2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	23–9 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton; Kyle Keller (3rd season);
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	4	.892
No. 3 Oklahoma †	13	–	3	.813	31	–	5	.861
Texas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	12	.647
No. 20 Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Texas Tech	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Missouri	9	–	7	.563	24	–	12	.667
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Nebraska	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Colorado	5	–	11	.313	15	–	14	.517
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	12	–	19	.387
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290

† 2002 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 23–9, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South region. Oklahoma State lost to No. 10 seed Kent State in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
G	1	Maurice Baker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Madison, Illinois
G	5	Victor Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	23	Ivan McFarlin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	34	Melvin Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Liberal, Kansas

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2001*	No. 18	Cincinnati	W 69–62	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 17, 2001*	No. 18	Austin Peay	W 81–58	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 19, 2001*	No. 15	vs. Providence	W 83–65	3–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 20, 2001*	No. 15	vs. Siena	W 82–64	4–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 21, 2001*	No. 15	vs. TCU	W 95–77	5–0	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 24, 2001*	No. 15	North Texas	W 77–58	6–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 29, 2001*	No. 14	New Orleans	W 95–47	7–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 2001*	No. 14	Wichita State	W 61–59	8–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 2001*	No. 10	Jackson State	W 90–41	9–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 2001*	No. 6	Northwestern State	W 79–44	10–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 2002		Texas A&M	W 66–51	23–7 (10–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2002*	No. 14	vs. Texas Tech Quarterfinals	L 51–73	23–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(7 S) No. 20	vs. (10 S) Kent State First round	L 61–69	23–9	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Kent State rides big lead to first-round upset". ESPN. March 15, 2002. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
^ "2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.