2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=2001–02

|team=Arizona Wildcats

|sport=Basketball

|image=Arizona Wildcats logo.svg

|image_size=125

|conference=Pacific-10 Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Pac-10

|CoachRank=10

|APRank= 7

|record= 24–10

|conf_record=12–6

|head_coach=Lute Olson

|hc_year=19th

|asst_coach1=Jim Rosborough

|asst_coach2=Rodney Tention

|asst_coach3=Jay John

|stadium = McKale Center

|champion=Pac-10 tournament champion

|tourney=NCAA tournament

|tourney_result=Sweet Sixteen

}}

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

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Luke|last=Walton|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=241|class=jr|rs=|home=San Diego, California||link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anas|last=Fellah|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=165|class=fr|rs=|home=Tucson, Arizona|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jason|last=Ranne|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=204|class=so|rs=|home=Tulsa, Oklahoma|note=}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Fil|last=Torres|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=jr|rs=|home=Lisle, Illinois|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andrew|last=Zahn|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=254|class=fr|rs=y|home=Redondo Beach, California}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Peter|last=Hansen|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=241|class=sr|rs=|home=Palo Alto, California}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Salim|last=Stoudamire|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=176|class=fr|rs=|home=Portland, Oregon|limk=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Schwertley|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=229|class=so|rs=|home=Phoenix, Arizona}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jason|last=Gardner|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=181|class=jr|rs=|home=Indianapolis, Indiana|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rick|last=Anderson|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=213|class=jr|rs=|home=Long Beach, California}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dennis|last=Latimore|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=254|class=fr|rs=|home=Halstead, Kansas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Channing|last=Frye|num=45|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=222|class=fr|rs=|home=Phoenix, Arizona|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Fox|num=52|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=265|class=fr|rs=|home=Santa Monica, California}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

Lute Olsen

|asst_coach=

Jim Rosborough
Rodney Tention
Jay John

|roster_url=http://www.arizonawildcats.com/documents/2017/6/16//Final_2001_02_UA_Game_Notes.PDF?id=8489

|accessdate=

}}

=Depth chart=

{{Basketball depth chart

|line_color = {{NCAA color|Arizona Wildcats|3}}

|alt_color = {{NCAA color|Arizona Wildcats|1}}

|label_color = {{NCAA color|Arizona Wildcats|3}}

|starter_c = Channing Frye

|starter_pf = Luke Walton

|starter_sf = Rick Anderson

|starter_sg = Salim Stoudamire

|starter_pg = Jason Gardner

|bench 1_c = Isaiah Fox

|bench 1_pf = Dennis Latimore

|bench 1_sf =

|bench 1_sg =

|bench 1_pg = Will Bynum

|bench 2_c = Andrew Zahn

|bench 2_pf = Peter Hansen

|bench 2_sf = Mike Schwertley

|bench 2_sg = Jason Ranne

|bench 2_pg = Fil Torres

}}

Schedule

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2001|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

|-

!colspan=12 style="background:#{{NCAA color|Arizona Wildcats|1}}; color:#{{NCAA color|Arizona Wildcats|2}};"|Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov. 8, 2001

| time = 7:00 PM

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Maryland

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York City, New York

| gamename = Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 71–67

| overtime =

| attend = 12,615

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov. 9, 2001

| time = 7:00 PM

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Florida

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York City, New York

| gamename = Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic

| tv = ESPN

| score = 75–71

| overtime =

| attend = 15,404

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov. 17, 2001

| time = 7:00 PM

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center

| site_cityst = Austin, Texas

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 88–74

| overtime =

| attend = 15,291

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec. 1, 2001

| time = 12:30 PM

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 4

| opponent = Kansas

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv = CBS

| score = 97–105

| overtime =

| attend = 14,562

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec. 4, 2001

| time = 6:00 PM

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank = 7

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = America West Arena

| site_cityst = Phoenix, Arizona

| gamename = Southwest Showdown

| tv =

| score = 87–82

| overtime =

| attend = 10,697

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec. 8, 2001

| time = 1:30 PM

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank = 7

| opponent = Purdue

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

| site_cityst = Anaheim, California

| gamename = Wooden Classic

| tv =

| score = 79–66

| overtime =

| attend = 16,221

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec. 15, 2001

| time = 12:00 PM

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| rank = 6

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Breslin Center

| site_cityst = East Lansing, Michigan

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 60–74

| overtime =

| attend = 14,759

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec. 20, 2001

| time = 6:00 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 11

| opponent = Oregon State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 76–73

| overtime =

| attend = 7,767

| record = 6–2

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec. 22, 2001

| time = 5:00 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 11

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McArthur Court

| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 75–105

| overtime =

| attend = 9,087

| record = 6–3

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec. 28, 2001

| time = 6:00 PM

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 14

| opponent = Pepperdine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename = Fiesta Bowl Classic

| tv =

| score = 94–71

| overtime =

| attend = 14,566

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec. 30, 2001

| time = 2:00 PM

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 14

| opponent = Valparaiso

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename = Fiesta Bowl Classic

| tv =

| score = 74–70

| overtime =

| attend = 14,515

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 4, 2002

| time = 6:30 PM

| rank = 15

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 80–90

| overtime =

| attend = 14,562

| record = 8–4

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 6, 2002

| time = 7:00 PM

| rank = 15

| opponent = Oregon State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 93–87

