2001–02 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2001–02 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
2001–02 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Mountain West Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	22–9 (11–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve McClain (4th season);
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028)
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wyoming	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
Utah	10	–	4	.714	21	–	9	.700
UNLV	9	–	5	.643	21	–	11	.656
BYU	7	–	7	.500	18	–	12	.600
San Diego State †	7	–	7	.500	21	–	12	.636
New Mexico	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
Colorado State	3	–	11	.214	12	–	18	.400
Air Force	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

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

The 2001–02 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team^[2] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Steve McClain and played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys were a member of the Mountain West Conference. Wyoming finished the season 22–9, 11–3 in Mountain West play to finish in first place. They lost to San Diego State in the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball tournament. The Cowboys received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. In the opening round, they defeated No. 6 seed Gonzaga^[3] before falling to No. 3 seed Arizona in the second round.^[4] This was Wyoming's first trip to the round of 32 since 1987 and, as of the 2021–22 season, its most recent NCAA Tournament victory.

Roster

2001–02 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	44	Marcus Bailey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr		Cheyenne, Wyoming
F	22	Josh Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Salem Academy	Salem, Oregon

Head coach

Steve McClain (Chadron State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2001*		at No. 20 USC	L 55–68	0–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 1, 2002*		at Texas Tech	L 84–90	9–4	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Mountain West Regular Season
Mar 2, 2002		Utah	W 57–56	20–7 (11–3)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Mountain West tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. Air Force Quarterfinals	W 69–67 ^OT	21–7	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 8, 2002*		vs. San Diego State Semifinals	L 69–70	21–8	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 6 Gonzaga First Round	W 73–66	22–8	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 16, 2002*	(11 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 7 Arizona Second Round	L 60–68	22–9	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
^ "Cowboys Ride Herd on Gonzaga". The Washington Post. March 15, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
^ "Stirred Frye Lifts Arizona". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[2] The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.

[3] "Cowboys Ride Herd on Gonzaga". The Washington Post. March 15, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[4] "Stirred Frye Lifts Arizona". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[5] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

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v t e Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Venues	Little Red Gym (1904–1924) Half Acre Gym (1924–1951) War Memorial Fieldhouse (1951–1982) Arena-Auditorium (1982–present)
Rivalries	Colorado State
Culture & lore	"Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 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
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold