2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2021 Basketball 2001-02 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 14 8 27–8 12–4 Mark Gottfried 4th Philip Pearson Orlando Early T. R. Dunn Coleman Coliseum(Capacity: 15,316) NCAA tournament second round SEC regular season champions The 2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2001–02 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 90th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 27–8, 12–4 in SEC play, they lost in the championship game of the 2002 SEC men's basketball tournament after winning the regular season championship for the first time since 1986-87. They were invited to the NCAA tournament but, lost in the second round. Roster #"2001-02 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats." sports-reference.com. Name Class Position Height Weight Home Town3Solomon DavisSeniorForward6–6225Mobile, AL4Reggie RamboSophomoreForward6–7225Lena, LA5Earnest SheltonFreshmanGuard6–3215Memphis, TN14Terrance MeadeJuniorGuard6–2190Scottsboro, AL21Rod GrizzardJuniorGuard6–8205Birmingham, AL22Travis StinnettJuniorGuard6–0170Maryville, TN23Demetrius SmithSophomoreGuard6–3210Hogansville, GA25Mo WilliamsFreshmanGuard6–1185Jackson, MS35Erwin DudleyJuniorForward6–8240Uniontown, AL42Kenny WalkerJuniorForward6–9220Jacksonville, FL50Antoine PettwaySophomoreGuard6–0170Camden, AL Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Exhibition November 1, 2001 yes Athletes in Action Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 103–77     November 8, 2001 yes EA Sports Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 92–71     |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Non-conference regular season November 13, 2001 yes 24 Mississippi Valley State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Guardians Classic campus game 107–67 1–0 November 14, 2001 yes 24 Samford Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Guardians Classic campus game 83–51 2–0 November 20, 2001 yes yes 22 Missouri 5 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Guardians Classic semifinals 68–75 2–1 November 21, 2001 6:00 p.m. yes yes 22 Memphis 12 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Guardians Classic consolation game 81–70 3–1 November 26, 2001 yes 22 Utah Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 76–61 4–1 November 29, 2001 yes 21 McNeese State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 90–61 5–1 December 3, 2001 yes 21 Chattanooga Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 74–68 6–1 December 8, 2001 yes yes 16 UCLA 20 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic 57–79 6–2 December 14, 2001 yes 22 Jacksonville State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 99–57 7–2 December 18, 2001 yes yes 23 Temple Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ Jimmy V Classic 70–67 8–2 December 21, 2001 yes 23 Alabama A&M Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 90–54 9–2 December 27, 2001 yes yes 21 Notre Dame New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Classic 79–76 10–2 December 31, 2001 yes 21 Florida A&M Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 76–52 11–2 January 2, 2002 yes 18 Bethune–Cookman Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 93–46 12–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|SEC regular season January 5, 2002 18 LSU Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 76–74 13–2 1–0 January 9, 2002 14 Vanderbilt Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 92–79 14–2 2–0 January 12, 2002 yes 14 Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Iron Bowl of basketball 56–59 14–3 2–1 January 16, 2002 yes 16 Georgia 20 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 77–72 15–3 3–1 January 19, 2002 16 Mississippi State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 85–73 16–3 4–1 January 26, 2002 yes 14 Kentucky 8 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 64–61 17–3 5–1 January 30, 2002 7 Arkansas Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 109–94 18–3 6–1 February 2, 2002 yes 7 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 57–48 19–3 7–1 February 6, 2002 5 Ole Miss Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 79–59 20–3 8–1 February 9, 2002 yes 5 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 62–76 20–4 8–2 February 13, 2002 yes 7 South Carolina Frank McGuire Arena Columbia, SC 52–51 21–4 9–2 February 16, 2002 7 Tennessee Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 95–82 22–4 10–2 February 20, 2002 yes 5 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 59–67 22–5 10–3 February 23, 2002 5 Florida 8 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 65–64 23–5 11–3 February 27, 2002 6 Auburn Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Iron Bowl of Basketball 73–68 24–5 12–3 March 3, 2002 yes 6 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 56–84 24–6 12–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| SEC tournament March 7, 2002 W1 yes 8 Tennessee E4 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Second Round 91–72 25–6 March 9, 2002 W1 yes 8 South Carolina E6 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Semifinals 67–55 26–6 March 10, 2002 W1 yes 8 Mississippi State W2 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Championship Game CBS 58–61 26–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament March 14, 2002 yes yes 2 8 Florida Atlantic 15 BI-LO Center Greenville, SC First round CBS 86–78 27–7 March 16, 2002 yes yes 2 8 Kent State 10 BI-LO Center Greenville, SC Second round CBS 58–71 27–8 AP Poll Central Time"." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2021. See also 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Alabama Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Category:2001 in sports in Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama