2001–02 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2001–02 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 13 16 22–10 10–6 Tubby Smith 5th Rupp Arena SEC East co-champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2001–02 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tubby Smithhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/2002.html 2001-2002 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats 14 October 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–10.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/2002-schedule.html 2001-2002 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results 14 October 2013 Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2000–01 season 24–10, 12–4 in SEC play to finish first in the SEC East. In the SEC tournament, the Wildcats defeated South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball in the quarterfinals, Arkansas in the semifinals, and Ole Miss in the SEC Championship Game. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 2 seed in the East region, they defeated No. 15 Holy Cross and No. 7 Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There, they lost to No. 6-seeded USC. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason left Saul Smith 11 Guard 74 6'2" 175 4 Senior Athens, GA Graduated Todd Tackett 12 Guard 74 6'2" 176 3 Junior Paintsville, KY Left team Roster 2001 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Adam Chiles 00 G 6 1 170 FR Louisville, Kentucky Ballard Cliff Hawkins y basketball 1 G 6 1 190 SO Dumfries, Virginia Oak Hill Academy (VA) Rashaad Carruth 2 G 6 3 180 FR College Park, Georgia Oak Hill Academy (VA) J. P. Blevins 3 G 6 2 181 SR Edmonton, Kentucky Metcalfe County Gerald Fitch 4 G 6 3 190 SO Macon, Georgia Westside y Josh Carrier 5 G 6 4 205 FR Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green Keith Bogans y 10 G 6 5 213 JR Washington D.C. DeMatha Erik Daniels y 14 F 6 8 215 SO Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton Matt Heissenbuttel 15 G 6 4 190 SO Lexington, Kentucky Lexington Catholic Tayshaun Prince y 21 F 6 9 213 SR Compton, California Dominguez Marvin Stone y 24 F 6 10 268 JR Huntsville, Alabama Grissom Cory Sears 33 F 6 6 195 SO Corbin, Kentucky Hargrave (VA) Jules Camara 40 F 6 11 211 JR Dakar, Senegal Oak Hill Academy (VA) Jason Parker 42 F 6 8 255 SO yes Charlotte, North Carolina Fork Union (VA) Chuck Hayes y 44 F 6 6 240 FR Modesto, California Modesto Christian Marquis Estill 50 F 6 9 236 JR Richmond, Kentucky Madison Central y Tubby Smith (High Point) David Hobbs (VCU) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Reggie Hanson (Kentucky) http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/roster2001-02.html March 5, 2014 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Exhibition November 6, 2001 7:30 pm yes 4 Nike Elite Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Bogans 19 Hayes 13 Tied 4 107–80 16,361 – November 11, 2001 7:30 pm yes 4 Athletes in Action Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Prince 19 Bogans 7 Bogans 3 88–83 OT 16,036 – |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular Season November 15, 2001 8:00 pm yes 4 Western Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Fox Sports Ohio NABC Classic Tied 12 Bogans 8 Hawkins 2 52–64 21,104 0–1 November 16, 2001 6:00 pm yes 4 Marshall Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Fox Sports Ohio NABC Classic Bogans 22 Hayes 10 Bogans 5 90–73 16,193 1–1 November 24, 2001 8:00 pm yes 10 Morehead State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV Prince 23 Stone 7 Bogans 6 90–73 19,774 2–1 November 28, 2001 8:00 pm yes 13 Kent State Firstar Center Cincinnati, OH UKTV Tied 19 Tied 6 Hawkins 6 82–68 10,352 3–1 December 5, 2001 7:30 pm yes 10 VMI Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV Prince 21 Prince 10 Tied 3 99–57 18,077 4–1 December 8, 2001 4:00 pm yes 11 North Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Prince 31 Prince 11 Prince 4 79–59 23,153 5–1 December 