The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2001, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 1, 2002 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maryland Terrapins won their first NCAA national championship with a 64–52 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2001–02, the following rules changes were implemented:[8]

  • Both direct and indirect technical fouls penalized by two shots and returned to point of interruption.
  • Officials could check an official courtside monitor to determine if a try was a three- or two-point attempt, regardless of whether the try was successful.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 5, 2001.[9][10]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Duke (61)
2 Maryland (6)
3 Illinois (2)
4 Kentucky (3)
5 UCLA
6 Florida
7 Kansas
8 Missouri
9 Iowa
10 St. Joseph's
11 Virginia
12 Memphis
13 Stanford
14 Georgetown
15 Michigan State
16 Temple
17 Boston College
18 Oklahoma State
19 North Carolina
20 Southern California
21 Syracuse
22 Indiana
23 Texas
24 Alabama
25 Oklahoma
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Duke (30)
2 Illinois (1)
3 Maryland
4 Kentucky
5 Florida
6 UCLA
7 Kansas
8 Iowa
9 Missouri
10 St. Joseph's
11 Virginia
12 Michigan State
13 Memphis
14 Georgetown
15 Stanford
16 Boston College
17 Temple
18 Oklahoma State
19 North Carolina
20 Syracuse
21 Indiana
22 Texas
23 Oklahoma
24 Southern California
25 Fresno State

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2001–02 season.

School Former conference New conference
Albany NCAA Division I Independent America East Conference
American Colonial Athletic Association Patriot League
Belmont NCAA Division I Independent Atlantic Sun Conference
Binghamton NCAA Division II America East Conference
Birmingham–Southern NAIA Big South Conference
Boise State Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference
Cal State Northridge Big Sky Conference Big West Conference
Delaware America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Drexel America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
East Carolina Colonial Athletic Association Conference USA
Hofstra America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
IPFW NCAA Division II NCAA Division I Independent
Louisiana Tech Sun Belt Conference Western Athletic Conference
Morris Brown NCAA Division II NCAA Division I Independent
Richmond Colonial Athletic Association Atlantic 10 Conference
Stony Brook NCAA Division I Independent America East Conference
TCU Western Athletic Conference Conference USA
Towson America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
UC Riverside NCAA Division II Big West Conference
Youngstown State Mid-Continent Conference Horizon League

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
Season Winner[11]		 Conference
Player of the Year		 Conference
Tournament		 Tournament
Venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
America East ConferenceVermontT. J. Sorrentine, Vermont[12]2002 America East men's basketball tournamentMatthews Arena
(Boston, Massachusetts)
(Except Finals)		Boston University[13]
Atlantic 10 ConferenceTemple & St. Joseph's (East)
Xavier (West)		David West, Xavier[14]2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournamentThe Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		Xavier[15]
Atlantic Coast ConferenceMarylandJuan Dixon, Maryland[16]2002 ACC men's basketball tournamentCharlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		Duke[17]
Atlantic Sun ConferenceGeorgia State & TroyThomas Terrell, Georgia State[18]2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournamentUCF Arena
(Orlando, Florida)		Florida Atlantic[18]
Big 12 ConferenceKansasDrew Gooden, Kansas[19]2002 Big 12 men's basketball tournamentKemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		Oklahoma[20]
Big East ConferenceConnecticut (East)
Pittsburgh (West)		Caron Butler, Connecticut &
Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh[21]		2002 Big East men's basketball tournamentMadison Square Garden
(New York City)		Connecticut[21]
Big Sky ConferenceMontana StateJason Erickson, Montana State[22]2002 Big Sky men's basketball tournamentBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
(Bozeman, Montana)		Montana[23]
Big South ConferenceWinthropGreg Lewis, Winthrop[24]2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournamentRoanoke Civic Center
(Roanoke, Virginia)		Winthrop[24]
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State, Illinois, Indiana & WisconsinJared Jeffries, Indiana[25]2002 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournamentConseco Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, Indiana)		Ohio State[25]
Big West ConferenceUtah State & UC IrvineJerry Green, UC Irvine[26]2002 Big West Conference men's basketball tournamentAnaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California)		UC Santa Barbara[26]
Colonial Athletic AssociationUNC WilmingtonBrett Blizzard, UNC Wilmington[27]2002 CAA men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		UNC Wilmington[27]
Conference USACincinnati (American)
Memphis (National)		Steve Logan, Cincinnati[28]2002 Conference USA men's basketball tournamentFirstar Center
(Cincinnati, Ohio)		Cincinnati[29]
Horizon LeagueButlerRylan Hainje, Butler[30]2002 Horizon League men's basketball tournamentCSU Convocation Center
(Cleveland, Ohio)		Illinois-Chicago[30]
Ivy LeaguePenn, Yale & PrincetonUgonna Onyekwe, Penn[31]No Tournament (Penn received NCAA automatic bid via three-way playoff[32])
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceRider & MaristMario Porter, Rider[33]2002 MAAC men's basketball tournamentPepsi Arena
(Albany, New York)		Siena[34]
Mid-American ConferenceKent State (East)
Ball State (West)		Keith McLeod, Bowling Green[35]2002 MAC men's basketball tournamentGund Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio)		Kent State[36]
Mid-Continent ConferenceValparaisoLuboš Bartoň, Valparaiso[37]2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournamentAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)		Valparaiso[38]
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceHamptonTommy Adams, Hampton[39]2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		Hampton[40]
Missouri Valley ConferenceSouthern IllinoisKyle Korver, Creighton[41]2002 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentSavvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		Creighton[42]
Mountain West ConferenceWyomingBritton Johnsen, Utah[43]2002 MWC men's basketball tournamentThomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, Nevada)		San Diego State[44]
Northeast ConferenceCentral Connecticut StateCorsley Edwards, Central Connecticut State[45]2002 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournamentCampus SitesCentral Connecticut State[46]
Ohio Valley ConferenceTennessee TechHenry Domercant, Eastern Illinois[47]2002 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentKentucky International Convention Center
(Louisville, Kentucky)
(Semifinals and Finals)		Murray State[47]
Pacific-10 ConferenceOregonSam Clancy Jr., USC[48]2002 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournamentStaples Center
(Los Angeles)		Arizona[49]
Patriot LeagueAmericanPatrick Doctor, American[50]2002 Patriot League men's basketball tournamentCampus SitesHoly Cross[51]
Southeastern ConferenceFlorida, Kentucky & Georgia (East)
Alabama (West)		Erwin Dudley, Alabama[52]2002 SEC men's basketball tournamentGeorgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)		Mississippi State[52]
Southern ConferenceDavidson, UNC Greensboro & East Tennessee State (North)
Charleston, Georgia Southern and Chattanooga (South)		Dimeco Childress, ETSU (Coaches)[53]
Jason Conley, VMI (Media)[54]		2002 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentNorth Charleston Coliseum
(North Charleston, South Carolina)		Davidson[55]
Southland ConferenceMcNeese StateMcEverett Powers, Texas-San Antonio[56]2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournamentBurton Coliseum
(Lake Charles, Louisiana)
(Finals)		McNeese State[56]
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceAlcorn StatePaul Haynes, Grambling State[57]2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournamentFair Park Arena
(Birmingham, Alabama)		Alcorn State
Sun Belt ConferenceWestern Kentucky (East)
Louisiana–Lafayette (West)		Héctor Romero, New Orleans[58]2002 Sun Belt men's basketball tournamentLakefront Arena
(New Orleans, Louisiana)		Western Kentucky[59]
West Coast ConferenceGonzagaDan Dickau, Gonzaga[60]2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournamentJenny Craig Pavilion
(San Diego)		Gonzaga[61]
Western Athletic ConferenceTulsaMelvin Ely, Fresno State[62]2002 WAC men's basketball tournamentReynolds Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)		Hawaiʻi[62]

