2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis Basketball 175 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 22 28–8 14–4 Bruce Weber 4th Matt Painter Chris Lowery SIU Arena MVC Regular season champion NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Weber and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 14–4 in MVC play to finish tied for first place. They lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament to Creighton, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. The Salukis upset Texas Tech and Georgia to reach the Sweet Sixteen,Salukis Defeat Georgia, 77-75, To Advance To Sweet Sixteen https://siusalukis.com/news/2002/3/17/salukis_defeat_georgia_77_75_to_advance_to_sweet_sixteen.aspx Southern Illinois University Athletics March 17, 2002 August 8, 2021 but fell to Connecticut in the regional semifinal round. Roster 2001 Southern Illinois Salukis y y Darren Brooks y 1 G 6 3 205 Fr St. Louis, Missouri Jennings Jamaal Tatum y 3 G 6 2 175 Fr Jefferson City, Missouri Helias Catholic Brad Korn y 13 F 6 9 195 SO Oswego, IL Rolan Roberts 15 C 6 6 240 SR Woodbridge, VA Jermaine Dearman 23 F 6 8 220 JR Indianapolis, IN Kent Williams 33 G 6 2 180 JR Mt. Vernon, IL Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 Schedule and results yes no |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Non-conference regular season Nov 16, 2001 yes 2001 men Belmont Bruins Belmont SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 82–71 1–0 Nov 19, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri 69–64 2–0 Nov 22, 2001 yes yes Iowa State Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Invitational 66–57 3–0 Nov 23, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Hartford Hawks Hartford Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Invitational 78–46 4–0 Nov 24, 2001 yes yes Illinois 2 Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Invitational 72–75 4–1 Nov 29, 2001 yes Illinois-Chicago SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 76–68 5–1 Dec 1, 2001 yes Indiana SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 72–60 6–1 Dec 8, 2001 yes yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia 73–66 7–1 Dec 16, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, California 74–60 8–1 Dec 18, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 62–80 8–2 Dec 22, 2001 yes 2001 men Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 92–80 9–2 Dec 29, 2001 yes yes Murray State Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky 67–63 10–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Missouri Valley regular season Jan 2, 2002 yes 2001 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 82–72 11–2 1–0 Jan 5, 2002 Illinois State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 79–58 12–2 2–0 Jan 7, 2002 2001 men Missouri State Bears Missouri State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 84–74 13–2 3–0 Jan 10, 2002 yes 2001 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 79–88 13–3 3–1 Jan 12, 2002 2001 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 83–58 14–3 4–1 Jan 16, 2002 yes 2001 men Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 55–49 15–3 5–1 Jan 19, 2002 2001 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 91–73 16–3 6–1 Jan 24, 2002 yes 2001 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa 79–64 17–3 7–1 Jan 26, 2002 yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 64–69 17–4 7–2 Jan 30, 2002 Evansville SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 101–62 18–4 8–2 Feb 3, 2002 yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 79–77 19–4 9–2 Feb 6, 2002 Wichita State SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 78–58 20–4 10–2 Feb 9, 2002 Drake SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 66–57 21–4 11–2 Feb 13, 2002 yes Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 71–78 21–5 11–3 Feb 16, 2002 yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 70–84 21–6 11–4 Feb 20, 2002 Creighton SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 65–62 22–6 12–4 Feb 23, 2002 yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 84–74 23–6 13–4 Feb 25, 2002 Bradley SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 84–73 24–6 14–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| Missouri Valley tournament Mar 2, 2002 yes yes 2001 men Bradley Braves Bradley Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 66–44 25–6 Mar 3, 2002 yes yes 2001 men Missouri State Bears Missouri State Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 86–63 26–6 Mar 4, 2002 yes yes Creighton Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Championship Game 76–84 26–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Southern Illinois Salukis| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 2002 yes yes 11 E Texas Tech 6 E United Center Chicago, Illinois First Round 76–68 27–7 Mar 17, 2002 yes yes 11 E Georgia 23 3 E United Center Chicago, Illinois Second Round 77–75What's a Saluki? A Winner. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/03/18/whats-a-saluki-a-winner/8146e7e8-404a-4bef-b645-ec12b1c543b2/ The Washington Post March 18, 2002 August 8, 2021 28–7 Mar 22, 2002 yes yes 11 E Connecticut 10 2 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 59–71Salukis Fall To UConn, 71-59, In Sweet Sixteen https://siusalukis.com/news/2002/3/22/salukis_fall_to_uconn_71_59_in_sweet_sixteen.aspx Southern Illinois University Athletics March 22, 2002 August 8, 2021 29,252 28–8 AP poll Central Time E East Rankings 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References 2001-02 Category:2001–02 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season Category:2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants Category:2001 in sports in Illinois Category:2002 in sports in Illinois