2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2002 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 1, 2002; Rankings from AP Poll; *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East Tournament

2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season West Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
2001–02 record	29–6 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach	Ben Howland (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jamie Dixon (3rd season); Barry Rohrssen (1st season); Ernie Ziegler (1st season);
Home arena	Fitzgerald Field House; (Capacity: 4,122)
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Ben Howland, the Panthers finished with a record of 19–14.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where they lost in the Sweet Sixteen to Kent State.

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2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut†	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
No. 21 Miami	10	–	6	.625	24	–	8	.750
St. John's	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Boston College	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Providence	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	19	–	11	.633
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	23	–	13	.639
Rutgers	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
West Virginia*	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 2002 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 2002^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East Tournament

v t Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
Culture & lore	Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1927–28 1929–30 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics