2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
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	† 2002 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 1, 2002; Rankings from AP Poll; *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East Tournament

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions; Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
2001–02 record	27–7 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (16th year)
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
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The 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2001–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 27–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 13–3 record, were the regular season champions, and were the 2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament champions. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by sixteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/6/2001*		Nike Elite	W 105–77		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
11/13/2001*		Grass Roots Canada	W 107–57		Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Regular Season
11/19/2001* WTXX		Vanderbilt	W 84–71	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,904) Hartford, CT
11/26/2001* WTXX		New Hampshire	W 110–58	2–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,935) Hartford, CT
12/2/2001*		vs. George Washington BB&T Classic	W 84–76	3–0	MCI Center (13,860) Washington, D.C.
12/3/2001*		vs. #2 Maryland BB&T Classic	L 65–77	3–1	MCI Center (14,813) Washington, D.C.
12/8/2001* WTXX		Northeastern	W 80–44	4–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
12/11/2001* ESPN		at Massachusetts MassMutual UGame	W 69–59	5–1	William D. Mullins Memorial Center (8,894) Amherst, MA
12/21/2001* WTXX		Quinnipiac	W 95–79	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,857) Hartford, CT
12/28/2001* WTXX		St. Bonaventure	L 70–88	6–2	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/2/2002 WTXX		at Virginia Tech	W 86–74	7–2 (1–0)	Cassell Coliseum (2,581) Blacksburg, VA
1/5/2002 WTXX		#21 Miami	W 76–75	8–2 (2–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
1/7/2002* ESPN		#5 Oklahoma	L 67–69	8–3	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/10/2002 WTXX		Virginia Tech	W 95–60	9–3 (3–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/13/2002 WTXX		at Villanova	W 70–65	10–3 (4–0)	Wells Fargo Center (12,027) Philadelphia, PA
1/16/2002 WTXX		at Providence	W 69–62	11–3 (5–0)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,143) Providence, RI
1/19/2002* CBS		North Carolina	W 86–54	12–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
1/23/2002 WTXX	#25	St. John's	W 75–70	13–3 (6–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
1/26/2002* CBS	#25	at #10 Arizona	W 100–98 ^OT	14–3	McKale Center (14,577) Tucson, AZ
1/30/2002 WTXX	#17	at Rutgers	L 53–61	14–4 (6–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,526) Piscataway, NJ
2/2/2002 WTXX	#17	at #15 Miami	L 66–68	14–5 (6–2)	Miami Arena (10,135) Miami, FL
2/5/2002 ESPN2		Providence	W 67–56	15–5 (7–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/9/2002 ESPN		at St. John's	L 83–85 ^OT	15–6 (7–3)	Madison Square Garden (19,580) New York, NY
2/11/2002 ESPN		Villanova	W 46–40	16–6 (8–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/16/2002 WTXX		Boston College	W 79–77 ^OT	17–6 (9–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/19/2002 ESPN2		at Georgetown Rivalry	W 75–74	18–6 (10–3)	MCI Center (11,223) Washington, D.C.
2/23/2002 WTXX		West Virginia	W 95–73	19–6 (11–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
2/25/2002 ESPN	#23	at Boston College	W 75–61	20–6 (12–3)	Conte Forum (8,163) Boston, MA
3/2/2002 ESPN	#23	Seton Hall	W 90–78	21–6 (13–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
Big East Tournament
3/7/2002 ESPN2	#19	vs. Villanova Quarterfinals	W 72–70	22–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
3/8/2002 ESPN	#19	vs. Notre Dame Semifinals	W 82–77	23–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
3/9/2002 ESPN	#19	vs. Pittsburgh Championship	W 74–65 ^2OT	24–6	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/15/2002* CBS	(2 E) #10	vs. (15 E) Hampton First Round	W 78–67	25–6	MCI Center (17,725) Washington, D.C.
3/17/2002* CBS	(2 E) #10	vs. (7 E) #25 NC State Second Round	W 77–74	26–6	MCI Center (17,725) Washington, D.C.
3/22/2002* CBS	(2 E) #10	vs. (11 E) Southern Illinois Sweet Sixteen	W 71–59	27–6	Carrier Dome (29,252) Syracuse, NY
3/24/2002* CBS	(2 E) #10	vs. (1 E) #4 Maryland Elite Eight	L 82–90	27–7	Carrier Dome (29,252) Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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v t e Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
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2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
#10 Connecticut†	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
#21 Miami	10	–	6	.625	24	–	8	.750
St. John's	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Boston College	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Providence	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
West
#9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	19	–	11	.633
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	23	–	13	.639
Rutgers	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
West Virginia*	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 2002 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 2002^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East Tournament