2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Weber and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 14–4 in MVC play to finish tied for first place. They lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament to Creighton, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. The Salukis upset Texas Tech and Georgia to reach the Sweet Sixteen,[2] but fell to Connecticut in the regional semifinal round.

2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record28–8 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSIU Arena
Seasons
2001–02 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 14 4   .778 28 8   .778
Creighton 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Illinois State 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Southwest Missouri State 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Wichita State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Drake 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
Northern Iowa 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Bradley 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
Indiana State 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Evansville 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
2002 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Darren Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Jennings St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Jamaal Tatum 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Helias Catholic Jefferson City, Missouri
F 13 Brad Korn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So   Oswego, IL
C 15 Rolan Roberts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr   Woodbridge, VA
F 23 Jermaine Dearman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr   Indianapolis, IN
G 33 Kent Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr   Mt. Vernon, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2001*
Belmont W 82–71  1–0
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 19, 2001*
at Saint Louis W 69–64  2–0
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 22, 2001*
vs. Iowa State
Las Vegas Invitational
W 66–57  3–0
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 23, 2001*
vs. Hartford
Las Vegas Invitational
W 78–46  4–0
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 24, 2001*
vs. No. 2 Illinois
Las Vegas Invitational
L 72–75  4–1
Valley High School 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 29, 2001*
Illinois-Chicago W 76–68  5–1
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 1, 2001*
Indiana W 72–60  6–1
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 8, 2001*
at George Mason W 73–66  7–1
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, Virginia
Dec 16, 2001*
at Cal State Northridge W 74–60  8–1
Matadome 
Northridge, California
Dec 18, 2001*
at Colorado State L 62–80  8–2
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 22, 2001*
Southeast Missouri State W 92–80  9–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 29, 2001*
at Murray State W 67–63  10–2
Regional Special Events Center 
Murray, Kentucky
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 2002
at Evansville W 82–72  11–2
(1–0)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 5, 2002
Illinois State W 79–58  12–2
(2–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 7, 2002
Missouri State W 84–74  13–2
(3–0)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 10, 2002
at Wichita State L 79–88  13–3
(3–1)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 12, 2002
Northern Iowa W 83–58  14–3
(4–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 16, 2002
at Bradley W 55–49  15–3
(5–1)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 19, 2002
Indiana State W 91–73  16–3
(6–1)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 24, 2002
at Drake W 79–64  17–3
(7–1)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 26, 2002
at Northern Iowa L 64–69  17–4
(7–2)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 30, 2002
Evansville W 101–62  18–4
(8–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 3, 2002
at Creighton W 79–77  19–4
(9–2)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 6, 2002
Wichita State W 78–58  20–4
(10–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 9, 2002
Drake W 66–57  21–4
(11–2)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 13, 2002
at Missouri State L 71–78  21–5
(11–3)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Feb 16, 2002
at Illinois State L 70–84  21–6
(11–4)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Feb 20, 2002
Creighton W 65–62  22–6
(12–4)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Feb 23, 2002
at Indiana State W 84–74  23–6
(13–4)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 25, 2002
Bradley W 84–73  24–6
(14–4)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 2, 2002*
vs. Bradley
Quarterfinals
W 66–44  25–6
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 3, 2002*
vs. Missouri State
Semifinals
W 86–63  26–6
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2002*
vs. Creighton
Championship Game
L 76–84  26–7
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*
(11 E) vs. (6 E) Texas Tech
First Round
W 76–68  27–7
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 17, 2002*
(11 E) vs. (3 E) No. 23 Georgia
Second Round
W 77–75[3]  28–7
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 22, 2002*
(11 E) vs. (2 E) No. 10 Connecticut
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 59–71[4]  28–8
Carrier Dome (29,252)
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Salukis Defeat Georgia, 77-75, To Advance To Sweet Sixteen". Southern Illinois University Athletics. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "What's a Saluki? A Winner". The Washington Post. March 18, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Salukis Fall To UConn, 71-59, In Sweet Sixteen". Southern Illinois University Athletics. March 22, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2021.