2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2001-02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division South
2001-02 record 30–6 (17–1 MAC)
Head coach Stan Heath
Home arena Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State† 17 – 1   .944     30 – 6   .833
Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667     24 – 9   .727
Ohio 11 – 7   .611     17 – 11   .607
Miami 9 – 9   .500     13 – 18   .419
Marshall 8 – 10   .444     15 – 15   .500
Buffalo 7 – 11   .389     12 – 18   .400
Akron 5 – 13   .278     10 – 21   .323
West
Ball State 12 – 6   .667     23 – 12   .657
Toledo 11 – 7   .611     16 – 14   .533
Western Michigan 10 – 8   .556     17 – 13   .567
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444     12 – 16   .429
Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278     9 – 19   .321
Eastern Michigan 2 – 16   .111     6 – 24   .200
† 2002 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Heath, the Flashes finished their best season in program history, posting a 30–6 record and advancing to the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament after defeating seventh-seeded Oklahoma State, upsetting second-seeded Alabama and third-seeded Pittsburgh, before falling to eventual national runners-up Indiana. The team set program and Mid-American Conference (MAC) records for overall number of wins in a season with 30 and conference wins at 17, while the team's 21-game winning streak set the MAC and team records for both overall winning streak and single-season winning streak.[2]

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference Games

11/19/01*
 Mercyhurst W 90–68  1–0
 MAC Center (4,216)
Kent, OH

11/23/01*
 vs. Hofstra L 64–67  1–1
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,824)
Pittsburgh, PA

11/24/01
 at vs. Robert Morris W 83–55  2–1
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,416)
Pittsburgh, PA

11/25/01*
 vs. UC-Irvine W 75–64  3–1
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,214)
Pittsburgh, PA

11/28/01*
 vs. No. 13 Kentucky L 68–82  3–2
 Firstar Center (10,352)
Cincinnati, OH

12/1/01*
 Chattanooga W 75–56  4–2
 MAC Center (4,155)
Kent, OH

12/15/01*
 at Youngstown State L 70–75  4–3
 Beeghly Center (3,168)
Youngstown, OH

12/20/01*
 at Xavier L 56–62  4–4
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH

12/22/01*
 at Illinois state W 61–48  5–4
 Redbird Arena (4,802)
Normal, IL

12/29*
 vs. Cleveland State W 66–62  6–4
 Gund Arena (10,276)
Cleveland, OH

12/31/01*
 St. Bonaventure W 93–82 OT 7–4
 MAC Center (4,318)
Kent, OH
Conference Games

1/2/02
 Ball State W 81–54  8–4
(1–0)		 MAC Center (5,073)
Kent, OH

1/5/02
 Marshall W 73–70  9–4
(2–0)		 Cam Henderson Center (5,753)
Morgantown, WV

1/9/02
 at Buffalo L 65–66  9–5
(2–1)		 Alumni Arena (1,584)
Buffalo, NY

1/12/02
 Ohio W 71–56  10–5
(3–1)		 MAC Center (5,418)
Kent, OH

1/16/02
 at Akron W 78–54  11–5
(4–1)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (3,838)
Akron, OH

1/19/02
 Western Michigan W 75–72  12–5
(5–1)		 MAC Center (4,213)
Kent, OH

1/22/02
 Buffalo W 91–53  13–5
(6–1)		 MAC Center (4,177)
Kent, OH

1/26/02
 at Bowling Green W 70–67  14–5
(7–1)		 Anderson Arena (4,735)
Bowling Green, OH

1/29/02
 at Eastern Michigan W 82–62  15–5
(8–1)		 Convocation Center (1,581)
Ypsilanti, MI

2/2/02
 Toledo W 79–52  16–5
(9–1)		 MAC Center (5,117)
Kent, OH

2/4/02
 Bowling Green W 76–64  17–5
(10–1)		 MAC Center (5,350)
Kent, OH

2/9/02
 at Central Michigan W 96–66  18–5
(11–1)		 Rose Arena (4,927)
Mount Pleasant, MI

2/13/02
 at Northern Illinois W 73–61  19–5
(12–1)		 Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, IL

2/16/02
 Miami (OH) W 73–57  20–5
(13–1)		 MAC Center (5,782)
Kent, OH

2/19/02
 Marshall W 116–76  21–5
(14–1)		 MAC Center (5,102)
Kent, OH

2/23/02
 at Ohio W 70–67  22–5
(15–1)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH

2/25/02
 Akron W 67–57  23–5
(16–1)		 MAC Center (6,209)
Kent, OH

3/2/02
 at Miami (OH) W 70–67  24–5
(17–1)		 Millett Hall (5,012)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament

3/7/02
 vs. Marshall
MAC Tournament Quarterfinal		 W  82–70 25–5
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, OH

3/8/02
 vs. Toledo
MAC Tournament Semifinal		 W 86–61  26–5
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, OH

3/9/02
 vs. Bowling Green
MAC Tournament Championship		 W 70–59  27–5
 Gund Arena (14,106)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Tournament

3/14/02*
 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State
NCAA Tournament First Round		 W 69–61  28–5
 BI-LO Center 
Greenville, SC

3/16/02*
 vs. No. 9 Alabama
NCAA Tournament Round of 32		 W 71–58  29–5
 BI-LO Center (13,962)
Greenville, SC

3/21/02*
 vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen		 W 78–73 OT 30–5
 Rupp Arena (22,338)
Lexington, KY

3/23/02*
 vs. Indiana
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight		 L 69–81  30–6
 Rupp Arena (22,435)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kent-state/2002.html
  2. ↑ 2015–16 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Mid-American Conference. December 2, 2015. p. 32.
  3. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kent-state/2002-schedule.html
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