# 2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2001–02 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 90th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 27–8, 12–4 in SEC play, they lost in the championship game of the 2002 SEC men's basketball tournament after winning the regular season championship for the first time since 1986-87. They were invited to the NCAA tournament but, lost in the second round.

## Roster

| # | Name | Class | Position | Height | Weight | Home Town |
| 3 | Solomon Davis | Senior | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Mobile, AL |
| 4 | Reggie Rambo | Sophomore | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Lena, LA |
| 5 | Earnest Shelton | Freshman | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Memphis, TN |
| 14 | Terrance Meade | Junior | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Scottsboro, AL |
| 21 | Rod Grizzard | Junior | Guard | 6–8 | 205 | Birmingham, AL |
| 22 | Travis Stinnett | Junior | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Maryville, TN |
| 23 | Demetrius Smith | Sophomore | Guard | 6–3 | 210 | Hogansville, GA |
| 25 | Mo Williams | Freshman | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Jackson, MS |
| 35 | Erwin Dudley | Junior | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Uniontown, AL |
| 42 | Kenny Walker | Junior | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 50 | Antoine Pettway | Sophomore | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Camden, AL |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2001* | | Athletes in Action | W 103–77 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 8, 2001* | | EA Sports | W 92–71 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2001* | No. 24 | Mississippi Valley State Guardians Classic campus game | W 107–67 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 14, 2001* | No. 24 | Samford Guardians Classic campus game | W 83–51 | 2–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 20, 2001* | No. 22 | vs. No. 5 Missouri Guardians Classic semifinals | L 68–75 | 2–1 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| November 21, 2001* 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 | vs. No. 12 Memphis Guardians Classic consolation game | W 81–70 | 3–1 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| November 26, 2001* | No. 22 | Utah | W 76–61 | 4–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 29, 2001* | No. 21 | McNeese State | W 90–61 | 5–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 3, 2001* | No. 21 | Chattanooga | W 74–68 | 6–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 8, 2001* | No. 16 | vs. No. 20 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic | L 57–79 | 6–2 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA |
| December 14, 2001* | No. 22 | Jacksonville State | W 99–57 | 7–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 18, 2001* | No. 23 | vs. Temple Jimmy V Classic | W 70–67 | 8–2 | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| December 21, 2001* | No. 23 | Alabama A&M | W 90–54 | 9–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 27, 2001* | No. 21 | vs. Notre Dame Sugar Bowl Classic | W 79–76 | 10–2 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| December 31, 2001* | No. 21 | Florida A&M | W 76–52 | 11–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 2, 2002* | No. 18 | Bethune–Cookman | W 93–46 | 12–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2002 | No. 18 | LSU | W 76–74 | 13–2 (1–0) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 9, 2002 | No. 14 | Vanderbilt | W 92–79 | 14–2 (2–0) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 12, 2002 | No. 14 | at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | L 56–59 | 14–3 (2–1) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| January 16, 2002 | No. 16 | at No. 20 Georgia | W 77–72 | 15–3 (3–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| January 19, 2002 | No. 16 | Mississippi State | W 85–73 | 16–3 (4–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 26, 2002 | No. 14 | at No. 8 Kentucky | W 64–61 | 17–3 (5–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| January 30, 2002 | No. 7 | Arkansas | W 109–94 | 18–3 (6–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 2, 2002 | No. 7 | at LSU | W 57–48 | 19–3 (7–1) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 6, 2002 | No. 5 | Ole Miss | W 79–59 | 20–3 (8–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 9, 2002 | No. 5 | at Mississippi State | L 62–76 | 20–4 (8–2) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| February 13, 2002 | No. 7 | at South Carolina | W 52–51 | 21–4 (9–2) | Frank McGuire Arena Columbia, SC |
| February 16, 2002 | No. 7 | Tennessee | W 95–82 | 22–4 (10–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 20, 2002 | No. 5 | at Arkansas | L 59–67 | 22–5 (10–3) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| February 23, 2002 | No. 5 | No. 8 Florida | W 65–64 | 23–5 (11–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 27, 2002 | No. 6 | Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball | W 73–68 | 24–5 (12–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 3, 2002 | No. 6 | at Ole Miss | L 56–84 | 24–6 (12–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2002 | (W1) No. 8 | vs. (E4) Tennessee Second Round | W 91–72 | 25–6 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| March 9, 2002 | (W1) No. 8 | vs. (E6) South Carolina Semifinals | W 67–55 | 26–6 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| March 10, 2002 CBS | (W1) No. 8 | vs. (W2) Mississippi State Championship Game | L 58–61 | 26–7 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2002* CBS | (2) No. 8 | vs. (15) Florida Atlantic First round | W 86–78 | 27–7 | BI-LO Center Greenville, SC |
| March 16, 2002* CBS | (2) No. 8 | vs. (10) Kent State Second round | L 58–71 | 27–8 | BI-LO Center Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||