2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team

2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record20–11 (11–7 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Thunderdome
Seasons
2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
UC Irvine 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
UC Santa Barbara † 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Pacific 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667
Cal State Northridge 11 – 7   .611 12 – 16   .429
Cal Poly 9 – 9   .500 15 – 12   .556
Long Beach State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Idaho 6 – 12   .333 9 – 19   .321
UC Riverside 5 – 13   .278 8 – 18   .308
Cal State Fullerton 2 – 16   .111 5 – 22   .185
† 2002 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2002[1]
Rankings from AP poll


The 2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2001–02 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 4th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.

They finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in Big West play to finish in third place in the regular season standings. As the No. 3 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 14 seed in the West region, they lost in the first round to No. 3 seed Arizona.[2]

Roster

2001–02 UCSB Gauchos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 30 Mark Hull 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Glendale, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 2001*
 at USC L 62–73  2–1
 L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 8, 2001*
 Pepperdine W 68–51  5–2
 The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Big West tournament
Mar 7, 2002*
 vs. Cal Poly
Quarterfinals 		W 74–65  18–10
 Honda Center 
San Jose, California
Mar 8, 2002*
 vs. UC Irvine
Semifinals 		W 66–61  19–10
 Honda Center 
San Jose, California
Mar 9, 2002*
 vs. Utah State
Championship game 		W 60–56  20–10
 Honda Center 
San Jose, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*
 (14 W) vs. (3 W) No. 7 Arizona
First round 		L 81–86  20–11
 University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time
Source[4].

References

  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "Arizona Beats Santa Barbara". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". UCSB Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCSB Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.