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2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball

MAC tournament champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC East Division Champions

NCAA tournament, Elite Eight

ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record30–6 (17–1 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Christian
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
← 2000–01
2002–03 →
2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  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 (OH) 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 advancing to the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA Division I men's 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.[1]

    Roster[edit]

    2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
    C 2 Nate Gerwig 6ft9in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    G 10 Demetric Shaw 6ft3in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
    G 12 Andrew Mitchell 5ft11in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
    G 13 Bryan Pellegrino 6ft3in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Solon, Ohio
    F 15 Jonathan Merritt 6ft7in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr West Bloomfield, Michigan
    G 22 Eric Haut 6ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lansing, Michigan
    G 24 Trevor Huffman 6ft1in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Petoskey, Michigan
    G 32 Brian Howard 6ft5in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Troy, Michigan
    G 32 Anthony Wilkins 6ft7in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
    F 34 Bryan Bedford 6ft4in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Racine, Wisconsin
    F 40 Eric Thomas 6ft4in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Springfield, Ohio
    F 44 Antonio Gates 6ft4in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
    C 54 John Edwards 7ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Hudson, Ohio
    Head coach

    Stan Heath

    Assistant coach(es)

    Jim Christian

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

    Schedule and results[edit]

    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
    		 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
    		 (1) vs. (8) Marshall
    MAC Tournament Quarterfinal     		W 82–70  25–5
    		 Gund Arena 
    Cleveland, OH
    3/8/02
    		 (1) vs. (4) Toledo
    MAC Tournament Semifinal     		W 86–61  26–5
    		 Gund Arena 
    Cleveland, OH
    3/9/02
    		 (1) vs. (3) Bowling Green
    MAC tournament championship     		W 70–59  27–5
    		 Gund Arena (14,106)
    Cleveland, OH
    NCAA Tournament
    3/14/02*
    		 (10 S) vs. (7 S) No. 20 Oklahoma State
    First Round     		W 69–61  28–5
    		 BI-LO Center 
    Greenville, SC
    3/16/02*
    		 (10 S) vs. (2 S) No. 9 Alabama
    Second Round     		W 71–58[2][3]  29–5
    		 BI-LO Center (13,962)
    Greenville, SC
    3/21/02*
    		 (10 S) vs. (3 S) No. 8 Pittsburgh
    Sweet Sixteen     		W 78–73 OT[4] 30–5
    		 Rupp Arena (22,338)
    Lexington, KY
    3/23/02*
    		 (10 S) vs. (5 S) Indiana
    Elite Eight     		L 69–81[5]  30–6
    		 Rupp Arena (22,435)
    Lexington, KY

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=South.
    All times are in Eastern.

    [6]

    Rankings[edit]

    Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

    [7]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 2015–16 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Mid-American Conference. December 2, 2015. p. 32.
  • ^ "The Guard That No One Wanted". The Washington Post. March 16, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  • ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Overlooked Kent State Overwhelms Alabama". The New York Times. March 17, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  • ^ "For Kent State, 'Validation'". The Washington Post. March 22, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  • ^ "Hot-shooting Indiana cools off Kent State with 81-69 victory". The Baltimore Sun. March 24, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  • ^ "2001-02 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results".
  • ^ 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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