2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2001, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the

2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 1, 2002 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maryland Terrapins won their first NCAA national championship with a 64–52 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers
.

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2001–02, the following rules changes were implemented:[8]

  • Both direct and indirect technical fouls penalized by two shots and returned to point of interruption.
  • Officials could check an official courtside monitor to determine if a try was a three- or two-point attempt, regardless of whether the try was successful.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 5, 2001.[9][10]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Duke (61)
2 Maryland (6)
3 Illinois (2)
4 Kentucky (3)
5 UCLA
6 Florida
7 Kansas
8 Missouri
9 Iowa
10 St. Joseph's
11 Virginia
12 Memphis
13 Stanford
14 Georgetown
15 Michigan State
16 Temple
17 Boston College
18
Oklahoma State
19 North Carolina
20 Southern California
21 Syracuse
22 Indiana
23 Texas
24 Alabama
25 Oklahoma
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Duke (30)
2 Illinois (1)
3 Maryland
4 Kentucky
5 Florida
6 UCLA
7 Kansas
8 Iowa
9 Missouri
10 St. Joseph's
11 Virginia
12 Michigan State
13 Memphis
14 Georgetown
15 Stanford
16 Boston College
17 Temple
18
Oklahoma State
19 North Carolina
20 Syracuse
21 Indiana
22 Texas
23 Oklahoma
24 Southern California
25 Fresno State

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2001–02 season.

School Former conference New conference
Albany NCAA Division I Independent America East Conference
American
Colonial Athletic Association
Patriot League
Belmont NCAA Division I Independent Atlantic Sun Conference
Binghamton NCAA Division II America East Conference
Birmingham–Southern NAIA Big South Conference
Boise State Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference
Cal State Northridge Big Sky Conference Big West Conference
Delaware America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Drexel America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
East Carolina Colonial Athletic Association Conference USA
Hofstra America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
IPFW NCAA Division II NCAA Division I Independent
Louisiana Tech Sun Belt Conference Western Athletic Conference
Morris Brown NCAA Division II NCAA Division I Independent
Richmond Colonial Athletic Association Atlantic 10 Conference
Stony Brook NCAA Division I Independent America East Conference
TCU Western Athletic Conference Conference USA
Towson America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
UC Riverside NCAA Division II Big West Conference
Youngstown State Mid-Continent Conference Horizon League

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
Season Winner[11]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Vermont T. J. Sorrentine, Vermont[12] 2002 America East men's basketball tournament Matthews Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts)
(Except Finals)
Boston University[13]
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple & St. Joseph's (East)
Xavier (West)
David West, Xavier[14] 2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
The Spectrum
(Philadelphia
, Pennsylvania)
Xavier[15]
Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland Juan Dixon, Maryland[16] 2002 ACC men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Duke[17]
Atlantic Sun Conference Georgia State & Troy Thomas Terrell, Georgia State[18] 2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament ) Florida Atlantic[18]
Big 12 Conference Kansas Drew Gooden, Kansas[19] 2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournament ) Oklahoma[20]
Big East Conference
Connecticut (East)
Pittsburgh
(West)
2002 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City)
Connecticut[21]
Big Sky Conference Montana State Jason Erickson, Montana State[22] 2002 Big Sky men's basketball tournament
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
(Bozeman, Montana
)
Montana[23]
Big South Conference Winthrop Greg Lewis, Winthrop[24] 2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Roanoke Civic Center
(Roanoke, Virginia
)
Winthrop[24]
Big Ten Conference Ohio State, Illinois, Indiana & Wisconsin Jared Jeffries, Indiana[25]
2002 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
Conseco Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis
, Indiana)
Ohio State[25]
Big West Conference Utah State & UC Irvine Jerry Green, UC Irvine[26] 2002 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Anaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California)
UC Santa Barbara[26]
Colonial Athletic Association
UNC Wilmington
UNC Wilmington[27]
2002 CAA men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
UNC Wilmington[27]
Conference USA Cincinnati (American)
Memphis (National)
Steve Logan, Cincinnati[28] 2002 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Firstar Center
(Cincinnati
, Ohio)
Cincinnati[29]
Horizon League Butler Rylan Hainje, Butler[30] 2002 Horizon League men's basketball tournament CSU Convocation Center
(Cleveland, Ohio)
Illinois-Chicago[30]
Ivy League Penn, Yale & Princeton Ugonna Onyekwe, Penn[31] No Tournament (Penn received NCAA automatic bid via three-way playoff[32])
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider & Marist Mario Porter, Rider[33] 2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Pepsi Arena
(Albany, New York
)
Siena[34]
Mid-American Conference Kent State (East)
Ball State (West)
Keith McLeod, Bowling Green[35] 2002 MAC men's basketball tournament
Gund Arena
(Cleveland
, Ohio)
Kent State[36]
Mid-Continent Conference
Valparaiso
Valparaiso[37]
2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Valparaiso[38]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Hampton
Hampton[39]
2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
Hampton[40]
Missouri Valley Conference Southern Illinois Kyle Korver, Creighton[41] 2002 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
St. Louis, Missouri
)
Creighton[42]
Mountain West Conference
Wyoming
Britton Johnsen, Utah[43] 2002 MWC men's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, Nevada)
San Diego State[44]
Northeast Conference
Central Connecticut State
Central Connecticut State[45]
2002 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Campus Sites
Central Connecticut State[46]
Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee Tech
Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois[47] 2002 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Kentucky International Convention Center
(Louisville, Kentucky)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Murray State[47]
Pacific-10 Conference
Oregon Sam Clancy Jr., USC[48] 2002 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament
Staples Center

