2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2001, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 1, 2002 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maryland Terrapins won their first NCAA national championship with a 64–52 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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Beginning in 2001–02, the following rules changes were implemented:[9]

  • Both direct and indirect technical fouls penalized by two shots and returned to point of interruption.
  • Officials could check an official courtside monitor to determine if a try was a three- or two-point attempt, regardless of whether the try was successful.

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 5, 2001.[10][11]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Duke (61)
2 Maryland (6)
3 Illinois (2)
4 Kentucky (3)
5 UCLA
6 Florida
7 Kansas
8 Missouri
9 Iowa
10 St. Joseph's
11 Virginia
12 Memphis
13 Stanford
14 Georgetown
15 Michigan State
16 Temple
17 Boston College
18 Oklahoma State
19 North Carolina
20 Southern California
21 Syracuse
22 Indiana
23 Texas
24 Alabama
25 Oklahoma
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Duke (30)
2 Illinois (1)
3 Maryland
4 Kentucky
5 Florida
6 UCLA
7 Kansas
8 Iowa
9 Missouri
10 St. Joseph's
11 Virginia
12 Michigan State
13 Memphis
14 Georgetown
15 Stanford
16 Boston College
17 Temple
18 Oklahoma State
19 North Carolina
20 Syracuse
21 Indiana
22 Texas
23 Oklahoma
24 Southern California
25 Fresno State

Conference membership changes

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These schools joined new conferences for the 2001–02 season.

School Former conference New conference
Albany Great Danes NCAA Division I independent America East Conference
American Eagles Colonial Athletic Association Patriot League
Belmont Bruins NCAA Division I independent Atlantic Sun Conference
Binghamton Bearcats NCAA Division II America East Conference
Birmingham–Southern Panthers NAIA Big South Conference
Boise State Broncos Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference
Cal State Northridge Matadors Big Sky Conference Big West Conference
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Drexel Dragons America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
East Carolina Pirates Colonial Athletic Association Conference USA
Hofstra Pride America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Indiana–Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) Mastodons Great Lakes Valley Conference (NCAA Division II) NCAA Division I independent
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Sun Belt Conference Western Athletic Conference
Morris Brown Wolverines NCAA Division II NCAA Division I independent
Richmond Spiders Colonial Athletic Association Atlantic 10 Conference
UC Riverside Highlanders NCAA Division II Big West Conference
Stony Brook Seawolves NCAA Division I independent America East Conference
TCU Horned Frogs Western Athletic Conference Conference USA
Towson Tigers America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Youngstown State Penguins Mid-Continent Conference Horizon League

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[12]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Vermont T. J. Sorrentine, Vermont[13] 2002 America East men's basketball tournament Matthews Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts)
(Except Finals)
Boston University[14]
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple & St. Joseph's (East)
Xavier (West)
David West, Xavier[15] 2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Xavier[16]
Atlantic Coast Conference Maryland Juan Dixon, Maryland[17] 2002 ACC men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Duke[18]
Atlantic Sun Conference Georgia State & Troy Thomas Terrell, Georgia State[19] 2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament UCF Arena
(Orlando, Florida)
Florida Atlantic[19]
Big 12 Conference Kansas Drew Gooden, Kansas[20] 2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
Oklahoma[21]
Big East Conference Connecticut (East)
Pittsburgh (West)
Caron Butler, Connecticut &
Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh[22]
2002 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City)
Connecticut[22]
Big Sky Conference Montana State Jason Erickson, Montana State[23] 2002 Big Sky men's basketball tournament Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
(Bozeman, Montana)
Montana[24]
Big South Conference Winthrop Greg Lewis, Winthrop[25] 2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Roanoke Civic Center
(Roanoke, Virginia)
Winthrop[25]
Big Ten Conference Ohio State, Illinois, Indiana & Wisconsin Jared Jeffries, Indiana[26] 2002 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Conseco Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
Ohio State[26]
Big West Conference Utah State & UC Irvine Jerry Green, UC Irvine[27] 2002 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Anaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California)
UC Santa Barbara[27]
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington Brett Blizzard, UNC Wilmington[28] 2002 CAA men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
UNC Wilmington[28]
Conference USA Cincinnati (American)
Memphis (National)
Steve Logan, Cincinnati[29] 2002 Conference USA men's basketball tournament Firstar Center
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
Cincinnati[30]
Horizon League Butler Rylan Hainje, Butler[31] 2002 Horizon League men's basketball tournament CSU Convocation Center
(Cleveland, Ohio)
Illinois-Chicago[31]
Ivy League Penn, Yale & Princeton Ugonna Onyekwe, Penn[32] No Tournament (Penn received NCAA automatic bid via three-way playoff[33])
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider & Marist Mario Porter, Rider[34] 2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament Pepsi Arena
(Albany, New York)
Siena[35]
Mid-American Conference Kent State (East)
Ball State (West)
Keith McLeod, Bowling Green[36] 2002 MAC men's basketball tournament Gund Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio)
Kent State[37]
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso Luboš Bartoň, Valparaiso[38] 2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Valparaiso[39]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hampton Tommy Adams, Hampton[40] 2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
Hampton[41]
Missouri Valley Conference Southern Illinois Kyle Korver, Creighton[42] 2002 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Creighton[43]
Mountain West Conference Wyoming Britton Johnsen, Utah[44] 2002 MWC men's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, Nevada)
San Diego State[45]
Northeast Conference Central Connecticut State Corsley Edwards, Central Connecticut State[46] 2002 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Central Connecticut State[47]
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois[48] 2002 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Kentucky International Convention Center
(Louisville, Kentucky)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Murray State[48]
Pacific-10 Conference Oregon Sam Clancy Jr., USC[49] 2002 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Staples Center
(Los Angeles)
Arizona[50]
Patriot League American Patrick Doctor, American[51] 2002 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Holy Cross[52]
Southeastern Conference Florida, Kentucky & Georgia (East)
Alabama (West)
Erwin Dudley, Alabama[53] 2002 SEC men's basketball tournament Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Mississippi State[53]
Southern Conference Davidson, UNC Greensboro & East Tennessee State (North)
Charleston, Georgia Southern and Chattanooga (South)
Dimeco Childress, ETSU (Coaches)[54]
Jason Conley, VMI (Media)[55]
2002 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament North Charleston Coliseum
(North Charleston, South Carolina)
Davidson[56]
Southland Conference McNeese State McEverett Powers, Texas-San Antonio[57] 2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Burton Coliseum
(Lake Charles, Louisiana)
(Finals)
McNeese State[57]
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State Paul Haynes, Grambling State[58] 2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Fair Park Arena
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky (East)
Louisiana–Lafayette (West)
Héctor Romero, New Orleans[59] 2002 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament Lakefront Arena
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
Western Kentucky[60]
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Dan Dickau, Gonzaga[61] 2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Jenny Craig Pavilion
(San Diego)
Gonzaga[62]
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa Melvin Ely, Fresno State[63] 2002 WAC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Hawaiʻi[63]

Conference standings

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2001–02 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Boston University 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
Hartford 10 6   .625 14 18   .438
New Hampshire 8 8   .500 11 17   .393
Maine 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Binghamton 6 10   .375 9 19   .321
Albany 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
Northeastern 5 11   .313 7 21   .250
Stony Brook 5 11   .313 6 22   .214
2002 America East tournament winner
2001–02 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 4   .889
No. 1 Duke 13 3   .813 31 4   .886
Wake Forest 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
NC State 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Virginia 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Carolina 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
Florida State 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
Clemson 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
2002 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2001–02 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Temple 12 4   .750 19 15   .559
St. Bonaventure 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UMass 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Fordham 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
Rhode Island 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
West
No. 22 Xavier 14 2   .875 26 6   .813
Richmond 11 5   .688 22 14   .611
Dayton 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
La Salle 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
George Washington 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Duquesne 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
2002 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[64]
2001–02 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 14 6   .700 20 11   .645
Troy State 14 6   .700 18 10   .643
Florida Atlantic 13 7   .650 19 12   .613
Jacksonville 12 8   .600 18 12   .600
UCF 12 8   .600 17 12   .586
Samford 12 8   .600 15 14   .517
Jacksonville State 8 12   .400 13 16   .448
Belmont 8 12   .400 11 17   .393
Stetson 7 13   .350 10 16   .385
Campbell 6 14   .300 8 19   .296
Mercer 4 16   .200 6 23   .207
2002 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003
Rankings from AP Poll
2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 16 0   1.000 33 4   .892
No. 3 Oklahoma 13 3   .813 31 5   .861
Texas 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
No. 20 Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Texas Tech 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Missouri 9 7   .563 24 12   .667
Kansas State 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Nebraska 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Colorado 5 11   .313 15 14   .517
Baylor 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Iowa State 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
2002 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [65]
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[66]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament
2001–02 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 12 2   .857 20 10   .667
Eastern Washington 10 4   .714 17 13   .567
Weber State 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Montana 7 7   .500 16 15   .516
Northern Arizona 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Portland State 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Idaho State 3 11   .214 10 17   .370
Sacramento State 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
2002 Big Sky tournament winner
2001–02 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
UNC Asheville 10 4   .714 13 15   .464
Radford 9 5   .643 15 16   .484
Charleston Southern 8 6   .571 12 17   .414
Elon 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Coastal Carolina 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
High Point 5 9   .357 11 19   .367
Liberty 2 12   .143 5 25   .167
2002 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Illinois 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 23 Indiana 11 5   .688 25 12   .676
Wisconsin 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Michigan State 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Minnesota 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Northwestern 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Iowa 5 11   .313 19 16   .543
Purdue 5 11   .313 13 18   .419
Michigan 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Penn State 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
No. 14 Ohio State*† 0 0   0 0  
2002 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)
2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
UC Irvine 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
UC Santa Barbara 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Pacific 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Cal State Northridge 11 7   .611 12 16   .429
Cal Poly 9 9   .500 15 12   .556
Long Beach State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Idaho 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
UC Riverside 5 13   .278 8 18   .308
Cal State Fullerton 2 16   .111 5 22   .185
2002 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2002[67]
Rankings from AP poll
2001–02 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
George Mason 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
VCU 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Drexel 11 7   .611 14 14   .500
Delaware 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Old Dominion 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Towson 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
William & Mary 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
James Madison 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
Hofstra 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
2002 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 5 Cincinnati 14 2   .875 31 4   .886
No. 12 Marquette 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Charlotte 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Louisville 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
East Carolina 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
DePaul 2 14   .125 9 19   .321
National
Memphis 12 4   .750 27 9   .750
Houston 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
South Florida 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
TCU 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
UAB 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
Tulane 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Southern Miss 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
2002 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[68]
2001–02 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 12 4   .750 26 6   .813
Detroit Mercy 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
Milwaukee 11 5   .688 16 13   .552
Wright State 9 7   .563 17 11   .607
Loyola–Chicago 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
UIC 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Cleveland State 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Green Bay 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Youngstown State 2 14   .125 5 23   .179
2002 Horizon League Tournament winner
2001–02 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 11 3   .786 25 7   .781
Yale 11 3   .786 21 11   .656
Princeton 11 3   .786 16 12   .571
Brown 8 6   .571 17 10   .630
Harvard 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Columbia 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Dartmouth 2 12   .143 9 18   .333
Cornell 2 12   .143 5 22   .185
Rankings from AP Poll[69]
2000–01 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rider 13 5   .722 17 11   .607
Marist 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Manhattan 12 6   .667 20 9   .690
Niagara 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Iona 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Fairfield 9 9   .500 12 17   .414
Siena 9 9   .500 17 19   .472
Canisius 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Loyola (MD) 4 14   .222 5 23   .179
Saint Peter's 3 15   .167 4 24   .143
2002 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[70]
2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 17 1   .944 30 6   .833
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Ohio 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
Miami (OH) 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Marshall 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Buffalo 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Akron 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
West
