2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 Arizona Wildcats Basketball Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 10 7 24–10 12–6 Lute Olson 19th Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Jay John McKale Center Pac-10 tournament champion NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat USC by a score of 81–71 to claim its fourth Pac-10 title. Roster 2001 Arizona Wildcats y Will Bynum 3 G 5 10 183 fr Chicago, Illinois y Luke Walton 4 F 6 8 241 jr San Diego, California y Anas Fellah 10 G 5 10 165 fr Tucson, Arizona W Jason Ranne 11 G 6 4 204 so Tulsa, Oklahoma Fil Torres 12 G 6 2 185 jr Lisle, Illinois W Andrew Zahn 13 F 6 9 254 fr y Redondo Beach, California Peter Hansen 14 F 6 8 241 sr Palo Alto, California Salim Stoudamire 20 G 6 1 176 fr Portland, Oregon y Mike Schwertley 21 F 6 5 229 so Phoenix, Arizona Jason Gardner 22 G 5 10 181 jr Indianapolis, Indiana y Rick Anderson 33 F 6 9 213 jr Long Beach, California Dennis Latimore 34 F 6 8 254 fr Halstead, Kansas Channing Frye 45 C 6 10 222 fr Phoenix, Arizona y Isaiah Fox 52 C 6 9 265 fr Santa Monica, California Lute Olsen Jim Rosborough Rodney Tention Jay John http://www.arizonawildcats.com/documents/2017/6/16//Final_2001_02_UA_Game_Notes.PDF?id=8489 Depth chart Arizona Wildcats 3 Arizona Wildcats 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Channing Frye Luke Walton Rick Anderson Salim Stoudamire Jason Gardner Isaiah Fox Dennis Latimore Will Bynum Andrew Zahn Peter Hansen Mike Schwertley Jason Ranne Fil Torres Schedule 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2001 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1; color:#Arizona Wildcats 2;"|Regular season Nov. 8, 2001 7:00 PM yes yes Maryland 2 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic ESPN2 71–67 12,615 1–0 Nov. 9, 2001 7:00 PM yes yes Florida 6 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic ESPN 75–71 15,404 2–0 Nov. 17, 2001 7:00 PM yes yes Texas 23 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 88–74 15,291 3–0 Dec. 1, 2001 12:30 PM yes 4 Kansas 8 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona CBS 97–105 14,562 3–1 Dec. 4, 2001 6:00 PM yes yes 7 Illinois 5 America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona Southwest Showdown 87–82 10,697 4–1 Dec. 8, 2001 1:30 PM yes yes 7 Purdue Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Wooden Classic 79–66 16,221 5–1 Dec. 15, 2001 12:00 PM yes yes 6 Michigan State 23 Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan 60–74 14,759 5–2 Dec. 20, 2001 6:00 PM yes 11 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 76–73 7,767 6–2 1–0 Dec. 22, 2001 5:00 PM yes 11 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 75–105 9,087 6–3 1–1 Dec. 28, 2001 6:00 PM yes 14 Pepperdine McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic 94–71 14,566 7–3 Dec. 30, 2001 2:00 PM yes 14 Valparaiso McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic 74–70 14,515 8–3 Jan. 4, 2002 6:30 PM 15 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 80–90 14,562 8–4 1–2 Jan. 6, 2002 7:00 PM 15 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 93–87 14,242 9–4 2–2 Jan. 10, 2002 6:00 PM yes 20 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 92–85 2,459 10–4 3–2 Jan. 12, 2002 6:00 PM yes 20 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 74–69 8,260 11–4 4–2 Jan. 17, 2002 8:30 PM 15 USC 18 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 97–80 14,574 12–4 5–2 Jan. 19, 2002 12:00 PM 15 UCLA 9 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry CBS 96–86 14,571 13–4 6–2 Jan. 23, 2002 8:30 PM yes 10 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona Rivalry 72–88 13,581 13–5 6–3 Jan. 26, 2002 11:00 AM yes 10 Connecticut 25 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona CBS 98–100 OT 14,577 13–6 Jan. 31, 2002 6:00 PM yes 19 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 68–58 12,000 14–6 7–3 Feb. 2, 2002 4:00 PM yes 19 Stanford 18 Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, California 88–82 OT 7,391 15–6 8–3 Feb. 7, 2002 6:30 PM 11 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 91–82 14,572 16–6 9–3 Feb. 9, 2002 8:00 PM 11 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 85–68 14,580 17–6 10–3 Feb. 14, 2002 6:30 PM yes 9 UCLA 20 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Rivalry 76–77 11,960 17–7 10–4 Feb. 16, 2002 4:00 PM yes 9 USC 25 LA Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 89–94 12,573 17–8 10–5 Feb. 20, 2002 3:00 PM 14 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 83–75 14,585 18–8 11–5 Feb. 28, 2002 8:30 PM 14 Stanford 17 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 71–76 14,586 18–9 11–6 Mar. 2, 2002 8:30 PM 14 California 21 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 90–78 14,578 19–9 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| Pac-10 tournament Mar. 7, 2002 6:45 PM yes 15 2 Arizona State 7 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Quarterfinals 73–56 12,096 20–9 Mar. 8, 2002 8:30 PM yes 15 2 California 3 25 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Semifinals 90–78 18,887 21–9 Mar. 9, 2002 3:00 PM yes 15 2 USC 4 22 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Championship CBS 81–71 18,997 22–9 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 14, 2002 8:10 PM yes yes 7 3 W UC Santa Barbara 14 W The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico First round CBS 86–81 15,626 23–9 Mar. 16, 2002 3:50 PM yes yes 7 3 W Wyoming 11 W The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico Second round CBS 68–60 15,867 24–9 Mar. 21, 2002 5:55 PM yes yes 7 3 W Oklahoma 3 2 W Compaq Center San Jose, California Sweet Sixteen CBS 67–88 18,040 24–10 Mountain Time AP Poll W West Region Awards and honors Lute Olson, Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 2002http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html Refreshing to 2009-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080504014537/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html 2008-05-04 dead Salim Stoudamire, Pac-10 Freshman of the Yearhttp://www.pac-10.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-MG22 Honors Section 2 pac-10.org 2007-10-26 2008-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20081029183143/http://www.pac-10.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-MG22 October 29, 2008 dead Luke Walton, Pacific-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player References Arizona Wildcats Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament championship seasons Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats Arizona