15, 2001 1:00 pm yes 9 Kentucky State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY UKTV Estill 21 Estill 7 Hawkins 8 118–63 18,500 6–1 December 18, 2001 9:00 pm yes yes 7 Duke 1 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ ESPN Jimmy V Classic Carruth 19 Camara 11 Tied 3 92–95 OT 18,500 6–2 December 22, 2001 5:00 pm yes yes 7 Indiana RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN CBS Tied 17 Prince 11 Hawkins 5 66–52 29,379 7–2 December 29, 2001 4:00 pm yes 6 Louisville Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Battle for the Bluegrass Prince 18 Prince 9 Hawkins 5 82–62 24,330 8–2 January 2, 2002 8:00 pm yes 6 Tulane Freedom Hall Louisville, KY UKTV Prince 22 Fitch 10 Hawkins 5 101–67 16,011 9–2 January 5, 2002 2:00 pm 6 yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS JP Sports Prince 18 Fitch 8 Hawkins 10 69–74 9,347 9–3 0–1 January 9, 2002 7:00 pm 8 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports Camara 16 Tied 6 Hawkins 5 84–88 21,707 9–4 0–2 January 12, 2002 1:00 pm 8 yes South Carolina Frank McGuire Arena Columbia, SC JP Sports Fitch 11 Estill 8 Chiles 4 51–50 12,097 10–4 1–2 January 15, 2002 7:00 pm 12 Ole Miss Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN Prince 19 Fitch 11 Hawkins 6 87–64 20,540 11–4 2–2 January 19, 2002 12:00 pm 12 yes yes Notre Dame Joyce Center South Bend, IN CBS Bogans 23 Tied 5 Hawkins 6 72–65 11,418 12–4 2–2 January 22, 2002 9:00 pm 8 yes Auburn Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL ESPN Estill 21 Daniels 8 Bogans 4 69–62 10,500 13–4 3–2 January 26, 2002 8:00 pm 8 Alabama 14 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN Prince 14 Fitch 8 Hawkins 3 61–64 23,544 13–5 3–3 January 29, 2002 9:00 pm 10 yes Florida 5 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN Bogans 20 Prince 10 Bogans 4 69–62 12,212 14–5 4–3 February 2, 2002 1:00 pm 8 South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports Fitch 17 Fitch 9 Tied 3 91–74 21,731 15–5 5–3 February 6, 2002 8:00 pm 7 yes Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN JP Sports Prince 22 Tied 7 Hawkins 4 74–76 OT 17,260 15–6 5–4 February 9, 2002 1:00 pm 7 yes LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA JP Sports Prince 18 Fitch 8 Hawkins 9 68–56 8,549 16–6 6–4 February 13, 2002 7:00 pm 10 Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP Sports Prince 20 Estill 7 Tied 3 67–59 20,173 17–6 7–4 February 16, 2002 1:00 pm 10 yes Georgia 21 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA CBS Tied 17 Estill 7 Bogans 5 69–78 10,523 17–7 7–5 February 19, 2002 9:00 pm 12 Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN Camara 17 Camara 8 Hawkins 3 64–61 20,662 18–7 8–5 February 23, 2002 12:00 pm 12 Arkansas Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Prince 16 Prince 10 Hawkins 5 71–58 22,109 19–7 9–5 February 27, 2002 8:00 pm 11 yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville JP Sports Prince 24 Camara 9 Hawkins 6 73–86 14,168 19–8 9–6 March 2, 2002 12:00 pm 11 Florida 8 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Prince 13 Camara 7 Tied 2 70–67 23,606 20–8 10–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament March 8, 2002 9:45 pm yes 12 2 E South Carolina 6 E Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA JP Sports SEC Tournament quarterfinals Bogans 13 Hayes 13 Tied 2 57–70 22,508 20–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA Tournament March 14, 2002 12:25 pm yes yes 16 4 E Valparaiso 13 E Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO CBS First Round Bogans 21 Bogans 6 Hawkins 4 83–68 25,251 21–9 March 16, 2002 5:30 pm yes yes 16 4 E Tulsa 12 E Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO CBS Second Round Prince 41 Prince 9 Tied 4 87–82 31,484 22–9 March 22, 2002 9:55 pm yes yes 16 4 E Maryland 4 1 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY CBS Sweet Sixteen Prince 17 Camara 8 Hawkins 7 68–78 29,633 22–10 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Wild Wild Category:Long stubs with short prose