2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma. The head coach was Kelvin Sampson. The team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the Big 12 Conference.

2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 12 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	31–5 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Ray Lopes Bonnie Seltzer Jim Shaw
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

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 [1]

Roster

2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Ebi Ere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr McLain Tulsa, OK G 4 Quannas White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Augustine New Orleans, LA G 10 Hollis Price 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr St. Augustine New Orleans, LA F 13 Aaron McGhee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr East Aurora, IL C 21 Jabahri Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Champagnat Catholic St. Thomas, VI F 24 Daryan Selvy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr West Memphis West Memphis, AR	Head coach Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/12/2001 7:00 pm	No. 25	Central Connecticut	W 66–44	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center (8,140) Norman, OK
11/14/2001 9:00 pm	No. 25	at No. 15 Michigan State	L 55–67	1–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
11/28/2001 7:00 pm		Central Michigan	W 81–64	2–1	Lloyd Noble Center (8,836) Norman, OK
11/30/2001 7:00 pm		at Arkansas	W 69–54	3–1	Bud Walton Arena (19,419) Fayetteville, AR
12/05/2001 7:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 80–74	4–1	Lloyd Noble Center (9,057) Norman, OK
12/08/2001 4:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 71–67	5–1	Lloyd Noble Center (9,684) Norman, OK
12/15/2001 7:00 pm	No. 24	High Point	W 107–63	6–1	Lloyd Noble Center (9,431) Norman, OK
12/16/2001 6:30 pm	No. 24	Bethune-Cookman	W 102–65	7–1	Lloyd Noble Center (8,839) Norman, OK
12/18/2001 7:00 pm	No. 22	Eastern Illinois	W 109–50	8–1	Lloyd Noble Center (8,656) Norman, OK
12/21/2001 7:00 pm	No. 22	No. 2 Maryland	W 72–56	9–1	Lloyd Noble Center (12,715) Norman, OK
12/29/2001 8:00 pm	No. 12	vs. Texas Southern All-College Basketball Classic	W 97–55	10–1	Myriad Convention Center (13,648) Oklahoma City, OK
01/05/2002 7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network	No. 10	Texas A&M	W 89–63	11–1 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,351) Norman, OK
01/07/2002 7:00 pm	No. 5	at Connecticut	W 69–67	12–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
01/12/2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 5	Texas Tech	W 98–72	13–1 (2–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,654) Norman, OK
01/16/2002 7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network	No. 5	at Nebraska	W 92–77	14–1 (3–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,026) Lincoln, NE
01/19/2002 12:00 pm, ABC	No. 5	at No. 4 Kansas	L 67–74	14–2 (3–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/21/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	No. 21 Missouri	W 84–71	15–2 (4–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,409) Norman, OK
01/26/2002 12:00 pm, ABC	No. 6	at Texas Tech	L 79–92	15–3 (4–2)	United Spirit Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
01/30/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 6	No. 9 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 58–53	16–3 (5–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,145) Norman, OK
02/02/2002 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 6	at Texas	W 85–84 OT	17–3 (6–2)	Frank Erwin Center (14,055) Austin, Texas
02/06/2002 7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network	No. 4	Baylor	W 70–57	18–3 (7–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,872) Norman, Oklahoma
02/09/2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 4	Texas A&M	W 68–64	19–3 (8–2)	Reed Arena (5,252) College Station, Texas
02/13/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 4	at No. 16 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 72–79 OT	19–4 (8–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma
02/16/2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 4	Kansas State	W 73–62	20–4 (9–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,317) Norman, Oklahoma
02/19/2002 7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network	No. 6	at Baylor	W 65–54	21–4 (10–3)	Ferrell Center (6,643) Waco, Texas
02/23/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6	Texas	W 96–78	22–4 (11–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,724) Norman, Oklahoma
02/26/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 5	Iowa State	W 89–75	23–4 (12–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,828) Norman, OK
03/02/2002 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 5	at Colorado	W 82–71	24–4 (13–3)	Coors Events Center (6,629) Boulder, Colorado
Big 12 tournament
03/08/2002 6:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 4	Kansas State Quarterfinals	W 63–52	25–4	Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, Missouri
03/09/2002 3:20 pm, ESPN, ESPN Plus	No. 4	vs. Texas Semifinals	W 67–51	26–4	Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, Missouri
03/10/2002 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	vs. No. 1 Kansas Finals	W 64–55	27–4	Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/15/2002 12:30 pm, CBS	(W2) No. 3	vs. (W15) Illinois-Chicago First Round	W 71–63	28–4	American Airlines Center (19,200) Dallas, Texas
03/17/2002 4:30 pm, CBS	(W2) No. 3	vs. (W7) Xavier Second Round	W 75–68	29–4	American Airlines Center (19,951) Dallas, Texas
03/21/2002 7:55 pm, CBS	(W2) No. 3	vs. (W3) Arizona Sweet Sixteen	W 88–67	30–4	Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, California
03/23/2002 3:40 pm, CBS	(W2) No. 3	vs. (W12) Missouri Elite Eight	W 81–75[2]	31–4	Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, California
04/01/2002 5:00 pm, CBS	(W2) No. 3	vs. (S5) Indiana Final Four	L 64–73[3]	31–5	Georgia Dome (53,378) Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.

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NCAA basketball tournament

Seeding in brackets

• West
  • Oklahoma (2) 71, Illinois Chicago (15) 63
  • Oklahoma 78, Xavier, Ohio (7) 65
  • Oklahoma 88, Arizona (3) 67
  • Oklahoma 81, Missouri (12) 75
• Final Four
  • Indiana 73, Oklahoma 64

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References

1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "McGhee Delivers In Clutch". The Washington Post. March 24, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
3. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Fairy-Tale Run Continues as Hoosiers Grind Out a Triumph". The New York Times. March 31, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
4. "2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
5. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".