# 2001–02 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2001–02 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 6th in the conference and lost in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament to the California Golden Bears. The Bruins competed in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the Missouri Tigers in the sweet sixteen.

## Roster
### Starting lineup

Cedric Bozeman (Fr.), Point Guard
Billy Knight (Sr.), Shooting Guard
Jason Kapono (Jr.), Small Forward
Matt Barnes (Sr.), Power Forward
Dan Gadzuric (Sr.), Center

### Bench

T. J. Cummings (So.)
Rico Hines (Sr.)
John Hoffart (So.)
Josiah Johnson (Fr.)
Andre Patterson (Fr.)
Dijon Thompson (Fr.)
Ryan Walcott (Fr.)

## Awards And Honors

* Jason Kapono
** AP Honorable-Mention All-American
** First-Team All-Pac-10
** First-Team USBWA All-District 9.
** First-Team NABC All-District 15.
** Naismith College Player of the Year Finalist
** Team Co-Most Valuable Player
* Dan Gadzuric
** Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10
** Team Co-Most Valuable Player
* Cedric Bozeman
** Honorable-Mention Pac-10 All-Freshman Team
* Matt Barnes
** Second-Team NABC All-District 15.
** Team Co-Most Valuable Player
* Billy Knight
** Team Co-Most Valuable Player

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2001* 7:30 p.m. | | EA Sports All-Stars | W 102–77 | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| November 14, 2001* 7:30 p.m. | | Global Sports | W 86–60 | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 19, 2001* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 3 | vs. Houston Maui Invitational | W 71–60 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| November 20, 2001* 4:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | vs. Ball State Maui Invitational | L 73–91 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, Hawaii |
| November 21, 2001* | No. 3 | vs. South Carolina Maui Invitational | W 89–77 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
| November 28, 2001* 7:30 p.m., FSNW | No. 10 | Pepperdine | L 78–85 | 2–2 | Pauley Pavilion (8,376) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 5, 2001* 7:30 p.m., FSNW2 | No. 20 | UC Riverside | W 65–50 | 3–2 | Pauley Pavilion (6,704) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 8, 2001* 3:30 p.m., KCAL 9 | No. 20 | vs. No. 16 Alabama John R. Wooden Classic | W 79–57 | 4–2 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (16,221) Anaheim, CA |
| December 15, 2001* 1:00 p.m., FSNW2 | No. 17 | UC Irvine | W 75–74 | 5–2 | Pauley Pavilion (7,397) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 20, 2001 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 19 | at Washington | W 85–79 | 6–2 (1–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,215) Seattle, WA |
| December 22, 2001 12:00 p.m., FSN | No. 19 | at Washington State | W 79–74 | 7–2 (2–0) | Beasley Coliseum (2,410) Pullman, WA |
| December 27, 2001* 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 | Columbia | W 64–55 | 8–2 | Pauley Pavilion (8,990) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 2001* 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 15 | No. 20 Georgetown | W 98–91 | 9–2 | Pauley Pavilion (10,423) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 4, 2002 7:30 p.m., FSNW2 | No. 14 | Washington | W 74–62 | 10–2 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion (7,567) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 6, 2002 1:00 p.m., FSN | No. 14 | Washington State | W 81–69 | 11–2 (4–0) | Pauley Pavilion (8,834) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 10, 2002 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 11 | at USC | L 77–81 | 11–3 (4–1) | Great Western Forum (15,903) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 12, 2002* 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 11 | No. 1 Kansas | W 87–77 | 12–3 | Pauley Pavilion (12,280) Los Angeles |
| January 17, 2002 6:30 p.m., FSNW2 | No. 9 | at Arizona State | W 82–79 | 13–3 (5–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,013) Tempe, AZ |
| January 19, 2002 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 9 | at No. 15 Arizona | L 86–96 | 13–4 (5–2) | McKale Center (14,571) Tucson, AZ |
| January 24, 2002 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 13 | No. 17 Stanford | L 76–86 | 13–5 (5–3) | Pauley Pavilion (12,243) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 26, 2002 5:00 p.m., FSN | No. 13 | California | W 64–57 | 14–5 (6–3) | Pauley Pavilion (12,275) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 31, 2002 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 13 | at Oregon | L 62–91 | 14–6 (6–4) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| February 2, 2002 7:05 p.m., FSNW2 | No. 13 | at Oregon State | W 70–48 | 15–6 (7–4) | Gill Coliseum (9,039) Corvallis, OR |
| February 6, 2002 7:30 p.m., FSNW2 | No. 15 | No. 25 USC | W 67–65 | 16–6 (8–4) | Pauley Pavilion (12,810) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 9, 2002* 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 15 | at Villanova | L 57–58 | 16–7 | The Pavilion (6,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 14, 2002 7:30 p.m., FSN | No. 20 | No. 9 Arizona | W 77–76 | 17–7 (9–4) | Pauley Pavilion (11,960) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 16, 2002 12:00 p.m., ABC | No. 20 | Arizona State | L 68–69 | 17–8 (9–5) | Pauley Pavilion (9,823) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 21, 2002 7:30 p.m., FSNW2 | No. 25 | at California | L 51–69 | 17–9 (9–6) | Haas Pavilion (12,000) Berkeley, CA |
| February 23, 2002 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 25 | at No. 10 Stanford | W 95–92 | 18–9 (10–6) | Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, CA |
| February 28, 2002 7:30 p.m. | | Oregon State | W 65–57 | 19–9 (11–6) | Pauley Pavilion (8,959) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 2, 2002 1:00 p.m., CBS | | No. 13 Oregon | L 62–65 | 19–10 (11–7) | Pauley Pavilion (11,680) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pacific-10 Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2002 9:00 p.m., FSN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 25 California First Round | L 61–67 | 19–11 | Staples Center (17,839) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2002* 7:55 p.m., CBS | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Mississippi First Round | W 80–58 | 20–11 | Mellon Arena (17,232) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 17, 2002* 10:10 a.m., CBS | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 5 Cincinnati Second Round | W 105–101 $^{2OT}$ | 21–11 | Mellon Arena (17,232) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 21, 2002* 8:15 p.m., CBS | (8 W) | vs. (12 W) Missouri Sweet Sixteen | L 73–82 | 21–12 | Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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