2001–02 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2001–02 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
2001–02 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Marc Dukes (4th season); Eric Bozeman (4th season); Wayne Brent (4th season);
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fourth-year head coach, Rod Barnes. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	23	Justin Reed	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	So	Jackson, Mississippi
G/F	5	Aaron Harper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Jackson, Mississippi
G	11	Jason Harrison	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sr	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	15	David Sanders	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Jackson, Michigan
G	32	Emmanuel Wade	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Marianna, Arkansas
F/C	31	John Gunn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Oxford, Michigan
F	45	Richard Kirklin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
F	30	Josh Hayes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Little Rock, Arkansas
C	54	John Engstrom	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Paragould, Arkansas
G	10	John Pilger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Ocean Springs, Mississippi
G	21	Carey Crain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Mendenhall, Mississippi
G	24	Syniker Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Gulfport, Mississippi
F	40	Derrick Allen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Gadsden, Alabama

Head coach

Rod Barnes

Assistant coach(es)

Marc Dukes
Eric Bozeman
Wayne Brent

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 2001*		vs. Bowling Green State	L 78–82 ^OT	0–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 17, 2001*		at Alaska-Fairbanks	W 75–58	1–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 18, 2001*		vs. Wichita State	W 80–68	2–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 24, 2001*		at Kansas State	W 67–65	3–1	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec 1, 2001*		George Mason	L 70–71	4–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (4,235) Oxford, MS
Dec 3, 2001*		Louisiana-Monroe	W 78–43	5–2	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Dec 7, 2001*		No. 22 Memphis	W 71–67	6–2	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Dec 16, 2001*		vs. Tennessee-Martin	W 83–72	7–2	DeSoto Civic Center Southaven, MS
Jan 2, 2002*		Lipscomb	W 75–49	11–2	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
Jan 6, 2002		at Tennessee	L 76–82	11–3 (0–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Jan 9, 2002		Auburn	W 69–65	12–3 (1–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 12, 2002		No. 22 Mississippi State	W 66–59	13–3 (2–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 15, 2002		at No. 12 Kentucky	L 64–87	13–4 (2–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Jan 19, 2002		at Arkansas	W 70–64	14–4 (3–2)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 23, 2002		LSU	W 70–55	15–4 (4–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 26, 2002		South Carolina	W 71–53	16–4 (5–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 30, 2002		Vanderbilt	W 73–61	17–4 (6–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Feb 2, 2002		at No. 16 Georgia	L 72–79	17–5 (6–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 6, 2002		at No. 5 Alabama	L 59–79	17–6 (6–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 9, 2002		Arkansas	W 79–67	18–6 (7–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Feb 13, 2002		at Auburn	L 62–65	18–7 (7–5)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Feb 16, 2002		No. 6 Florida	W 68–51	19–7 (8–5)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Feb 23, 2002		at Mississippi State	L 59–61	19–8 (8–6)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Feb 27, 2002		at LSU	L 56–59	19–9 (8–7)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 3, 2002		No. 6 Alabama	W 84–56	20–9 (9–7)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. South Carolina First round	L 67–69	20–10	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) UCLA First round	L 58–80^[1]	20–11	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

Source: ^[2]

References

^ "Line Change for UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

[1] "Line Change for UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

[2] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

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