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Kiryat Shirat HS Ness Ziona, Israel
G 14 Guy Gardner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Northeast Mississippi CC Baldwyn, MS
G 15 Timmy Bowers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
G 20 Corey Stidham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr East Webster HS Mathiston, MS
F 21 Michael Gholar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Prentiss HS Prentiss, MS
G 22 Derrick Zimmerman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Wossman HS Monroe, LA
G 23 Winsome Frazier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Miami Northwestern HS Miami, FL
F 24 Marckell Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Eupora HS Eupora, MS
F 31 Ontario Harper 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Winchendon (MA) Prep Clinton, MS
G 32 Brandon Carr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Porter's Chapel Academy Vicksburg, MS
F 33 Mario Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Sumter County HS York, AL
C 34 Lincoln Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Simmons HS Hollandale, MS
F 44 Michal Ignerski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Eastern Oklahoma State Lublin, Poland
F 50 Marcus Campbell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Westover HS Albany, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results edit

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
SEC Regular season
Jan 5, 2002
 No. 6 Kentucky W 74–69 OT 14–1
(1–0) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 8, 2002
 No. 21 at Arkansas L 64–75  14–2
(1–1) 		Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 12, 2002
 No. 21 at Ole Miss L 59–66  14–3
(1–2) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Mar 2, 2002
 at South Carolina W 64–57  23–7
(10–6) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 2002*
 vs. No. 11 Florida
Quarterfinals 		W 62–52  24–7
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 9, 2002*
 vs. LSU
Semifinals 		W 57–51  25–7
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 10, 2002*
 vs. 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.

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Rankings edit

Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References edit

  1. ^ "Austin, Bulldogs Dismiss Cowboys". The Washington Post. March 16, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Erskin delivers in Texas' upset victory". ESPN. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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