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2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

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2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record23–9 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons
2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
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

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2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.