2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
2001–02 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Guardians Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
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

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
	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]

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2001* 8:00 pm	No. 8	Tennessee–Martin Guardians Classic – Campus Game	W 89–63	1–0	28 – Rush	10 – Johnson	7 – Stokes	Hearnes Center (10,387) Columbia, MO
Nov 14, 2001* 8:00 pm	No. 8	Air Force Guardians Classic – Campus Game	W 86–58	2–0	20 – Gilbert	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Hearnes Center (8,915) Columbia, MO
Nov 20, 2001* 9:00 pm	No. 5	vs. No. 22 Alabama Guardians Classic – Semifinals	W 75–68	3–0	18 – Gilbert	12 – Stokes	4 – Stokes	Kemper Arena (11,696) Kansas City, MO
Nov 21, 2001* 9:00 pm	No. 5	vs. No. 9 Iowa Guardians Classic – Championship Game	W 78–77	4–0	27 – Gilbert	6 – Rush	3 – Rush	Kemper Arena (12,136) Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2001* 8:30 pm	No. 5	vs. Xavier John R. Wooden Classic	W 72–60	5–0	24 – Rush	12 – Rush	6 – Gilbert	Conseco Fieldhouse (12,867) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 29, 2001* 7:00 pm	No. 3	Jackson State	W 106–68	6–0	24 – Rush	10 – Johnson	7 – Stokes	Hearnes Center (11,289) Columbia, MO
Dec 1, 2001* 3:00 pm	No. 3	Grambling State	W 100–76	7–0	20 – Gilbert	10 – Johnson	7 – Tied	Hearnes Center (12,389) Columbia, MO
Dec 3, 2001* 6:00 pm	No. 2	at St. Louis	W 69–67	8–0	18 – Tied	16 – Johnson	5 – Stokes	Savvis Center (20,602) St. Louis, MO
Dec 6, 2001* 7:00 pm	No. 2	Southern	W 117–67	9–0	29 – Gilbert	8 – Tied	11 – Stokes	Hearnes Center (10,846) Columbia, MO
Dec 15, 2001* 8:00 pm	No. 2	No. 15 Iowa Fire Code Game	L 65–83^[2]	9–1	22 – Paulding	6 – Paulding	2 – Tied	Hearnes Center (13,545) Columbia, MO
Dec 22, 2001* 8:00 pm	No. 8	vs. No. 9 Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 61–72	9–2	16 – Rush	9 – Johnson	7 – Stokes	Savvis Center (22,153) St. Louis, MO
Dec 29, 2001* 1:00 pm	No. 10	at DePaul	L 62–63	9–3	20 – Johnson	18 – Johnson	4 – Stokes	United Center (6,234) Chicago, IL
Jan 2, 2002* 7:00 pm	No. 17	Coppin State	W 74–47	10–3	23 – Rush	8 – Johnson	11 – Stokes	Hearnes Center (10,416) Columbia, MO
Jan 5, 2002 12:45 pm	No. 17	Nebraska	W 60–53	11–3 (1–0)	17 – Gilbert	7 – Tied	5 – Rush	Hearnes Center (13,545) Columbia, MO
Jan 9, 2002 7:00 pm	No. 17	at Iowa State	L 67–71	11–4 (1–1)	29 – Rush	10 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (9,850) Ames, IA
Jan 12, 2002 3:00 pm	No. 17	at Kansas State	W 81–66	12–4 (2–1)	23 – Johnson	15 – Johnson	6 – Stokes	Bramlage Coliseum (7,112) Manhattan, KS
Jan 16, 2002 7:00 pm	No. 21	at Texas A&M	W 74–50	13–4 (3–1)	18 – Rush	11 – Johnson	4 – Gilbert	Reed Arena (12,184) College Station, TX
Jan 19, 2002 12:45 pm	No. 21	Colorado	W 92–77	14–4 (4–1)	29 – Rush	8 – Bryant	6 – Gilbert	Hearnes Center (11,886) Columbia, MO
Jan 21, 2002 8:00 pm	No. 18	at No. 5 Oklahoma	L 71–84	14–5 (4–2)	26 – Gilbert	5 – Bryant	5 – Stokes	Lloyd Noble Center (11,409) Norman, OK
Jan 26, 2002 12:45 pm	No. 18	Kansas State	W 86–74	15–5 (5–2)	22 – Paulding	6 – Tied	4 – Stokes	Hearnes Center (13,168) Columbia, MO
