2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3 23 25–12 11–5 Mike Davis 2nd John Treloar Jim Thomas Ben McDonald Assembly Hall NCAA tournament, Runner-upBig Ten Regular Season Co-Champions National Championship Game L Lost 52–64 vs. Maryland The 2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Mike Davis, in his second season as head coach (5th overall). The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 19–10 record, and after losing in the second round of the Big Ten tournament, earned a 5-seed in the 2002 NCAA tournament. What followed was a surprise run to the National Championship game, earning the program its eighth Final Four appearance. Though the Hoosiers lost to Maryland in the final, they upset top-seeded Duke in the Sweet 16 and took down future Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson's 2-seed Oklahoma Sooners squad in the Final Four. The team was led by Bloomington-native sophomore star Jared Jeffries. Other members of the team included seniors Dane Fife and Jarrad Odle, as well as another former Indiana Mr. Basketball, Tom Coverdale. As of 2025, this is the last time the Indiana Hoosiers have advanced to either the Final Four or the national championship game. This is also the only time in Hoosier history that the team lost the national title game. Roster 2001 Indiana Hoosiers y Jared Jeffries 1 F 6 11 So y Bloomington, Indiana A.J. Moye 2 G 6 3 So Atlanta Tom Coverdale 3 G 6 2 Jr Noblesville, Indiana George Leach 5 F/C 6 11 So Charlotte, North Carolina Dane Fife 11 G 6 4 Sr y Clarkston, Michigan Donald Perry 12 G 6 2 Fr Tallulah, Louisiana Mark Johnson 21 G 6 2 Fr Oregon, Wisconsin Kyle Hornsby 32 G/F 6 5 Jr Anacoco, Louisiana Ryan Tapak 34 G 6 2 Fr Indianapolis, Indiana Jarrad Odle 43 F 6 8 Sr Swayzee, Indiana Jeff Newton 50 F 6 9 Jr y Atlanta Mike Davis Schedule/results yes yes yes no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 11/18/2001 yes yes 22 Charlotte Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 65–61 1–0 11/21/2001 yes yes 20 Alaska-Anchorage Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout, 1st Round 101–66 2–0 11/23/2001 yes yes 20 Marquette Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout, 2nd Round 49–50 2–1 11/24/2001 yes yes 20 Texas Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout, 3rd Place Game 77–71 3–1 11/28/2001 yes yes North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina ACC – Big Ten Challenge 79–66 4–1 12/1/2001 yes yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 60–72 4–2 12/4/2001 yes Notre Dame Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 76–75 5–2 12/8/2001 yes Ball State 15 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 74–61 6–2 12/15/2001 yes yes 21 Miami (FL) National Car Rental Center Sunrise, Florida Orange Bowl Basketball Classic 53–58 6–3 12/22/2001 yes yes Kentucky 7 RCA Dome Indianapolis Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 52–66 6–4 12/28/2001 yes yes Eastern Washington Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 87–60 7–4 12/29/2001 yes yes Butler 23 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 64–66 7–5 1/2/2002 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 59–44 8–5 (1–0) 1/5/2002 Penn State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 61–54 9–5 (2–0) 1/8/2002 Michigan State 25 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 83–65 10–5 (3–0) 1/13/2002 yes Iowa 13 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 77–66 11–5 (4–0) 1/19/2002 yes 25 Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio 67–73 11–6 (4–1) 1/23/2002 yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania 85–51 12–6 (5–1) 1/26/2002 Illinois 9 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 88–57 13–6 (6–1) 1/31/2002 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana–Purdue rivalry 66–52 14–6 (7–1) 2/2/2002 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 74–88 14–7 (7–2) 2/5/2002 Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 79–51 15–7 (8–2) 2/9/2002 yes Louisville Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 77–62 16–7 (8–2) 2/13/2002 22 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 63–64 16–8 (8–3) 2/17/2002 yes 22 Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan 75–55 17–8 (9–3) 2/20/2002 23 Ohio State 19 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 63–57 18–8 (10–3) 2/24/2002 yes 23 Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan 54–57 18–9 (10–4) 2/26/2002 yes 25 Illinois 15 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 62–70 18–10 (10–5) 3/2/2002 25 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 79–67 19–10 (11–5) |- !colspan=8| Big Ten tournament 3/8/2002 yes 23 Michigan State Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis First Round 67–56 20–10 3/9/2002 yes 23 Iowa Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis Second Round 60–62 20–11 |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament 3/14/2002 yes yes 23 5 S Utah 12 S ARCO Arena Sacramento, California First Round 75–56 21–11 3/16/2002 yes yes 23 5 S UNC Wilmington 13 S ARCO Arena Sacramento, California Second Round 76–67 22–11 3/21/2002 yes yes 23 5 S Duke 1 1 S Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Sweet Sixteen 74–73 23–11 3/23/2002 yes yes 23 5 S Kent State 10 S Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Elite Eight 81–69 24–11 3/30/2002 yes yes 23 5 S Oklahoma 4 2 W Georgia Dome Atlanta Final Four 73–64COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Fairy-Tale Run Continues as Hoosiers Grind Out a Triumph https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/31/sports/college-basketball-fairy-tale-run-continues-as-hoosiers-grind-out-a-triumph.html The New York Times March 31, 2002 January 26, 2020 25–11 4/1/2002 yes yes 23 5 S Maryland 2 1 E Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia National Championship 52–64 25–12 AP poll S South Players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 11 Jared Jeffries Washington Wizardshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2002 2002 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2015-03-18 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155627/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2002 2015-04-02 References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Indiana Category:2001 in sports in Indiana Category:2002 in sports in Indiana