2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 8
Record	27–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Gottfried (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Philip Pearson; Orlando Early; T. R. Dunn;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum; (Capacity: 15,316)

2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
No. 16 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No. 23 Georgia	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	22	–	15	.595
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
West
No. 8 Alabama	12	–	4	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 17 Mississippi State †	10	–	6	.625	27	–	8	.771
Ole Miss	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
LSU	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2002 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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

#^[1]	Name	Class	Position	Height	Weight	Home Town
3	Solomon Davis	Senior	Forward	6–6	225	Mobile, AL
4	Reggie Rambo	Sophomore	Forward	6–7	225	Lena, LA
5	Earnest Shelton	Freshman	Guard	6–3	215	Memphis, TN
14	Terrance Meade	Junior	Guard	6–2	190	Scottsboro, AL
21	Rod Grizzard	Junior	Guard	6–8	205	Birmingham, AL
22	Travis Stinnett	Junior	Guard	6–0	170	Maryville, TN
23	Demetrius Smith	Sophomore	Guard	6–3	210	Hogansville, GA
25	Mo Williams	Freshman	Guard	6–1	185	Jackson, MS
35	Erwin Dudley	Junior	Forward	6–8	240	Uniontown, AL
42	Kenny Walker	Junior	Forward	6–9	220	Jacksonville, FL
50	Antoine Pettway	Sophomore	Guard	6–0	170	Camden, AL

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2001*		Athletes in Action	W 103–77		Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 8, 2001*		EA Sports	W 92–71		Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2001*	No. 24	Mississippi Valley State Guardians Classic campus game	W 107–67	1–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2001*	No. 24	Samford Guardians Classic campus game	W 83–51	2–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 20, 2001*	No. 22	vs. No. 5 Missouri Guardians Classic semifinals	L 68–75	2–1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
November 21, 2001* 6:00 p.m.	No. 22	vs. No. 12 Memphis Guardians Classic consolation game	W 81–70	3–1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
November 26, 2001*	No. 22	Utah	W 76–61	4–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2001*	No. 21	McNeese State	W 90–61	5–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 3, 2001*	No. 21	Chattanooga	W 74–68	6–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 8, 2001*	No. 16	vs. No. 20 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 57–79	6–2	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
December 14, 2001*	No. 22	Jacksonville State	W 99–57	7–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18, 2001*	No. 23	vs. Temple Jimmy V Classic	W 70–67	8–2	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
December 21, 2001*	No. 23	Alabama A&M	W 90–54	9–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 27, 2001*	No. 21	vs. Notre Dame Sugar Bowl Classic	W 79–76	10–2	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
December 31, 2001*	No. 21	Florida A&M	W 76–52	11–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 2, 2002*	No. 18	Bethune–Cookman	W 93–46	12–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 5, 2002	No. 18	LSU	W 76–74	13–2 (1–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 9, 2002	No. 14	Vanderbilt	W 92–79	14–2 (2–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 12, 2002	No. 14	at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball	L 56–59	14–3 (2–1)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
January 16, 2002	No. 16	at No. 20 Georgia	W 77–72	15–3 (3–1)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 19, 2002	No. 16	Mississippi State	W 85–73	16–3 (4–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 26, 2002	No. 14	at No. 8 Kentucky	W 64–61	17–3 (5–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 30, 2002	No. 7	Arkansas	W 109–94	18–3 (6–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 2, 2002	No. 7	at LSU	W 57–48	19–3 (7–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 6, 2002	No. 5	Ole Miss	W 79–59	20–3 (8–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 9, 2002	No. 5	at Mississippi State	L 62–76	20–4 (8–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 13, 2002	No. 7	at South Carolina	W 52–51	21–4 (9–2)	Frank McGuire Arena Columbia, SC
February 16, 2002	No. 7	Tennessee	W 95–82	22–4 (10–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2002	No. 5	at Arkansas	L 59–67	22–5 (10–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 23, 2002	No. 5	No. 8 Florida	W 65–64	23–5 (11–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 2002	No. 6	Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	W 73–68	24–5 (12–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2002	No. 6	at Ole Miss	L 56–84	24–6 (12–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 7, 2002	(W1) No. 8	vs. (E4) Tennessee Second Round	W 91–72	25–6	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
March 9, 2002	(W1) No. 8	vs. (E6) South Carolina Semifinals	W 67–55	26–6	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
March 10, 2002	(W1) No. 8	vs. (W2) Mississippi State Championship Game	L 58–61	26–7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 14, 2002*	(2) No. 8	vs. (15) Florida Atlantic First round	W 86–78	27–7	BI-LO Center Greenville, SC
March 16, 2002*	(2) No. 8	vs. (10) Kent State Second round	L 58–71	27–8	BI-LO Center Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[2].

References

↑ "2001-02 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats." sports-reference.com.
↑ "." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2021.

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Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References