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.

2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 8
Record27–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
  • Mark Gottfried (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Philip Pearson
  • Orlando Early
  • T. R. Dunn
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
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
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