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

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 12

2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v 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 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown

Head coach

Stan Heath

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Name	Position	Jersey No.
Bobby Shanz	Point Guard	#0
Rob Shannon	Shooting Guard	#2
Berto Shañon	Small Forward	#4
LeRob James	Power Forward	#6
Bald Eagle	Center	#10

Schedule

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Date time, TV	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			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

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kent-state/2002.html
^ 2015–16 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Mid-American Conference. December 2, 2015. p. 32.
^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kent-state/2002-schedule.html

[1] ttps://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] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kent-state/2002-schedule.html

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