2001–02 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 Vermont Catamounts Basketball Vermont Athletics wordmark.png 200 America East Conference America East 21–8 13–3 Tom Brennan 16th Jesse Agel 14th Pat Filien 1st Jeff Rush 1st Patrick Gym America East regular season co-champions The 2001–02 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented University of Vermont during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 16th season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–8, 13–3 in America East play to finish tied atop in the regular season conference standings. The Catamounts would lose in the semifinals of the America East tournament to Maine. Roster 2001 Vermont Catamounts y T. J. Sorrentine y 11 G 5 11 185 So Pawtucket, Rhode Island St. Raphael Academy Taylor Coppenrath y 22 F 6 9 240 So Barnet, Vermont St. Johnsbury Academy Tom Brennan (Georgia) Jesse Agel (Vermont) https://static.uvmathletics.com/custompages/MensBasketball/2001-02/2001-02%20MBB%20Roster%20.pdf March 26, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/vermont/2002.html 2001–02 Vermont Catamounts Roster and Stats Sports Reference March 26, 2026 Schedule and results 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2001 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Vermont Catamounts| Regular season Nov 16, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Brown Bears Brown William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, Connecticut Mohegan Sun Classic 58–82 450 0–1 Nov 17, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, Connecticut Mohegan Sun Classic 77–60 480 1–1 Nov 20, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 73–54 1,020 2–1 Nov 24, 2001 yes 2001 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 69–72 1,551 2–2 Nov 26, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 77–82 OT 2,947 2–3 Dec 2, 2001 yes 2001 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 83–75 1,445 3–3 Dec 5, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, Connecticut 85–62 573 4–3 Dec 18, 2001 yes 2001 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 74–54 1,115 5–3 Dec 27, 2001 yes yes 2001 men FIU Panthers FIU Golden Panther Arena Miami, Florida FIU Holiday Classic 69–64 559 6–3 Dec 28, 2001 yes yes Ohio US Century Bank Arena Miami, Florida FIU Holiday Classic 91–79 328 7–3 Dec 31, 2001 2001 men Albany Great Danes Albany Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 71–43 2,045 8–3 1–0 Jan 2, 2002 2001 men Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 91–60 1,424 9–3 2–0 Jan 5, 2002 yes Boston University Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 74–65 898 10–3 3–0 Jan 7, 2002 yes 2001 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Cabot Center Boston, Massachusetts 80–77 714 11–3 4–0 Jan 11, 2002 2001 men Maine Black Bears Maine Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 79–65 2,811 12–3 5–0 Jan 14, 2002 2001 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 81–68 3,004 13–3 6–0 Jan 17, 2002 Northeastern Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 101–87 3,228 14–3 7–0 Jan 20, 2002 yes 2001 men Hartford Hawks Hartford Chase Family Arena Hartford, Connecticut 65–78 1,309 14–4 7–1 Jan 24, 2002 yes Stony Brook Stony Brook University Arena Stony Brook, New York 72–67 1,084 15–4 8–1 Jan 26, 2002 yes yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 62–75 11,243 15–5 Feb 2, 2002 yes Boston University Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 89–85 OT 3,228 16–5 9–1 Feb 8, 2002 yes 2001 men Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton West Gym Vestal, New York 83–80 2,217 17–5 10–1 Feb 10, 2002 yes Albany Recreation and Convocation Center Albany, New York 45–61 2,712 17–6 10–2 Feb 13, 2002 Binghamton Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 86–71 2,811 18–6 11–2 Feb 17, 2002 yes Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 49–52 1,639 18–7 11–3 Feb 22, 2002 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire 93–77 1,041 19–7 12–3 Feb 24, 2002 Hartford Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 75–66 3,228 20–7 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Vermont Catamounts| America East tournament Mar 2, 2002 yes yes 1 Stony Brook 8 Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts Quarterfinals 74–59 2,310 21–7 Mar 3, 2002 yes yes 1 Maine 5 Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts Semifinals 59–61 OT 2,402 21–8 AP poll Eastern Time 2025-26 Vermont Men's Basketball Record Book https://uvmathletics.com/documents/2025/9/12/2026MBBrecordbook.pdf Vermont Athletics March 27, 2026Statistics Summary for 2001-02 Vermont Men's Basketball https://static.uvmathletics.com/custompages/MensBasketball/2001-02/2001-02FinalStatistics.htm Vermont Athletics March 27, 2026 Awards and honors T. J. Sorrentine – America East Player of the Year Taylor Coppenrath – America East Rookie of the Year References Category:Vermont Catamounts men's basketball seasons Vermont Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team