# 2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his first season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished 19-13, 11-5 in Big Ten play to finish as regular season co-champions with Illinois and Indiana. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the East Region, where they lost to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Maryland in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/17/2001* | | at UNLV | L 69–74 | 0–1 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 11/23/2001* | | at Hawaii–Hilo Big Island Basketball Invitational | W 78–62 | 1–1 | UH Hilo New Gymnasium Hilo, HI |
| 11/24/2001* | | vs. Weber State Big Island Basketball Invitational | L 69–73 | 1–2 | UH Hilo New Gymnasium Hilo, HI |
| 11/25/2001* | | vs. Hawaii Big Island Basketball Invitational | L 57–60 | 1–3 | UH Hilo New Gymnasium Hilo, HI |
| 11/28/2001* | | at Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 61–62 | 1–4 | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, Georgia |
| 12/01/2001* | | UW–Green Bay | W 70–57 | 2–4 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/03/2001* | | Temple | L 67–70 $^{2OT}$ | 2–5 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/08/2001* | | at Ohio | W 77–71 | 3–5 | Convocation Center Athens, Ohio |
| 12/10/2001* | | at Xavier | L 48–57 | 3–6 | Cintas Center Cincinnati |
| 12/15/2001* | | Furman | W 68–60 | 4–6 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/22/2001* | | No. 14 Marquette | W 86–73 | 5–6 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12/27/2001* | | at UW–Milwaukee | W 81–79 | 6–6 | Klotsche Center Milwaukee |
| 12/29/2001* | | Tennessee | W 65–62 | 7–6 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/01/2002 | | at No. 9 Iowa | L 57–69 | 7–7 (0–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/05/2002 | | No. 7 Illinois | W 72–66 | 8–7 (1–1) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/09/2002 | | at Penn State | L 49–51 | 8–8 (1–2) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 1/12/2002 | | at No. 25 Michigan State | W 64–63 | 9–8 (2–2) | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1/16/2002 | | Minnesota | W 73–64 | 10–8 (3–2) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/19/2002 | | Purdue | W 77–66 | 11–8 (4–2) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/23/2002 | | at No. 9 Illinois | L 48–80 | 11–9 (4–3) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 1/26/2002 | | Penn State | W 66–63 | 12–9 (5–3) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/30/2002 | | at Northwestern | L 60–69 | 12–10 (5–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/02/2002 | | at Michigan | L 53–64 | 12–11 (5–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/06/2002 | | No. 16 Ohio State | W 94–92 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (6–5) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/09/2002 | | Northwestern | W 73–44 | 14–11 (7–5) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/13/2002 | | at No. 22 Indiana | W 64–63 | 15–11 (8–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/16/2002 | | at Minnesota | W 67–62 | 16–11 (9–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 2/19/2002 | | Iowa | W 64–56 | 17–11 (10–5) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/27/2002 | | Michigan | W 74–54 | 18–11 (11–5) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/08/2002 | | vs. Iowa Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals | L 56–58 | 18–12 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/15/2002* CBS | No. (8 seed) | vs. No. (9 seed) St. John's First Round | W 80–70 | 19–12 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| 3/17/2002* CBS | No. (8 seed) | vs. No. (1 seed) Maryland Second Round | L 57–87 | 19–13 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||