2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 7
Record	24–10 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough; Rodney Tention; Jay John;
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Oregon	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
California	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
No. 10 Arizona†	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
No. 18 USC	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Stanford	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
No. 20 UCLA	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Washington	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Oregon State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	1	–	17	.056	6	–	21	.222

† Conference tournament winner As of July 10, 2011^[1] Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Will Bynum	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	4	Luke Walton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Jr	San Diego, California
G	10	Anas Fellah (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Tucson, Arizona
G	11	Jason Ranne	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	So	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	12	Fil Torres (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lisle, Illinois
F	13	Andrew Zahn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	RS Fr	Redondo Beach, California
F	14	Peter Hansen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Palo Alto, California
G	20	Salim Stoudamire	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Portland, Oregon
F	21	Mike Schwertley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	So	Phoenix, Arizona
G	22	Jason Gardner	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	33	Rick Anderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Long Beach, California
F	34	Dennis Latimore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Fr	Halstead, Kansas
C	45	Channing Frye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
C	52	Isaiah Fox	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Santa Monica, California

Head coach

Lute Olsen

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Rosborough
Rodney Tention
Jay John

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Channing Frye	Isaiah Fox	Andrew Zahn
PF	Luke Walton	Dennis Latimore	Peter Hansen
SF	Rick Anderson		Mike Schwertley
SG	Salim Stoudamire		Jason Ranne
PG	Jason Gardner	Will Bynum	Fil Torres

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov. 8, 2001* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. No. 2 Maryland Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic	W 71–67	1–0	Madison Square Garden (12,615) New York City, New York
Nov. 9, 2001* 7:00 PM, ESPN		vs. No. 6 Florida Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic	W 75–71	2–0	Madison Square Garden (15,404) New York City, New York
Nov. 17, 2001* 7:00 PM		at No. 23 Texas	W 88–74	3–0	Frank Erwin Center (15,291) Austin, Texas
Dec. 1, 2001* 12:30 PM, CBS	No. 4	No. 8 Kansas	L 97–105	3–1	McKale Center (14,562) Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 4, 2001* 6:00 PM	No. 7	vs. No. 5 Illinois Southwest Showdown	W 87–82	4–1	America West Arena (10,697) Phoenix, Arizona
Dec. 8, 2001* 1:30 PM	No. 7	vs. Purdue Wooden Classic	W 79–66	5–1	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (16,221) Anaheim, California
Dec. 15, 2001* 12:00 PM	No. 6	at No. 23 Michigan State	L 60–74	5–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, Michigan
Dec. 20, 2001 6:00 PM	No. 11	at Oregon State	W 76–73	6–2 (1–0)	Gill Coliseum (7,767) Corvallis, Oregon
Dec. 22, 2001 5:00 PM	No. 11	at Oregon	L 75–105	6–3 (1–1)	McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, Oregon
Dec. 28, 2001* 6:00 PM	No. 14	Pepperdine Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 94–71	7–3	McKale Center (14,566) Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 30, 2001* 2:00 PM	No. 14	Valparaiso Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 74–70	8–3	McKale Center (14,515) Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 4, 2002 6:30 PM	No. 15	Oregon	L 80–90	8–4 (1–2)	McKale Center (14,562) Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 6, 2002 7:00 PM	No. 15	Oregon State	W 93–87	9–4 (2–2)	McKale Center (14,242) Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 10, 2002 6:00 PM	No. 20	at Washington State	W 92–85	10–4 (3–2)	Beasley Coliseum (2,459) Pullman, Washington
Jan. 12, 2002 6:00 PM	No. 20	at Washington	W 74–69	11–4 (4–2)	Bank of America Arena (8,260) Seattle, Washington
Jan. 17, 2002 8:30 PM	No. 15	No. 18 USC	W 97–80	12–4 (5–2)	McKale Center (14,574) Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 19, 2002 12:00 PM, CBS	No. 15	No. 9 UCLA Rivalry	W 96–86	13–4 (6–2)	McKale Center (14,571) Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 23, 2002 8:30 PM	No. 10	at Arizona State Rivalry	L 72–88	13–5 (6–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (13,581) Tempe, Arizona
Jan. 26, 2002* 11:00 AM, CBS	No. 10	No. 25 Connecticut	L 98–100 ^OT	13–6	McKale Center (14,577) Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 31, 2002 6:00 PM	No. 19	at California	W 68–58	14–6 (7–3)	Haas Pavilion (12,000) Berkeley, California
Feb. 2, 2002 4:00 PM	No. 19	at No. 18 Stanford	W 88–82 ^OT	15–6 (8–3)	Maples Pavilion (7,391) Palo Alto, California
Feb. 7, 2002 6:30 PM	No. 11	Washington	W 91–82	16–6 (9–3)	McKale Center (14,572) Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 9, 2002 8:00 PM	No. 11	Washington State	W 85–68	17–6 (10–3)	McKale Center (14,580) Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 14, 2002 6:30 PM	No. 9	at No. 20 UCLA Rivalry	L 76–77	17–7 (10–4)	Pauley Pavilion (11,960) Los Angeles, California
Feb. 16, 2002 4:00 PM	No. 9	at No. 25 USC	L 89–94	17–8 (10–5)	LA Memorial Sports Arena (12,573) Los Angeles, California
Feb. 20, 2002 3:00 PM	No. 14	Arizona State Rivalry	W 83–75	18–8 (11–5)	McKale Center (14,585) Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 28, 2002 8:30 PM	No. 14	No. 17 Stanford	L 71–76	18–9 (11–6)	McKale Center (14,586) Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 2, 2002 8:30 PM	No. 14	No. 21 California	W 90–78	19–9 (12–6)	McKale Center (14,578) Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 tournament
Mar. 7, 2002 6:45 PM	(2) No. 15	vs. (7) Arizona State Quarterfinals	W 73–56	20–9	Staples Center (12,096) Los Angeles, California
Mar. 8,2002 8:30 PM	(2) No. 15	vs. (3) No. 25 California Semifinals	W 90–78	21–9	Staples Center (18,887) Los Angeles, California
Mar. 9, 2002 3:00 PM, CBS	(2) No. 15	vs. (4) No. 22 USC Championship	W 81–71	22–9	Staples Center (18,997) Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar. 14, 2002* 8:10 PM, CBS	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (14 W) UC Santa Barbara First round	W 86–81	23–9	The Pit (15,626) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar. 16, 2002* 3:50 PM, CBS	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (11 W) Wyoming Second round	W 68–60	24–9	The Pit (15,867) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar. 21, 2002* 5:55 PM, CBS	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen	L 67–88	24–10	Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

Awards and honors

Lute Olson, Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 2002^[3]
Salim Stoudamire, Pac-10 Freshman of the Year^[4]
Luke Walton, Pacific-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player

References

^ "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "Refreshing to". Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
^ "Honors Section 2". pac-10.org. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.

[1] "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[2] "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[3] "Refreshing to". Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

[Player_Awards-4] "Honors Section 2". pac-10.org. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.

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