Jan 28, 2002 8:00 pm	No. 22	at No. 2 Kansas	L 73–105	15–6 (5–3)	19 – Tied	7 – Rush	4 – Rush	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
Feb 3, 2002* 1:00 pm	No. 22	No. 8 Virginia	W 81–77	16–6	26 – Rush	8 – Johnson	4 – Tied	Hearnes Center (12,136) Columbia, MO
Feb 6, 2002 7:00 pm	No. 22	Iowa State	W 76–73	17–6 (6–3)	27 – Gilbert	10 – Johnson	8 – Gilbert	Hearnes Center (12,480) Columbia, MO
Feb 9, 2002 8:00 pm	No. 22	at Baylor	L 80–81	17–7 (6–4)	29 – Rush	11 – Johnson	6 – Gilbert	Ferrell Center (8,121) Waco, TX
Feb 13, 2002 7:05 pm		at Nebraska	W 87–71	18–7 (7–4)	30 – Rush	8 – Bryant	8 – Stokes	Devaney Center (9,622) Lincoln, NE
Feb 17, 2002 2:30 pm		Texas	L 70–72	18–8 (7–5)	16 – Tied	9 – Johnson	6 – Gilbert	Hearnes Center (13,545) Columbia, MO
Feb 20, 2002 8:15 pm		at Texas Tech	L 68–91	18–9 (7–6)	22 – Rush	10 – Tied	5 – Gilbert	United Spirit Arena (14,426) Lubbock, TX
Feb 23, 2002 2:00 pm		at Colorado	W 96–63	19–9 (8–6)	40 – Gilbert	6 – Johnson	7 – Stokes	Coors Events Center (6,827) Boulder, CO
Feb 25, 2002 8:00 pm		No. 13 Oklahoma State	W 72–69	20–9 (9–6)	21 – Paulding	14 – Johnson	3 – Tied	Hearnes Center (12,374) Columbia, MO
Mar 3, 2002 1:00 pm		No. 1 Kansas	L 92–95	20–10 (9–7)	27 – Gilbert	8 – Tied	7 – Rush	Hearnes Center (13,545) Columbia, MO
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2002* 8:45 pm	(6)	vs. (11) Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 79–59	21–10	26 – Gilbert	9 – Gage	4 – Paulding	Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, MO
Mar 8, 2002* 8:35 pm	(6)	vs. (3) Texas Semifinals	L 85–89	21–11	33 – Rush	9 – Bryant	5 – Gilbert	Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002* 10:40 am, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 21 Miami (FL) First Round	W 93–80	22–11	20 – Gilbert	11 – Bryant	7 – Rush	University Arena Albuquerque, NM
Mar 16, 2002* 1:20 pm, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 14 Ohio State Second Round	W 83–67	23–11	20 – Paulding	9 – Tied	6 – Gilbert	University Arena Albuquerque, NM
Mar 21, 2002* 7:15 pm, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (8 W) UCLA Sweet Sixteen	W 82–73	24–11	23 – Gilbert	14 – Johnson	4 – Rush	Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, CA
Mar 23, 2002* 1:40 pm, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma Elite Eight	L 75–81	24–12	22 – Paulding	9 – Bryant	5 – Tied	Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, CA
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. W = West*.

Rankings

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Awards

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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.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

[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.

[Coaches-3] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

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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 NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 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 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Premo-Porretta national championships in bold