2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
Final Four, L 88–97 vs. Maryland
Conference Big 12 Conference North
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
2001–02 record 33–4 (16–0 Big 12)
Head coach Roy Williams
Home arena Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons
« 2000–01 2002–03 »

The 2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 104th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 14th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Contents

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Brett Ballard 3 Guard 6–0 175 Sophomore Hutchinson, Kansas
Jeff Boschee 13 Guard 6–1 185 Senior Valley City, North Dakota
Jeff Carey 22 Center 6–11 250 Senior Camdenton, Missouri
Nick Collison 4 Forward 6–9 255 Junior Iowa Falls, Iowa
Drew Gooden 0 Forward 6–10 230 Junior Richmond, California
Lewis Harrison 2 Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore Kansas City, Kansas
Kirk Hinrich 10 Guard 6–3 190 Junior Sioux City, Iowa
Todd Kappelmann 50 Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Augusta, Kansas
Keith Langford 5 Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Fort Worth, Texas
Michael Lee 25 Guard 6–3 215 Freshman Portland, Oregon
Aaron Miles 11 Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Portland, Oregon
Bryant Nash 15 Forward 6–6 205 Sophomore Carrollton, Texas
Wayne Simien 23 Forward 6–9 255 Freshman Leavenworth, Kansas
Chris Zerbe 34 Forward 6–5 235 Sophomore Andover, Kansas

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
11/7/2001* EA Sports All-Stars #4 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas W 98–77 
11/13/2001* Fort Hays State #4 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas W 95–41 
Maui Invitational Tournament
11/19/2001* 3:30PM Ball State #4 Lahaina Civic Center • Maui, Hawaii Jayhawk-TV L 91–93  0–1
11/20/2001* 3:00PM Houston #4 Lahaina Civic Center • Maui, Hawaii Jayhawk-TV W 95–78  1–1
11/21/2001* 2:30PM Seton Hall #4 Lahaina Civic Center • Maui, Hawaii ESPN W 80–62  2–1
Regular season
11/28/2001* 7:00PM Pittsburg State #8 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk-TV W 105–62  3–1
12/1/2001* 1:30PM #4 Arizona #8 McKale Center • Tucson, Arizona CBS W 105–97  4–1
12/4/2001* 8:00PM #23 Wake Forest #4 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN W 83–76  5–1
12/8/2001* 7:00PM UMKC #4 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk-TV W 79–68  6–1
12/12/2001* 7:00PM Princeton #4 Jadwin Gymnasium • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN2 W 78–62  7–1
12/15/2001* 7:00PM South Carolina State #4 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk-TV W 106–73  8–1
12/22/2001* 1:00PM North Dakota #3 Hyslop Sports Center • Grand Forks, North Dakota Jayhawk-TV W 108–77  9–1
12/29/2001* 8:00PM Tulsa #2 Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri Jayhawk-TV W 93–85  10–1
1/2/2002* 7:00PM Valparaiso #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk-TV W 81–73  11–1
1/5/2002 8:00PM Colorado #2 Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado Big 12 (ESPN+) W 97–85  12–1
1/9/2002 7:00PM Nebraska #1 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 96–57  13–1
1/12/2002* 2:00PM #11 UCLA #1 Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California CBS L 77–87  13–2
1/15/2002 8:00PM #6 Oklahoma State #4 Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma Big 12 (ESPN+) W 79–61  14–2
1/19/2002 12:00PM #5 Oklahoma #4 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ABC W 74–67  15–2
1/23/2002 8:00PM Iowa State #2 James H. Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa Big 12 (ESPN+) W 88–81  16–2
1/26/2002 3:00PM Texas A&M #2 Reed Arena • College Station, Texas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 86–74  17–2
1/28/2002 8:00PM #22 Missouri #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas
(Border War)		 ESPN W 105–73  18–2
2/2/2002 3:00PM Colorado #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 100–73  19–2
2/4/2002 8:00PM Kansas State #2 Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, Kansas
(Sunflower Showdown)		 ESPN2 W 98–71  20–2
2/9/2002 3:00PM #24 Texas Tech #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 108–81  21–2
2/11/2002 8:00PM Texas #2 Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center • Austin, Texas ESPN W 110–103  22–2
2/16/2002 3:00PM Baylor #2 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 (ESPN+) W 87–72  23–2
2/18/2002 8:00PM Iowa State #1 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas ESPN W 102–66  24–2
2/24/2002 3:00PM Nebraska #1 Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Nebraska CBS W 88–87  25–2
2/27/2002 7:00PM Kansas State #1 Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas
(Sunflower Showdown)		 Big 12 (ESPN+) W 103–68  26–2
3/3/2002 1:00PM Missouri #1 Hearnes Center • Columbia, Missouri
(Border War)		 CBS W 95–92  27–2
Big 12 Tournament
3/8/2002 12:00PM Colorado #1 Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri Big 12 (ESPN+) W 102–73  28–2
3/9/2002 1:00PM Texas Tech #1 Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri Big 12 (ESPN+) W 90–50  29–2
3/10/2002 2:00PM #4 Oklahoma #1 Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri ESPN L 55–64  29–3
NCAA Tournament
3/14/2002* 6:50PM (16) Holy Cross #2 (1) Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, Missouri CBS W 70–59  30–3
3/16/2002* 6:50PM #24 (8) Stanford #2 (1) Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, Missouri CBS W 86–63  31–3
3/22/2002* 1:40PM #13 (4) Illinois #2 (1) Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin CBS W 73–69  32–3
3/24/2002* 1:40PM #11 (2) Oregon #2 (1) Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin CBS W 104–86  33–3
3/30/2002* 7:47PM #4 (1) Maryland #2 (1) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia CBS L 88–97  33–4
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18
AP 7 4 8 4 4 3 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 –
Coaches 7 5 3 7 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2001-02 Roster via StatSheet.com" (English). http://statsheet.com/mcb/teams/kansas/players?season=2001-2002. Retrieved 2010-02-26. 
  2. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide" (English). http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-26.