2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball season March 2026 July 2024 Women's Basketball w 2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee Lady Volunteers logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 3 6 29–5 13–1 Pat Summitt 28th Mickie DeMoss Holly Warlick Al Brown 17th 17th 9th Thompson–Boling Arena SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2001–02 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team won the SEC regular season title, reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 29–5 record (13–1 SEC). Roster w 2001 Tennessee Lady Volunteers y y w Michelle Snow 00 C 6 5 Sr Pensacola Pensacola, Florida y w LaToya Davis 4 F 6 0 So Mary Persons Forsyth, Georgia w Tasha Butts 3 G 5 11 So Baldwin Milledgeville, Georgia y w April McDivitt 10 G 5 7 Jr Connersville Connersville, Indiana n w Gwen Jackson 13 F 6 2 Jr Eufaula Eufaula, Alabama y w Kara Lawson 20 GF 5 9 Jr West Springfield Alexandria, Virginia y w Loree Moore 21 G 5 9 Fr Narbonne Carson, California y w Brittany Jackson 25 GF 6 0 Fr Bradley Central Cleveland, Tennessee y w Ashley Robinson 33 C 6 5 So South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, Texas y w Shyra Ely 43 F 6 2 Fr Ben Davis Indianapolis, Indiana y w Courtney McDaniel 42 CF 6 1 So Tennessee High Bristol, Tennessee w Michelle Muňoz 14 F 6 1 Fr Mason Cincinnati, Ohio w Shalon Pillow 50 C 6 3 Sr Taylor Addyston, Ohio w Amanda Canon 11 F 5 11 Sr Shelbyville Central Shelbyville, Tennessee Pat Summitt (UT Martin) Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech) Holly Warlick (Tennessee) Al Brown (Purdue) https://utsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2001-02 May 19, 2025 Source:Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball media guide, 2001-2002 https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/womenbball%3A1285#page/1/mode/2up digital.lib.utk.edu University of Tennessee, Knoxville May 19, 2025 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Volunteers| Non-conference regular season November 16, 2001 yes y 2 Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 9,113 97–57 Ely McDaniel Tied Butts, McDivitt 16 8 4 1–0 November 18, 2001 yes 2 USC Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 11,887 106–66 Ely Ely Moore 22 7 6 2–0 November 23, 2001 7:00 pm CSS yes 2 Louisiana Tech 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 15,556 90–75 Snow Tied Butts, Snow Lawson 27 8 6 3–0 November 27, 2001 yes y 2 George Washington 25 Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 5,252 88–57 Ely Snow Lawson 14 9 5 4–0 December 02, 2001 1:00 pm ESPN yes y 2 NC State 8 Honda Elite 4 Holiday Classic The Milk House Bay Lake, Florida 4,256 93–56 Lawson G. Jackson Moore 20 12 6 5–0 December 05, 2001 yes y 2 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 7,068 75–66 Lawson Snow Moore 16 9 6 6–0 December 16, 2001 4:00 pm FSN South yes y 2 Stanford 6 Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, California 7,391 68–62 Snow Snow Tied McDivitt, Moore 24 7 4 7–0 December 19, 2001 yes y 2 DePaul DePaul Athletic Center Chicago, Illinois 3,025 80–66 G. Jackson Lawson Lawson 17 12 5 8–0 December 27, 2001 12:30 pm FSN South yes y 2 Duke 9 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia 7,811 89–68 G. Jackson Tied Ely, G. Jackson McDivitt 20 10 6 9–0 December 29, 2001 6:00 pm CSS yes y 2 Memphis The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee 8,223 92–66 G. Jackson Tied Ely, G. Jackson Lawson 18 7 5 10–0 January 03, 2002 6:05 pm CSS y 2 Florida 15 O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 2,706 88–64 Tied Davis, Lawson, Snow G. Jackson Moore 12 11 4 11–0 1–0 January 05, 2002 4:00 pm CBS yes 2 Connecticut 1 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 24,611 72–86 Lawson Tied Lawson, Snow Moore 17 7 4 11–1 January 08, 2002 7:00 pm CSS yes 2 Old Dominion 25 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 12,210 74–62 Snow Snow Lawson 19 9 9 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Volunteers|SEC Regular Season January 10, 2002 7:00 pm CSS 2 Auburn 19 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 11,394 71–50 Snow Tied McDaniel, Snow Moore 18 5 5 13–1 2–0 January 13, 2002 3:00 pm FSN South 2 LSU 