| 2001–02Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Big East tournament champions Big East East Division regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 27–7 (13–3 Big East) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Connecticut† | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21Miami | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's# | 0 | – | 7 | .000 | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Pittsburgh | 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 fromAP Poll *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament. #St. John's had 14 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 9–7, 20–12. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented theUniversity 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 theBig East Conference where they finished with a 13–3 record, were the regular season champions, and were the2002 Big East men's basketball tournament champions.
UConn made it to the Elite Eight of the2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to Maryland 90–82. The Huskies played their home games atHarry A. Gampel Pavilion inStorrs, Connecticut and theHartford Civic Center inHartford, Connecticut, and they were led by sixteenth-year head coachJim Calhoun.[2][3]
Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2001–2002 team.[4]
| Name | Position | Year |
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| 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 |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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) | First Union 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 fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||