2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record30–6 (17–1 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Christian
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State171 .944306  .833
Bowling Green126 .667249  .727
Ohio117 .6111711  .607
Miami (OH)99 .5001318  .419
Marshall810 .4441515  .500
Buffalo711 .3891218  .400
Akron513 .2781021  .323
West
Ball State126 .6672312  .657
Toledo117 .6111614  .533
Western Michigan108 .5561713  .567
Northern Illinois810 .4441216  .429
Central Michigan513 .278919  .321
Eastern Michigan216 .111624  .200
2002 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Heath, the Flashes finished their best season in program history, posting a 30–6 record and advancing to the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after defeating seventh-seeded Oklahoma State, upsetting second-seeded Alabama and third-seeded Pittsburgh, before falling to eventual national runners-up Indiana. The team set program and Mid-American Conference (MAC) records for overall number of wins in a season with 30 and conference wins at 17, while the team's 21-game winning streak set the MAC and team records for both overall winning streak and single-season winning streak.