2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2002 Big 12 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Missouri Tigers men's basketball
2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
2001–02 record	24–12 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Quin Snyder (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tony Harvey (3rd season); Lane Odom (2nd season); Marcus Perez (2nd season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center

The 2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Quin Snyder, the Tigers reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, and finished with an overall record of 24–12 (9–7 Big 12).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	00	Uche Okafor	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Anambra State, Nigeria
G	2	Wesley Stokes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Long Beach, California
G	4	Clarence Gilbert (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
F	5	Travon Bryant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Long Beach, California
G	10	Ryan Kiernan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	St. Charles, Missouri
G	11	Duane John	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Toronto, Ontario
F	12	Justin Gage	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Jefferson City, Missouri
F	15	Josh Kroenke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Columbia, Missouri
F	21	Kareem Rush (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Kansas City, Missouri
G	23	Rickey Paulding	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Detroit, Michigan
G	24	Jake Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	DeSoto, Missouri
F/C	32	Jeffrey Ferguson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Toronto, Ontario
G/F	33	Najeeb Echols	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
G	35	Michael Griffin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Norcross, Georgia
F	50	Arthur Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Quin Snyder (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Harvey (Cameron)
Lane Odom (High Point)
Marcus Perez (Army)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 2001*	No. 5	vs. No. 9 Iowa	W 78-77	4-0	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Dec 15, 2001*	No. 2	No. 15 Iowa Fire Code Game	L 65-83[2]	9-1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Jan 28, 2002		at No. 2 Kansas	L 73–105	15–6 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Feb 25, 2002		No. 13 Oklahoma State	W 72–69	20–9 (9–6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Mar 3, 2002		No. 1 Kansas	L 92–95	20–10 (9–7)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Big 12 Conference Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. Iowa State Big 12 Quarterfinal	W 79–59	21–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Mar 8, 2002*		vs. Texas Big 12 Semifinal	L 85–89	21–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 21 Miami (FL) First Round	W 93–80	22–11	The Pit/Bob King Court Albuquerque, NM
Mar 16, 2002*	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 14 Ohio State Second Round	W 83–67	23–11	The Pit/Bob King Court Albuquerque, NM
Mar 21, 2002*	(12 W)	vs. (8 W) UCLA Sweet Sixteen	W 82–73	24–11	Compaq Center San Jose, CA
Mar 23, 2002*	(12 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma Elite Eight	L 75–81	24–12	Compaq Center San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Awards

[3]

References

"2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
"Hawkeyes get revenge for loss in tournament". Des Moines Register via Newspapers.com. December 16, 2001. p. 32. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

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

[2] "Hawkeyes get revenge for loss in tournament". Des Moines Register via Newspapers.com. December 16, 2001. p. 32. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[3] 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys All-Americans Statistical leaders
Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	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]