2001–02 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2001–02 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
2001–02 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–12 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Al Skinner (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Coen (5th season); Ed Cooley (5th season); Pat Duquette (5th season);
Home arena	Silvio O. Conte Forum
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, they played their home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.^[2] The team finished fourth in the East division of the Big East regular season standings, lost in the semifinals of the Big East tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region, the Eagles were beaten by No. 6 seed Texas in the opening round.^[3] Boston College finished the season with a 20–12 (8–8 Big East) record.

2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut†	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
No. 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
No. 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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Troy Bell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	5	Ryan Sidney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Ann Arbor, Michigan
F	0	Uka Agbai	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	Jr	Queens Village, Queens
G	21	Kenny Walls	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	San Francisco, California
F	45	Brian Ross	7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	North Quincy, Massachusetts
G	13	Ludmil Hadjisotirov	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Sofia
G	40	Adam DeMong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Glen Ellyn, Illinois
F	34	Andrew Bryant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	So	Denison, Texas
G	4	Jermaine Watson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Dorchester, Boston
C	13	Nate Doornekamp	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Odessa, Ontario
C	12	Kirsten Zoellner	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Fr	Hanover, Lower Saxony
G	41	Mike Viglione (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Northfield, Illinois

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 2001*	No. 15	at Michigan	W 83–74	5–0	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 11, 2001*	No. 11	Iowa State	W 86–81	8–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 16, 2001*	No. 11	Holy Cross	W 75–51	9–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 20, 2001*	No. 10	vs. Miami (OH) Rainbow Classic	L 67–73	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2001*	No. 10	vs. Arkansas State Rainbow Classic	W 76–70	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2001*	No. 10	vs. Holy Cross Rainbow Classic	W 67–57	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Big East tournament
Mar 6, 2002*		vs. Rutgers Quarterfinals	W 60–55	20–10	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. No. 7 Pittsburgh Semifinals	L 62–76	20–11	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Texas First Round	L 57–70	20–12	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.