2001–02 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

2001–02 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
2001–02 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Conference USA
	American
Record	18–12 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Lutz (4th season);
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

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 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Lutz's fourth season at the school. The 49ers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 18–12 (11–5 in C-USA play) and received an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the South region. The 49ers were defeated by No. 8 seed Notre Dame, 82–63, in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Demon Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
G	13	Eddie Basden	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Greenbelt, Maryland
G	31	Jobey Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		Davidson	W 65–51	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 18, 2001*		No. 22 Indiana	L 61–65	1–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 24, 2001*		at Long Beach State	W 100–81	2–1	The Long Beach Pyramid Long Beach, California
Nov 26, 2001*		Appalachian State	W 71–69	3–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 29, 2001*		at Temple	L 64–72	3–2	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 2001*		Valparaiso	L 63–70	3–3	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 8, 2001*		Richmond	W 62–42	4–3	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 15, 2001*		vs. No. 5 Florida	L 52–73	4–4	American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida
Dec 18, 2001*		UTEP	W 86–58	5–4	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 22, 2001*		at Miami (FL)	L 56–64	5–5	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Dec 29, 2001*		at George Washington	W 97–87	6–5	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 5, 2002		No. 25 Marquette	W 76–68	7–5 (1–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
C-USA tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. Tulane Quarterfinals	W 78–69	18–10	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 8, 2002*		at No. 5 Cincinnati Semifinals	L 55–71	18–11	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(9 S)	vs. (8 S) Notre Dame First round	L 63–82	18–12	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Venues	Local high school gyms (1965–1970) Belk Gymnasium (1970–1976; alternate, 1976–1996) Bojangles Coliseum (1976–1988, 1993–1996) Charlotte Coliseum (1988–1993) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present) Spectrum Center (alternate, 2007–present)
Culture & lore	Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics