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2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team


The 2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Gail Goestenkors in her 10th season at the school, and played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 16–0 in ACC play to win the regular season conference title by five games. They followed that success by winning the ACC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 1 seed in the East region, the Blue Devils defeated Norfolk State, TCU, Texas, and South Carolina to reach the Final Four. In the National semifinal round, the Blue Devils were defeated by the No. 1 seed from the West region, Oklahoma, 86–71.

2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ACC Regular season champions
ACC tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record31–4 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
← 2000–01
2002–03 →
2001–02 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke † 16 – 0   1.000 31 – 4   .886
No. 16 North Carolina 11 – 5   .688 26 – 9   .743
Clemson 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Virginia 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 15 – 14   .517
NC State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483
Wake Forest 5 – 11   .313 12 – 16   .429
Florida State 4 – 12   .250 13 – 15   .464
Maryland 4 – 12   .250 13 – 17   .433
† 2002 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 20 Alana Beard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Southwood Shreveport, LA
G/F 25 Monique Currie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bullis School Washington, D.C.
F 33 Iciss Tillis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Cascia Hall Prep Tulsa, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
ACC tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 25, 2002*
 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (3 E) No. 13 South Carolina
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 77–68  31–3
 Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena 
Raleigh, NC
Mar 29, 2002*
 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Oklahoma
National Semifinal – Final Four 		L 71–86[1]  31–4
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

Rankings

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Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released591411889117655555433Not released
Coaches4471298891076655554334

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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