2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat USC by a score of 81–71 to claim its fourth Pac-10 title.

2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 7
Record24–10 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
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

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2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Will Bynum 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 4 Luke Walton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Jr San Diego, California
G 10 Anas Fellah (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Tucson, Arizona
G 11 Jason Ranne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 12 Fil Torres (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lisle, Illinois
F 13 Andrew Zahn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) RS Fr Redondo Beach, California
F 14 Peter Hansen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Palo Alto, California
G 20 Salim Stoudamire 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon
F 21 Mike Schwertley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
G 22 Jason Gardner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 33 Rick Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Long Beach, California
F 34 Dennis Latimore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Fr Halstead, Kansas
C 45 Channing Frye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
C 52 Isaiah Fox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Santa Monica, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Channing Frye Isaiah Fox Andrew Zahn
PF Luke Walton Dennis Latimore Peter Hansen
SF Rick Anderson Mike Schwertley
SG Salim Stoudamire Jason Ranne
PG Jason Gardner Will Bynum Fil Torres

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 8, 2001*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 2 Maryland
Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic
W 71–67  1–0
Madison Square Garden (12,615)
New York City, New York
Nov. 9, 2001*
7:00 PM, ESPN
vs. No. 6 Florida
Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic
W 75–71  2–0
Madison Square Garden (15,404)
New York City, New York
Nov. 17, 2001*
7:00 PM
at No. 23 Texas W 88–74  3–0
Frank Erwin Center (15,291)
Austin, Texas
Dec. 1, 2001*
12:30 PM, CBS
No. 4 No. 8 Kansas L 97–105  3–1
McKale Center (14,562)
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 4, 2001*
6:00 PM
No. 7 vs. No. 5 Illinois
Southwest Showdown
W 87–82  4–1
America West Arena (10,697)
Phoenix, Arizona
Dec. 8, 2001*
1:30 PM
No. 7 vs. Purdue
Wooden Classic
W 79–66  5–1
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (16,221)
Anaheim, California
Dec. 15, 2001*
12:00 PM
No. 6 at No. 23 Michigan State L 60–74  5–2
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, Michigan
Dec. 20, 2001
6:00 PM
No. 11 at Oregon State W 76–73  6–2
(1–0)
Gill Coliseum (7,767)
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec. 22, 2001
5:00 PM
No. 11 at Oregon L 75–105  6–3
(1–1)
McArthur Court (9,087)
Eugene, Oregon
Dec. 28, 2001*
6:00 PM
No. 14 Pepperdine
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 94–71  7–3
McKale Center (14,566)
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 30, 2001*
2:00 PM
No. 14 Valparaiso
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 74–70  8–3
McKale Center (14,515)
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 4, 2002
6:30 PM
No. 15 Oregon L 80–90  8–4
(1–2)
McKale Center (14,562)
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 6, 2002
7:00 PM
No. 15 Oregon State W 93–87  9–4
(2–2)
McKale Center (14,242)
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 10, 2002
6:00 PM
No. 20 at Washington State W 92–85  10–4
(3–2)
Beasley Coliseum (2,459)
Pullman, Washington
Jan. 12, 2002
6:00 PM
No. 20 at Washington W 74–69  11–4
(4–2)
Bank of America Arena (8,260)
Seattle, Washington
Jan. 17, 2002
8:30 PM
No. 15 No. 18 USC W 97–80  12–4
(5–2)
McKale Center (14,574)
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 19, 2002
12:00 PM, CBS
No. 15 No. 9 UCLA
Rivalry
W 96–86  13–4
(6–2)
McKale Center (14,571)
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 23, 2002
8:30 PM
No. 10 at Arizona State
Rivalry
L 72–88  13–5
(6–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (13,581)
Tempe, Arizona
Jan. 26, 2002*
11:00 AM, CBS
No. 10 No. 25 Connecticut L 98–100 OT 13–6
McKale Center (14,577)
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 31, 2002
6:00 PM
No. 19 at California W 68–58  14–6
(7–3)
Haas Pavilion (12,000)
Berkeley, California
Feb. 2, 2002
4:00 PM
No. 19 at No. 18 Stanford W 88–82 OT 15–6
(8–3)
Maples Pavilion (7,391)
Palo Alto, California
Feb. 7, 2002
6:30 PM
No. 11 Washington W 91–82  16–6
(9–3)
McKale Center (14,572)
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 9, 2002
8:00 PM
No. 11 Washington State W 85–68  17–6
(10–3)
McKale Center (14,580)
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 14, 2002
6:30 PM
No. 9 at No. 20 UCLA
Rivalry
L 76–77  17–7
(10–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,960)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 16, 2002
4:00 PM
No. 9 at No. 25 USC L 89–94  17–8
(10–5)
LA Memorial Sports Arena (12,573)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 20, 2002
3:00 PM
No. 14 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 83–75  18–8
(11–5)
McKale Center (14,585)
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 28, 2002
8:30 PM
No. 14 No. 17 Stanford L 71–76  18–9
(11–6)
McKale Center (14,586)
Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 2, 2002
8:30 PM
No. 14 No. 21 California W 90–78  19–9
(12–6)
McKale Center (14,578)
Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 tournament
Mar. 7, 2002
6:45 PM
(2) No. 15 vs. (7) Arizona State
Quarterfinals
W 73–56  20–9
Staples Center (12,096)
Los Angeles, California
Mar. 8,2002
8:30 PM
(2) No. 15 vs. (3) No. 25 California
Semifinals
W 90–78  21–9
Staples Center (18,887)
Los Angeles, California
Mar. 9, 2002
3:00 PM, CBS
(2) No. 15 vs. (4) No. 22 USC
Championship
W 81–71  22–9
Staples Center (18,997)
Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar. 14, 2002*
8:10 PM, CBS
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (14 W) UC Santa Barbara
First round
W 86–81  23–9
The Pit (15,626)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar. 16, 2002*
3:50 PM, CBS
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (11 W) Wyoming
Second round
W 68–60  24–9
The Pit (15,867)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar. 21, 2002*
5:55 PM, CBS
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma
Sweet Sixteen
L 67–88  24–10
Compaq Center (18,040)
San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Awards and honors

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  • Lute Olson, Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 2002[3]
  • Salim Stoudamire, Pac-10 Freshman of the Year[4]
  • Luke Walton, Pacific-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Refreshing to". Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  4. ^ "Honors Section 2". pac-10.org. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.