| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2001-02 |
| Prev Year: | 2000–01 |
| Next Year: | 2002–03 |
| Team: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | South |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Record: | 30–6 |
| Conf Record: | 17–1 |
| Head Coach: | Stan Heath |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Jim Christian |
| Stadium: | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center |
| Champion: | MAC tournament champions MAC Regular Season Champions MAC East Division Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Elite Eight |
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.[1]
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See main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [3]