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.

2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Duke Blue Devils
Regular season	November 9, 2001– March 10, 2002
NCAA Tournament	2002
Tournament dates	March 12 – April 1, 2002
National Championship	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Champions	Maryland Terrapins
Other champions	Memphis Tigers (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Jason Williams, Duke
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Season headlines

• The Atlantic Sun Conference competed under that name for the first time. Previously it had been known as the Trans America Athletic Conference.
• The preseason Associated Press All-American team was named on November 6, 2001. Jason Williams of Duke was the unanimous leading vote-getter (72 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Kareem Rush of Missouri (47 votes), Tayshaun Prince of Kentucky (46), Casey Jacobsen of Stanford (45) and Frank Williams of Illinois (31).^[1]
• Jason Conley of Virginia Military Institute became the first freshman ever to win the season scoring title, averaging 29.3 points per game in 28 games.^[2][3][4]
• Senior John Linehan of Providence became the all-time Division I steals leader with 385 for his career,^[5] while fellow senior Desmond Cambridge of Alabama A&M coincidentally finishes his career with the second highest steals total of 377.^[5]
• On March 1, 2002, sophomore Ronald Blackshear of Marshall tied an NCAA record by making 11 consecutive three-point shots in a game against Akron,^[6] but also makes 14 total in the second-highest single game output in NCAA history.^[7]
• The National Invitation Tournament expanded from 32 to 40 teams.
• Two teams whose head coaches were people of color met in an NCAA tournament Final Four game for the first time, when Indiana, coached by Mike Davis, defeated Oklahoma, coached by Kelvin Sampson, 73–64 in a national semifinal game on March 30, 2002.^[8]

Major rule changes

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

Pre-season polls

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

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

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

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

2001–02 America East Conference men's basketball standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 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 St. John's# 0 – 7   .000 7 – 11   .389 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. #St. John's had 14 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 9–7, 20–12.
2001–02 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e 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 v t e 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 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)
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[67] Rankings from AP poll	2001–02 CAA men's basketball standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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]	2001–02 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 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	2001–02 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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

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 v t e 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

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

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

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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

	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

Main article: 2002 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

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

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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

• Wooden Award: Jason Williams, Duke
• Naismith Award: Jason Williams, Duke
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke
• NABC Player of the Year: Drew Gooden, Kansas & Jason Williams, Duke
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Jason Williams, Duke
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Jason Williams, Duke
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: T. J. Ford, Texas
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Maurice Williams, Alabama

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• NABC Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh

Other major awards

• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Drew Gooden, Kansas
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: John Linehan, Providence
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Steve Logan, Cincinnati
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Juan Dixon, Maryland
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Lynn Greer, Temple
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Marcus Hatten, St. John's
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Juan Dixon, Maryland

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Albany	Scott Beeten	Will Brown
Arkansas	Nolan Richardson	Mike Anderson	Stan Heath
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Harold Blevins		Van Holt
Army	Pat Harris		Jim Crews
Bethune-Cookman	Horace Broadnax	Clifford Reed
Boise State	Rod Jensen		Greg Graham
Bradley	Jim Molinari		Jim Les
Chattanooga	Henry Dickerson		Jeff Lebo
College of Charleston	John Kresse		Tom Herrion
DePaul	Pat Kennedy		Dave Leitao
Evansville	Jim Crews		Steve Merfeld
Florida State	Steve Robinson		Leonard Hamilton
Fresno State	Jerry Tarkanian		Ray Lopes
Green Bay	Mike Heideman		Tod Kowalczyk
Hampton	Steve Merfeld		Bobby Collins
Kent State	Stan Heath		Jim Christian
Lehigh	Sal Mentesana		Billy Taylor
Liberty	Mel Hankinson		Randy Dunton
Long Beach State	Wayne Morgan		Larry Reynolds
LIU Brooklyn	Ron Brown		Jim Ferry
Middle Tennessee	Randy Wiel		Kermit Davis
Montana	Don Holst		Pat Kennedy
New Mexico	Fran Fraschilla		Ritchie McKay
Nicholls	Rickey Broussard		Ricky Blanton
Norfolk State	Wil Jones		Dwight Freeman
Oregon State	Ritchie McKay		Jay John
Portland State	Joel Sobotka		Heath Schroyer
Prairie View A&M	Elwood Plummer		Jerry Francis
Radford	Ron Bradley		Bryon Samuels
Richmond	John Beilein		Jerry Wainwright
Saint Louis	Lorenzo Romar		Brad Soderberg
San Jose State	Steve Barnes		Phil Johnson
South Alabama	Bob Weltlich		John Pelphrey
TCU	Billy Tubbs		Neil Dougherty
Tennessee Tech	Jeff Lebo		Mike Sutton
UAB	Murry Bartow		Mike Anderson
UNC Wilmington	Jerry Wainwright		Brad Brownell
UTEP	Jason Rabedeaux		Billy Gillispie
Valparaiso	Homer Drew		Scott Drew
VCU	Mack McCarthy		Jeff Capel III
Washington	Bob Bender		Lorenzo Romar
West Virginia	Gale Catlett		John Beilein
Wofford	Richard Johnson		Mike Young