2001–02 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

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
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
No. 16 Kentucky 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
No. 23 Georgia 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Tennessee 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
South Carolina 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Vanderbilt 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
West
No. 8 Alabama 12 4   .750 27 8   .771
No. 17 Mississippi State 10 6   .625 27 8   .771
Ole Miss 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
LSU 6 10   .375 19 15   .559
Arkansas 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
Auburn 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
2002 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.