2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs Basketball Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 21 17 27–8 10–6 Rick Stansbury 4th Phil Cunningham Robert Kirby Mark White Humphrey Coliseum SEC tournament champions NCAA tournament second round 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 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 2001 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State in the opening round, 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 August 8, 2022 before being beaten by No. 6 seed Texas, 68–64, in the round of 32.Erskin delivers in Texas' upset victory https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000041 https://web.archive.org/web/20220808021611/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000041 dead August 8, 2022 ESPN March 17, 2002 August 7, 2022 Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 27–8 (10–6 SEC). Roster 2001 Mississippi State Bulldogs y yes Roy Goffer 10 G 6 3 175 So Ness Ziona, Israel Kiryat Shirat HS n Guy Gardner 14 G 6 2 170 Sr Baldwyn, MS Northeast Mississippi CC n Timmy Bowers 15 G 6 2 190 So Gulfport, MS Harrison Central HS y Corey Stidham 20 G 5 11 165 Jr Mathiston, MS East Webster HS n Michael Gholar 21 F 6 5 205 Sr Prentiss, MS Prentiss HS n Derrick Zimmerman 22 G 6 3 195 Jr Monroe, LA Wossman HS y Winsome Frazier 23 G 6 4 180 Fr Miami, FL Miami Northwestern HS n Marckell Patterson 24 F 6 5 185 Sr Eupora, MS Eupora HS y Ontario Harper 31 F 6 5 215 So Clinton, MS Winchendon (MA) Prep n Brandon Carr 32 G 6 1 215 Jr Vicksburg, MS Porter's Chapel Academy n Mario Austin 33 F 6 9 260 So York, AL Sumter County HS y Lincoln Smith 34 C 6 9 265 So Hollandale, MS Simmons HS n Michal Ignerski 44 F 6 10 225 Jr Lublin, Poland Eastern Oklahoma State y Marcus Campbell 50 F 7 0 270 Fr Albany, GA Westover HS n Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville) Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville) Robert Kirby (UTPA) Mark White (Austin Peay) https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| Non-conference Regular season Nov 17, 2001 yes 2001 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 95–59 1–0 Nov 19, 2001 yes 2001 none Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 92–55 2–0 Nov 21, 2001 yes 2001 men Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 93–81 3–0 Nov 24, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana 79–71 4–0 Nov 28, 2001 yes 2001 none Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 70–45 5–0 Dec 2, 2001 yes 2001 none South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 73–66 6–0 Dec 5, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Richmond Spiders Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia 71–57 7–0 Dec 8, 2001 yes 2001 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 91–83 8–0 Dec 15, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Louisiana–Monroe Indians Louisiana–Monroe DeSoto Civic Center Southaven, Mississippi 104–67 9–0 Dec 16, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia Peach Bowl Classic 72–63 10–0 Dec 20, 2001 yes yes Richmond Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 74–72 11–0 Dec 21, 2001 yes yes Cincinnati 25 Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 56–90 11–1 Dec 22, 2001 yes yes UIC Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 77–74 12–1 Dec 29, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 77–66 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| SEC Regular season Jan 5, 2002 1:00 p.m. Kentucky 6 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 74–69 OT JP Sports 9,347 14–1 1–0 Jan 8, 2002 8:00 p.m. yes 21 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 64–75 ESPN 18,037 14–2 1–1 Jan 12, 2002 yes 21 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 59–66 14–3 1–2 Jan 16, 2002 2001 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 92–91 OT 15–3 2–2 Jan 19, 2002 yes Alabama 16 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 73–85 15–4 2–3 Jan 26, 2002 2001 none LSU Tigers LSU Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 84–61 16–4 3–3 Jan 30, 2002 yes 2001 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 72–64 17–4 4–3 Feb 2, 2002 yes Florida 5 O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 48–76 17–5 4–4 Feb 6, 2002 Georgia 17 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 68–86 17–6 4–5 Feb 9, 2002 Alabama 5 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 76–62 18–6 5–5 Feb 13, 2002 yes LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 65–68 OT 18–7 5–6 Feb 16, 2002 Auburn Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 89–53 19–7 6–6 Feb 20, 2002 yes 2001 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 66–43 20–7 7–6 Feb 23, 2002 Ole Miss Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 61–59 21–7 8–6 Feb 27, 2002 7:00 p.m. Arkansas Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 89–83 JP Sports 6,806 22–7 9–6 Mar 2, 2002 yes 2001 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 64–57 23–7 10–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| SEC Tournament Mar 8, 2002 yes yes W2 Florida 11 E3 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Quarterfinals 62–52 24–7 Mar 9, 2002 yes yes W2 LSU W4 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Semifinals 57–51 25–7 Mar 10, 2002 yes yes W2 Alabama 8 W1 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Championship game 61–58 CBS 26–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 2002 yes yes 17 3 MW McNeese State 14 MW American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas First Round 70–58 27–7 Mar 17, 2002 yes yes 17 3 MW Texas 6 MW American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Second Round 64–68 27–8 AP poll Central Time MW Midwst 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 Mississippi State University Athletics August 7, 2022 Rankings 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Mississippi State Bull Bull