2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

The 2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented the McNeese State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by first-year head coach Tic Price, played their home games at Burton Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 21–9, 17–3 in Southland play. They won the 2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. They lost in the first round to No. 3 seed Mississippi State, 70–58.^[2]

2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Southland tournament champions Southland regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	21–9 (17–3 Southland)
Head coach	Tic Price (1st season)
Home arena	Burton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese State †	17	–	3	.850	21	–	9	.700
Louisiana–Monroe	15	–	5	.750	20	–	12	.625
UTSA	13	–	7	.650	19	–	10	.655
Lamar	11	–	9	.550	15	–	14	.517
Stephen F. Austin	10	–	10	.500	13	–	15	.464
Southwest Texas State	10	–	10	.500	12	–	16	.429
Sam Houston State	9	–	11	.450	14	–	14	.500
Texas–Arlington	9	–	11	.450	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern State	9	–	11	.450	13	–	18	.419
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	14	.300	7	–	20	.259
Nicholls State	1	–	19	.050	2	–	25	.074

† 2002 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster edit

2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Jason Coleman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	45	Fred Gentry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	DeQuincy, Louisiana

Roster

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 2001*		at Auburn	L 74–78	1–2	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Nov 29, 2001*		at No. 21 Alabama	L 61–90	1–3	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Southland tournament
Mar 6, 2002*		Lamar Semifinals	W 71–57	20–8	Burton Coliseum (5,819) Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mar 9, 2002*		Louisiana-Monroe Championship game	W 65–43	21–8	Burton Coliseum (6,025) Lake Charles, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 17 Mississippi State First round	L 58–70	21–9	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Southland Conference Season Summary
^ "Austin, Bulldogs Dismiss Cowboys". The Washington Post. March 16, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.