2001–02 UIC Flames men's basketball team

The 2001–02 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by head coach Jimmy Collins, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League. UIC finished the conference regular season in sixth place at 8–8. They went on to win the Horizon League tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 15 seed in the West region, UIC was beaten by No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma, 71–63, in the opening round.

2001–02 UIC Flames men's basketball
Horizon League tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Horizon League
Record	20–14 (8–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Jimmy Collins (6th season)
Home arena	UIC Pavilion

2001–02 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	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

Roster

2001–02 UIC Flames men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Martell Bailey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 4 Jon-Pierre Mitchom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri F 5 Kyle Kickert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Palos Heights, Illinois G 11 T. J. Mixson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr South Holland, Illinois G 13 Jonathan Schneiderman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr Forreston, Illinois G 20 Jordan Kardos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Northbrook, Illinois G 21 Cory Tibbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois F 23 Cory Little 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Addison, Illinois F 30 Armond Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hillside, Illinois F 32 Aaron Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois 33 Tyrone Moten — 169 lb (77 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 34 Cedrick Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois C 40 Jabari Harris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Broadview, Illinois F 42 Joe Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Palos Hills, Illinois F 44 Will Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois C 50 Thor Solverson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Sr Lake Zurich, Illinois 55 Terry Muse — 175 lb (79 kg) So Waukegan, Illinois	Head coach Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2001*		Indiana State	W 70–54	1–0	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Nov 21, 2001*		Saint Joseph's (IN)	W 96–53	2–0	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Nov 27, 2001*		Evansville	W 64–61	3–0	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Nov 29, 2001*		at Southern Illinois	L 68–76	3–1	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 1, 2001*		at Old Dominion	L 65–71	3–2	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 8, 2001*		North Central	W 93–53	4–2	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 15, 2001*		Northern Illinois	W 86–69	5–2	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 17, 2001*		at Purdue	L 73–80	5–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 20, 2001*		vs. Texas A&M	W 86–82	6–3	Valley High School  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 2001*		vs. Missouri State	W 86–80	7–3	Valley High School  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 2001*		vs. Mississippi State	L 74–77	7–4	Valley High School  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 2001*		vs. Hofstra	W 79–71	8–4	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 29, 2001*		at South Florida	L 78–82	8–5	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Jan 3, 2002		Detroit Mercy	W 62–61	9–5 (1–0)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 5, 2002		Cleveland State	L 69–83	9–6 (1–1)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 10, 2002		at Green Bay	W 75–66	10–6 (2–1)	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Jan 12, 2002		at Milwaukee	L 49–75	10–7 (2–2)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 17, 2002		at Loyola–Chicago	L 65–76	10–8 (2–3)	Joseph J. Gentile Center  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 19, 2002*		at Purdue-Fort Wayne	W 99–80	11–8	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jan 21, 2002		Youngstown State	W 85–69	12–8 (3–3)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 26, 2002		Butler	L 73–82	12–9 (3–4)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 28, 2002		Wright State	W 68–66	13–9 (4–4)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 31, 2002		at Detroit Mercy	L 67–74	13–10 (4–5)	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
Feb 2, 2002		at Cleveland State	L 70–76	13–11 (4–6)	CSU Convocation Center  Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 4, 2002		at Youngstown State	W 63–57	14–11 (5–6)	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, Ohio
Feb 7, 2002		Milwaukee	W 73–71	15–11 (6–6)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 9, 2002		Green Bay	W 75–67	16–11 (7–6)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 16, 2002		Loyola–Chicago	W 76–63	17–11 (8–6)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 21, 2002		at Wright State	L 62–63	17–12 (8–7)	Ervin J. Nutter Center  Fairborn, Ohio
Feb 23, 2002		at Butler	L 61–85	17–13 (8–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
Horizon League tournament
Mar 2, 2002*	(6)	vs. (3) Milwaukee Quarterfinals	W 75–63	18–13	CSU Convocation Center  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 3, 2002*	(6)	vs. (2) Detroit Mercy Semifinals	W 79–68	19–13	CSU Convocation Center  Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 5, 2002*	(6)	vs. (5) Loyola–Chicago Championship game	W 76–75 OT	20–13	CSU Convocation Center  Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma First round	L 63–71	20–14	American Airlines Center (19,200) Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time Zone.

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