2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 17–12 7–9 Pete Gillen 4th Tom Herrion 4th Walt Fuller 4th Scott Shepherd 3rd University Hall NIT First Round The 2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Last season The Cavaliers had a record of 17–12, with a conference record of 7–9. They competed in the 2002 NIT Tournament, where they lost in the first round to South Carolina. Roster 2001 Virginia Cavaliers y y Nick VanderLaan y 4 C 6 10 249 JR yes Sacramento, California St. Thomas More Jason Dowling 5 G 6 3 202 SR Brooklyn, New York Xaverian HS Keith Jenifer 10 G 6 3 155 FR Baltimore Towson Catholic HS/Hargrave Military Majestic Mapp 11 G 6 2 184 SO yes Harlem, New York St. Raymond HS Bret Gladstone 12 G 6 1 171 FR Greenwich, Connecticut Brunswick School Roger Mason, Jr. y 21 G 6 5 199 JR Silver Spring, Maryland Good Counsel HS C Todd Billet 22 G 6 0 183 JR yes Middletown, New Jersey Christian Brothers Jermaine Harper 24 G 6 3 166 FR Gardena, California Blue Ridge Jason Rogers 30 F/C 6 11 231 JR Staunton, Virginia Robert E. Lee HS Adam Hall 31 G/F 6 5 203 SR Katy, Texas Katy HS C J.C. Mathis 32 F 6 8 224 SO Brooklyn, New York John F. Kennedy HS Chris Williams y basketball 33 F 6 7 216 SR Birmingham, Alabama Minor HS C Jason Clark 34 F 6 8 225 FR Virginia Beach, Virginia Hargrave Military Travis Watson y 35 F/C 6 8 255 JR Brookneal, Virginia Oak Hill Elton Brown y basketball 42 F 6 9 265 FR Newport News, Virginia Warwick HS Pete Gillen (Fairfield) Tom Herrion (Merrimack) Walt Fuller (Drexel) Scott Shepherd (Robert Morris) https://web.archive.org/web/20011218060046/http://virginiasports.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/va-m-baskbl-mtt.html 6 January 2015 Schedule The Nov. 28, 2001 game between Michigan State and Virginia was cancelled with 15:04 in the second half, due to a wet floor at the Richmond Coliseum. When the game was called, Virginia led 31–28.http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112801aaa.html Virginia-Michigan State Called Because Of Wet Floor Kurz Jr. Hank VirginiaSports.com 28 November 2001 6 January 2015 June 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170623145710/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112801aaa.html dead Two days after the game, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage announced that the game would not be finished or restarted.http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/113001aaa.html Virginia-Michigan State Game Will Not Be Completed Or Replayed VirginiaSports.com 30 November 2001 6 January 2015 yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition games Nov. 2 7:30 pm yes 11 Nantucket Nectars University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 82–70     Nov. 11 2:00 pm 11 Los Angeles Stars University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 98–69     |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 16 7:30 pm yes 11 2001 Wagner Seahawks Wagner University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 105–74 8,199 1–0 Nov. 18 2:00 pm yes 11 2001 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 85–62 7,141 2–0 Nov. 21 7:30 pm yes 11 2001 Howard Bison Howard University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 115–66 7,701 3–0 Nov. 28 7:30 pm yes yes 11 Michigan State 22 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2   11,666 Dec. 1 7:00 pm yes 9 2001 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia FSN South 69–61 8,392 4–0 Dec. 8 4:30 pm yes yes 8 2001 Auburn Tigers Auburn BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama 77–72 8,178 5–0 Dec. 17 7:30 pm yes 5 2001 Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN Regional 74–54 8,392 6–0 Dec. 20 8:00 pm yes yes 5 Georgetown 16 MCI Center Washington, D.C. John Thompson Classic TBS 61–55 18,789 7–0 Dec. 23 6:00 pm yes 5 2001 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia FSN 76–68 8,392 8–0 Dec. 30 2:00 pm yes 4 2001 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 112–67 8,273 9–0 Jan. 5 2:00 pm 4 NC State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 74–81 8,392 9–1 0–1 Jan. 8 7:00 pm yes 7 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina FSN South 52–68 8,500 9–2 0–2 Jan. 12 12:00 pm yes 7 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN 71–67 20,079 10–2 1–2 Jan. 15 9:00 pm 10 Wake Forest 14 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 86–74 8,392 11–2 2–2 Jan. 20 4:00 pm 10 2001 Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 91–74 7,524 12–2 3–2 Jan. 22 7:30 pm yes 7 2001 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta ESPN2 69–65 6,287 13–2 4–2 Jan. 24 7:30 pm yes 7 VMI University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 93–59 7,886 14–2 4–2 Jan. 27 8:00 pm yes 7 Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina FSN 81–94 9,314 14–3 4–3 Jan. 31 7:00 pm 8 Maryland 3 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN2 87–91 8,392 14–4 4–4 Feb. 3 2:00 pm yes yes 8 Missouri 22 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri ABC 77–81 12,136 14–5 4–4 Feb. 6 7:30 pm yes 10 NC State Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina ESPN2 68–85 16,729 14–6 4–5 Feb. 10 3:30 pm 10 Clemson University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 85–71 7,438 15–6 5–5 Feb. 12 8:00 pm 15 North Carolina University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 73–63 7,331 16–6 6–5 Feb. 17 6:30 pm yes 15 Wake Forest 19 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina FSN 70–92 12,859 16–7 6–6 Feb. 20 7:00 pm yes 22 Florida State Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 59–66 4,681 16–8 6–7 Feb. 23 4:00 pm 22 Georgia Tech University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Raycom 80–82 8,392 16–9 6–8 Feb. 28 9:00 pm Duke 3 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN 87–84 8,392 17–9 7–8 Mar. 3 8:00 pm yes Maryland 2 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland FSN 92–112 14,500 17–10 7–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 8 2:35 pm yes NC State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina ACC Quarterfinals Raycom/ESPN 72–92 23,895 17–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| National Invitation Tournament Mar. 13 7:30 pm yes 2001 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia NIT First Round ESPN2 67–74 4,983 17–12 AP Poll Eastern Time no 2001–2002 Schedule http://00w.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 9 December 2014March 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes All-Time Results http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 6 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112556/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/va-m-baskbl-record-sched.html 2014-10-06 dead 2001-02 Box Scores http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2001-box-scores.pdf VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 6 January 2015 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906020628/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2001-box-scores.pdf dead References Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball Category:2002 in sports in Virginia