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2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
Conference USA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 5
Record31–4 (14–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons
2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 5 Cincinnati 14 2   .875 31 4   .886
No. 12 Marquette 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Charlotte 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Louisville 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
East Carolina 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
DePaul 2 14   .125 9 19   .321
National
Memphis 12 4   .750 27 9   .750
Houston 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
South Florida 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
TCU 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
UAB 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
Tulane 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Southern Miss 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
2002 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 13th year at the school. The team won regular season and Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 1 seed in the West region. After an opening round victory over Boston University, Cincinnati was upset in the second round by UCLA, 105–101 in double overtime. The Bearcats finished with a 31–4 record (14–2 C-USA).

Roster

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2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Jamaal Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Merrillville, Indiana
G 2 Field Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 3 John Meeker (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Troy, Ohio
G 10 Jamaal Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Corpus Christi, Texas
G 13 Leonard Stokes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Buffalo, New York
G 20 Taron Barker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Racine, Wisconsin
G 22 Steve Logan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
F 23 Immanuel McElroy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Port Arthur, Texas
F 24 Rod Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Huntsville, Alabama
F 43 Jimmy Hubbard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Belton, Missouri
C 44 B. J. Grove 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Augusta, Georgia
F 54 Jason Maxiell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F Rodney Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2001*
at No. 18 Oklahoma State L 62–69  0–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
November 20, 2001*
Wright State W 83–54  1–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 24, 2001*
UNLV W 74–61  2–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 28, 2001*
Dayton W 77–55  3–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 1, 2001*
Duquesne W 74–41  4–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 8, 2001*
Coppin State W 90–39  5–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 10, 2001*
Toledo W 68–55  6–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 14, 2001*
at Xavier W 75–55  7–1
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 17, 2001*
No. 25 Richmond W 77–46  8–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 20, 2001*
No. 25 vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Las Vegas Classic
W 102–66  9–1
Valley High School 
Winchester, Nevada
December 21, 2001*
No. 25 vs. Mississippi State
Las Vegas Classic
W 90–56  10–1
Valley High School 
Winchester, Nevada
December 22, 2001*
No. 25 vs. Purdue
Las Vegas Classic
W 79–62  11–1
Valley High School 
Winchester, Nevada
December 29, 2001*
No. 17 vs. Akron W 73–57  12–1
Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
January 5, 2002
No. 13 at East Carolina W 72–62  13–1
(1–0)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
January 8, 2002
No. 12 Charlotte W 71–58  14–1
(2–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 12, 2002
No. 10 at Houston W 83–62  15–1
(3–0)
Hoffheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
January 19, 2002
No. 7 Louisville W 77–50  16–1
(4–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 22, 2002
No. 4 at Saint Louis W 54–50  17–1
(5–0)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
January 26, 2002
No. 4 at South Florida W 78–68  18–1
(6–0)
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
January 29, 2002
No. 4 at East Carolina W 75–48  19–1
(7–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 2, 2002
No. 6 at No. 18 Marquette L 60–74  19–2
(7–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 6, 2002
No. 6 Charlotte W 85–66  20–2
(8–1)
Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 9, 2002
No. 4 No. 19 Wake Forest W 103–94  21–2
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 12, 2002
No. 5 Wake Forest W 67–53  22–2
(9–1)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 15, 2002
No. 5 Southern Miss W 89–37  23–2
(10–1)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 19, 2002
No. 4 DePaul W 79–62  24–2
(11–1)
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
February 22, 2002
No. 4 No. 9 Marquette W 63–62  25–2
(12–1)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 27, 2002
No. 4 at Louisville W 78–68  26–2
(13–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 3, 2002
No. 4 Memphis W 80–75 OT 27–3
(14–2)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 7, 2002
(1) No. 5 (8) South Florida
Quarterfinals
W 79–57  28–3
Firstar Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 8, 2002
(1) No. 5 (4) Charlotte
Semifinals
W 71–55  29–3
Firestar Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 9, 2002
(1) No. 5 (2) No. 13 Marquette
Championship Game
W 77–63  30–3
Firestar Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002
(1 W) No. 5 vs. (16 W) Boston University
First Round
W 90–52  31–3
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 17, 2002
(1 W) No. 5 vs. (8 W) UCLA
Second Round
L 101–105 2OT 31–4
Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP25171310744654455Not released
Coaches252016128545544558

*AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "2002 NCAA Tournament Bracket". CollegeRPI.com. Palm Sports Resources, Inc.
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