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
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

Roster

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 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

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

References

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.