2001–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 120 7th Brian Gregory 3rd Mike Garland 6th Mark Montgomery 1st Basketball 2001–02 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Aloysius Anagonye Adam Ballinger Marcus Taylor Big Ten 19–12 10–6 Tom Izzo Breslin Center Coca-Cola Spartan Classic champion NCAA tournament first round The 2001–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Tom Izzo in his seventh season. The Spartans played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the regular season 19–12, 10–6 to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the fifth consecutive year where they lost in the First Round to NC State. Previous season The Spartans finished the 2000–01 season 28–5, 13–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Michigan State received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, their fourth straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced the Final Four, their third straight trip under Tom Izzo. The Spartans lost Charlie Bell (13.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.1 APG) to graduation and freshman Zach Randolph (10.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.0 APG) and sophomore Jason Richardson (14.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.2 APG) to the NBA draft following the season. Season summary After three consecutive years of trips to the Final Four, the Spartans began the season ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll. Michigan State was led by sophomore Marcus Taylor (16.8 points and 5.3 assists per game), freshman Chris Hill (11.5 points per game), and junior Adam Ballinger (11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game). The Spartans participated in the Preseason NIT where they defeated Detroit Mercy Men's Basketball Defeats Detroit in Season Opener, 80-70 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111201aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 and No. 24 Oklahoma Spartans Stop No. 25 Oklahoma, 67-55 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111401aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-09 at Breslin Center, but then fell to No. 18 Syracuse Men's Hoops Drops One To No. 18 Syracuse, 69-58 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112101aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 and No. 23 Fresno State at Madison Square Garden. Spartans Drop Second Straight - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112301aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 The Spartans also suffered non-conference losses to No. 6 Florida Spartan Rally Falls Short Against No. 6 Florida, 74-70 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120501aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 and No. 16 Stanford, No. 13 Men's Hoops Downed By No. 16 Stanford, 75-64 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122901aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 but did beat No. 6 Arizona in a rematch of their Final Four clash the previous Spring. Michigan State Keeps Arizona In Check, 74-60 http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=207952447 ArizonaWildcats.com 2016-02-09 MSU finished the non-conference season at 9–4 and ranked No. 19 in the country. In Big Ten play, MSU started the season with three straight losses, the last to Wisconsin, which snapped MSU's 53-game home winning streak. Badgers End MSU's Home Win Streak http://www.uwbadgers.com/news/2002/1/12/Badgers_End_MSU_s_Home_Win_Streak.aspx University of Wisconsin 2016-02-09 Men's Hoops Edged By Wisconsin, 64-63 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011202aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-09 2016-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307004131/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011202aaa.html dead The Spartans did defeat No. 12 Illinois, Spartans Sink No. 12 Illinois, 67-61 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020302aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 No. 18 Ohio State at home Spartans Beat No. 16 Buckeyes, 67-64 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021002aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 and on the road, Spartans Rally To Beat Buckeyes, 81-76 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022602aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 and No. 23 Indiana. Spartans Take Down No. 23 Indiana, 57-54 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022402aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 Michigan State finished the conference schedule at 10–6 and in fourth place with an overall record of 19–10. The Spartans slipped out of the ranking following their opening conference losses and remained unranked the remainder of the season. MSU lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to No. 23 Indiana marking the first time since 1997 that Michigan State did not win either the Big Ten regular season or tournament title. Spartans Fall To Indiana In Big Ten Tourney - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030802aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-18 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306234413/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030802aaa.html dead The Spartans received an at-large bid as a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their fifth consecutive trip. The Spartans were eliminated in the First Round by NC State.https://www.espn.com/ncb/2002/20020315/recap/michiganstncstate.html Espn.com 2016-02-09 Wolfpack rally to dispatch Michigan State live https://web.archive.org/web/20040111071527/http://espn.go.com/ncb/2002/20020315/recap/michiganstncstate.html 2004-01-11 Following the season, sophomore Marcus Taylor declared for the NBA draft. Roster 2001–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball teamNameClassPosHeightSummaryAaron AlexanderSO0.3 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 AstAloysius AnagonyeSOF6'8"7.7 Pts, 6.3 Reb, 1.5 AstAlan AndersonFRF6'6"6.5 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 1.6 AstJason AndreasSOC6'10"2.6 