2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	23–9 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton; Kyle Keller (3rd season);
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 23–9, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South region. Oklahoma State lost to No. 10 seed Kent State in the opening round.^[2]

2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	4	.892
No. 3 Oklahoma †	13	–	3	.813	31	–	5	.861
Texas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	12	.647
No. 20 Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Texas Tech	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Missouri	9	–	7	.563	24	–	12	.667
Kansas State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Nebraska	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Colorado	5	–	11	.313	15	–	14	.517
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	12	–	19	.387
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290

† 2002 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Roster

2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
G	1	Maurice Baker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Madison, Illinois
G	5	Victor Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	23	Ivan McFarlin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	34	Melvin Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Liberal, Kansas

Head coach

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2001* 7:00 p.m.		Athletes First	W 92–88		Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 10, 2001* 7:00 p.m.		EA Sports All-Stars	W 89–77		Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Regular season
Nov 16, 2001* 8:00 p.m.	No. 18	Cincinnati	W 69–62	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 17, 2001* 2:00 p.m.	No. 18	Austin Peay	W 81–58	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,512) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 19, 2001* 7:00 p.m.	No. 15	vs. Providence Las Vegas Tournament	W 83–65	3–0	Valley High School (557) Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 20, 2001* 7:00 p.m.	No. 15	vs. Siena Las Vegas Tournament	W 82–64	4–0	Valley High School (580) Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 21, 2001* 9:30 p.m.	No. 15	vs. TCU Las Vegas Tournament	W 95–77	5–0	Valley High School (560) Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 24, 2001* 7:00 p.m.	No. 15	North Texas	W 77–58	6–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,758) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 29, 2001* 7:00 p.m.	No. 14	New Orleans	W 95–47	7–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,898) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 2001* 7:00 p.m.	No. 14	Wichita State	W 61–59	8–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,201) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 2001* 7:00 p.m.	No. 10	Jackson State	W 90–41	9–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,972) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 2001* 8:00 p.m.	No. 6	Northwestern State	W 79–44	10–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,512) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 2001* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	at UMKC	W 62–50	11–0	Municipal Auditorium (8,643) Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 22, 2001* 1:00 p.m.	No. 6	vs. Arkansas	W 85–76	12–0	Alltel Arena (17,021) North Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 29, 2001* 6:00 p.m.	No. 5	vs. Ball State All-College Classic	W 82–70	13–0	Myriad Convention Center (13,648) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 5, 2002 3:00 p.m., ESPN Plus	No. 5	Texas	L 60–71	13–1 (0–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 2002 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Baylor	W 68–57	14–1 (1–1)	Ferrell Center (7,088) Waco, Texas
Jan 12, 2002 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	at Iowa State	W 69–66	15–1 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum (13,226) Ames, Iowa
Jan 15, 2002 8:00 p.m.	No. 6	No. 4 Kansas	L 61–79	15–2 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 19, 2002 3:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Texas Tech	L 70–94	15–3 (2–3)	United Spirit Arena (15,098) Lubbock, Texas
Jan 23, 2002 7:00 p.m.	No. 11	Nebraska	W 70–63	16–3 (3–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,517) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 26, 2002 3:00 p.m.	No. 11	Colorado	W 64–55	17–3 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,498) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 2002 8:00 p.m., ESPN Plus	No. 9	at No. 6 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 53–58	17–4 (4–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,145) Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 2002 12:45 p.m.	No. 9	at Kansas State	L 61–70	17–5 (4–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (8,393) Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 6, 2002 7:00 p.m.	No. 14	No. 24 Texas Tech	W 64–62	18–5 (5–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 10, 2002* 1:30 p.m.	No. 14	at Fresno State	L 52–58	18–6	Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California
Feb 13, 2002 8:00 p.m., ESPN Plus	No. 16	No. 4 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 79–72 ^OT	19–6 (6–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 2002 5:00 p.m.	No. 16	at Texas A&M	W 71–66	20–6 (7–5)	Reed Arena (6,750) College Station, Texas
Feb 20, 2002 7:00 p.m.	No. 13	at Texas	W 85–80	21–6 (8–5)	Frank Erwin Center (10,011) Austin, Texas
Feb 23, 2002 3:00 p.m.	No. 13	Baylor	W 77–64	22–6 (9–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 2002 8:00 p.m.	No. 13	at Missouri	L 69–72	22–7 (9–6)	Hearnes Center (12,374) Columbia, Missouri
Mar 2, 2002 7:00 p.m.	No. 12	Texas A&M	W 66–51	23–7 (10–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,706) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2002* 2:30 p.m.	No. 14	vs. Texas Tech Quarterfinals	L 51–73	23–8	Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002* 11:20 a.m.	(7 S) No. 20	vs. (10 S) Kent State First round	L 61–69	23–9	BI-LO Center (13,194) Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

↑ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
↑ "Kent State rides big lead to first-round upset". ESPN. March 15, 2002. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
↑ "2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
↑ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
↑ "2001-02 Cowboy Basketball Schedule". okstate.com. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
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- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[Standings-1] 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "Kent State rides big lead to first-round upset". ESPN. March 15, 2002. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

[3] "2001–02 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[4] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[5] "2001-02 Cowboy Basketball Schedule". okstate.com. Retrieved April 7, 2026.

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ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[mwiA] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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