2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
3
Will Bynum
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Chicago, Illinois
F
4
Luke Walton
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
241 lb (109 kg)
Jr
San Diego, California
G
10
Anas Fellah (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Tucson, Arizona
G
11
Jason Ranne
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
So
Tulsa, Oklahoma
G
12
Fil Torres (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Lisle, Illinois
F
13
Andrew Zahn
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
254 lb (115 kg)
RS Fr
Redondo Beach, California
F
14
Peter Hansen
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
241 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Palo Alto, California
G
20
Salim Stoudamire
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Fr
Portland, Oregon
F
21
Mike Schwertley
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
So
Phoenix, Arizona
G
22
Jason Gardner
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Indianapolis, Indiana
F
33
Rick Anderson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
Jr
Long Beach, California
F
34
Dennis Latimore
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
254 lb (115 kg)
Fr
Halstead, Kansas
C
45
Channing Frye
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Fr
Phoenix, Arizona
C
52
Isaiah Fox
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Fr
Santa Monica, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Channing Frye
Isaiah Fox
Andrew Zahn
PF
Luke Walton
Dennis Latimore
Peter Hansen
SF
Rick Anderson
Mike Schwertley
SG
Salim Stoudamire
Jason Ranne
PG
Jason Gardner
Will Bynum
Fil Torres
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov. 8, 2001 *7:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 2 Maryland Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic
W 71–67
1–0
Madison Square Garden (12,615)New York City, New York
Nov. 9, 2001 *7:00 PM, ESPN
vs. No. 6 Florida Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic
W 75–71
2–0
Madison Square Garden (15,404)New York City, New York
Nov. 17, 2001 *7:00 PM
at No. 23 Texas
W 88–74
3–0
Frank Erwin Center (15,291)Austin, Texas
Dec. 1, 2001 *12:30 PM, CBS
No. 4
No. 8 Kansas
L 97–105
3–1
McKale Center (14,562)Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 4, 2001 *6:00 PM
No. 7
vs. No. 5 Illinois Southwest Showdown
W 87–82
4–1
America West Arena (10,697)Phoenix, Arizona
Dec. 8, 2001 *1:30 PM
No. 7
vs. Purdue Wooden Classic
W 79–66
5–1
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (16,221)Anaheim, California
Dec. 15, 2001 *12:00 PM
No. 6
at No. 23 Michigan State
L 60–74
5–2
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, Michigan
Dec. 20, 2001 6:00 PM
No. 11
at Oregon State
W 76–73
6–2 (1–0)
Gill Coliseum (7,767)Corvallis, Oregon
Dec. 22, 2001 5:00 PM
No. 11
at Oregon
L 75–105
6–3 (1–1)
McArthur Court (9,087)Eugene, Oregon
Dec. 28, 2001 *6:00 PM
No. 14
Pepperdine Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 94–71
7–3
McKale Center (14,566)Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 30, 2001 *2:00 PM
No. 14
Valparaiso Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 74–70
8–3
McKale Center (14,515)Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 4, 2002 6:30 PM
No. 15
Oregon
L 80–90
8–4 (1–2)
McKale Center (14,562)Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 6, 2002 7:00 PM
No. 15
Oregon State
W 93–87
9–4 (2–2)
McKale Center (14,242)Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 10, 2002 6:00 PM
No. 20
at Washington State
W 92–85
10–4 (3–2)
Beasley Coliseum (2,459)Pullman, Washington
Jan. 12, 2002 6:00 PM
No. 20
at Washington
W 74–69
11–4 (4–2)
Bank of America Arena (8,260)Seattle, Washington
Jan. 17, 2002 8:30 PM
No. 15
No. 18 USC
W 97–80
12–4 (5–2)
McKale Center (14,574)Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 19, 2002 12:00 PM, CBS
No. 15
No. 9 UCLA Rivalry
W 96–86
13–4 (6–2)
McKale Center (14,571)Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 23, 2002 8:30 PM
No. 10
at Arizona State Rivalry
L 72–88
13–5 (6–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (13,581)Tempe, Arizona
Jan. 26, 2002 *11:00 AM, CBS
No. 10
No. 25 Connecticut
L 98–100 OT
13–6
McKale Center (14,577)Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 31, 2002 6:00 PM
No. 19
at California
W 68–58
14–6 (7–3)
Haas Pavilion (12,000)Berkeley, California
Feb. 2, 2002 4:00 PM
No. 19
at No. 18 Stanford
W 88–82 OT
15–6 (8–3)
Maples Pavilion (7,391)Palo Alto, California
Feb. 7, 2002 6:30 PM
No. 11
Washington
W 91–82
16–6 (9–3)
McKale Center (14,572)Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 9, 2002 8:00 PM
No. 11
Washington State
W 85–68
17–6 (10–3)
McKale Center (14,580)Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 14, 2002 6:30 PM
No. 9
at No. 20 UCLA Rivalry
L 76–77
17–7 (10–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,960)Los Angeles, California
Feb. 16, 2002 4:00 PM
No. 9
at No. 25 USC
L 89–94
17–8 (10–5)
LA Memorial Sports Arena (12,573)Los Angeles, California
Feb. 20, 2002 3:00 PM
No. 14
Arizona State Rivalry
W 83–75
18–8 (11–5)
McKale Center (14,585)Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 28, 2002 8:30 PM
No. 14
No. 17 Stanford
L 71–76
18–9 (11–6)
McKale Center (14,586)Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 2, 2002 8:30 PM
No. 14
No. 21 California
W 90–78
19–9 (12–6)
McKale Center (14,578)Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 tournament
Mar. 7, 2002 6:45 PM
(2) No. 15
vs. (7) Arizona State Quarterfinals
W 73–56
20–9
Staples Center (12,096)Los Angeles, California
Mar. 8,2002 8:30 PM
(2) No. 15
vs. (3) No. 25 California Semifinals
W 90–78
21–9
Staples Center (18,887)Los Angeles, California
Mar. 9, 2002 3:00 PM, CBS
(2) No. 15
vs. (4) No. 22 USC Championship
W 81–71
22–9
Staples Center (18,997)Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar. 14, 2002 *8:10 PM, CBS
(3 W) No. 7
vs. (14 W) UC Santa Barbara First round
W 86–81
23–9
The Pit (15,626)Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar. 16, 2002 *3:50 PM, CBS
(3 W) No. 7
vs. (11 W) Wyoming Second round
W 68–60
24–9
The Pit (15,867)Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar. 21, 2002 *5:55 PM, CBS
(3 W) No. 7
vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen
L 67–88
24–10
Compaq Center (18,040)San Jose, California
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
Awards and honors
Lute Olson, Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 2002[ 3]
Salim Stoudamire, Pac-10 Freshman of the Year [ 4]
Luke Walton , Pacific-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics