2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. After starting the season ranked in the AP Top 10, they finished 19-16 overall and 5–11 in Big Ten play.

2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Gazette Hawkeye Challenge Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–16 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPReggie Evans
Luke Recker
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Illinois 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 23 Indiana 11 5   .688 25 12   .676
Wisconsin 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Michigan State 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Minnesota 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Northwestern 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Iowa 5 11   .313 19 16   .543
Purdue 5 11   .313 13 18   .419
Michigan 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Penn State 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
No. 14 Ohio State*† 0 0   0 0  
2002 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)

Roster

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2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Ryan Hogan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Deerfield, Illinois
F 4 Glen Worley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Coralville, Iowa
C 5 Jared Reiner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Tripp, South Dakota
G 11 Brody Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Dugger, Indiana
F 23 Duez Henderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Luke Recker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Auburn, Indiana
F 25 Rod Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Galesburg, Illinois
G 30 Kyle Galloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS Sr Sioux City, Iowa
F 32 Reggie Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Pensacola, Florida
G 43 Jason Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
F 52 Cortney Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Jackson, Michigan
C 53 Sean Sonderleiter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Des Moines, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2001*
No. 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 89–59  1–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 14, 2001*
No. 9 Boston University W 90–61  2–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 17, 2001*
No. 9 Louisiana Tech W 75–67  3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
11/20/2001*
No. 9 vs. No. 12 Memphis W 75–71  4–0
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
11/21/2001*
No. 9 vs. No. 5 Missouri L 77–78  4–1
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
11/27/2001*
No. 7 vs. No. 1 Duke L 62–80  4–2
United Center 
Chicago, IL
11/30/2001*
No. 12 Alabama State
Gazette Hawkeye Challenge
W 73–64  5–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/1/2001*
No. 12 SMU
Gazette Hawkeye Challenge
W 86-69  6-2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/4/2001*
No. 12 at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
L 76-78  6-3
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, IA
12/8/2001*
No. 12 at Iowa State
Rivalry
W 78-53[1]  7-3
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
12/12/2001*
No. 15 Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 101-59[2]  8-3
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/15/2001*
No. 15 at No. 2 Missouri
Fire Code Game
W 83-65[3]  9-3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
12/22/2001*
No. 12 Kansas State W 89-70  10-3
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/28/2001*
No. 9 Mercer W 77-43  11-3
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/2/2002
No. 9 Wisconsin W 69-57  12-3
(1-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/7/2002
vs. Purdue
First round
W 87-72  17-14
(5-11)
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
3/8/2002
vs. Wisconsin
Quarterfinals
W 58-56  18-14
(5-11)
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
3/9/2002
 CBS
vs. No. 23 Indiana
Semifinals
W 62-60  19-14
(5-11)
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
3/10/2002
 CBS
vs. No. 21 Ohio State
Championship Game
L 64-81  19-15
(5-11)
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
National Invitation Tournament
3/13/2002*
LSU L 61–63  19–16
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawks find hunger again" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 10, 2001. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Iowa bulldozes Bulldogs" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 2001. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hawkeyes get revenge for loss in tournament". Des Moines Register. December 16, 2001. p. 32. Retrieved March 28, 2017.