2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats Conference USA C-USA 8 5 31–4 14–2 Bob Huggins 13th Mick Cronin 6th Andy Kennedy 1st Myrl Shoemaker Center Conference USA regular season championsConference USA tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 13th year at the school. The team won regular season and Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 1 seed in the West region. After an opening round victory over Boston University, Cincinnati was upset in the second round by UCLA, 105–101 in double overtime. The Bearcats finished with a 31–4 record (14–2 C-USA). Roster 2001 Cincinnati Bearcats y Jamaal Davis 1 F 6 9 235 Sr Merrillville, Indiana Field Williams 2 G 6 4 235 So Houston, Texas John Meeker 3 G 6 1 175 So Troy, Ohio W Jamaal Lucas 10 G 6 2 195 So Corpus Christi, Texas Leonard Stokes 13 G 6 6 200 Jr Buffalo, New York Taron Barker 20 G 6 1 190 Jr Racine, Wisconsin Steve Logan basketball 22 G 5 10 195 Sr y Cleveland, Ohio Immanuel McElroy 23 F 6 4 195 Sr Port Arthur, Texas Rod Flowers 24 F 6 8 240 So Huntsville, Alabama Jimmy Hubbard 43 F 6 6 222 Jr Belton, Missouri B. J. Grove 44 C 6 11 280 Jr n Cincinnati, Ohio Donald Little 50 C 6 11 225 Jr n Augusta, Georgia Jason Maxiell 54 F 6 7 250 Fr y Chicago, Illinois Rodney Crawford F 6 5 220 Sr Cincinnati, Ohio Bob Huggins Mick Cronin Andy Kennedy Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/2002.html 2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference July 31, 2021 Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Regular Season November 16, 2001 yes yes Oklahoma State 18 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma ESPN 62–69 0–1 November 20, 2001 yes Wright State Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 83–54 1–1 November 24, 2001 yes 2001 none UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 74–61 2–1 November 28, 2001 yes 2001 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 77–55 3–1 December 1, 2001 yes 2001 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 74–41 4–1 December 8, 2001 yes 2001 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 90–39 5–1 December 10, 2001 yes 2001 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 68–55 6–1 December 14, 2001 yes yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 75–55 7–1 December 17, 2001 yes 25 2001 men Richmond Spiders Richmond Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 77–46 8–1 December 20, 2001 yes yes 25 2001 men Louisiana–Monroe Indians Louisiana–Monroe Valley High School Winchester, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 102–66 9–1 December 21, 2001 yes yes 25 Mississippi State Valley High School Winchester, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 90–56 10–1 December 22, 2001 yes yes 25 2001 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Valley High School Winchester, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 79–62 11–1 December 29, 2001 yes y 17 2001 men Akron Zips Akron Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio WXIX 73–57 12–1 January 5, 2002 yes 13 2001 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina 72–62 13–1 1–0 January 8, 2002 12 Charlotte Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 71–58 14–1 2–0 January 12, 2002 yes 10 2001 men Houston Cougars Houston Hoffheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 83–62 15–1 3–0 January 19, 2002 7 Louisville Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio CBS 77–50 16–1 4–0 January 22, 2002 yes 4 2001 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri ESPN2 54–50 17–1 5–0 January 26, 2002 yes 4 2001 men South Florida Bulls South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 78–68 18–1 6–0 January 29, 2002 4 East Carolina Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio WXIX 75–48 19–1 7–0 February 2, 2002 y 6 Marquette 18 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin ESPN Plus 60–74 19–2 7–1 February 6, 2002 yes 6 Charlotte Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina ESPN2 85–66 20–2 8–1 February 9, 2002 y y 4 19 Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina ABC 103–94 21–2 February 12, 2002 5 Saint Louis Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 67–53 22–2 9–1 February 15, 2002 5 2001 none Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 89–37 23–2 10–1 February 19, 2002 yes 4 2001 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul United Center Chicago, Illinois 79–62 24–2 11–1 February 22, 2002 4 Marquette 9 Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio ESPN 63–62 25–2 12–1 February 27, 2002 yes 4 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 71–74 25–3 13–2 Mar 3, 2002 4 2001 men Memphis Tigers Memphis Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 80–75 OT 26–3 14–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Conference USA Tournament Mar 7, 2002 5 1 South Florida 8 Firstar Center Cincinnati, Ohio Quarterfinals 79–57 27–3 Mar 8, 2002 5 1 Charlotte 4 Firestar Center Cincinnati, Ohio Semifinals 71–55 28–3 Mar 9, 2002 5 1 Marquette 13 2 Firestar Center Cincinnati, Ohio Championship Game 77–63 29–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 2002 yes 5 1 W Boston University 16 W Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania First Round 90–52 30–3 Mar 17, 2002 yes 5 1 W UCLA 8 W Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Second Round 101–105 2OT 30–4 W West 2002 NCAA Tournament Bracket https://www.collegerpi.com/subs/tournament/2002bracket.html CollegeRPI.com Palm Sports Resources, Inc. Rankings 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 17 13 10 7 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 5 Coaches 0 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 20 16 12 8 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 *AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings References External links 2001-02 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats at Sports-Reference.com Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin