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 →

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

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).

Roster

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

Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville)

Assistant coach(es)

Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville)
Robert Kirby (UTPA)
Mark White (Austin Peay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

References

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

[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. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

[3] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

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