2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record19–12 (13–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Home arenaEleanor R. Baldwin Arena
Seasons
2001–02 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 14 – 6   .700 20 – 11   .645
Troy State 14 – 6   .700 18 – 10   .643
Florida Atlantic † 13 – 7   .650 19 – 12   .613
Jacksonville 12 – 8   .600 18 – 12   .600
UCF 12 – 8   .600 17 – 12   .586
Samford 12 – 8   .600 15 – 14   .517
Jacksonville State 8 – 12   .400 13 – 16   .448
Belmont 8 – 12   .400 11 – 17   .393
Stetson 7 – 13   .350 10 – 16   .385
Campbell 6 – 14   .300 8 – 19   .296
Mercer 4 – 16   .200 6 – 23   .207
† 2002 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by head coach Sidney Green and played their home games at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Owls finished the season 19–12, 13–7 in ASUN play to finish third in the regular season standings. They defeated Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, and Georgia State to win the ASUN tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – as the No. 15 seed in the South region. They were defeated by No. 2 seed Alabama in the first round.[1]

The Owls would not return to the NCAA tournament until the 2022–23 season where they advanced to the Final Four.

Roster

2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Nick Neumann 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Edwards Stuart, Florida
F 1 Raheim Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Colonial Orlando, Florida
C 2 Robert Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Haines City Haines City, Florida
G 5 Earnest Crumbley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 So Lakewood St. Petersburg, Florida
G 25 Jeff Cowans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Dr. Phillips Orlando, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2001*
7:00 p.m. 		Nova Southeastern W 85–75 
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Regular season
Nov 17, 2001*
1:00 p.m. 		at Hofstra L 65–67  0–1
 Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, New York
Nov 20, 2001*
7:00 p.m. 		St. Mary's (MD) W 107–73  1–1
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Nov 26, 2001*
7:30 p.m. 		at Miami (FL) L 48–74  1–2
 Miami Arena 
Miami, Florida
Nov 29, 2001
7:00 p.m. 		Stetson W 82–71  2–2
(1–0) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Dec 1, 2001
7:00 p.m. 		UCF W 78–66  3–2
(2–0) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Dec 4, 2001*
7:30 p.m. 		at Liberty W 91–80  4–2
 Vines Center 
Lynchburg, Virginia
Dec 8, 2001*
7:00 p.m. 		VCU L 84–88  4–3
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Dec 17, 2001
8:00 p.m. 		at Samford L 66–68  4–4
(2–1) 		Seibert Hall 
Homewood, Alabama
Dec 19, 2001
8:00 p.m. 		at Jacksonville State W 74–71  5–4
(3–1) 		Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Alabama
Dec 27, 2001*
7:00 p.m. 		Drake W 79–71  6–4
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 2, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		Jacksonville L 58–73  6–5
(3–2) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 5, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		Georgia State W 90–77  7–5
(4–2) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 7, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		Campbell W 77–60  8–5
(5–2) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 10, 2002
7:30 p.m. 		at Mercer W 94–73  9–5
(6–2) 		Macon Coliseum 
Macon, Georgia
Jan 12, 2002
8:00 p.m. 		at Troy L 100–107  9–6
(6–3) 		Sartain Hall 
Troy, Alabama
Jan 16, 2002*
8:00 p.m. 		at Birmingham–Southern L 59–65  9–7
  
 
Jan 19, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		Belmont W 69–66  10–7
(7–3) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 22, 2002
7:30 p.m. 		at UCF L 56–62  10–8
(7–4) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Jan 28, 2002
8:00 p.m. 		at Belmont W 80–78  11–8
(8–4) 		Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 2, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		Troy W 67–66  12–8
(9–4) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 4, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		Mercer W 72–71  13–8
(10–4) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 7, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		at Campbell L 87–92  13–9
(10–5) 		Carter Gymnasium 
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Feb 9, 2002
6:00 p.m. 		at Georgia State L 71–76  13–10
(10–6) 		GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 14, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		Jacksonville State W 78–68  14–10
(11–6) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 16, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		Samford L 50–68  14–11
(11–7) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 21, 2002
7:30 p.m. 		at Jacksonville W 76–72  15–11
(12–7) 		Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 23, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		at Stetson W 77–74  16–11
(13–7) 		Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
ASUN tournament
Feb 28, 2002*
 vs. Jacksonville
Quarterfinals 		W 59–50  17–11
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Mar 1, 2002*
8:15 p.m. 		vs. Jacksonville State
Semifinals 		W 55–47  18–11
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Mar 2, 2002*
2:00 p.m. 		vs. Georgia State
Championship game 		W 76–75  19–11
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*
2:50 p.m. 		(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 8 Alabama
First round 		L 78–86  19–12
 BI-LO Center 
Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Florida Atlantic Tests Character of Alabama". The New York Times. March 15, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "2001–02 Men's Basketball Roster". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "2001–02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.