2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings
	† 2002 Big West Tournament winner ; As of April 10, 2002; Rankings from AP Poll

2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West Regular Season co–champions
NIT First round vs. BYU, L 55–78
Conference	Big West Conference
2001–02 record	21–11 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (5th season);
Home arena	Bren Events Center
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 5th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season[]

The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play. The anteaters won their first regular season conference title in school history and their 25 wins were a school record.

Roster[]

2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Aras Baskauskas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
G		Timothy “Thats_why_you put_me_there”Guzowski	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
C	4	J.R. Christ	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Sr
G	5	Jerry Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Pomona, CA
F		Jordan Harris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G		Mike Hood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G		Jeff Hufford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
C		Dave Korfman	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	—	Sr
G		Jesse Obrand	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
F	40	Matt Okoro	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So
C		Adam Parada	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Alta Loma, CA
F		Stanislav Zuzak	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So

Head coach

Pat Douglass (Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2001*	Saint Mary's	W 71–64	1–0	Bren Events Center (2,032) Irvine, CA
November 20, 2001*	Pepperdine	W 96–93 ^2OT	2–0	Bren Events Center (2,620) Irvine, CA
November 23, 2001*	vs. Illinois State University Hoops Classic	L 52–58	2–1	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,824) Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2001*	vs. Oakland University Hoops Classic	W 68–61	3–1	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,159) Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2001*	vs. Kent State University Hoops Classic	L 64–75	3–2	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,214) Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2001*	at Loyola Marymount	W 71–59	4–2	Gersten Pavilion (1,967) Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2001*	UC Davis	W 74–69	5–2	Bren Events Center (4,229) Irvine, CA
December 11, 2001*	at San Diego	L 52–63	5–3	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,766) San Diego, CA
December 15, 2001*	at UCLA	L 74–75	5–4	Pauley Pavilion (7,397) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2001	Long Beach State	W 75–69	6–4 (1–0)	Bren Events Center (2,785) Irvine, CA
December 28, 2001*	vs. Lipscomb Oneida Classic	W 79–62	7–4	Brown County Arena (1,500) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 29, 2001*	vs. Boston University Oneida Classic	W 77–71	8–4	Brown County Arena (2,419) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 3, 2002	Cal State Fullerton	W 68–58	9–4 (2–0)	Bren Events Center (2,088) Irvine, CA
January 5, 2002	UC Riverside	W 72–53	10–4 (3–0)	Bren Events Center (3,299) Irvine, CA
January 10, 2002	at Utah State	W 67–66	11–4 (4–0)	Smith Spectrum (9,353) Logan, UT
January 12, 2002	at Idaho	W 92–54	12–4 (5–0)	Cowan Spectrum (1,322) Moscow, ID
January 17, 2002	Pacific	W 62–58	13–4 (6–0)	Bren Events Center (3,104) Irvine, CA
January 19, 2002	Cal State Northridge	L 72–73 ^OT	13–5 (6–1)	Bren Events Center (3,350) Irvine, CA
January 24, 2002	at UC Santa Barbara	W 81–70	14–5 (7–1)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (4,682) Santa Barbara, CA
January 26, 2002	at Cal Poly	L 47–50	14–6 (7–2)	Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2002	at UC Riverside	W 72–64	15–6 (8–2)	Student Recreation Center (1,163) Riverside, CA
February 2, 2002	at Cal State Fullerton	W 72–46	16–6 (9–2)	Titan Gym (1,163) Fullerton, CA
February 7, 2002	Idaho	W 52–38	17–6 (10–2)	Bren Events Center (2,419) Irvine, CA
February 9, 2002	Utah State	L 61–62	17–7 (10–3)	Bren Events Center (5,150) Irvine, CA
February 14, 2002	at Cal State Northridge	W 82–80	18–7 (11–3)	Matadome (1,509) Northridge, CA
February 16, 2002	at Pacific	L 61–73	18–8 (11–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,346) Stockton, CA
February 21, 2002	Cal Poly	W 77–63	19–8 (12–4)	Bren Events Center (2,273) Irvine, CA
February 23, 2002	UC Santa Barbara	W 71–67	20–8 (13–4)	Bren Events Center (4,664) Irvine, CA
February 28, 2002	at Long Beach State	L 70–86	20–9 (13–5)	The Pyramid (2,624) Long Beach, CA
Big West Tournament
March 7, 2002	vs. Long Beach State Quarterfinals	W 72–65	21–9	Anaheim Convention Center (3,087) Anaheim, CA
March 8, 2002	vs. UC Santa Barbara Semifinals	L 61–66	21–10	Anaheim Convention Center (4,018) Anaheim, CA
NIT
March 14, 2002*	at BYU First Round	L 55–78	21–11	Marriott Center (6,288) Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

Awards & Honors[]

Jerry Green
- Honorable Mention AP All-American
- Big West Conference Player of the Year
- All-Big West First Team
Adam Parada
- All-Big West Second Team

Source: ^[3]

References[]

^ Big West MBB Record Book
^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[1] Big West MBB Record Book

[uci_recordbook-2] "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[3] "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

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v t UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Venues	Crawford Hall (1965–1987) Bren Events Center (1987–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 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

2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
UC Irvine	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
UC Santa Barbara†	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Pacific	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Cal State Northridge	11	–	7	.611	12	–	16	.429
Cal Poly	9	–	9	.500	15	–	12	.556
Long Beach State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Idaho	6	–	12	.333	9	–	19	.321
UC Riverside	5	–	13	.278	8	–	18	.308
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	16	.111	5	–	22	.185

† 2002 Big West Tournament winner As of April 10, 2002^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll