2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 6 10 27–7 13–3 Jim Calhoun 16th George Blaney Dave Leitao Tom Moore Hartford Civic CenterHarry A. Gampel Pavilion Big East tournament championsBig East East Division regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2001–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 27–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 13–3 record, were the regular season champions, and were the 2002 Big East men's basketball tournament champions. UConn made it to the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to Maryland 90–82. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by sixteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf UConn Huskies 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History 13 March 2016 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104823/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf deadDavis Ken September 30, 2010 The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies Atlanta, GA Whitman LLC 978-0794828035 Roster Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2001–2002 team.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2002.html 2001-02 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats Name Position YearJustin Brown C JRTaliek Brown G SOCaron Butler F SOBen Gordon G FRKwasi Gyambibi G SRMike Hayes F JRScott Hazelton F FRChris McLaughlin G SREmeka Okafor C FRTony Robertson G JRJohnnie Selvie F SRRobert Swain G SOShamon Tooles G SOAce Watanasuparp SOChad Wise G FRDaryl Woods SOMike Woodward G JR Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Exhibition 11/6/2001 yes Nike Elite Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 105–77 11/13/2001 yes Grass Roots Canada Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 107–57 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular Season 11/19/2001 yes Vanderbilt Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 84–71 15,904 1–0 11/26/2001 yes New Hampshire Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 110–58 15,935 2–0 12/2/2001 yes yes George Washington MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic 84–76 13,860 3–0 12/3/2001 yes yes Maryland 2 MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic 65–77 14,813 3–1 12/8/2001 yes Northeastern Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 80–44 10,027 4–1 12/11/2001 yes yes Massachusetts William D. Mullins Memorial Center Amherst, MA MassMutual UGame ESPN 69–59 8,894 5–1 12/21/2001 yes Quinnipiac Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 95–79 15,857 6–1 12/28/2001 yes St. Bonaventure Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 70–88 16,294 6–2 1/2/2002 yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA WTXX 86–74 2,581 7–2 (1–0) 1/5/2002 Miami 21 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 76–75 10,027 8–2 (2–0) 1/7/2002 yes Oklahoma 5 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT ESPN 67–69 16,294 8–3 1/10/2002 Virginia Tech Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 95–60 16,294 9–3 (3–0) 1/13/2002 yes Villanova First Union Center Philadelphia, PA WTXX 70–65 12,027 10–3 (4–0) 1/16/2002 yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI WTXX 69–62 12,143 11–3 (5–0) 1/19/2002 yes North Carolina Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT CBS 86–54 10,027 12–3 1/23/2002 25 St. John's Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 75–70 10,027 13–3 (6–0) 1/26/2002 yes yes 25 Arizona 10 McKale Center Tucson, AZ CBS 100–98 OT 14,577 14–3 1/30/2002 yes 17 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ WTXX 53–61 7,526 14–4 (6–1) 2/2/2002 yes 17 Miami 15 Miami Arena Miami, FL WTXX 66–68 10,135 14–5 (6–2) 2/5/2002 Providence Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 67–56 16,294 15–5 (7–2) 2/9/2002 yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPN 83–85 OT 19,580 15–6 (7–3) 2/11/2002 Villanova Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT ESPN 46–40 16,294 16–6 (8–3) 2/16/2002 Boston College Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT WTXX 79–77 OT 16,294 17–6 (9–3) 2/19/2002 yes Georgetown MCI Center Washington, D.C. Rivalry ESPN2 75–74 11,223 18–6 (10–3) 2/23/2002 West Virginia Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT WTXX 95–73 10,027 19–6 (11–3) 2/25/2002 yes 23 Boston College Conte Forum Boston, MA ESPN 75–61 8,163 20–6 (12–3) 3/2/2002 23 Seton Hall Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN 90–78 10,027 21–6 (13–3) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Big East tournament 3/7/2002 yes 19 Villanova Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals ESPN2 72–70 19,528 22–6 3/8/2002 yes 19 Notre Dame Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals ESPN 82–77 19,528 23–6 3/9/2002 yes 19 Pittsburgh 7 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship ESPN 74–65 2OT 19,528 24–6 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA tournament 3/15/2002 yes yes 10 2 E Hampton 15 E MCI Center Washington, D.C. First Round CBS 78–67 17,725 25–6 3/17/2002 yes yes 10 2 E NC State 25 7 E MCI Center Washington, D.C. Second Round CBS 77–74 17,725 26–6 3/22/2002 yes yes 10 2 E Southern Illinois 11 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Sweet Sixteen CBS 71–59 29,252 27–6 3/24/2002 yes yes 10 2 E Maryland 4 1 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Elite Eight CBS 82–90 29,252 27–7 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-2002-results.html UConn Huskies 25 March 2016 References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies Category:2001 in sports in Connecticut Category:2002 in sports in Connecticut