(Los Angeles)
Arizona[49]
Patriot League American Patrick Doctor, American[50] 2002 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Holy Cross[51]
Southeastern Conference
Georgia (East)
Alabama
(West)
Erwin Dudley, Alabama[52] 2002 SEC men's basketball tournament Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Mississippi State[52]
Southern Conference
Chattanooga
(South)
Dimeco Childress, ETSU (Coaches)[53]
Jason Conley, VMI (Media)[54]
2002 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament North Charleston Coliseum
(North Charleston, South Carolina)
Davidson[55]
Southland Conference
McNeese State
McEverett Powers, Texas-San Antonio[56] 2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Burton Coliseum
(Lake Charles, Louisiana)
(Finals)
McNeese State[56]
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Alcorn State
Paul Haynes, Grambling State[57] 2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Fair Park Arena
(Birmingham, Alabama
)
Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana–Lafayette
(West)
Héctor Romero, New Orleans[58] 2002 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament Lakefront Arena
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
Western Kentucky[59]
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Dan Dickau, Gonzaga[60] 2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Jenny Craig Pavilion
(San Diego)
Gonzaga[61]
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa Melvin Ely, Fresno State[62] 2002 WAC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Hawaiʻi[62]

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Jason Conley VMI 29.3 Jeremy Bishop Quinnipiac 12.0 T. J. Ford Texas 8.3 Desmond Cambridge
Alabama A&M
5.5
Henry Domercant E. Illinois 26.4 Bruce Jenkins NC A&T 11.8 Steve Blake Maryland 7.9 John Linehan Providence 4.5
Mire Chatman TX-Pan American 26.2 Curtis Borchardt Stanford 11.4 Edward Scott Clemson 7.9 Mire Chatman TX-Pan American 3.6
J. R. Bremer St. Bonaventure 24.6 Drew Gooden Kansas 11.4 Sean Kennedy Marist 7.9 Marques Green St. Bonaventure 3.4
Melvin Ely Fresno St. 23.3 Corey Jackson Nevada 11.1 Chris Thomas Notre Dame 7.6 Marcus Hatten St. John's 3.3
Blocked shots per game
Field goal percentage
Three-point FG percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Wojciech Myrda LA-Monroe 5.4 Adam Mark Belmont 70.8 Dante Swanson Tulsa 49.0 Cary Cochran Nebraska 92.2
D'or Fischer
Northwestern St.
4.4 Carlos Boozer Duke 66.5 Cain Doliboa Wright St. 47.9 Gary Buchanan Villanova 91.1
Emeka Okafor
UConn
4.1 David Harrison Colorado 63.8 Jake Sullivan Iowa St. 47.2 Cain Doliboa Wright St. 90.9
Justin Rowe Maine 4.0 Rolan Roberts S. Illinois 60.4 Jeff Boschee Kansas 46.4 Salim Stoudamire Arizona 90.4
Deng Gai Fairfield 4.0 Jermaine Hall Wagner 60.0 Ray Abellard C. Florida 46.2 Jake Sullivan Iowa St. 90.0

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 Maryland 97
M1 Kansas 88
E1 Maryland 64
S5 Indiana 52
S5 Indiana 73
W2 Oklahoma 64

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Syracuse 59
  South Carolina 66
  South Carolina 62
  Memphis 72
  Temple 77
  Memphis 79
  • Third Place – Temple 65, Syracuse 64

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Dan Dickau G Senior Gonzaga
Juan Dixon G Senior Maryland
Drew Gooden F Junior Kansas
Steve Logan G Senior Cincinnati
Jason Williams G Junior Duke


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Sam Clancy Jr. F Senior Southern California
Mike Dunleavy Jr. F Junior Duke
Casey Jacobsen G/F Junior Stanford
Jared Jeffries F Sophomore Indiana
David West F Junior Xavier

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

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