2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished atop the SEC East standings during the regular season, were bounced early from the SEC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the East region. Georgia reached the second round by defeating No. 14 seed Murray State, 85–68, but were upset by No. 11 seed Southern Illinois, 77–75,^[1] and finished the season at 22–10 (10–6 SEC).

2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
SEC East Division co-champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	22–10, 1 win vacated (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (3rd season)
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 5 Ezra Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia F 24 Jarvis Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia F 33 Jonas Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia	Head coach Jim Harrick Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		Furman	W 75–62	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Nov 19, 2001*		vs. No. 16 Georgetown Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic	W 73–59	2–0	Springfield Civic Center (7,246) Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 21, 2001*		Georgia Southern	W 94–73	3–0	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Nov 26, 2001*		Samford	W 61–55	4–0	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 1, 2001*		Colorado	W 81–73	5–0	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 4, 2001*		at Georgia State	L 78–83	5–1	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 7, 2001*		Minnesota	W 77–55	6–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 9, 2001*		Georgia Tech	W 95–82	7–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 15, 2001*		at South Alabama	W 79–70	8–1	Mitchell Center  Mobile, Alabama
Dec 17, 2001*		at Pepperdine	W 91–74	9–1	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 20, 2001*		vs. Arkansas State	W 80–68	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2001*		vs. Miami (OH)	W 64–59	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2001*		at Hawaii	L 44–54	11–2	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 5, 2002		Vanderbilt	W 83–69	12–2 (1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 9, 2002		at No. 8 Kentucky	W 88–84	13–2 (2–0)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 12, 2002		Tennessee	W 73–70	14–2 (3–0)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 16, 2002	No. 20	No. 16 Alabama	L 72–77	14–3 (3–1)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 19, 2002	No. 20	at No. 2 Florida	W 84–79	15–3 (4–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Jan 23, 2002		Arkansas	W 81–67	16–3 (5–1)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 26, 2002		at Vanderbilt	L 84–86	16–4 (5–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 2002		at South Carolina	L 67–80	16–5 (5–3)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 2, 2002		Ole Miss	W 79–72	17–5 (6–3)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 6, 2002		at Mississippi State	W 86–68	18–5 (7–3)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 9, 2002		at Auburn	L 72–75	18–6 (7–4)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Feb 12, 2002		No. 6 Florida	L 70–85	18–7 (7–5)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 16, 2002		No. 10 Kentucky	W 78–69	19–7 (8–5)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 23, 2002		at LSU	W 55–54	20–7 (9–5)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 27, 2002	No. 16	South Carolina	W 82–75 OT	21–7 (10–5)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Mar 2, 2002	No. 16	at Tennessee	L 63–71 OT	21–8 (10–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 2002*	No. 17	vs. LSU Quarterfinals	L 76–78	21–9	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(3 E) No. 23	vs. (14 E) Murray State First round	W 85–68 (vacated)	22–9	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
Mar 17, 2002*	(3 E) No. 23	vs. (11 E) Southern Illinois Second round	L 75–77	22–10	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "What's a Saluki? A Winner". The Washington Post. March 18, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
2. "2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
3. "1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
4. "2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
5. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.