# 2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Mike Davis, in his second season as head coach (5th overall). The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 19–10 record, and after losing in the second round of the Big Ten tournament, earned a 5-seed in the 2002 NCAA tournament. What followed was a surprise run to the National Championship game, earning the program its eighth Final Four appearance. Though the Hoosiers lost to Maryland in the final, they upset top-seeded Duke in the Sweet 16 and took down future Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson's 2-seed Oklahoma Sooners squad in the Final Four.
The team was led by Bloomington-native sophomore star Jared Jeffries. Other members of the team included seniors Dane Fife and Jarrad Odle, as well as another former Indiana Mr. Basketball Tom Coverdale.

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/18/2001* | No. 22 | at Charlotte | W 65–61 | 1–0 | Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 11/21/2001* | No. 20 | vs. Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout, 1st Round | W 101–66 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| 11/23/2001* | No. 20 | vs. Marquette Great Alaska Shootout, 2nd Round | L 49–50 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| 11/24/2001* | No. 20 | vs. Texas Great Alaska Shootout, 3rd Place Game | W 77–71 | 3–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2001* | | at North Carolina ACC – Big Ten Challenge | W 79–66 | 4–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 12/1/2001* | | at Southern Illinois | L 60–72 | 4–2 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| 12/4/2001* | | Notre Dame | W 76–75 | 5–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/8/2001* | | No. 15 Ball State | W 74–61 | 6–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/15/2001* | No. 21 | vs. Miami (FL) Orange Bowl Basketball Classic | L 53–58 | 6–3 | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, Florida |
| 12/22/2001* | | vs. No. 7 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 52–66 | 6–4 | RCA Dome Indianapolis |
| 12/28/2001* | | vs. Eastern Washington Hoosier Classic | W 87–60 | 7–4 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/29/2001* | | vs. No. 23 Butler Hoosier Classic | L 64–66 | 7–5 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 1/2/2002 | | at Northwestern | W 59–44 | 8–5 (1–0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 1/5/2002 | | Penn State | W 61–54 | 9–5 (2–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/8/2002 | | No. 25 Michigan State | W 83–65 | 10–5 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/13/2002 | | at No. 13 Iowa | W 77–66 | 11–5 (4–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| 1/19/2002 | No. 25 | at Ohio State | L 67–73 | 11–6 (4–1) | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/23/2002 | | at Penn State | W 85–51 | 12–6 (5–1) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 1/26/2002 | | No. 9 Illinois Rivalry | W 88–57 | 13–6 (6–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/31/2002 | | Purdue Indiana–Purdue rivalry | W 66–52 | 14–6 (7–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/2/2002 | | at Minnesota | L 74–88 | 14–7 (7–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 2/5/2002 | | Iowa | W 79–51 | 15–7 (8–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/9/2002* | | Louisville | W 77–62 | 16–7 (8–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/13/2002 | No. 22 | Wisconsin | L 63–64 | 16–8 (8–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/17/2002 | No. 22 | at Michigan | W 75–55 | 17–8 (9–3) | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/20/2002 | No. 23 | No. 19 Ohio State | W 63–57 | 18–8 (10–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/24/2002 | No. 23 | at Michigan State | L 54–57 | 18–9 (10–4) | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2/26/2002 | No. 25 | at No. 15 Illinois Rivalry | L 62–70 | 18–10 (10–5) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 3/2/2002 | No. 25 | Northwestern | W 79–67 | 19–10 (11–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/8/2002 | No. 23 | vs. Michigan State First Round | W 67–56 | 20–10 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 3/9/2002 | No. 23 | vs. Iowa Second Round | L 60–62 | 20–11 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/14/2002* | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (12 S) Utah First Round | W 75–56 | 21–11 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| 3/16/2002* | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (13 S) UNC Wilmington Second Round | W 76–67 | 22–11 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| 3/21/2002* | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (1 S) No. 1 Duke Sweet Sixteen | W 74–73 | 23–11 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| 3/23/2002* | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (10 S) Kent State Elite Eight | W 81–69 | 24–11 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| 3/30/2002* | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (2 W) No. 4 Oklahoma Final Four | W 73–64 | 25–11 | Georgia Dome Atlanta |
| 4/1/2002* | (5 S) No. 23 | vs. (1 E) No. 2 Maryland National Championship | L 52–64 | 25–12 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. ||||||

## Players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 11 | Jared Jeffries | Washington Wizards |