| overtime =

| attend = 14,242

| record = 9–4

| conference = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 10, 2002

| time = 6:00 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 20

| opponent = Washington State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum

| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 92–85

| overtime =

| attend = 2,459

| record = 10–4

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 12, 2002

| time = 6:00 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 20

| opponent = Washington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bank of America Arena

| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 74–69

| overtime =

| attend = 8,260

| record = 11–4

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 17, 2002

| time = 8:30 PM

| rank = 15

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 97–80

| overtime =

| attend = 14,574

| record = 12–4

| conference = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 19, 2002

| time = 12:00 PM

| rank = 15

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv = CBS

| score = 96–86

| overtime =

| attend = 14,571

| record = 13–4

| conference = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 23, 2002

| time = 8:30 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 10

| opponent = Arizona State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena

| site_cityst = Tempe, Arizona

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv =

| score = 72–88

| overtime =

| attend = 13,581

| record = 13–5

| conference = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 26, 2002

| time = 11:00 AM

| nonconf = yes

| rank = 10

| opponent = Connecticut

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv = CBS

| score = 98–100

| overtime = OT

| attend = 14,577

| record = 13–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan. 31, 2002

| time = 6:00 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 19

| opponent = California

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion

| site_cityst = Berkeley, California

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 68–58

| overtime =

| attend = 12,000

| record = 14–6

| conference = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb. 2, 2002

| time = 4:00 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 19

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion

| site_cityst = Palo Alto, California

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 88–82

| overtime = OT

| attend = 7,391

| record = 15–6

| conference = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb. 7, 2002

| time = 6:30 PM

| rank = 11

| opponent = Washington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 91–82

| overtime =

| attend = 14,572

| record = 16–6

| conference = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb. 9, 2002

| time = 8:00 PM

| rank = 11

| opponent = Washington State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 85–68

| overtime =

| attend = 14,580

| record = 17–6

| conference = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb. 14, 2002

| time = 6:30 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 9

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv =

| score = 76–77

| overtime =

| attend = 11,960

| record = 17–7

| conference = 10–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb. 16, 2002

| time = 4:00 PM

| away = yes

| rank = 9

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = LA Memorial Sports Arena

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 89–94

| overtime =

| attend = 12,573

| record = 17–8

| conference = 10–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb. 20, 2002

| time = 3:00 PM

| rank = 14

| opponent = Arizona State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv =

| score = 83–75

| overtime =

| attend = 14,585

| record = 18–8

| conference = 11–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb. 28, 2002

| time = 8:30 PM

| rank = 14

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 71–76

| overtime =

| attend = 14,586

| record = 18–9

| conference = 11–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar. 2, 2002

| time = 8:30 PM

| rank = 14

| opponent = California

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 90–78

| overtime =

| attend = 14,578

| record = 19–9

| conference = 12–6

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style="background:#{{NCAA color|Arizona Wildcats|1}};"| 2002 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar. 7, 2002

| time = 6:45 PM

| neutral = yes

| rank = 15

| seed = 2

| opponent = Arizona State

| oppseed = 7

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Staples Center

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv =

| score = 73–56

| overtime =

| attend = 12,096

| record = 20–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar. 8,2002

| time = 8:30 PM

| neutral = yes

| rank = 15

| seed = 2

| opponent = California

| oppseed = 3

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Staples Center

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv =

| score = 90–78

| overtime =

| attend = 18,887

| record = 21–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar. 9, 2002

| time = 3:00 PM

| neutral = yes

| rank = 15

| seed = 2

| opponent = USC

| oppseed = 4

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Staples Center

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename = Championship

| tv = CBS

| score = 81–71

| overtime =

| attend = 18,997

| record = 22–9

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style="background:#{{NCAA color|Arizona Wildcats|1}};"| 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar. 14, 2002

| time = 8:10 PM

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank = 7

| seed = 3 W

| opponent = UC Santa Barbara

| oppseed = 14 W

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Pit

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, New Mexico

| gamename = First round

| tv = CBS

| score = 86–81

| overtime =

| attend = 15,626

| record = 23–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar. 16, 2002

| time = 3:50 PM

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank = 7

| seed = 3 W

| opponent = Wyoming

| oppseed = 11 W

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Pit

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, New Mexico

| gamename = Second round

| tv = CBS

| score = 68–60

| overtime =

| attend = 15,867

| record = 24–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar. 21, 2002

| time = 5:55 PM

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank = 7

| seed = 3 W

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 3

| oppseed = 2 W

| site_stadium = Compaq Center

| site_cityst = San Jose, California

| gamename = Sweet Sixteen

| tv = CBS

| score = 67–88

| overtime =

| attend = 18,040

| record = 24–10

}}

{{CBB schedule end

|timezone=Mountain Time

|poll=AP Poll

|region=W|regionname=West Region}}

Awards and honors

Lute Olson, Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 2002{{Cite web |url=http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html |title=Refreshing to |access-date=2009-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504014537/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html |archive-date=2008-05-04 |url-status=dead }}
Salim Stoudamire, Pac-10 Freshman of the Year{{cite news|url=http://www.pac-10.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-MG22 |title=Honors Section 2 |publisher=pac-10.org |date=2007-10-26 |accessdate=2008-03-15|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081029183143/http://www.pac-10.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-MG22 |archivedate = October 29, 2008|url-status=dead}}
Luke Walton, Pacific-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player

References

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