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

2001-02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC Regular Season Champions
Conference Mid-American Conference 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 battling all the way to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight after mildly upsetting no. 7 seeded Oklahoma State, upsetting no. 2 seeded Alabama and no. 3 seeded Pittsburgh before finally falling to eventual national Runners-Up Indiana.

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 
Kent, OH

11/23/01*
vs. Hofstra L 64-67  1-1
Charles L. Sewall Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

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

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

11/28/01*
vs. #13 Kentucky L 68-82  3-1
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH

12/1/01*
Chattanooga W 75-56  4-2
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

12/15/01*
at Youngstown State L 70-75  4-3
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

12/20/01*
at Xavier L 56-62  4-4
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH

12/22/01*
at Illinois state W 61-48  5-4
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL

12/29*
vs. Cleveland State W 66-62  6-4
Gund Arena 
Cleveland, OH

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

1/2/02
Ball State W 81-54  8-4
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

1/5/02
Marshall W 73-70  9-4
Henderson Center 
Morgantown, WV

1/9/02
at Buffalo L 65-66  9-5
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY

1/12/02
Ohio W 71-56  10-5
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

1/16/02
at Akron W 78-54  11-5
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH

1/19/02
Western Michigan W 75-72  12-5
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

1/22/02
Buffalo W 91-53  13-5
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

1/26/02
at Bowling Green W 70-67  14-5
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH

1/29/02
at Eastern Michigan W 82-62  15-5
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI

2/2/02
Toledo W 79-52  16-5
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

2/4/02
Bowling Green W 76-64  17-5
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

2/9/02
at Central Michigan W 96-66  18-5
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI

2/13/02
at Northern Illinois W 73-61  19-5
Chick Evans Fieldhouse 
DeKalb, IL

2/16/02
Miami (OH) W 73-57  20-5
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

2/19/02
Marshall W 116-76  21-5
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

2/23/02
at Ohio W 70-67  22-5
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH

2/25/02
Akron W 67-57  23-5
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

3/2/02
at Miami (OH) W 70-67  24-5
Millett Hall 
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 
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Tournament

3/14/02*
vs. #20 Oklahoma State
NCAA Tournament First Round
W 69-61  28-5
BI-LO Center 
Greenville, SC

3/16/02*
vs. #9 Alabama
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
W 71-58  29-5
BI-LO Center 
Greenville, SC

3/21/02*
vs. #8 Pittsburgh
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
W 78-73 OT 30-5
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY

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

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