2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	American
	National
	† 2002 Conference USA Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
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
2001–02 record	31–4 (14–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (13th season);
Assistant coach	Mick Cronin (6th season)
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
	Seasons ← →

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).

Roster[]

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

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[2]

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2001*		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*	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 8, 2002	No. 10	Charlotte	W 83–62	15–1 (3–0)	Hoffheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
January 19, 2002	No. 7	Louisville	W 77–50	16–1 (4–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
January 22, 2002	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	No. 4	at East Carolina	W 75–48	19–1 (7–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
February 2, 2002	No. 6	at No. 18 Marquette	L 60–74	19–2 (7–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 6, 2002	No. 6	Charlotte	W 85–66	20–2 (8–1)	Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
February 9, 2002	No. 4	No. 19 Wake Forest	W 103–94	21–2	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 12, 2002	No. 5	Wake Forest	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	DePaul	W 79–62	24–2 (11–1)	United Center Chicago, Illinois
February 22, 2002	No. 4	No. 9 Marquette	W 63–62	25–2 (12–1)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
February 27, 2002	No. 4	at Louisville	W 78–68	19–1 (7–0)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 3, 2002	No. 4	Memphis	W 80–75 ^OT	27–3 (14–2)	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*	(1) No. 5	(8) South Florida Quarterfinals	W 79–57	28–3	Firstar Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 8, 2002*	(1) No. 5	(4) Charlotte Semifinals	W 71–55	29–3	Firestar Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 9, 2002*	(1) No. 5	(2) No. 13 Marquette Championship Game	W 77–63	30–3	Firestar Center Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (16 W) Boston University First Round	W 90–52	31–3	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 17, 2002*	(1 W) No. 5	vs. (8 W) UCLA Second Round	L 101–105 ^2OT	31–4	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	17	13	10	7	4	4	6	5	4	4	5	5	Not released
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	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

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "2002 NCAA Tournament Bracket". CollegeRPI.com. Palm Sports Resources, Inc.

External links[]

2001-02 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats at Sports-Reference.com

[1] sports-reference.com 2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[3] "2002 NCAA Tournament Bracket". CollegeRPI.com. Palm Sports Resources, Inc.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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
2001–02 record	31–4 (14–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (13th season)
Assistant coach	Mick Cronin (6th season)
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons ← →

2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t	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]