2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks Basketball UNC Wilmington Seahawks wordmark.svg 200 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 23–10 14–4 Jerry Wainwright 8th Billy Donlon Trask Coliseum CAA regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Wainwright, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). After finishing atop the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the South region. After upsetting No. 4 seed USC in the opening round,Off to a Slamming Start https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/03/15/off-to-a-slamming-start/86c2232f-3d45-4545-838b-99ddc21c1ffe/ The Washington Post March 15, 2002 August 8, 2021 UNC Wilmington lost to eventual National runner-up Indiana in the Round of 32.Hoosiers hold off furious Seahawks rally to advance https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/224000052 https://web.archive.org/web/20210808194122/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/224000052 dead August 8, 2021 ESPN March 16, 2002 August 8, 2021 As of 2021, this is the farthest a UNC Wilmington men's basketball team has advanced in NCAA Tournament play. In addition to the school's first NCAA Tournament win and win over a ranked opponent, junior shooting guard Brett Blizzard became the first player in program history to be named CAA Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.UNCW 2001-02 Season Review https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uncwsports.com/documents/2014/7/25/200102Review.pdf UNCW Athletics August 8, 2021 Roster 2001 UNC Wilmington Seahawks y Brett Blizzard 11 G 6 4 195 Jr Tallahassee, Florida y Jerry Wainwright Billy Donlon https://uncwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 Schedule and results 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2001 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UNC Wilmington Seahawks| Regular season Nov 12, 2001 yes yes Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 78–79 0–1 Nov 17, 2001 yes 2001 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 50–42 1–1 Nov 24, 2001 yes yes 2001 men High Point Panthers High Point Millis Center High Point, North Carolina 74–66 2–1 Nov 26, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Radford Highlanders Radford Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 72–85 2–2 Dec 2, 2001 yes yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio 54–80 2–3 Dec 4, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 58–50 3–3 Dec 8, 2001 yes 2001 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 64–52 4–3 Dec 10, 2001 yes yes 2001 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 83–84 OT 4–4 Dec 15, 2001 yes 2001 men College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 58–60 4–5 Dec 21, 2001 yes 2001 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia 71–67 5–5 1–0 Dec 28, 2001 yes 2001 men Fairfield Stags Fairfield Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 82–57 6–5 Dec 30, 2001 2001 men Towson Tigers Towson Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 76–37 7–5 2–0 Jan 5, 2002 yes 2001 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York 69–58 8–5 3–0 Jan 9, 2002 George Mason Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 68–51 9–5 4–0 Jan 12, 2002 2001 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 60–65 9–6 4–1 Jan 16, 2002 yes William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia 58–56 10–6 5–1 Jan 19, 2002 2001 men James Madison Dukes James Madison Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 63–59 11–6 6–1 Jan 23, 2002 Old Dominion Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 66–56 12–6 7–1 Jan 26, 2002 yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia 68–74 12–7 7–2 Jan 28, 2002 yes Towson Towson Center Towson, Maryland 56–46 13–7 8–2 Feb 2, 2002 Hofstra Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 78–54 14–7 9–2 Feb 4, 2002 Drexel Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 63–50 15–7 10–2 Feb 9, 2002 yes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia 69–61 16–7 11–2 Feb 11, 2002 yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia 56–59 16–8 11–3 Feb 13, 2002 William & Mary Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 66–58 17–8 12–3 Feb 16, 2002 yes Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware 69–66 18–8 13–3 Feb 18, 2002 yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 65–68 18–9 13–4 Feb 23, 2002 VCU Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina 73–62 19–9 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UNC Wilmington Seahawks| CAA tournament Mar 2, 2002 yes yes 1 James Madison 9 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia Quarterfinals 78–62 20–9 Mar 3, 2002 yes yes 1 Delaware 5 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia Semifinals 69–54 21–9 Mar 4, 2002 yes yes 1 VCU 3 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia Championship 66–51 7,512 22–9 |- !colspan=9 style=UNC Wilmington Seahawks| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 2002 yes yes 13 S USC 18 4 S ARCO Arena Sacramento, California First Round 93–89 OT 23–9 Mar 16, 2002 yes yes 13 S Indiana 5 S ARCO Arena Sacramento, California Second Round 67–76 23–10 AP poll Eastern Time S South UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records https://uncwsports.com/sports/2017/3/31/mens-basketball-records.aspx UNC Wilmington Athletics August 8, 2021 Awards and honors Brett Blizzard – AP Honorable Mention All-American, CAA Player of the Year, CAA tournament MVP References Category:UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball seasons Unc Wilmington Unc Wilmington UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball