2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 21–13 9–7 Skip Prosser 1st Dino Gaudio 1st LJVM Coliseum NCAA tournament second round The 2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the team played their home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season standings. They lost to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Wake Forest received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. After a win over Pepperdine in the opening round,Waves Aren't Able to Exorcise Deacons https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-15-sp-pepperdine15-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 15, 2002 August 14, 2022 the Deacons were beaten by No. 2 seed Oregon in the second roundOregon's Big 3 Dooms Wake Forest https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/sports/college-basketball-oregon-s-big-3-dooms-wake-forest.html ESPN March 17, 2002 August 14, 2022 to end the season with a record of 21–13 (9–7 ACC). Roster 2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons y y Josh Howard y 5 F 6 7 205 Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina Hargrave Military Academy C Darius Songaila y 25 F 6 9 248 Sr Skip Prosser Dino Gaudio https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| Regular Season Nov 12, 2001 yes UNC Wilmington Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 79–78 1–0 Nov 16, 2001 7:00 p.m. yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas Pre-Season NIT 76–71 ESPN 17,820 2–0 Nov 18, 2001 yes 2001 men Elon Phoenix Elon Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 87–67 3–0 Nov 21, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 23 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Preseason NIT 62–61 4–0 Nov 23, 2001 yes yes Syracuse 18 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Preseason NIT 67–74 4–1 Nov 27, 2001 yes 25 2001 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 85–79 5–1 Dec 4, 2001 yes yes 23 Kansas 4 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 76–83 16,300 5–2 Dec 7, 2001 yes 23 2001 men South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 115–75 6–2 Dec 16, 2001 19 2001 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 93–72 7–2 1–0 Dec 19, 2001 yes 20 2001 men Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 89–60 8–2 Dec 22, 2001 yes yes 20 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, New York 60–72 8–3 Dec 29, 2001 yes 25 Marquette 19 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 64–59 9–3 Jan 2, 2002 yes 23 2001 men Richmond Spiders Richmond Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 67–52 10–3 Jan 5, 2002 yes 23 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 84–62 11–3 2–0 Jan 7, 2002 yes yes 19 2001 men Navy Midshipmen Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland 87–65 12–3 Jan 12, 2002 19 Clemson Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 96–55 13–3 3–0 Jan 15, 2002 yes 14 Virginia 10 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 74–86 13–4 3–1 Jan 19, 2002 yes 14 Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 80–103 13–5 3–2 Jan 23, 2002 21 Maryland 3 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 63–85 13–6 3–3 Jan 26, 2002 21 2001 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 87–74 14–6 4–3 Jan 30, 2002 yes 24 NC State RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 82–81 15–6 5–3 Feb 2, 2002 yes 24 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 89–80 16–6 6–3 Feb 6, 2002 19 North Carolina Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 90–66 17–6 7–3 Feb 9, 2002 yes 19 Cincinnati 6 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 94–103 17–7 Feb 13, 2002 yes 19 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 115–118 2OT 17–8 7–4 Feb 17, 2002 19 Virginia 15 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 92–70 18–8 8–4 Feb 21, 2002 21 Duke 3 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 61–90 18–9 8–5 Feb 24, 2002 yes 21 Maryland 2 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 89–90 18–10 8–6 Feb 27, 2002 yes 24 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 77–90 18–11 8–7 Mar 2, 2002 24 NC State Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 83–71 19–11 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| ACC Tournament Mar 8, 2002 yes yes Georgia Tech Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Quarterfinals 92–83 20–11 Mar 9, 2002 yes yes Duke 3 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Semifinals 64–79 20–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 2002 yes yes 7 MW Pepperdine 10 MW ARCO Arena Sacramento, California First Round 83–74 21–12 Mar 16, 2002 yes yes 7 MW Oregon 11 2 MW ARCO Arena Sacramento, California Second Round 87–92 21–13 Eastern Standard Time MW Midwest 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 Wake Forest University Athletics August 14, 2022 Rankings 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1075–1076 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball seasons Wake Forest Wake Forest