2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 27–7 15–3 John Phillips 1st Reynolds Center WAC Regular Season co-champion NCAA tournament second round The 2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2001–02 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach John Phillips, they finished the season 27–7 overall and 15–3 in conference play to finish in a tie atop the WAC standings. The lost in the championship game of the 2002 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Midwest region. The Golden Hurricane upset No. 5 seed Marquette in the first round,Tulsa Advances With 71-69 Upset Over Marquette https://tulsahurricane.com/news/2002/3/14/Tulsa_Advances_With_71_69_Upset_Over_Marquette University of Tulsa Athletics March 14, 2002 August 14, 2022 before falling to Kentucky in the Round of 32.Kentucky Advances as Tulsa Can't Stop Prince https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/sports/college-basketball-kentucky-advances-as-tulsa-can-t-stop-prince.html The New York Times March 17, 2002 August 14, 2022 Roster 2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane y Charlie Davis 02 F 6 7 Jr Dante Swanson 12 G 5 10 Jr Antonio Reed 14 G 5 10 Jr DeMario Hooper 22 F 6 4 Jr Kevin Johnson 34 F 6 7 Jr John Phillips 2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/2002.html August 14, 2022 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| Exhibition Nov 4, 2001 2:05 p.m. yes Athletes First Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 101–77 Nov 10, 2001 7:05 p.m. yes World Wide Foreign Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 97–91 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| Regular Season Nov 19, 2001 7:05 p.m. yes 2001 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 104–61 7,523 1–0 Nov 24, 2001 7:05 p.m. yes 2001 men Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 88–41 7,740 2–0 Nov 28, 2001 7:05 p.m. yes Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 75–79 8,355 2–1 Dec 1, 2001 2:05 p.m. yes 2001 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 73–66 3–1 Dec 4, 2001 7:05 p.m. yes 2001 men Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 90–73 4–1 Dec 8, 2001 7:05 p.m. yes yes 2001 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas 82–76 5–1 Dec 14, 2001 7:00 p.m. yes yes 2001 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Compaq Center Houston, Texas 90–56 6–1 Dec 20, 2001 5:00 p.m. yes yes 2001 men Buffalo Bulls Buffalo George Q. Cannon Activities Center Kahuku, Hawaii Yahoo! Sports Invitational 80–75 7–1 Dec 21, 2001 10:00 p.m. yes yes Montana George Q. Cannon Activities Center Kahuku, Hawaii Yahoo! Sports Invitational 92–82 8–1 Dec 22, 2001 9:00 p.m. yes yes BYU–Hawaii George Q. Cannon Activities Center Kahuku, Hawaii Yahoo! Sports Invitational 88–67 9–1 Dec 29, 2001 8:00 p.m. yes yes Kansas 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Morse Chevrolet Shootout 85–93 16,013 9–2 Jan 3, 2002 9:05 p.m. yes 2001 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 76–66 10–2 1–0 Jan 5, 2002 10:59 p.m. yes 2001 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 85–86 10–3 1–1 Jan 10, 2002 7:05 p.m. 2001 men UTEP Miners UTEP Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 66–61 11–3 2–1 Jan 12, 2002 7:05 p.m. 2001 men Boise State Broncos Boise State Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 80–60 12–3 3–1 Jan 17, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes 2001 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 71–68 13–3 4–1 Jan 19, 2002 7:35 p.m. 2001 men SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 95–87 14–3 5–1 Jan 24, 2002 7:05 p.m. 2001 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 78–54 15–3 6–1 Jan 26, 2002 7:05 p.m. Hawaii Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 82–90 8,355 15–4 6–2 Jan 28, 2002 7:00 p.m. 2001 men Rice Owls Rice Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 79–60 16–4 7–2 Jan 31, 2002 7:05 p.m. Fresno State Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 78–63 17–4 8–2 Feb 2, 2002 7:05 p.m. Nevada Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 73–68 18–4 9–2 Feb 7, 2002 8:30 p.m. yes Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho 70–56 19–4 10–2 Feb 9, 2002 8:05 p.m. yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 88–76 20–4 11–2 Feb 14, 2002 7:05 p.m. SMU Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 87–69 21–4 12–2 Feb 16, 2002 7:05 p.m. Louisiana Tech Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 72–63 22–4 13–2 Feb 21, 2002 11:05 p.m. yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 85–86 10,300 22–5 13–3 Feb 23, 2002 9:30 p.m. yes San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, California 82–72 23–5 14–3 Feb 28, 2002 7:05 p.m. yes Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas 67–62 24–5 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| WAC Tournament Mar 7, 2002 8:30 p.m. yes 2 Boise State 7 Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Quarterfinals 72–53 7,760 25–5 Mar 8, 2002 8:30 p.m. yes 2 Fresno State 6 Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Semifinals 81–65 8,355 26–5 Mar 9, 2002 8:00 p.m. yes 2 Hawaii 1 Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Championship game 59–73 8,355 26–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 2002 2:00 p.m. yes yes 12 E Marquette 12 5 E Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri First Round 71–69 25,251 27–6 Mar 16, 2002 4:38 p.m. yes yes 12 E Kentucky 16 4 E Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri Second Round 82–87 31,484 27–7 AP Poll Central E East 2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/2002-schedule.html August 14, 2022https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule tulsahurricane.com April 7, 2026 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 0-345-51392-4 References Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball seasons Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's b Tulsa