2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 13th year at the school. The team won regular season and Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 1 seed in the West region. After an opening round victory over Boston University, Cincinnati was upset in the second round by UCLA, 105–101 in double overtime. The Bearcats finished with a 31–4 record (14–2 C-USA).

2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions Conference USA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 5
Record	31–4 (14–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Mick Cronin (6th season) Andy Kennedy (1st season)
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Roster

2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Jamaal Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Merrillville, Indiana G 2 Field Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Houston, Texas G 3 John Meeker (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Troy, Ohio G 10 Jamaal Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Corpus Christi, Texas G 13 Leonard Stokes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Buffalo, New York G 20 Taron Barker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Racine, Wisconsin G 22 Steve Logan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio F 23 Immanuel McElroy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Port Arthur, Texas F 24 Rod Flowers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Huntsville, Alabama F 43 Jimmy Hubbard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Belton, Missouri C 44 B. J. Grove 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Augusta, Georgia F 54 Jason Maxiell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois F Rodney Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio	Head coach Bob Huggins Assistant coach(es) Mick Cronin Andy Kennedy Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2001* ESPN		at No. 18 Oklahoma State	L 62–69	0–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
November 20, 2001*		Wright State	W 83–54	1–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
November 24, 2001*		UNLV	W 74–61	2–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
November 28, 2001*		Dayton	W 77–55	3–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 1, 2001*		Duquesne	W 74–41	4–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 8, 2001*		Coppin State	W 90–39	5–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 10, 2001*		Toledo	W 68–55	6–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 14, 2001*		at Xavier	W 75–55	7–1	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 17, 2001*	No. 25	Richmond	W 77–46	8–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
December 20, 2001*	No. 25	vs. Louisiana–Monroe Las Vegas Classic	W 102–66	9–1	Valley High School  Winchester, Nevada
December 21, 2001*	No. 25	vs. Mississippi State Las Vegas Classic	W 90–56	10–1	Valley High School  Winchester, Nevada
December 22, 2001*	No. 25	vs. Purdue Las Vegas Classic	W 79–62	11–1	Valley High School  Winchester, Nevada
December 29, 2001* WXIX	No. 17	vs. Akron	W 73–57	12–1	Gund Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
January 5, 2002	No. 13	at East Carolina	W 72–62	13–1 (1–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, North Carolina
January 8, 2002	No. 12	Charlotte	W 71–58	14–1 (2–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 12, 2002	No. 10	at Houston	W 83–62	15–1 (3–0)	Hoffheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
January 19, 2002 CBS	No. 7	Louisville	W 77–50	16–1 (4–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 22, 2002 ESPN2	No. 4	at Saint Louis	W 54–50	17–1 (5–0)	Scottrade Center  St. Louis, Missouri
January 26, 2002	No. 4	at South Florida	W 78–68	18–1 (6–0)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
January 29, 2002 WXIX	No. 4	East Carolina	W 75–48	19–1 (7–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 2, 2002 ESPN Plus	No. 6	at No. 18 Marquette	L 60–74	19–2 (7–1)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 6, 2002 ESPN2	No. 6	at Charlotte	W 85–66	20–2 (8–1)	Halton Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
February 9, 2002 ABC	No. 4	at No. 19 Wake Forest	W 103–94	21–2	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 12, 2002	No. 5	Saint Louis	W 67–53	22–2 (9–1)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 15, 2002	No. 5	Southern Miss	W 89–37	23–2 (10–1)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 19, 2002	No. 4	at DePaul	W 79–62	24–2 (11–1)	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
February 22, 2002 ESPN	No. 4	No. 9 Marquette	W 63–62	25–2 (12–1)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
February 27, 2002	No. 4	at Louisville	L 71–74	25–3 (13–2)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 3, 2002	No. 4	Memphis	W 80–75 OT	26–3 (14–2)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 7, 2002	(1) No. 5	(8) South Florida Quarterfinals	W 79–57	27–3	Firstar Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 8, 2002	(1) No. 5	(4) Charlotte Semifinals	W 71–55	28–3	Firestar Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 9, 2002	(1) No. 5	(2) No. 13 Marquette Championship Game	W 77–63	29–3	Firestar Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (16 W) Boston University First Round	W 90–52	30–3	Mellon Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 17, 2002	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (8 W) UCLA Second Round	L 101–105 2OT	30–4	Mellon Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	17	13	10	7	4	4	6	5	4	4	5	5	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	20	16	12	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	8

*AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings