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2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys basketball
Southland tournament champions; Southland regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	21–9 (17–3 Southland)
Head coach	Tic Price (1st season);
Home arena	Burton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese State †	17	–	3	.850	21	–	9	.700
Louisiana–Monroe	15	–	5	.750	20	–	12	.625
UTSA	13	–	7	.650	19	–	10	.655
Lamar	11	–	9	.550	15	–	14	.517
Stephen F. Austin	10	–	10	.500	13	–	15	.464
Southwest Texas State	10	–	10	.500	12	–	16	.429
Sam Houston State	9	–	11	.450	14	–	14	.500
Texas–Arlington	9	–	11	.450	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern State	9	–	11	.450	13	–	18	.419
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	14	.300	7	–	20	.259
Nicholls State	1	–	19	.050	2	–	25	.074

† 2002 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented the McNeese State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by first-year head coach Tic Price, played their home games at Burton Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 21–9, 17–3 in Southland play. They won the 2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. They lost in the first round to No. 3 seed Mississippi State, 70–58.^[2]

Roster

2001–02 McNeese State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Jason Coleman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	45	Fred Gentry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	DeQuincy, Louisiana

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 2001*		at Auburn	L 74–78	1–2	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Nov 29, 2001*		at No. 21 Alabama	L 61–90	1–3	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Southland tournament
Mar 6, 2002*		Lamar Semifinals	W 71–57	20–8	Burton Coliseum (5,819) Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mar 9, 2002*		Louisiana-Monroe Championship game	W 65–43	21–8	Burton Coliseum (6,025) Lake Charles, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 17 Mississippi State First round	L 58–70	21–9	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.