2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference North Big 12 2 2 33–4 16–0 Roy Williams 14th Neil Dougherty 7th Jerod Haase 3rd Joe Holladay 8th Ben Miller 2nd Jeff Boschee Jeff Carey Allen Fieldhouse Big 12 regular season champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 104th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 14th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Brett Ballard 3 Guard 6–0 175 Senior Hutchinson, Kansas Jeff Boschee 13 Guard 6–1 185 Senior Valley City, North Dakota Jeff Carey 22 Center 6–11 250 Senior Camdenton, Missouri Nick Collison 4 Forward 6–9 255 Junior Iowa Falls, Iowa Drew Gooden 0 Forward 6–10 230 Junior Richmond, California Lewis Harrison 2 Guard 6–0 165 Senior Kansas City, Kansas Jeff Hawkins 1 Guard 5–11 175 Freshman (RS) Kansas City, Kansas Kirk Hinrich 10 Guard 6–3 190 Junior Sioux City, Iowa Todd Kappelmann 50 Forward 6–9 230 Senior Augusta, Kansas Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Fort Worth, Texas Michael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Freshman Portland, Oregon Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Portland, Oregon Bryant Nash 15 Forward 6–6 205 Sophomore Carrollton, Texas Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 255 Freshman Leavenworth, Kansas Chris Zerbe 34 Forward 6–5 235 Senior Andover, Kansas Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/7/2001 yes 4 EA Sports All-Stars Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 98–77 15,500 11/13/2001 yes 4 Fort Hays State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 95–41 15,300 |- !colspan=9| Maui Invitational Tournament 11/19/2001 3:30PM yes yes 4 Ball State Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Jayhawk-TV 91–93 2,500 0–1 11/20/2001 3:00PM yes yes 4 Houston Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Jayhawk-TV 95–78 2,500 1–1 11/21/2001 2:30PM yes yes 4 Seton Hall Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI ESPN 80–62 2,500 2–1 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/28/2001 7:00PM yes 8 Pittsburg State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 105–62 16,100 3–1 12/1/2001 1:30PM yes yes 8 Arizona 4 McKale Center Tucson, AZ CBS 105–97 14,562 4–1 12/4/2001 8:00PM yes 4 Wake Forest 23 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 83–76 16,300 5–1 12/8/2001 7:00PM yes 4 UMKC Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 79–68 16,300 6–1 12/12/2001 7:00PM yes yes 4 Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ ESPN2 78–62 6,861 7–1 12/15/2001 7:00PM yes 4 South Carolina State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 106–73 16,300 8–1 12/22/2001 1:00PM yes yes 3 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, ND Jayhawk-TV 108–77 13,280 9–1 12/29/2001 8:00PM yes 2 Tulsa Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Morse Chevrolet Shootout Jayhawk-TV 93–85 16,013 10–1 1/2/2002 7:00PM yes 2 Valparaiso Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 81–73 16,300 11–1 1/5/2002 8:00PM yes 2 Colorado Coors Events Center Bouler, CO Big 12 (ESPN+) 97–85 11,076 12–1 1/9/2002 7:00PM 1 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 96–57 16,300 13–1 1/12/2002 2:00PM yes yes 1 UCLA 11 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA CBS 77–87 12,280 13–2 1/15/2002 8:00PM yes 4 Oklahoma State 6 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Big 12 (ESPN+) 79–61 13,611 14–2 1/19/2002 12:00PM 4 Oklahoma 5 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ABC 74–67 16,300 15–2 1/23/2002 8:00PM yes 2 Iowa State James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Big 12 (ESPN+) 88–81 12,771 16–2 1/26/2002 3:00PM yes 2 Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX Big 12 (ESPN+) 86–74 10,706 17–2 1/28/2002 8:00PM 2 Missouri 22 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War ESPN 105–73 16,300 18–2 2/2/2002 3:00PM 2 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 100–73 16,300 19–2 2/4/2002 8:00PM yes 2 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown ESPN2 98–71 12,238 20–2 2/9/2002 3:00PM 2 Texas Tech 24 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 108–81 16,300 21–2 2/11/2002 8:00PM yes 2 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 110–103 OT 15,495 22–2 2/16/2002 3:00PM 2 Baylor Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 87–72 16,300 23–2 2/18/2002 8:00PM 1 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 102–66 16,300 24–2 2/24/2002 3:00PM yes 1 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE CBS 88–87 14,055 25–2 2/27/2002 7:00PM 1 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown Big 12 (ESPN+) 103–68 16,300 26–2 3/3/2002 1:00PM yes 1 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War CBS 95–92 13,545 27–2 |- !colspan=9| Big 12 tournament 3/8/2002 12:00PM yes 1 Colorado Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals Big 12 (ESPN+) 102–73 18,848 28–2 3/9/2002 1:00PM yes 1 Texas Tech Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals Big 12 (ESPN+) 90–50 18,848 29–2 3/10/2002 2:00PM yes 1 Oklahoma 4 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Championship Game ESPN 55–64 18,848 29–3 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament 3/14/2002 6:50PM yes yes 2 (1) (16) Holy Cross Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO First Round CBS 70–59 26,612 30–3 3/16/2002 6:50PM yes 2 (1) (8) Stanford 24 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Second Round CBS 86–63 31,484 31–3 3/22/2002 1:40PM yes yes 2 (1) (4) Illinois 13 Kohl Center Madison, WI Sweet Sixteen CBS 73–69 16,310 32–3 3/24/2002 1:40PM yes yes 2 (1) (2) Oregon 11 Kohl Center Madison, WI Elite Eight CBS 104–86 16,310 33–3 3/30/2002 7:47PM yes yes 2 (1) (1) Maryland 4 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Final Four CBS 88–97 53,378 33–4 Central Standard Time AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesesKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2010-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064242/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2012-03-06 dead Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 AP 7 4 8 4 4 3 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 – Coaches 7 5 3 7 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 See also 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournament 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kansas Jay Jay