# 2001–02 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

They finished the season 25–6, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They lost to Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset by Hampton.

## Incoming players

Incoming Players :
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Previous School | Hometown |
| Ricky Morgan | Guard | 5'11" | 185 lbs. | Pontiac Northern | Pontiac, Michigan |
| Adam Schaper | Forward | 6'9" | 215 lbs. | Kankakee Valley | DeMotte, Indiana |
| Jared Homan | Center | 6'9" | 230 lbs. | St. Mary's | Remsen, Iowa |
| Tommie King | Forward | 6'6" | 225 lbs. | Western Nebraska CC | Seattle, WA |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2001* 7:00 pm | Global Sports Exhibition | W 90-81 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 12, 2001* 7:00 pm | Next Level Sports Exhibition | W 86-62 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 19, 2001* 7:00 pm | Hartford | W 83-54 | 1-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 22, 2001* 4:30 pm | vs. Southern Illinois Las Vegas Invitational | L 57-66 | 1-1 | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada |
| November 23, 2001* 4:30 pm | vs. St. Louis Las Vegas Invitational | W 77-72 | 2-1 | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada |
| November 24, 2001* 7:00 pm | vs. Pennsylvania Las Vegas Invitational Second Place Matchup | L 77-84 | 2-2 | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada |
| November 27, 2001* 7:00 pm | Savannah State | W 64-39 | 3-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 30, 2001* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The Tribune Cyclone Challenge | W 71-62 | 4-2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 1, 2001* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | San Jose State The Tribune Cyclone Challenge | L 62-64 | 4-3 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 2001* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 66-43 | 5-3 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 2001* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 12 Iowa | L 53-78 | 5-4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 11, 2001* 6:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 11 Boston College | L 81-86 | 5-5 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| December 15, 2001* 7:00 pm, DTV | at Drake | L 58-72 | 5-6 | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 23, 2001* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 77-54 | 6-6 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 29, 2001* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Northern Iowa | W 88-69 | 7-6 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 31, 2001* 6:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Morris Brown | W 69-45 | 8-6 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 5, 2002 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Baylor | L 74-79 | 8-7 (0-1) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| January 9, 2002 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 17 Missouri | W 71-67 | 9-7 (1-1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 12, 2002 4:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | L 66-69 | 9-8 (1-2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 16, 2002 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Colorado | L 61-63 | 9-9 (1-3) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| January 19, 2002 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at Kansas State | L 52-63 | 9-10 (1-4) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 23, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 2 Kansas | L 81-88 | 9-11 (1-5) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 26, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | at Nebraska | L 84-86 $^{OT}$ | 9-12 (1-6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 29, 2002 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | Texas A&M | L 50-52 | 9-13 (1-7) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 2, 2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | at No. 20 Texas Tech | L 43-69 | 9-14 (1-8) | Reed Arena Lubbock, Texas |
| February 6, 2002 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | at No. 22 Missouri | L 73-76 | 9-15 (1-9) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| February 13, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | Colorado | W 89-63 | 10-15 (2-9) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 16, 2002 12:30 pm, ESPN Plus | Nebraska | W 85-79 | 11-15 (3-9) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 18, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 1 Kansas Big Monday | L 66-102 | 11-16 (3-10) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 23, 2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | Kansas State | W 73-71 | 12-16 (4-10) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 26, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | at No. 5 Oklahoma | L 75-89 | 12-17 (4-11) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| March 2, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN | Texas | L 76-79 | 12-18 (4-12) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2002 8:35 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Missouri | L 59-79 | 12-19 (4-12) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||