2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys Basketball 150 Southland Conference Southland 21–9 17–3 Tic Price 1st Burton Coliseum Southland tournament championsSouthland regular season champions NCAA tournament First Round 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.Austin, Bulldogs Dismiss Cowboys https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/03/16/austin-bulldogs-dismiss-cowboys/13faabdc-bea9-45a6-8baa-1b028ca470b7/ The Washington Post March 16, 2002 July 22, 2023 Roster 2001 McNeese State Cowboys y Jason Coleman 3 G 6 4 180 Jr Brooklyn, New York Fred Gentry 45 F 6 8 225 Sr y DeQuincy, Louisiana Tic Price https://mcneesesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 Schedule and results 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2001 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=McNeese State Cowboys| Regular season Nov 17, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana 69–76 3,543 0–1 Nov 19, 2001 yes 2001 men Loyola Wolf Pack Loyola (LA) Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 88–46 1–1 Nov 27, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 74–78 1–2 Nov 29, 2001 yes yes Alabama 21 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 61–90 1–3 Dec 1, 2001 7:00 p.m. yes yes 2001 men Louisiana–Monroe Indians Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 73–79 1–4 Dec 3, 2001 yes 2001 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 67–60 2–4 Dec 5, 2001 yes yes 2001 none Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi 70–63 3–4 Dec 8, 2001 yes 2001 men Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 76–66 4–4 Dec 15, 2001 yes yes 2001 men LSU Tigers LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 57–80 4–5 Dec 19, 2001 7:00 p.m. yes yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 67–80 FSNSW 4–6 Dec 22, 2001 2001 none Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 68–63 5–6 1–0 Dec 29, 2001 2001 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 71–55 6–6 2–0 Jan 3, 2002 1:00 p.m. yes 2001 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas 75–76 OT 6–7 2–1 Jan 5, 2002 yes 2001 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 73–65 7–7 3–1 Jan 10, 2002 yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 73–81 7–8 3–2 Jan 12, 2002 yes Southwest Texas State Strahan Arena San Marcos, Texas 76–71 8–8 4–2 Jan 14, 2002 7:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 66–55 9–8 5–2 Jan 19, 2002 2001 men Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 67–61 10–8 6–2 Jan 26, 2002 yes Southeastern Louisiana University Center Hammond, Louisiana 60–58 11–8 7–2 Jan 28, 2002 yes Nicholls State Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana 74–46 12–8 8–2 Feb 2, 2002 yes 2001 none Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana 67–63 13–8 9–2 Feb 9, 2002 yes 2001 men Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas 65–49 14–8 10–2 Feb 11, 2002 yes Texas–Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, Texas 81–74 15–8 11–2 Feb 21, 2002 Lamar Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 74–46 16–8 12–2 Feb 23, 2002 1:00 p.m. Sam Houston State Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 79–68 17–8 13–2 Feb 28, 2002 Northwestern State Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 75–53 18–8 14–2 Mar 2, 2002 Stephen F. Austin Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 62–37 19–8 15–2 |- !colspan=9 style=McNeese State Cowboys| Southland tournament Mar 6, 2002 yes 1 Lamar 4 Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana Semifinals 71–57 5,819 20–8 Mar 9, 2002 11:00 a.m. yes 1 Louisiana-Monroe 2 Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana Championship game 65–43 6,025 21–8 |- !colspan=9 style=McNeese State Cowboys| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 2002 yes yes 14 MW Mississippi State 17 3 MW American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas First round 58–70 21–9 AP Poll Central Time MW Midwest 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule https://mcneesesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002 McNeese State University Athletics July 22, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/mcneese-state/men/2002-schedule.html 2001-02 McNeese Cowboys Men's Schedule and Results Sports Reference April 12, 2026 References McNeese State McNeese State McNeese State Cowboys basketball team McNeese State Cowboys basketball team Category:McNeese Cowboys basketball seasons