2001–02 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Ernie Kent and played their home games at McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks won the Pac-10 regular season title, received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and made a run to the Elite Eight, and finished with a record of 26–9 (14–4 Pac-10).

2001–02 Oregon Ducks men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 11
Record	26–9 (14–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Hudson Kenny Payne
Home arena	McArthur Court
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

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[1] Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

Roster

2001–02 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 13 Luke Ridnour 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Blaine, Washington G 20 Fred Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Gresham, Oregon G 33 Luke Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Creswell, Oregon	Head coach Ernie Kent (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Record
11/15/2001	Alabama State		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 92–52	1–0
11/16/2001	Western Michigan		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 91–48	2–0
11/17/2001	Long Beach State		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 97–67	3–0
11/24/2001	Louisville		Moda Center-Portland, OR	W 90–63	4–0
11/27/2001	U-Mass		MassMutual Center-Springfield, MA	L 62–58	4–1
12/2/2001	Portland		Earle A. Chiles Center-Portland, OR	L 79–78	4–2
12/10/2001	Minnesota		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum-Minneapolis, MN	L 75–72	4–3
12/14/2001	Pepperdine		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 88–64	5–3
12/16/2001	Northern Arizona		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 86–51	6–3
12/20/2001	Arizona State		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 103–90	7–3
12/22/2001	#11 Arizona		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 105–75	8–3
12/27/2001	Morris Brown		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 96–50	9–3
1/4/2002	#15 Arizona		McKale Center-Tucson, AZ	W 90–80	10–3
1/6/2002	Arizona State		Wells Fargo Arena-Tempe, AZ	L 95–88	10–4
1/10/2002	California		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 76–72	11–4
1/12/2002	#14Stanford		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 87–79	12–4
1/15/2002	Willamette	# 23	McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 71–48	13–4
1/19/2002	Oregon State	# 23	Gill Coliseum-Corvallis, OR	W 63–51	14–4
1/24/2002	Washington	# 19	Alaska Airlines Arena-Seattle, WA	L 97–92	14–5
1/26/2002	Washington State	# 19	Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum-Pullman, WA	W 94–86	15–5
1/31/2002	# 13 UCLA		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 91–62	16–5
2/2/2002	# 23 USC		McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 73–69	17–5
2/7/2002	# 20 Stanford	# 13	Maples Pavilion-Stanford, CA	L 90–87(OT)	17–6
2/9/2002	California	# 13	Haas Pavilion-Berkeley,CA	L 107–103 (2OT)	17–7
2/16/2002	Oregon State	# 17	McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 91–62	18–7
2/21/2002	Washington State	# 15	McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 115–77	19–7
2/23/2002	Washington	# 15	McArthur Court-Eugene, OR	W 90–84	20–7
2/28/2002	# 19 USC	# 13	Los Angeles Sports Arena-Los Angeles, CA	W 67–65	21–7
3/2/2002	UCLA	# 13	Pauley Pavilion-Los Angeles, CA	W 65–62	22–7
3/7/2002	Washington	# 9	Staples Center-Los Angeles, CA	W 86–64	23–7
3/8/2002	#22 USC	# 9	Staples Center-Los Angeles, CA	L 89–78	23–8
3/14/2002	vs.(15 MW) Montana	#11 (2 MW)	Power Balance Pavilion-Sacramento, CA (first round)	W 81–62	24–8
3/16/2002	vs.(7 MW) Wake Forest	#11 (2 MW)	Power Balance Pavilion-Sacramento, CA (second round)	W 92–87	25–8
3/22/2002	vs.(6 MW) Texas	#11 (2 MW)	Kohl Center-Madison, WI (Sweet 16)	W 72–70	26–8
3/24/2002	vs.(1 MW) #1 Kansas	#11 (2 MW)	Kohl Center-Madison, WI (Elite 8)	L 104–86	26–9

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Rankings

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

NBA draft

Main article: 2002 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Fred Jones	Indiana Pacers

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References

1. "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
2. "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
3. "2019-20 Oregon Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
4. "2002 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.