2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide ") represented the University of Alabama in the 2001–02 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried , who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference . This was the 90th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 27–8, 12–4 in SEC play, they lost in the championship game of the 2002 SEC men's basketball tournament after winning the regular season championship for the first time since 1986-87. They were invited to the NCAA tournament but, lost in the second round.
Roster
#[ 1]
Name
Class
Position
Height
Weight
Home Town
3
Solomon Davis
Senior
Forward
6–6
225
Mobile, AL
4
Reggie Rambo
Sophomore
Forward
6–7
225
Lena, LA
5
Earnest Shelton
Freshman
Guard
6–3
215
Memphis, TN
14
Terrance Meade
Junior
Guard
6–2
190
Scottsboro, AL
21
Rod Grizzard
Junior
Guard
6–8
205
Birmingham, AL
22
Travis Stinnett
Junior
Guard
6–0
170
Maryville, TN
23
Demetrius Smith
Sophomore
Guard
6–3
210
Hogansville, GA
25
Mo Williams
Freshman
Guard
6–1
185
Jackson, MS
35
Erwin Dudley
Junior
Forward
6–8
240
Uniontown, AL
42
Kenny Walker
Junior
Forward
6–9
220
Jacksonville, FL
50
Antoine Pettway
Sophomore
Guard
6–0
170
Camden, AL
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2001 *
Athletes in Action
W 103–77
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 8, 2001 *
EA Sports
W 92–71
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2001 *
No. 24
Mississippi Valley State Guardians Classic campus game
W 107–67
1–0
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2001 *
No. 24
Samford Guardians Classic campus game
W 83–51
2–0
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 20, 2001 *
No. 22
vs. No. 5 Missouri Guardians Classic semifinals
L 68–75
2–1
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
November 21, 2001 *6:00 p.m.
No. 22
vs. No. 12 Memphis Guardians Classic consolation game
W 81–70
3–1
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
November 26, 2001 *
No. 22
Utah
W 76–61
4–1
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2001 *
No. 21
McNeese State
W 90–61
5–1
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 3, 2001 *
No. 21
Chattanooga
W 74–68
6–1
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 8, 2001 *
No. 16
vs. No. 20 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic
L 57–79
6–2
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
December 14, 2001 *
No. 22
Jacksonville State
W 99–57
7–2
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18, 2001 *
No. 23
vs. Temple Jimmy V Classic
W 70–67
8–2
Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
December 21, 2001 *
No. 23
Alabama A&M
W 90–54
9–2
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 27, 2001 *
No. 21
vs. Notre Dame Sugar Bowl Classic
W 79–76
10–2
New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
December 31, 2001 *
No. 21
Florida A&M
W 76–52
11–2
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 2, 2002 *
No. 18
Bethune–Cookman
W 93–46
12–2
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 5, 2002
No. 18
LSU
W 76–74
13–2 (1–0)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 9, 2002
No. 14
Vanderbilt
W 92–79
14–2 (2–0)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 12, 2002
No. 14
at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball
L 56–59
14–3 (2–1)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
January 16, 2002
No. 16
at No. 20 Georgia
W 77–72
15–3 (3–1)
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 19, 2002
No. 16
Mississippi State
W 85–73
16–3 (4–1)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 26, 2002
No. 14
at No. 8 Kentucky
W 64–61
17–3 (5–1)
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 30, 2002
No. 7
Arkansas
W 109–94
18–3 (6–1)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 2, 2002
No. 7
at LSU
W 57–48
19–3 (7–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 6, 2002
No. 5
Ole Miss
W 79–59
20–3 (8–1)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 9, 2002
No. 5
at Mississippi State
L 62–76
20–4 (8–2)
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 13, 2002
No. 7
at South Carolina
W 52–51
21–4 (9–2)
Frank McGuire Arena Columbia, SC
February 16, 2002
No. 7
Tennessee
W 95–82
22–4 (10–2)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2002
No. 5
at Arkansas
L 59–67
22–5 (10–3)
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 23, 2002
No. 5
No. 8 Florida
W 65–64
23–5 (11–3)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 2002
No. 6
Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball
W 73–68
24–5 (12–3)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2002
No. 6
at Ole Miss
L 56–84
24–6 (12–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 7, 2002
(W1) No. 8
vs. (E4) Tennessee Second Round
W 91–72
25–6
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
March 9, 2002
(W1) No. 8
vs. (E6) South Carolina Semifinals
W 67–55
26–6
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
March 10, 2002 CBS
(W1) No. 8
vs. (W2) Mississippi State Championship Game
L 58–61
26–7
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 14, 2002 * CBS
(2) No. 8
vs. (15) Florida Atlantic First round
W 86–78
27–7
BI-LO Center Greenville, SC
March 16, 2002 * CBS
(2) No. 8
vs. (10) Kent State Second round
L 58–71
27–8
BI-LO Center Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time [ 2] .
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics