2001–02 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big West Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.

2001–02 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	9–19 (6–12 Big West)
Head coach	Leonard Perry (1st season)
Home arena	Cowan Spectrum
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	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[1] Rankings from AP poll

The Vandals were 9–18 overall in the regular season and 6–12 in conference play, eighth in the standings.^[2][3] They met league champion and top-seed Utah State in the first round of the conference tournament in Anaheim and lost by twenty points.^[4][5][6]

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big West tournament
Thu, March 7 2:30 pm	(8)	vs. (1) Utah State Quarterfinal	L 41–61	9–19	Anaheim Convention Center (1,781) Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. Grummert, Dale (March 7, 2002). "Things could be worse for Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
3. Meehan, Jim (March 7, 2002). "High hopes for UI". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.
4. "Aggies thump Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 8, 2002. p. 1B.
5. "Aggies take out Vandals". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 8, 2002. p. 1B.
6. Verrell, Gordon (March 8, 2002). "Utah State ousts cold-shooting Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C3.

External links

• Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2001–02 basketball season
• Gem of the Mountains: 2002 University of Idaho yearbook – 2001–02 basketball season
• Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2002 editions