2001–02 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Arkansas Razorbacks File:Arkansas wordmark 2014.png Southeastern Conference West SEC 14–15 6–10 Nolan Richardson (fired March 1st) 17th Mike Anderson Interim Bud Walton Arena The 2001–02 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2001–02 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his 17th year. However, with two games remaining in the regular season, Richardson was fired after making some challenging remarks towards Arkansas long-time athletic director Frank Broyles. Assistant head coach Mike Anderson became the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Schedule yes 11/12/01 7:00 pm yes Maine Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas Pre-Season NIT 63–47 10,107 1–0 11/16/01 6:00 pm yes Wake Forest Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas Pre-Season NIT ESPN 71–76 17,820 1–1 11/18/01 1:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas ARSN 71–57 12,944 2–1 11/28/01 7:00 pm yes yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma ARSN 8,355 79–75 3–1 11/30/01 7:00 pm yes Oklahoma Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPN2 54–69 19,419 3–2 12/4/01 7:00 pm yes SW Texas State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas ARSN 90–68 8,940 4–2 12/8/01 11:00 am yes yes Illinois United Center Chicago ESPN 91–94 18,671 4–3 12/10/01 7:00 pm yes UNC Greensboro Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas FSN 89–74 11,427 5–3 12/20/01 7:00 pm yes UT-Chattanooga Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas ARSN 98–84 14,552 6–3 12/22/01 1:00 pm yes Oklahoma State 6 Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas ARSN 76–85 17,021 6–4 12/29/01 2:00 pm yes Elon Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas ARSN 96–52 11,149 7–4 1/2/02 8:30 pm yes yes Memphis Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee ESPN2 90–73 20,004 8–4 1/5/02 4:00 pm yes Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL FSN 83–77 9,300 9–4 1/8/02 8:00 pm Mississippi State 22 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPN 75–64 18,037 10–4 1/13/02 12:30 pm yes LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana JP Sports 69–75 8,369 10–5 1/16/02 7:00 pm South Carolina Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 60–62 17,634 10–6 1/19/02 5:00 pm Mississippi Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas FSN 64–70 18,437 10–7 1/23/02 6:30 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 67–81 10,323 10–8 1/26/02 12:00 pm Florida 4 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas CBS 94–92 OT 19,182 11–8 1/30/02 7:00 pm yes Alabama 7 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 94–109 12,510 11–9 2/2/02 12:00 pm Auburn Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas JP Sports 62–60 17,238 12–9 2/9/02 12:00 pm yes Mississippi Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi JP Sports 67–79 8,559 12–10 2/13/02 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee JP Sports 53–64 14,141 12–11 2/16/02 2:00 pm LSU Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 63–67 18,716 12–12 2/20/02 7:00 pm Alabama 5 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas JP Sports 67–59 17,478 13–12 2/23/02 11:00 am yes Kentucky 12 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS 58–71 22,109 13–13 2/27/02 7:00 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi JP Sports 83–89 6,806 13–14 3/2/02 2:00 pm Vanderbilt Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 81–67 7,953 14–14 |- !colspan=9| 2002 SEC men's basketball tournament 3/7/02 2:15 pm yes Tennessee Georgia Dome Atlanta JP Sports 61–68 12,412 14–15 Source:http://www.arsnonline.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=42 2001–2002 Basketball Schedule/Results 2010-12-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928224728/http://www.arsnonline.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=42 2011-09-28 dead References Arkansas Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball seasons Razor Razor