2001–02 UIC Flames men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 UIC Flames Basketball UIC Flames wordmark.svg 200 Horizon League Horizon 20–14 8–8 Jimmy Collins 6th UIC Pavilion Horizon League tournament champions NCAA tournament The 2001–02 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by head coach Jimmy Collins, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League. UIC finished the conference regular season in sixth place at 8–8. They went on to win the Horizon League tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 15 seed in the West region, UIC was beaten by No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma, 71–63, in the opening round.Sooners overpower feisty Illinois-Chicago, 71-63 https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/collegeother/20020316ncaawest0316p6.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20020806234851/http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/collegeother/20020316ncaawest0316p6.asp dead August 6, 2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 16, 2002 July 1, 2023 Roster 2001 UIC Flames y Martell Bailey 3 G 5 10 170 so Chicago, Illinois y Jon-Pierre Mitchom 4 G 6 2 181 sr St. Louis, Missouri Kyle Kickert 5 F 6 7 265 jr Palos Heights, Illinois T. J. Mixson 11 G 6 3 182 sr South Holland, Illinois Jonathan Schneiderman 13 G 6 1 162 jr Forreston, Illinois Jordan Kardos 20 G 6 2 183 sr Northbrook, Illinois Cory Tibbs 21 G 6 2 179 jr Chicago, Illinois Cory Little 23 F 6 5 207 sr Addison, Illinois Armond Williams 30 F 6 5 205 fr Hillside, Illinois Aaron Carr 32 F 6 4 195 so Chicago, Illinois Tyrone Moten 33 169 so Chicago, Illinois Cedrick Banks 34 G 6 2 170 fr Chicago, Illinois y Jabari Harris 40 C 6 10 215 so Broadview, Illinois Joe Scott 42 F 6 10 215 jr Palos Hills, Illinois Will Lewis 44 F 6 4 215 fr Chicago, Illinois Thor Solverson 50 C 6 11 243 sr Lake Zurich, Illinois Terry Muse 55 175 so Waukegan, Illinois Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State University) https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster UIC Athletics July 1, 2023 en Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| Regular season Nov 18, 2001 yes 2001 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 70–54 1–0 Nov 21, 2001 yes 2001 men Saint Joseph's Pumas Saint Joseph's (IN) UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 96–53 2–0 Nov 27, 2001 yes 2001 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 64–61 3–0 Nov 29, 2001 yes yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 68–76 3–1 Dec 1, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia 65–71 3–2 Dec 8, 2001 yes 2001 men North Central Cardinals North Central UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 93–53 4–2 Dec 15, 2001 yes 2001 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 86–69 5–2 Dec 17, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 73–80 5–3 Dec 20, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 86–82 6–3 Dec 21, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Missouri State Bears Missouri State Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 86–80 7–3 Dec 22, 2001 yes yes Mississippi State Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Classic 74–77 7–4 Dec 28, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 79–71 8–4 Dec 29, 2001 yes yes 2001 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 78–82 8–5 Jan 3, 2002 2001 men Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Mercy UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 62–61 9–5 1–0 Jan 5, 2002 2001 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 69–83 9–6 1–1 Jan 10, 2002 yes 2001 men Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 75–66 10–6 2–1 Jan 12, 2002 yes 2001 men Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49–75 10–7 2–2 Jan 17, 2002 yes 2001 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, Illinois 65–76 10–8 2–3 Jan 19, 2002 yes yes 2001 men IPFW Mastodons Purdue-Fort Wayne Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, Indiana 99–80 11–8 Jan 21, 2002 2001 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 85–69 12–8 3–3 Jan 26, 2002 Butler UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 73–82 12–9 3–4 Jan 28, 2002 Wright State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 68–66 13–9 4–4 Jan 31, 2002 yes 2001 men Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 67–74 13–10 4–5 Feb 2, 2002 yes 2001 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio 70–76 13–11 4–6 Feb 4, 2002 yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio 63–57 14–11 5–6 Feb 7, 2002 Milwaukee UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 73–71 15–11 6–6 Feb 9, 2002 Green Bay UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 75–67 16–11 7–6 Feb 16, 2002 Loyola–Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 76–63 17–11 8–6 Feb 21, 2002 yes Wright State Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio 62–63 17–12 8–7 Feb 23, 2002 yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 61–85 17–13 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| Horizon League tournament Mar 2, 2002 yes yes 6 Milwaukee 3 CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio Quarterfinals 75–63 18–13 Mar 3, 2002 yes yes 6 Detroit Mercy 2 CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio Semifinals 79–68 19–13 Mar 5, 2002 yes yes 6 Loyola–Chicago 5 CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio Championship game 76–75 OT 20–13 |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 2002 yes yes 15 W Oklahoma 3 2 W American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas First round 63–71 19,200 20–14 |- AP Poll W West Central Time Zone Sourcehttps://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule UIC Athletics July 1, 2023 en References Category:UIC Flames men's basketball seasons Uic Uic Uic Uic Category:2001 in Chicago Category:2002 in Chicago