2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his first season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished 19-13, 11-5 in Big Ten play to finish as regular season co-champions with Illinois and Indiana. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the East Region, where they lost to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Maryland in the second round.

2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Co–Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–13 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Ryan (1st season)
Associate head coach	Rob Jeter
Assistant coaches	Tony Bennett Greg Gard
Home arena	Kohl Center
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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)

Roster

2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 Travon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Argo, Illinois G 3 Ike Ukawuba (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chicago F 10 Michael Jackson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Milwaukee G 12 Max Peek (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Eagan, Minnesota G 13 Clayton Hanson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Reedsburg, Wisconsin G 20 Kirk Penney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr Auckland F 21 Andreas Helmigk   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Klagenfurt G 24 Freddie Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Milwaukee G/F 25 Neil Plank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mount Zion, Illinois F/C 30 Dave Mader 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Appleton, Wisconsin F 32 Deandre Buchanan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Verona, Wisconsin G 34 Devin Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Milwaukee F 40 Charlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Angola, Indiana F 52 Brent Boettcher (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Green Bay, Wisconsin F 54 Mike Wilkinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Blue Mounds, Wisconsin	Head coach Bo Ryan (Wilkes) Assistant coach(es) Rob Jeter (UW-Platteville) Tony Bennett (UW-Green Bay) Greg Gard (UW-Platteville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-1-12

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/17/2001*		at UNLV	L 69–74	0–1	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
11/23/2001*		at Hawaii–Hilo Big Island Basketball Invitational	W 78–62	1–1	UH Hilo New Gymnasium  Hilo, HI
11/24/2001*		vs. Weber State Big Island Basketball Invitational	L 69–73	1–2	UH Hilo New Gymnasium  Hilo, HI
11/25/2001*		vs. Hawaii Big Island Basketball Invitational	L 57–60	1–3	UH Hilo New Gymnasium  Hilo, HI
11/28/2001*		at Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 61–62	1–4	McCamish Pavilion  Atlanta, Georgia
12/01/2001*		UW–Green Bay	W 70–57	2–4	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/03/2001*		Temple	L 67–70 2OT	2–5	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/08/2001*		at Ohio	W 77–71	3–5	Convocation Center  Athens, Ohio
12/10/2001*		at Xavier	L 48–57	3–6	Cintas Center  Cincinnati
12/15/2001*		Furman	W 68–60	4–6	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/22/2001*		No. 14 Marquette	W 86–73	5–6	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
12/27/2001*		at UW–Milwaukee	W 81–79	6–6	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee
12/29/2001*		Tennessee	W 65–62	7–6	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/01/2002		at No. 9 Iowa	L 57–69	7–7 (0–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
1/05/2002		No. 7 Illinois	W 72–66	8–7 (1–1)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/09/2002		at Penn State	L 49–51	8–8 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, Pennsylvania
1/12/2002		at No. 25 Michigan State	W 64–63	9–8 (2–2)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
1/16/2002		Minnesota	W 73–64	10–8 (3–2)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/19/2002		Purdue	W 77–66	11–8 (4–2)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/23/2002		at No. 9 Illinois	L 48–80	11–9 (4–3)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
1/26/2002		Penn State	W 66–63	12–9 (5–3)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
1/30/2002		at Northwestern	L 60–69	12–10 (5–4)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
2/02/2002		at Michigan	L 53–64	12–11 (5–5)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/06/2002		No. 16 Ohio State	W 94–92 OT	13–11 (6–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/09/2002		Northwestern	W 73–44	14–11 (7–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/13/2002		at No. 22 Indiana	W 64–63	15–11 (8–5)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/2002		at Minnesota	W 67–62	16–11 (9–5)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis
2/19/2002		Iowa	W 64–56	17–11 (10–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
2/27/2002		Michigan	W 74–54	18–11 (11–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, Wisconsin
Big Ten tournament
3/08/2002		vs. Iowa Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals	L 56–58	18–12	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
NCAA tournament
3/15/2002*  CBS	No. (8 seed)	vs. No. (9 seed) St. John's First Round	W 80–70	19–12	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
3/17/2002*  CBS	No. (8 seed)	vs. No. (1 seed) Maryland Second Round	L 57–87	19–13	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. Badgers 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule