2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; First round, L, 76–68 v. Southern Illinois
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South
Record	23–9 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Knight (1st season);
Assistant coach	Pat Knight (1st season)
Home arena	United Spirit Arena
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Knight, his first year with the team. Knight replaced James Dickey, who was fired after four consecutive losing seasons while Texas Tech was under NCAA probation. The Red Raiders played their home games in the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas.

2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	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
Missouri	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]

Roster

2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	14	Andre Emmett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Dallas, Texas
G	15	Ronald Ross	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hobbs, New Mexico
F	22	Kasib Powell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Teaneck, New Jersey
C	55	Andy Ellis	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Lamesa, Texas

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 2001*		William & Mary	W 75–55	1–0	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 17, 2001*		San Diego State	W 81–71	2–0	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Jan 12, 2002		at No. 5 Oklahoma	L 72–98	13–2 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 2002		Texas	L 71–74 ^OT	13–3 (2–2)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Jan 30, 2002	No. 20	at Nebraska	L 69–80	15–4 (4–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 2, 2002	No. 20	Iowa State	W 69–43	16–4 (5–3)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Feb 6, 2002	No. 24	at No. 14 Oklahoma State	L 62–64	16–5 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 2002	No. 24	at No. 2 Kansas	L 81–108	16–6 (5–5)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 2, 2002		at Baylor	W 91–89	21–7 (10–6)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*	(5)	vs. (12) Texas A&M Big 12 Tournament First Round	W 80–71	22–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 8, 2002*	(5)	vs. (4) No. 14 Oklahoma State Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinal	W 73–51	23–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 2002*	(5)	vs. (1) No. 1 Kansas Big 12 Tournament Semifinal	L 50–90	23–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(6 E)	vs. (11 E) Southern Illinois First Round	L 68–76	23–9	United Center Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.