# 2001–02 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 12–6 conference record, 20–10 overall. The Cardinal competed in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Kansas in the Second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2001* | No. 16 | at New Mexico | W 81–66 | 1–0 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 20, 2001* | No. 14 | Southern Utah | W 81–63 | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Nov 24, 2001* | No. 14 | vs. Purdue | W 78–62 | 3–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 1, 2001* | No. 11 | vs. Texas Dell Classic 4 Kids | L 75–83 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 15, 2001* | No. 12 | Long Beach State | W 94–77 | 4–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 18, 2001* | No. 13 | Belmont | W 97–63 | 5–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 19, 2001* | No. 13 | Portland State | W 87–63 | 6–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 22, 2001* | No. 13 | at BYU | L 76–81 | 6–2 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 29, 2001* | No. 16 | vs. No. 13 Michigan State | W 75–64 | 7–2 | The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California |
| Jan 4, 2002* | No. 12 | California | W 82–62 | 8–2 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 6, 2002 | No. 12 | at California | L 54–68 | 8–3 (1–1) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Jan 10, 2002 | No. 14 | at Oregon State | W 67–50 | 9–3 (2–1) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 12, 2002 | No. 14 | at Oregon | L 79–87 | 9–4 (2–2) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Jan 17, 2002 | No. 19 | Washington State | W 83–50 | 10–4 (3–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 19, 2002 | No. 19 | Washington | W 105–60 | 11–4 (4–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 24, 2002 | No. 17 | at No. 13 UCLA | W 86–76 | 12–4 (5–2) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 26, 2002 | No. 17 | at No. 23 USC | L 82–90 | 12–5 (5–3) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 31, 2002 | No. 18 | Arizona State | W 90–81 | 13–5 (6–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 2, 2002 | No. 18 | No. 19 Arizona | L 82–88 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 (6–4) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 7, 2002 | No. 20 | No. 13 Oregon | W 90–87 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (7–4) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 9, 2002 | No. 20 | Oregon State | W 77–55 | 15–6 (8–4) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 14, 2002 | No. 12 | at Washington | W 91–65 | 16–6 (9–4) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 16, 2002 | No. 12 | at Washington State | W 76–63 | 17–6 (10–4) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 21, 2002 | No. 10 | No. 20 USC | L 58–77 | 17–7 (10–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 23, 2002 | No. 10 | No. 25 UCLA | L 92–95 | 17–8 (10–6) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 28, 2002 | No. 17 | at No. 14 Arizona | W 76–71 | 18–8 (11–6) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 2, 2002 | No. 17 | at Arizona State | W 81–76 | 19–8 (12–6) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2002* | (5) No. 16 | at (4) No. 22 USC | L 78–103 | 19–9 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2002* | (8 MW) No. 24 | vs. (9 MW) No. 19 Western Kentucky First Round | W 84–68 | 20–9 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 16, 2002* | (8 MW) No. 24 | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas Second Round | L 63–86 | 20–10 | Edward Jones Dome (31,484) St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region. MW = Midwest Region. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 24 | Not released |
| Coaches | 15 | 15^ | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 23 | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

## 2002 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
| 1 | 18 | Curtis Borchardt | Orlando Magic |
| 1 | 22 | Casey Jacobsen | Phoenix Suns |