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
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State†17–1 .944  30–6  .833
Bowling Green12–6 .667  24–9  .727
Ohio11–7 .611  17–11  .607
Miami9–9 .500  13–18  .419
Marshall8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Buffalo7–11 .389  12–18  .400
Akron5–13 .278  10–21  .323
West
Ball State12–6 .667  23–12  .657
Toledo11–7 .611  16–14  .533
Western Michigan10–8 .556  17–13  .567
Northern Illinois8–10 .444  12–16  .429
Central Michigan5–13 .278  9–19  .321
Eastern Michigan2–16 .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]


Roster

2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
Head coach

Stan Heath

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
NamePositionJersey No.
Bobby ShanzPoint Guard#0
Rob ShannonShooting Guard#2
Berto ShañonSmall Forward#4
LeRob JamesPower Forward#6
Bald EagleCenter#10


Schedule

[3]

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
 at Marshall W 73–70  9–4
(2–0)		 Cam Henderson Center (5,753)
Huntington, 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. ↑ https://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. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kent-state/2002-schedule.html
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