2001–02 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2001–02 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	12-19 (4-12 Big 12)
Head coach	Larry Eustachy (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Randy Brown Bob Sundvold Lance Irvin
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Previous season

They finished the season 25–6, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They lost to Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset by Hampton.^[2]

Incoming players

Incoming Players

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Previous School	Hometown
Ricky Morgan	Guard	5'11"	185 lbs.	Pontiac Northern	Pontiac, Michigan
Adam Schaper	Forward	6'9"	215 lbs.	Kankakee Valley	DeMotte, Indiana
Jared Homan	Center	6'9"	230 lbs.	St. Mary's	Remsen, Iowa
Tommie King	Forward	6'6"	225 lbs.	Western Nebraska CC	Seattle, WA
Reference:[3]

Roster

2001–02 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jake Sullivan (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tartan High Oakdale, Minnesota F 1 Omar Bynum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Omaha North Omaha, Nebraska F 2 Tommie King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Western Nebraska CC Seattle, WA G 3 Brandon Nicol 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Graettinger High Graettinger, Iowa G 10 Brian Gahan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So McKinney High McKinney, Texas G 11 Ricky Morgan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pontiac Northern Pontiac, Michigan F 15 Adam Schaper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Kankakee Valley DeMotte, Indiana F 21 Shane Power (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Merrillville Andrean Crown Point, Indiana F 33 Clint Varley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Greenfield High Menlo, Iowa F 34 Tyray Pearson (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Hammond High Hammond, Indiana G 40 Brad Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Knoxville High Knoxville, Iowa G 42 Justin Fries 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Washington High Sioux Falls, South Dakota G/F 50 Marcus Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Notre Dame Prep East Chicago C 51 Jared Homan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr St. Mary's Remsen, Iowa C 54 Andrew Skoglund 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Hopkins High Minnetonka, Minnesota	Head coach Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Randy Brown (Arizona) 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
November 6, 2001* 7:00 pm		Global Sports Exhibition	W 90-81		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 12, 2001* 7:00 pm		Next Level Sports Exhibition	W 86-62		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 19, 2001* 7:00 pm		Hartford	W 83-54	1-0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 22, 2001* 4:30 pm		vs. Southern Illinois Las Vegas Invitational	L 57-66	1-1	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, Nevada
November 23, 2001* 4:30 pm		vs. St. Louis Las Vegas Invitational	W 77-72	2-1	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, Nevada
November 24, 2001* 7:00 pm		vs. Pennsylvania Las Vegas Invitational Second Place Matchup	L 77-84	2-2	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, Nevada
November 27, 2001* 7:00 pm		Savannah State	W 64-39	3-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
November 30, 2001* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The Tribune Cyclone Challenge	W 71-62	4-2	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 1, 2001* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		San Jose State The Tribune Cyclone Challenge	L 62-64	4-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 4, 2001* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 66-43	5-3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 8, 2001* 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 12 Iowa	L 53-78	5-4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 11, 2001* 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 11 Boston College	L 81-86	5-5	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
December 15, 2001* 7:00 pm, DTV		at Drake	L 58-72	5-6	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
December 23, 2001* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 77-54	6-6	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 29, 2001* 1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Northern Iowa	W 88-69	7-6	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 31, 2001* 6:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Morris Brown	W 69-45	8-6	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 5, 2002 5:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Baylor	L 74-79	8-7 (0-1)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
January 9, 2002 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 17 Missouri	W 71-67	9-7 (1-1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 12, 2002 4:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 6 Oklahoma State	L 66-69	9-8 (1-2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 16, 2002 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Colorado	L 61-63	9-9 (1-3)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
January 19, 2002 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Kansas State	L 52-63	9-10 (1-4)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
January 23, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		No. 2 Kansas	L 81-88	9-11 (1-5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 26, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Nebraska	L 84-86 OT	9-12 (1-6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 29, 2002 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Texas A&M	L 50-52	9-13 (1-7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 2, 2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		at No. 20 Texas Tech	L 43-69	9-14 (1-8)	Reed Arena  Lubbock, Texas
February 6, 2002 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at No. 22 Missouri	L 73-76	9-15 (1-9)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
February 13, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Colorado	W 89-63	10-15 (2-9)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 16, 2002 12:30 pm, ESPN Plus		Nebraska	W 85-79	11-15 (3-9)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 18, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 1 Kansas Big Monday	L 66-102	11-16 (3-10)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 23, 2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		Kansas State	W 73-71	12-16 (4-10)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 26, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at No. 5 Oklahoma	L 75-89	12-17 (4-11)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
March 2, 2002 8:00 pm, ESPN		Texas	L 76-79	12-18 (4-12)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Big 12 Tournament
March 7, 2002 8:35 pm, ESPN2		vs. Missouri	L 59-79	12-19 (4-12)	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

All-Conference Selections[4] Tyrary Pearson (2nd Team) Jake Sullivan (3rd Team) Shane Power (Honorable Mention)

Academic All-Big 12 first team[4] Jake Sullivan (2002)

Ralph A. Olsen Award[4] Tyray Pearson (2002)