2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record30–6 (17–1 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Christian
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 17 1   .944 30 6   .833
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Ohio 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
Miami (OH) 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Marshall 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Buffalo 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Akron 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
West
Ball State 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Toledo 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Central Michigan 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Eastern Michigan 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
2002 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Heath, the Flashes finished their best season in program history, posting a 30–6 record and advancing to the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after defeating seventh-seeded Oklahoma State, upsetting second-seeded Alabama and third-seeded Pittsburgh, before falling to eventual national runners-up Indiana. The team set program and Mid-American Conference (MAC) records for overall number of wins in a season with 30 and conference wins at 17, while the team's 21-game winning streak set the MAC and team records for both overall winning streak and single-season winning streak.