2001–02 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 UCLA Bruins basketball UCLA Bruins logo.svg 200px Pacific-10 Pac-10 20https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings?seasonYear=2002 ESPN.com 2001–02 rankings 2008-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080315020724/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?seasonYear=2002 15 March 2008 live 21–12 11–7 Steve Lavin Michael Holton Jim Saia Steve Spencer Pauley Pavilion NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2001–02 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 6th in the conference and lost in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament to the California Golden Bears. The Bruins competed in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the Missouri Tigers in the sweet sixteen. Roster 2001 UCLA Bruins men's y Gene Barnes 13 G 5 10 Fr Matt Barnes y 23 F 6 7 226 Sr Santa Clara, California Cedric Bozeman y 21 G 6 6 215 Fr Los Angeles, California T. J. Cummings y 43 F 6 10 223 So Homewood, Illinois Dan Gadzuric y 50 C 6 11 240 Sr The Hague, Netherlands Quinn Hawking 55 G 6 4 Fr Rico Hines y 22 G 6 5 Sr Greenville, North Carolina C John Hoffart 52 C 6 10 So Josiah Johnson 54 F 6 8 Fr Jason Kapono y 24 F 6 8 215 Jr Long Beach, California Billy Knight basketball, born 1979 y 3 G 6 6 Sr Andre Patterson y 5 F 6 7 Fr Los Angeles, California Janou Rubin 2 G 6 3 So Dijon Thompson y 1 G 6 7 193 Fr Los Angeles, California Ryan Walcott 10 G 6 1 Fr Ray Young 34 F 6 4 Sr Steve Lavin (Chapman) Michael Holton (UCLA) Jim Saia (Chapman) Steve Spencer (Somona State) Starting lineup Cedric Bozeman (Fr.), Point Guard Billy Knight (Sr.), Shooting Guard Jason Kapono (Jr.), Small Forward Matt Barnes (Sr.), Power Forward Dan Gadzuric (Sr.), Center Bench T. J. Cummings (So.) Rico Hines (Sr.) John Hoffart (So.) Josiah Johnson (Fr.) Andre Patterson (Fr.) Dijon Thompson (Fr.) Ryan Walcott (Fr.) Awards And Honors Jason Kapono AP Honorable-Mention All-American First-Team All-Pac-10 First-Team USBWA All-District 9. First-Team NABC All-District 15. Naismith College Player of the Year Finalist Team Co-Most Valuable Player Dan Gadzuric Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 Team Co-Most Valuable Player Cedric Bozeman Honorable-Mention Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Matt Barnes Second-Team NABC All-District 15. Team Co-Most Valuable Player Billy Knight Team Co-Most Valuable Player Schedule yes 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2001 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Exhibition November 8, 2001 7:30 p.m. yes EA Sports All-Stars Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 102–77 November 14, 2001 7:30 p.m. yes Global Sports Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 86–60 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Regular Season November 19, 2001 6:30 p.m. yes yes 3 2001 men Houston Cougars Houston Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 2,500 ESPN2 71–60 1–0 November 20, 2001 4:30 p.m. yes yes 3 2001 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii Maui Invitational 2,500 ESPN 73–91 1–1 November 21, 2001 yes yes 3 2001 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 2,500 89–77 2–1 November 28, 2001 7:30 p.m. yes 10 Pepperdine Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,376 FSNW 78–85 2–2 December 5, 2001 7:30 p.m. yes 20 2001 men UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 6,704 FSNW2 65–50 3–2 December 8, 2001 3:30 p.m. yes yes 20 Alabama 16 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic 16,221 KCAL 9 79–57 4–2 December 15, 2001 1:00 p.m. yes 17 UC Irvine Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 7,397 FSNW2 75–74 5–2 December 20, 2001 7:30 p.m. yes 19 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 7,215 FSN 85–79 6–2 1–0 December 22, 2001 12:00 p.m. yes 19 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 2,410 FSN 79–74 7–2 2–0 December 27, 2001 7:30 p.m. yes 15 2001 men Columbia Lions Columbia Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,990 64–55 8–2 December 29, 2001 1:00 p.m. yes 15 Georgetown 20 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 10,423 CBS 98–91 9–2 January 4, 2002 7:30 p.m. 14 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 7,567 FSNW2 74–62 10–2 3–0 January 6, 2002 1:00 p.m. 14 Washington State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,834 FSN 81–69 11–2 4–0 January 10, 2002 7:30 p.m. yes 11 USC Great Western Forum Los Angeles, CA 15,903 FSN 77–81 11–3 4–1 January 12, 2002 12:00 p.m. yes 11 Kansas 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles 12,280 CBS 87–77 12–3 January 17, 2002 6:30 p.m. yes 9 2001 men Arizona State Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 9,013 FSNW2 82–79 13–3 5–1 January 19, 2002 12:00 p.m. yes 9 Arizona 15 McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,571 CBS 86–96 13–4 5–2 January 24, 2002 7:30 p.m. 13 Stanford 17 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,243 FSN 76–86 13–5 5–3 January 26, 2002 5:00 p.m. 13 California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,275 FSN 64–57 14–5 6–3 January 31, 2002 7:30 p.m. yes 13 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 9,087 FSN 62–91 14–6 6–4 February 2, 2002 7:05 p.m. yes 13 2001 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 9,039 FSNW2 70–48 15–6 7–4 February 6, 2002 7:30 p.m. 15 USC 25 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 12,810 FSNW2 67–65 16–6 8–4 February 9, 2002 1:00 p.m. yes yes 15 2001 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova The Pavilion Philadelphia, PA 6,500 CBS 57–58 16–7 February 14, 2002 7:30 p.m. 20 Arizona 9 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,960 FSN 77–76 17–7 9–4 February 16, 2002 12:00 p.m. 20 Arizona State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 9,823 ABC 68–69 17–8 9–5 February 21, 2002 7:30 p.m. yes 25 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 12,000 FSNW2 51–69 17–9 9–6 February 23, 2002 1:00 p.m. yes 25 Stanford 10 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,391 CBS 95–92 18–9 10–6 February 28, 2002 7:30 p.m. Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 8,959 65–57 19–9 11–6 March 2, 2002 1:00 p.m. Oregon 13 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 11,680 CBS 62–65 19–10 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins| Pacific-10 Tournament March 7, 2002 9:00 p.m. yes 6 California 25 3 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA First Round 17,839 FSN 61–67 19–11 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins| NCAA tournament March 15, 2002 7:55 p.m. yes yes 8 W 2001 men Mississippi Rebels Mississippi 9 W Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA First Round 17,232 CBS 80–58 20–11 March 17, 2002 10:10 a.m. yes yes 8 W Cincinnati 5 1 W Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA Second Round 17,232 CBS 105–101 2OT 21–11 March 21, 2002 8:15 p.m. yes yes 8 W Missouri 12 W Compaq Center San Jose, CA Sweet Sixteen 18,040 CBS 73–82 21–12 AP Poll Pacific Time SourceSeason by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=14 UCLA Athletics February 11, 2018 December 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=14 dead References UCLA Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA Bruins men's basketball UCLA Bruins men's basketball Ucla