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.5 AstAdam BallingerJRF6'9"11.2 Pts, 6.8 Reb, 1.1 AstTim BograkosFRG6'2"1.4 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.5 AstChris HillFRG6'3"11.5 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 2.1 AstMat IshbiaSRG5'10"1.1 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.7 AstMarcus TaylorSOG6'3"16.8 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 5.3 AstKelvin TorbertFRG6'4"8.2 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 1.5 AstBrian WestrickJRF6'5"0.8 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 AstAdam WolfeFRF6'9"1.7 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.1 AstSourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2002.html 2002 Michigan State Spartans College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-05-10 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Exhibition Nov 2, 2001 yes Magic Johnson All-Stars Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 89–87 Nov 18, 2001 yes Midwest All-Stars Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 72–62 OT |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 12, 2001 yes 15 2001 Detroit Titans Detroit Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Preseason NIT ESPN2 80–70 1–0 Nov 14, 2001 yes 15 Oklahoma 24 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Preseason NIT 67–55 2–0 Nov 21, 2001 yes yes 13 Syracuse 18 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT semifinals 58–69 2–1 Nov 23, 2001 yes yes 13 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 21 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT third place game 58–63 2–2 Nov 28, 2001 yes yes 22 VirginiaCanceled because of wet floor and unplayable conditions https://virginiasports.com/news/2001/11/28/virginia-michigan-state-called-because-of-wet-floor/ Virginia-Michigan State Called Because of Wet Floor 28 November 2001 9 ACC–Big Ten Challenge p Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA Nov 30, 2001 yes 22 2001 IPFW Mastodons IPFW Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Coca Cola Spartan Classic 81–68 3–2 Dec 1, 2001 yes 22 2001 Lamar Cardinals none Lamar Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Coca Cola Spartan Classic championship 80–71 4–2 Dec 5, 2001 yes yes 24 Florida 4 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 70–74 4–3 Dec 9, 2001 yes 24 2001 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 92–38 5–3 Dec 15, 2001 yes 23 Arizona 6 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBS 74–60 6–3 Dec 17, 2001 yes 17 2001 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 76-56 7–3 Dec 19, 2001 yes 17 2001 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland Breslin Center East Lansing 78–50 8–3 Dec 22, 2001 yes 17 2001 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 68–64 9–3 Dec 29, 2001 yes yes 13 Stanford 16 The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA Pete Newell Challenge 64–75 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Jan 5, 2002 yes 19 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 67–70 9–5 0–1 Jan 8, 2002 yes 25 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 65–83 9–6 0–2 Jan 12, 2002 25 Wisconsin Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 63–64 9-7 0–3 Jan 16, 2002 2001 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 65–56 10–7 1–3 Jan 19, 2002 yes 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions none Penn State Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA 77–65 11–7 2–3 Jan 22, 2002 yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 71–75 11–8 2–4 Jan 30, 2002 Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry 71–44 12–8 3–4 Feb 3, 2002 yes Illinois 12 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL CBS 67–61 13–8 4–4 Feb 6, 2002 yes 2001 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 49–61 13–9 4–5 Feb 10, 2002 Ohio State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBS 67–64 14–9 5–5 Feb 12, 2002 Illinois Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 61–63 14–10 5–6 Feb 16, 2002 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 62–59 15–10 6–6 Feb 21, 200 Minnesota Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 74–55 16–10 7–6 Feb 24, 2002 Indiana 23 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBS 57–54 17–10 8–6 Feb 26, 2002 yes Ohio State 18 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 81–76 18–10 9–6 Mar 2, 2002 Iowa Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 93–79 19–10 10–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten tournament Mar 8, 2002 yes 5 Indiana 4 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN quarterfinals ESPN2 56–67 19–11 10–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 15, 2002 yes yes 10 E NC State 7 E MCI Center Washington, DC First Round CBS 58–69 19–12 Coaches' Poll Eastern Timehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2002-schedule.html 2001-02 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Resultshttp://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111801aaa.html Men's Basketball Uses Overtime to Defeat Midwest All-Stars - Michigan State Official Athletic Site 2016-02-09 2016-08-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817034550/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111801aaa.html dead Rankings 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP 15 13 22 24 23 17 13 19 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Awards and honors Marcus Taylor – All-Big Ten First Team Marcus Taylor Named First-Team All-Big Ten; Ballinger Also Honored - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030502aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-09 Marcus Taylor – USBWA All-District Team Taylor Selected To USBWA All-District Team - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030602aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-09 Adam Ballinger – All-Big Ten Third Team (Media) References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Spartans Category:2001 in sports in Michigan Category:2002 in sports in Michigan Michigan State