2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West Regular Season co–champions
NIT First round vs. BYU, L 55–78
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record21–11 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
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 Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 5th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play. The anteaters won their first regular season conference title in school history and their 25 wins were a school record.

Roster

2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Aras Baskauskas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 So
C 4 J.R. Christ 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr
G 5 Jerry Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pomona, CA
F 13 Jordan Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
G 20 Mike Hood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr
G 24 Jeff Hufford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr
C 50 Dave Korfman 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
—
 Sr
G 30 Jesse Obrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So
F 40 Matt Okoro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So
C 55 Adam Parada 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Alta Loma, CA
F 12 Stanislav Zuzak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 So
Head coach

Pat Douglass (Pacific)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2001*
 Saint Mary's W 71–64  1–0
 Bren Events Center (2,032)
Irvine, CA
November 20, 2001*
 Pepperdine W 96–93 2OT 2–0
 Bren Events Center (2,620)
Irvine, CA
November 23, 2001*
 vs. Illinois State
University Hoops Classic 		L 52–58  2–1
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,824)
Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2001*
 vs. Oakland
University Hoops Classic 		W 68–61  3–1
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,159)
Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2001*
 vs. Kent State
University Hoops Classic 		L 64–75  3–2
 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,214)
Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2001*
 at Loyola Marymount W 71–59  4–2
 Gersten Pavilion (1,967)
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2001*
 UC Davis W 74–69  5–2
 Bren Events Center (4,229)
Irvine, CA
December 11, 2001*
 at San Diego L 52–63  5–3
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,766)
San Diego, CA
December 15, 2001*
 at UCLA L 74–75  5–4
 Pauley Pavilion (7,397)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2001
 Long Beach State W 75–69  6–4
(1–0) 		Bren Events Center (2,785)
Irvine, CA
December 28, 2001*
 vs. Lipscomb
Oneida Classic 		W 79–62  7–4
 Brown County Arena (1,500)
Ashwaubenon, WI
December 29, 2001*
 vs. Boston University
Oneida Classic 		W 77–71  8–4
 Brown County Arena (2,419)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 3, 2002
 Cal State Fullerton W 68–58  9–4
(2–0) 		Bren Events Center (2,088)
Irvine, CA
January 5, 2002
 UC Riverside W 72–53  10–4
(3–0) 		Bren Events Center (3,299)
Irvine, CA
January 10, 2002
 at Utah State W 67–66  11–4
(4–0) 		Smith Spectrum (9,353)
Logan, UT
January 12, 2002
 at Idaho W 92–54  12–4
(5–0) 		Cowan Spectrum (1,322)
Moscow, ID
January 17, 2002
 Pacific W 62–58  13–4
(6–0) 		Bren Events Center (3,104)
Irvine, CA
January 19, 2002
 Cal State Northridge L 72–73 OT 13–5
(6–1) 		Bren Events Center (3,350)
Irvine, CA
January 24, 2002
 at UC Santa Barbara W 81–70  14–5
(7–1) 		UC Santa Barbara Events Center (4,682)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 26, 2002
 at Cal Poly L 47–50  14–6
(7–2) 		Mott Gym (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2002
 at UC Riverside W 72–64  15–6
(8–2) 		Student Recreation Center (1,163)
Riverside, CA
February 2, 2002
 at Cal State Fullerton W 72–46  16–6
(9–2) 		Titan Gym (1,163)
Fullerton, CA
February 7, 2002
 Idaho W 52–38  17–6
(10–2) 		Bren Events Center (2,419)
Irvine, CA
February 9, 2002
 Utah State L 61–62  17–7
(10–3) 		Bren Events Center (5,150)
Irvine, CA
February 14, 2002
 at Cal State Northridge W 82–80  18–7
(11–3) 		Matadome (1,509)
Northridge, CA
February 16, 2002
 at Pacific L 61–73  18–8
(11–4) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (3,346)
Stockton, CA
February 21, 2002
 Cal Poly W 77–63  19–8
(12–4) 		Bren Events Center (2,273)
Irvine, CA
February 23, 2002
 UC Santa Barbara W 71–67  20–8
(13–4) 		Bren Events Center (4,664)
Irvine, CA
February 28, 2002
 at Long Beach State L 70–86  20–9
(13–5) 		The Pyramid (2,624)
Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 7, 2002
 vs. Long Beach State
Quarterfinals 		W 72–65  21–9
 Anaheim Convention Center (3,087)
Anaheim, CA
March 8, 2002
 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Semifinals 		L 61–66  21–10
 Anaheim Convention Center (4,018)
Anaheim, CA
NIT
March 14, 2002*
 at BYU
First Round 		L 55–78  21–11
 Marriott Center (6,288)
Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

Awards and honors

  • Jerry Green
    • Honorable Mention AP All-American
    • Big West Conference Player of the Year
    • All-Big West First Team
  • Adam Parada
    • All-Big West Second Team

Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2017.