2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2001–02 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 17
Record27–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida106 .625229  .710
No. 16 Kentucky106 .6252210  .688
No. 23 Georgia106 .6252210  .688
Tennessee79 .4381516  .484
South Carolina610 .3752215  .595
Vanderbilt610 .3751715  .531
West
No. 8 Alabama124 .750278  .771
No. 17 Mississippi State106 .625278  .771
Ole Miss97 .5632011  .645
LSU610 .3751915  .559
Arkansas610 .3751415  .483
Auburn412 .2501216  .429
2002 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2001–02 college basketball season. Under fourth-year head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State finished second in the SEC West Division regular season standings. The Bulldogs won the SEC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The Bulldogs beat No. 14 seed McNeese State in the opening round, 70–58, before being beaten by No. 6 seed Texas, 68–64, in the round of 32. Mississippi State finished the season with a record of 27–8 (10–6 SEC).