# 2001–02 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2001–02 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Henry Bibby, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans finished the season with a record of 22–10 (12–6 Pac-10, 2nd) and made the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2001* | No. 20 | Wyoming | W 68–55 | 1–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Nov 15, 2001* | No. 20 | at Fresno State | L 58–65 | 1–1 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Nov 26, 2001* | No. 24 | UC Santa Barbara | W 73–62 | 2–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 1, 2001* | | at Bradley | W 60–50 | 3–1 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Dec 4, 2001* | | Rhode Island | W 82–54 | 4–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 6, 2001* | | vs. Pepperdine | L 77–78 | 4–2 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| Dec 12, 2001* | | at Long Beach State | W 86–68 | 5–2 | The Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California |
| Dec 16, 2001* | | Miami (OH) | W 59–55 | 6–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 20, 2001* | | at San Diego | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Dec 22, 2001* | | at Loyola Marymount | W 81–67 | 8–2 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Dec 27, 2001 | | at Washington | W 87–65 | 9–2 (1–0) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 29, 2001 | | at Washington State | W 78–63 | 10–2 (2–0) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Jan 4, 2002 | | Washington State | W 85–64 | 11–2 (3–0) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 6, 2002 | | Washington | W 94–74 | 12–2 (4–0) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 10, 2002 | | No. 11 UCLA | W 81–77 | 13–2 (5–0) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 17, 2002 | No. 18 | at No. 15 Arizona | L 80–97 | 13–3 (5–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 19, 2002 | No. 18 | at Arizona State | W 81–73 | 14–3 (6–1) | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 24, 2002 | No. 23 | California | L 91–92 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 (6–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 26, 2002 | No. 23 | No. 17 Stanford | W 90–82 | 15–4 (7–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 31, 2002 | No. 23 | at Oregon State | W 64–51 | 16–4 (8–2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 2, 2002 | No. 23 | at Oregon | L 69–73 | 16–5 (8–3) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 6, 2002 | No. 25 | at No. 15 UCLA | L 65–67 | 16–6 (8–4) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 14, 2002 | No. 25 | Arizona State | W 83–61 | 17–6 (9–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 16, 2002 | No. 25 | No. 9 Arizona | W 94–89 | 18–6 (10–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 21, 2002 | No. 20 | at No. 10 Stanford | W 77–58 | 19–6 (11–4) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 23, 2002 | No. 20 | at California | L 64–83 | 19–7 (11–5) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Feb 28, 2002 | No. 19 | No. 13 Oregon | L 65–67 | 19–8 (11–6) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 2, 2002 | No. 19 | Oregon State | W 79–45 | 20–8 (12–6) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2002* | No. 22 | No. 16 Stanford Quarterfinals | W 103–78 | 21–8 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| Mar 8, 2002* | No. 22 | No. 9 Oregon Semifinals | W 89–78 | 22–8 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| Mar 9, 2002* | No. 22 | at No. 15 Arizona Championship game | L 71–81 | 22–9 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2002* | (4 W) No. 18 | vs. (13 W) UNC Wilmington First Round | L 89–93 $^{OT}$ | 22–10 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||