Ball State 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Toledo 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 12 16   .429
Central Michigan 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Eastern Michigan 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
2002 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2001–02 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 12 2   .857 25 8   .758
Oral Roberts 10 4   .714 17 14   .548
Oakland 10 4   .714 17 13   .567
Southern Utah 8 6   .571 11 16   .407
UMKC 7 7   .500 18 11   .621
IUPUI 6 8   .429 15 15   .500
Western Illinois 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
Chicago State 0 14   .000 2 26   .071
2002 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[71]
2001–02 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 17 1   .944 26 7   .788
Delaware State 12 6   .667 16 13   .552
Howard 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
South Carolina State 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
North Carolina A&T 10 8   .556 11 17   .393
Norfolk State 9 9   .500 10 19   .345
Florida A&M 9 9   .500 9 19   .321
Bethune–Cookman 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Coppin State 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
Morgan State 2 16   .111 3 25   .107
2002 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[72]
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[73]
2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wyoming 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Utah 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
UNLV 9 5   .643 21 11   .656
BYU 7 7   .500 18 12   .600
San Diego State 7 7   .500 21 12   .636
New Mexico 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Colorado State 3 11   .214 12 18   .400
Air Force 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
2002 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[74]
2001–02 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Central Connecticut 19 1   .950 27 5   .844
Wagner 15 5   .750 19 10   .655
UMBC 15 5   .750 20 9   .690
Monmouth 14 6   .700 18 12   .600
St. Francis (NY) 13 7   .650 18 11   .621
Robert Morris 11 9   .550 12 18   .400
Quinnipiac 10 10   .500 14 16   .467
Sacred Heart 7 13   .350 8 20   .286
Saint Francis (PA) 5 15   .250 6 21   .222
Long Island 5 15   .250 5 22   .185
Fairleigh Dickinson 4 16   .200 4 25   .138
Mount St. Mary's 2 18   .100 3 24   .111
2002 NEC tournament winner
2001–02 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech 15 1   .938 27 7   .794
Morehead State 11 5   .688 18 11   .621
Murray State 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Austin Peay 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
UT Martin 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Tennessee State 7 9   .438 11 17   .393
Southeast Missouri State 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
Eastern Kentucky 3 13   .188 7 20   .259
2002 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[75]
2001–02 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Oregon 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
California 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
No. 10 Arizona 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
No. 18 USC 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Stanford 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
No. 20 UCLA 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Arizona State 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Washington 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Oregon State 4 14   .222 11 17   .393
Washington State 1 17   .056 6 21   .222
Conference tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011[76]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[77]
2001–02 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 10 4   .714 18 12   .600
Holy Cross 9 5   .643 18 15   .545
Bucknell 8 6   .571 13 16   .448
Colgate 8 6   .571 17 11   .607
Lafayette 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Army 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Navy 5 9   .357 10 20   .333
Lehigh 2 12   .143 5 23   .179
2002 Patriot League tournament winner
2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
No. 16 Kentucky 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
No. 23 Georgia 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Tennessee 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
South Carolina 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Vanderbilt 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
West
No. 8 Alabama 12 4   .750 27 8   .771
No. 17 Mississippi State 10 6   .625 27 8   .771
Ole Miss 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
LSU 6 10   .375 19 15   .559
Arkansas 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
Auburn 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
2002 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2001–02 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Davidson 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
East Tennessee State 11 5   .688 18 10   .643
UNC Greensboro 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Western Carolina 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
VMI 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Appalachian State 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
South
Georgia Southern 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Chattanooga 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
College of Charleston 9 7   .563 21 9   .700
The Citadel 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Furman 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Wofford 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2002
Rankings from AP Poll
2001–02 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State 17 3   .850 21 9   .700
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750 20 12   .625
UTSA 13 7   .650 19 10   .655
Lamar 11 9   .550 15 14   .517
Stephen F. Austin 10 10   .500 13 15   .464
Southwest Texas State 10 10   .500 12 16   .429
Sam Houston State 9 11   .450 14 14   .500
Texas–Arlington 9 11   .450 12 15   .444
Northwestern State 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Southeastern Louisiana 6 14   .300 7 20   .259
Nicholls State 1 19   .050 2 25   .074
2002 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[78]
2001–02 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 16 2   .889 21 10   .677
Alabama A&M 12 6   .667 19 10   .655
Alabama State 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Texas Southern 10 8   .556 11 17   .393
Mississippi Valley State 9 9   .500 12 17   .414
Prairie View A&M 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Jackson State 8 10   .444 9 19   .321
Grambling State 7 11   .389 9 19   .321
Southern 6 12   .333 7 20   .259
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 2 16   .111 2 26   .071
2002 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[79]
2001–02 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 19 Western Kentucky 13 1   .929 28 4   .875
Arkansas-Little Rock 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Middle Tennessee 6 8   .429 14 15   .483
Arkansas State 5 9   .357 15 16   .484
Florida International 4 10   .286 10 20   .333
West
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 4   .733 20 11   .645
New Mexico State 11 4   .733 20 12   .625
New Orleans 9 6   .600 15 14   .517
North Texas 8 7   .533 15 14   .517
Denver 3 12   .200 8 20   .286
South Alabama 2 13   .133 7 21   .250
2002 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2001–02 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 13 1   .929 22 9   .710
No. 6 Gonzaga 13 1   .929 29 4   .879
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 13 15   .464
San Francisco 8 6   .571 13 15   .464
San Diego 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Saint Mary's 3 11   .214 9 20   .310
Loyola Marymount 2 12   .143 9 20   .310
Portland 2 12   .143 6 24   .200
2002 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[80]
2001–02 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawaii 15 3   .833 27 6   .818
Tulsa 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Louisiana Tech 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
SMU 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Nevada 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Fresno State 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Boise State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Rice 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
San Jose State 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
UTEP 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2002 WAC tournament winner