Statistical leaders

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Jason ConleyVMI29.3Jeremy BishopQuinnipiac12.0T. J. FordTexas8.3Desmond CambridgeAlabama A&M5.5
Henry DomercantE. Illinois26.4Bruce JenkinsNC A&T11.8Steve BlakeMaryland7.9John LinehanProvidence4.5
Mire ChatmanTX-Pan American26.2Curtis BorchardtStanford11.4Edward ScottClemson7.9Mire ChatmanTX-Pan American3.6
J. R. BremerSt. Bonaventure24.6Drew GoodenKansas11.4Sean KennedyMarist7.9Marques GreenSt. Bonaventure3.4
Melvin ElyFresno St.23.3Corey JacksonNevada11.1Chris ThomasNotre Dame7.6Marcus HattenSt. John's3.3
Blocked shots per game
Field goal percentage
Three-point FG percentage
Free throw percentage
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Wojciech MyrdaLA-Monroe5.4Adam MarkBelmont70.8Dante SwansonTulsa49.0Cary CochranNebraska92.2
D'or FischerNorthwestern St.4.4Carlos BoozerDuke66.5Cain DoliboaWright St.47.9Gary BuchananVillanova91.1
Emeka OkaforUConn4.1David HarrisonColorado63.8Jake SullivanIowa St.47.2Cain DoliboaWright St.90.9
Justin RoweMaine4.0Rolan RobertsS. Illinois60.4Jeff BoscheeKansas46.4Salim StoudamireArizona90.4
Deng GaiFairfield4.0Jermaine HallWagner60.0Ray AbellardC. Florida46.2Jake SullivanIowa St.90.0

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 Maryland 97
M1 Kansas 88
E1 Maryland 64
S5 Indiana 52
S5 Indiana 73
W2 Oklahoma 64

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Syracuse 59
  South Carolina 66
  South Carolina 62
  Memphis 72
  Temple 77
  Memphis 79
  • Third Place – Temple 65, Syracuse 64

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Dan Dickau G Senior Gonzaga
Juan Dixon G Senior Maryland
Drew Gooden F Junior Kansas
Steve Logan G Senior Cincinnati
Jason Williams G Junior Duke


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Sam Clancy Jr. F Senior Southern California
Mike Dunleavy Jr. F Junior Duke
Casey Jacobsen G/F Junior Stanford
Jared Jeffries F Sophomore Indiana
David West F Junior Xavier

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

References

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