2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

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
Division	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

2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	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]

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.

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

Head coach

Bob Knight (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Knight (Indiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2001* 7:15 p.m.		EA Sports All-Stars	W 81–76		United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 11, 2001* 2:15 p.m.		Athletes First	W 83–68		United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Regular Season
Nov 16, 2001* 7:15 p.m.		William & Mary Ford Red Raider Classic	W 75–55	1–0	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 17, 2001* 9:15 p.m.		San Diego State Ford Red Raider Classic	W 81–71	2–0	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 20, 2001* 7:35 p.m.		at SMU	W 78–75	3–0	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Nov 24, 2001* 8:15 p.m.		Sam Houston State	L 65–69	3–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 26, 2001* 7:15 p.m.		UTEP	W 81–56	4–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 28 2001* 8:05 p.m.		at New Mexico State	W 81–80 ^OT	5–1	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 1, 2001* 4:00 p.m.		TCU	W 99–86	6–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Dec 14, 2001* 9:00 p.m.		at Houston	W 71–64	7–1	Compaq Center Houston, Texas
Dec 17, 2001* 7:15 p.m.		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 89–72	8–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Dec 22, 2001* 12:15 p.m.		Stetson	W 101–47	9–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Dec 30, 2001* 3:15 p.m.		Minnesota	W 80–60	10–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Jan 1, 2002* 2:15 p.m.		Wyoming	W 90–84	11–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Jan 6, 2002 1:00 p.m.		Kansas State	W 74–49	12–1 (1–0)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Jan 9, 2002 7:30 p.m.		at Texas A&M	W 72–70	13–1 (2–0)	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
Jan 12, 2002 12:45 p.m.		at No. 5 Oklahoma	L 72–98	13–2 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 2002 8:00 p.m.		Texas	L 71–74 ^OT	13–3 (2–2)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Jan 19, 2002 3:00 p.m.		No. 6 Oklahoma State	W 94–70	14–3 (3–2)	United Spirit Arena (15,098) Lubbock, Texas
Jan 26, 2002 12:00 p.m.		No. 6 Oklahoma	W 92–79	15–3 (4–2)	United Spirit Arena (15,098) Lubbock, Texas
Jan 30, 2002 7:05 p.m.	No. 20	at Nebraska	L 69–80	15–4 (4–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 2, 2002 12:45 p.m.	No. 20	Iowa State	W 69–43	16–4 (5–3)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Feb 6, 2002 7:00 p.m.	No. 24	at No. 14 Oklahoma State	L 62–64	16–5 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 2002 3:00 p.m.	No. 24	at No. 2 Kansas	L 81–108	16–6 (5–5)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 12, 2002 8:15 p.m.		Baylor	W 90–65	17–6 (6–5)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Feb 16, 2002 3:00 p.m.		at Colorado	W 97–79	18–6 (7–5)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 20, 2002 8:15 p.m.		Missouri	W 91–68	19–6 (8–5)	United Spirit Arena (14,426) Lubbock, Texas
Feb 23, 2002 12:45 p.m.		Texas A&M	W 74–53	20–6 (9–5)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Feb 26, 2002 8:00 p.m.		at Texas	L 71–96	20–7 (9–6)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mar 2, 2002 12:45 p.m.		at Baylor	W 91–89	21–7 (10–6)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2002* 2:20 p.m.	(5)	vs. (12) Texas A&M Big 12 Tournament First Round	W 80–71	22–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 8, 2002* 2:20 p.m.	(5)	vs. (4) No. 14 Oklahoma State Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinal	W 73–51	23–7	Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 2002* 1:00 p.m.	(5)	vs. (1) No. 1 Kansas Big 12 Tournament Semifinal	L 50–90	23–8	Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002* 6:50 p.m.	(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.

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Rankings

References

2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
"2019-20 Texas Tech Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
"2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas Tech University Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2026.