Division I independents

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Three schools played as Division I independents.[81] In addition, IPFW played as an independent as it began its transition from NCAA Division II, but it was not considered a full NCAA Division I school until the following season.

2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Pan American - -   20 10   .667
Centenary - -   14 13   .519
Morris Brown - -   5 24   .172
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner
Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Penn Lynn Greer, Temple

Penn finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Source for additional stats categories

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Jason Conley VMI 29.3 Jeremy Bishop Quinnipiac 12.0 T. J. Ford Texas 8.3 Desmond Cambridge Alabama A&M 5.5
Henry Domercant E. Illinois 26.4 Bruce Jenkins NC A&T 11.8 Steve Blake Maryland 7.9 John Linehan Providence 4.5
Mire Chatman TX-Pan American 26.2 Curtis Borchardt Stanford 11.4 Edward Scott Clemson 7.9 Mire Chatman TX-Pan American 3.6
J. R. Bremer St. Bonaventure 24.6 Drew Gooden Kansas 11.4 Sean Kennedy Marist 7.9 Marques Green St. Bonaventure 3.4
Melvin Ely Fresno St. 23.3 Corey Jackson Nevada 11.1 Chris Thomas Notre Dame 7.6 Marcus Hatten St. John's 3.3
Blocked shots per game
Field goal percentage
Three-point FG percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Wojciech Myrda LA-Monroe 5.4 Adam Mark Belmont 70.8 Dante Swanson Tulsa 49.0 Cary Cochran Nebraska 92.2
D'or Fischer Northwestern St. 4.4 Carlos Boozer Duke 66.5 Cain Doliboa Wright St. 47.9 Gary Buchanan Villanova 91.1
Emeka Okafor UConn 4.1 David Harrison Colorado 63.8 Jake Sullivan Iowa St. 47.2 Cain Doliboa Wright St. 90.9
Justin Rowe Maine 4.0 Rolan Roberts S. Illinois 60.4 Jeff Boschee Kansas 46.4 Salim Stoudamire Arizona 90.4
Deng Gai Fairfield 4.0 Jermaine Hall Wagner 60.0 Ray Abellard C. Florida 46.2 Jake Sullivan Iowa St. 90.0

Post-season tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 2001–02 season.

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

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National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 Maryland 97
M1 Kansas 88
E1 Maryland 64
S5 Indiana 52
S5 Indiana 73
W2 Oklahoma 64

National Invitation tournament

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Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
Syracuse 59
South Carolina 66
South Carolina 62
Memphis 72
Temple 77
Memphis 79 Third place
Syracuse 64
Temple 65

Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Dan Dickau G Senior Gonzaga
Juan Dixon G Senior Maryland
Drew Gooden F Junior Kansas
Steve Logan G Senior Cincinnati
Jason Williams G Junior Duke


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Sam Clancy Jr. F Senior Southern California
Mike Dunleavy Jr. F Junior Duke
Casey Jacobsen G/F Junior Stanford
Jared Jeffries F Sophomore Indiana
David West F Junior Xavier

Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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