2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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	Jim Calhoun (16th season);
Assistant coaches	George Blaney; Dave Leitao; Tom Moore;
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

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 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

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

[1] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2002.html

[cstv-2] 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.

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2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

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	Jim Calhoun (16th season)
Assistant coaches	George Blaney Dave Leitao Tom Moore
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →