2001–02 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

2001–02 Alcorn State Braves basketball
2001–02 Alcorn State Braves basketball
SWAC Regular season champions; SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	21–10 (16–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Davey Whitney (26th season);
Home arena	Davey Whitney Complex
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alcorn State †	16	–	2	.889	21	–	10	.677
Alabama A&M	12	–	6	.667	19	–	10	.655
Alabama State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.594
Texas Southern	10	–	8	.556	11	–	17	.393
Mississippi Valley State	9	–	9	.500	12	–	17	.414
Prairie View A&M	8	–	10	.444	10	–	20	.333
Jackson State	8	–	10	.444	9	–	19	.321
Grambling State	7	–	11	.389	9	–	19	.321
Southern	6	–	12	.333	7	–	20	.259
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	2	–	16	.111	2	–	26	.071

† 2002 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2001–02 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the conference regular season. They also won the SWAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the East region, the Braves were defeated by fellow No. 16 seed Siena, 81–77.^[2]

Roster

2001–02 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Marcus Fleming	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
C		Walter Harper	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
SWAC tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 2002*	(16 E)	vs. (16 E) Siena Play-in game	L 77–81^[2]	21–10	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Alcorn State Braves basketball
Venues	Davey Whitney Complex (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25