2001–02 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
Record26–9 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPFrank Williams
CaptainCory Bradford
Frank Williams
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Illinois11–5 .68826–9  .743
Indiana11–5 .68825–12  .676
Wisconsin11–5 .68819–13  .594
Michigan State10–6 .62519–12  .613
Minnesota9–7 .56318–13  .581
Northwestern7–9 .43816–13  .552
Iowa5–11 .31319–16  .543
Purdue5–11 .31313–18  .419
Michigan5–11 .31311–18  .379
Penn State3–13 .1887–21  .250
No. 14 Ohio State*†0–0 –0–0  –
† 2002 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)
"2001–02 Fighting Illini men's basketball team"

The 2001–02 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

In 2002, the Illini earned a four-way share of the Big Ten title before advancing to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. Frank Williams again earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as the five seniors who finished their careers took the Illini from an 11th-place finish in the league in 1999 to consecutive Big Ten titles in 2001 and 2002.

Roster

2001–02 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Brett Melton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMahomet-Seymour High School Mahomet, Illinois
G 4 Luther Head 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrManley High School Chicago, Illinois
G 13 Cory Bradford (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrRaleigh Egypt High School Memphis, Tennessee
F/C 21 Robert Archibald 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrLafayette High School Ballwin, Missouri
F 22 Lucas Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
F 23 Blandon Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSt. Joseph Notre Dame High School Oakland, California
G 24 Sean Harrington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrElgin High School Bartlett, Illinois
G 25 Jerrance Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoPeoria High School Peoria, Illinois
G 30 Frank Williams (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)212 lb (96 kg) RS JrManual High School Peoria, Illinois
G 31 Nick Huge Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrChristian High School/Appalachian State University Charlotte, North Carolina
F 33 Damir Krupalija 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)231 lb (105 kg) SrRockford Boylan High School Rockford, Illinois
F 34 Brian Cook 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrLincoln Community High School Lincoln, Illinois
F 42 Clayton Thomas (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrLarkin High School Elgin, Illinois
F 43 Roger Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrJoliet Central High School Joliet, Illinois
C 45 Nick Smith 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS FrBloomingdale High School Valrico, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster
Last update: 2014-11-12

Schedule

Source[1]


Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/16/2001*
no, no		 No. 3 vs. Gonzaga W 76–58  1–0
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
11/19/2001*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. Eastern Illinois
Las Vegas Invitational (1st Round)		 W 93–53  2–0
 Assembly Hall (13,827)
Champaign, Illinois
11/22/2001*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. Penn
Las Vegas Invitational		 W 78–71  3–0
 Valley High School (1,700)
Las Vegas
11/23/2001*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. Georgia Tech
Las Vegas Invitational		 W 105–66  4–0
 Valley High School (2,000)
Las Vegas
11/24/2001*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. Southern Illinois
Las Vegas Invitational, (Championship)		 W 75–72  5–0
 Valley High School (2,500)
Las Vegas, Nevada
11/27/2001*
no, no		 No. 2 @ #5 Maryland
Big Ten-ACC Challenge		 L 63–76  5–1
 Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
12/1/2001*
no, no		 No. 2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 80–56  6–1
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
12/6/2000*
no, no		 No. 5 vs. #7 Arizona L 82–87  6–2
 US Airways Center (10,697)
Phoenix, Arizona
12/8/2001*
no, no		 No. 5 vs. Arkansas W 94–91  7–2
 United Center (18,671)
Chicago
12/16/2001*
no, no		 No. 10 vs. Western Illinois W 98–62  8–2
 Assembly Hall (14,653)
Champaign, Illinois
12/18/2001*
no, no		 No. 9 vs. Illinois State W 87–73  9–2
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
12/22/2001*
no, no		 No. 9 vs. #8 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 72–61  10–2
 Scottrade Center (22,153)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/29/2001*
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Loyola (Chicago) W 87–72  11–2
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
Big Ten regular season
1/2/2002
no, no		 No. 7 vs. Minnesota W 76–53  12–2 (1–0)
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
1/5/2002
no, no		 No. 7 @ Wisconsin L 66–72  12–3 (1–1)
 Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, Wisconsin
1/9/2002
no, no		 No. 9 @ Purdue L 74–84  12–4 (1–2)
 Mackey Arena (12,876)
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/12/2002
no, no		 No. 9 vs. Michigan W 94–70  13–4 (2–2)
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
1/15/2002
no, no		 No. 11 vs. #17 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 77–66  14–4 (3–2)
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
1/23/2002
no, no		 No. 9 vs. Wisconsin W 80–48  15–4 (4–2)
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
1/26/2002
no, CBS		 No. 9 @ Indiana
Rivalry		 L 57–88  15–5 (4–3)
 Assembly Hall (17,456)
Bloomington, Indiana
1/29/2002
no, no		 No. 12 @ Ohio State L 67–78  15–6 (4–4)
 Value City Arena (19,200)
Columbus, Ohio
2/3/2002
no, CBS		 No. 12 vs. Michigan State L 61–67  15–7 (4–5)
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
2/7/2002
no, no		 No. 21 @ Michigan W 68–60  16–7 (5–5)
 Crisler Arena (10,710)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/9/2002
no, no		 No. 21 vs. Purdue W 69–67  17–7 (6–5)
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
2/12/2002
no, no		 No. 18 @ Michigan State W 63–61  18–7 (7–5)
 Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, Michigan
2/16/2002*
no, CBS		 No. 18 @ Seton Hall W 75–65  19–7
 Continental Airlines Arena (10,070)
South Orange, New Jersey
2/20/2002
no, no		 No. 16 vs. Penn State W 83–56  20–7 (8–5)
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
2/23/2002
no, no		 No. 16 @ Northwestern W 56–41  21–7 (9–5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, Illinois
2/26/2002
no, no		 No. 15 vs. #25 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 70–62  22–7 (10–5)
 Assembly Hall (16,500)
Champaign, Illinois
3/3/2002
no, CBS		 No. 15 @ Minnesota W 67–66  23–7 (11–5)
 Williams Arena (14,612)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big Ten tournament
3/8/2002*
no, no		 No. 10 vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals		 W 92–76  24–7
 Conseco Fieldhouse (18,996)
Indianapolis
3/9/2002*
no, CBS		 No. 10 vs. #21 Ohio State
Semifinals		 L 88–94  24–8
 Conseco Fieldhouse (18,996)
Indianapolis
NCAA tournament[2]
3/15/2002*
no, CBS		 No. 13 vs. San Diego State
First Round		 W 93–64  25–8
 United Center (20,850)
Chicago
3/17/2002*
no, CBS		 No. 13 vs. Creighton
Second Round		 W 72–60  26–8
 United Center (21,525)
Chicago
3/22/2002*
no, CBS		 No. 13 vs. #2 Kansas
Sweet Sixteen		 L 69–73  26–9
 Kohl Center (16,310)
Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Season Statistics

Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high
Final Individual Statistics [3]
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStl
Williams, Frank 3534113532.456616.2174443.39354159.340164203.808321311634.7153961071
Cook, Brian 3534100828.847113.5174342.5092774.36596110.873641692336.744775029
Bradford, Cory 3535113332.440611.6133312.42674189.3926686.76732781103.18768529
Archibald, Robert 343176922.636210.6114173.65901.000134205.654701181885.544673825
Harrington, Sean 351486824.82236.473178.41056141.3972129.724753601.78739028
Head, Luther 351358116.61564.563124.5081655.2911425.5601750671.95943534
Krupalija, Damir 21133215.81467.04984.5831123.4783750.7403762994.7292357
Smith, Nick 33433410.11273.84991.53803.0002944.6592648742.22028195
Powell, Roger 2701605.9792.92750.54035.6002236.6111929481.821043
Ferguson, Blandon 3072327.7672.22360.38303.0002128.7501828461.51826110
Johnson, Lucas 17230417.9643.81538.395724.2922737.7301429432.53018313
Howard, Jerrance 210813.9201.0718.38927.286441.00067130.6141104
Melton, Brett 70456.4172.4511.45548.50035.6000330.42100
Thomas, Clayton 80131.620.315.20000.00000.0001340.50210
Young, Walter 2052.521.013.33300.00000.0000110.51000
Team49631123
Total 35 7000 2708 77.4 908 1932 .470 254 692 .367 638 862 .740 392 872 1264 36.1 590 512 141 258
Opponents 35 7000 2369 67.7 815 1960 .416 235 691 .340 504 760 .663 405 711 1116 31.9 449 540 101 195

NCAA basketball tournament

  • Midwest regional
    • Illinois 93, San Diego State 64
    • Illinois 72, Creighton 60
  • Regional semifinal
    • Kansas 73, Illinois 69

[4]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player NBA Club Round Pick
Frank WilliamsDenver Nuggets125
Robert ArchibaldMemphis Grizzies231

[6]

Rankings

References

  1. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 2001-02 Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  2. ↑ 2002 Tournament
  3. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 2001-02 Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ↑ 2002 NCAA Tournament
  5. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2002 NBA draft Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
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