24 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 13,544 79–67 Lawson Tied Ely, G. Jackson, Lawson Moore 17 7 4 14–1 3–0 January 17, 2002 7:00 pm CSS y 2 South Carolina 8 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 12,168 80–61 Lawson G. Jackson Moore 19 9 6 15–1 4–0 January 20, 2002 2 Alabama Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 14,860 82–57 Muñoz Snow Moore 14 6 6 16–1 5–0 January 27, 2002 y 2 Auburn 22 Beard–Eaves Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 6,614 66–53 Lawson Lawson Moore 23 8 5 17–1 6–0 January 31, 2002 2 Florida 12 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 12,213 86–66 Lawson Snow Moore 18 10 8 18–1 7–0 February 02, 2002 6:30 pm ESPN2 y 2 Vanderbilt 8 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 14,168 59–76 McDivitt Snow Tied Lawson, Moore 13 6 2 18–2 7–1 February 07, 2002 7:00 pm CSS 3 Arkansas Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 18,410 93–65 Lawson Tied G. Jackson, Lawson Moore 30 7 6 19–2 8–1 February 10, 2002 3:00 pm FSN South y 3 Georgia 22 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 10,082 52–50 Tied Ely, G. Jackson Snow McDivitt 12 6 4 20–2 9–1 February 12, 2002 7:00 pm FSN South yes 3 Texas 18 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 11,928 66–69 Snow Snow Moore 16 10 5 20–3 February 14, 2002 y 3 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 5,517 80–78 Lawson Ely Moore 29 8 5 21–3 10–1 February 16, 2002 7:00 pm FSN South 3 Vanderbilt 6 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 20,956 75–68 Lawson Tied Ely, Lawson, Robinson Moore 26 5 5 22–3 11–1 February 21, 2002 8:00 pm CSS y 4 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 2,378 86–69 Lawson McDaniel Moore 24 13 6 23–3 12–1 February 24, 2002 4 Kentucky Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Senior Day 20,573 89–64 Lawson Tied Butts, Ely, McDaniel, Snow Tied Lawson, Moore, B. Jackson 18 7 4 24–3 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Volunteers|SEC Tournament March 01, 2002 yes y 4 1 Georgia 24 9 Quarterfinals Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee 7,678 81–67 Ely Ely Moore 31 11 3 25–3 March 02, 2002 yes y 4 1 LSU 4 Semifinals Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee 11,264 80–81 Lawson Tied Ely, Snow Tied Lawson, Snow 27 9 3 25–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Volunteers|NCAA Tournament March 16, 2002 yes 6 2 MW Georgia State 15 MW First Round Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 6,191 98–68 G. Jackson G. Jackson Moore 28 10 7 26–4 March 18, 2002 7:00 pm ESPN2 yes 6 2 MW Notre Dame Second Round 7 MW Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 89–50 Lawson McDaniel B. Jackson 15 9 4 27–4 Mar 23, 2002 7:00 pm ESPN yes yes 6 2 MW BYU Sweet Sixteen 11 MW Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 8,407 68–57 Ely Ely Tied Lawson, Moore 21 7 3 28–4 March 25, 2002 9:37 pm ESPN2 yes yes 6 2 MW Vanderbilt 3 1 MW Elite Eight Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 8,206 68–63 G. Jackson G. Jackson Tied Lawson, McDivitt 18 12 3 29–4 March 29, 2002 8:34 pm ESPN yes yes 6 2 MW Connecticut 1 1 E Final Four Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 29,619 56–79Jere Longman UConn Makes March to Final Look Easy https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/30/sports/college-basketball-uconn-makes-march-to-final-look-easy.html The New York Times March 30, 2002 July 10, 2024 Lawson Snow Tied McDivitt, Moore, B. Jackson 9 8 2 29–5 AP Poll Eastern Time. MW = Mid-West, E = East Sources:2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule https://utsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 utsports.com University of Tennessee Athletics July 10, 20242001-02 All Boxes (PDF) https://utsports.com/documents/2016/12/30/2001-02AllBoxes.pdf utsports.com University of Tennessee Athletics May 16, 2025 Rankings 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 1 18 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 6 6 Coaches 0 19 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 3 6 6 3 References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Volunteers Volunteers Category:2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament participants