2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2001–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 27–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 13–3 record, were the regular season champions, and were the 2002 Big East men's basketball tournament champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by sixteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]

2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East tournament champions
Big East East Division regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 10
Record27–7 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • George Blaney
  • Dave Leitao
  • Tom Moore
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons
2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
No. 21 Miami 10 6   .625 24 8   .750
St. John's 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Boston College 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Villanova 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
Providence 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Virginia Tech* 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 3   .813 29 6   .829
Notre Dame 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
Georgetown 9 7   .563 19 11   .633
Syracuse 9 7   .563 23 13   .639
Rutgers 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Seton Hall 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
West Virginia* 1 15   .063 8 20   .286
2002 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 2002[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament

Roster

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Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2001–2002 team.[4]

Name Position Year
Justin Brown C JR
Taliek Brown G SO
Caron Butler F SO
Ben Gordon G FR
Kwasi Gyambibi G SR
Mike Hayes F JR
Scott Hazelton F FR
Chris McLaughlin G SR
Emeka Okafor C FR
Tony Robertson G JR
Johnnie Selvie F SR
Robert Swain G SO
Shamon Tooles G SO
Ace Watanasuparp SO
Chad Wise G FR
Daryl Woods SO
Mike Woodward G JR

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/6/2001*
Nike Elite W 105–77 
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
11/13/2001*
Grass Roots Canada W 107–57 
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
Regular Season
11/19/2001*
 WTXX
Vanderbilt W 84–71  1–0
Hartford Civic Center (15,904)
Hartford, CT
11/26/2001*
 WTXX
New Hampshire W 110–58  2–0
Hartford Civic Center (15,935)
Hartford, CT
12/2/2001*
vs. George Washington
BB&T Classic
W 84–76  3–0
MCI Center (13,860)
Washington, D.C.
12/3/2001*
vs. No. 2 Maryland
BB&T Classic
L 65–77  3–1
MCI Center (14,813)
Washington, D.C.
12/8/2001*
 WTXX
Northeastern W 80–44  4–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
12/11/2001*
 ESPN
at Massachusetts
MassMutual UGame
W 69–59  5–1
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (8,894)
Amherst, MA
12/21/2001*
 WTXX
Quinnipiac W 95–79  6–1
Hartford Civic Center (15,857)
Hartford, CT
12/28/2001*
 WTXX
St. Bonaventure L 70–88  6–2
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/2/2002
 WTXX
at Virginia Tech W 86–74  7–2 (1–0)
Cassell Coliseum (2,581)
Blacksburg, VA
1/5/2002
 WTXX
No. 21 Miami W 76–75  8–2 (2–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
1/7/2002*
 ESPN
No. 5 Oklahoma L 67–69  8–3
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/10/2002
 WTXX
Virginia Tech W 95–60  9–3 (3–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/13/2002
 WTXX
at Villanova W 70–65  10–3 (4–0)
Wells Fargo Center (12,027)
Philadelphia, PA
1/16/2002
 WTXX
at Providence W 69–62  11–3 (5–0)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,143)
Providence, RI
1/19/2002*
 CBS
North Carolina W 86–54  12–3
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
1/23/2002
 WTXX
No. 25 St. John's W 75–70  13–3 (6–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
1/26/2002*
 CBS
No. 25 at No. 10 Arizona W 100–98 OT 14–3
McKale Center (14,577)
Tucson, AZ
1/30/2002
 WTXX
No. 17 at Rutgers L 53–61  14–4 (6–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,526)
Piscataway, NJ
2/2/2002
 WTXX
No. 17 at No. 15 Miami L 66–68  14–5 (6–2)
Miami Arena (10,135)
Miami, FL
2/5/2002
 ESPN2
Providence W 67–56  15–5 (7–2)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
2/9/2002
 ESPN
at St. John's L 83–85 OT 15–6 (7–3)
Madison Square Garden (19,580)
New York, NY
2/11/2002
 ESPN
Villanova W 46–40  16–6 (8–3)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
2/16/2002
 WTXX
Boston College W 79–77 OT 17–6 (9–3)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
2/19/2002
 ESPN2
at Georgetown
Rivalry
W 75–74  18–6 (10–3)
MCI Center (11,223)
Washington, D.C.
2/23/2002
 WTXX
West Virginia W 95–73  19–6 (11–3)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
2/25/2002
 ESPN
No. 23 at Boston College W 75–61  20–6 (12–3)
Conte Forum (8,163)
Boston, MA
3/2/2002
 ESPN
No. 23 Seton Hall W 90–78  21–6 (13–3)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
3/7/2002
 ESPN2
No. 19 vs. Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 72–70  22–6
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
3/8/2002
 ESPN
No. 19 vs. Notre Dame
Semifinals
W 82–77  23–6
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
3/9/2002
 ESPN
No. 19 vs. No. 7 Pittsburgh
Championship
W 74–65 2OT 24–6
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
3/15/2002*
 CBS
(2 E) No. 10 vs. (15 E) Hampton
First Round
W 78–67  25–6
MCI Center (17,725)
Washington, D.C.
3/17/2002*
 CBS
(2 E) No. 10 vs. (7 E) No. 25 NC State
Second Round
W 77–74  26–6
MCI Center (17,725)
Washington, D.C.
3/22/2002*
 CBS
(2 E) No. 10 vs. (11 E) Southern Illinois
Sweet Sixteen
W 71–59  27–6
Carrier Dome (29,252)
Syracuse, NY
3/24/2002*
 CBS
(2 E) No. 10 vs. (1 E) No. 4 Maryland
Elite Eight
L 82–90  27–7
Carrier Dome (29,252)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2002.html
  2. ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
  4. ^ "2001-02 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats".
  5. ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved March 25, 2016.