2001–02 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2001–02 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
2001–02 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Marc Dukes (4th season); Eric Bozeman (4th season); Wayne Brent (4th season);
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
No. 16 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No. 23 Georgia	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	22	–	15	.595
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
West
No. 8 Alabama	12	–	4	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 17 Mississippi State †	10	–	6	.625	27	–	8	.771
Ole Miss	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
LSU	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2002 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fourth-year head coach, Rod Barnes. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	23	Justin Reed	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	So	Jackson, Mississippi
G/F	5	Aaron Harper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Jackson, Mississippi
G	11	Jason Harrison	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sr	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	15	David Sanders	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Jackson, Michigan
G	32	Emmanuel Wade	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Marianna, Arkansas
F/C	31	John Gunn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Oxford, Michigan
F	45	Richard Kirklin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
F	30	Josh Hayes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Little Rock, Arkansas
C	54	John Engstrom	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Paragould, Arkansas
G	10	John Pilger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Ocean Springs, Mississippi
G	21	Carey Crain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Mendenhall, Mississippi
G	24	Syniker Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Gulfport, Mississippi
F	40	Derrick Allen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Gadsden, Alabama

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 2001*		vs. Bowling Green State	L 78–82 ^OT	0–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 17, 2001*		at Alaska-Fairbanks	W 75–58	1–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 18, 2001*		vs. Wichita State	W 80–68	2–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
SEC regular season
Mar 3, 2002		No. 6 Alabama	W 84–56	20–9 (9–7)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. South Carolina First round	L 67–69	20–10	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) UCLA First round	L 58–80^[1]	20–11	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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