# 2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 13th year at the school. The team won regular season and Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 1 seed in the West region. After an opening round victory over Boston University, Cincinnati was upset in the second round by UCLA, 105–101 in double overtime. The Bearcats finished with a 31–4 record (14–2 C-USA).

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 16, 2001* ESPN | | at No. 18 Oklahoma State | L 62–69 | 0–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| November 20, 2001* | | Wright State | W 83–54 | 1–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| November 24, 2001* | | UNLV | W 74–61 | 2–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| November 28, 2001* | | Dayton | W 77–55 | 3–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 1, 2001* | | Duquesne | W 74–41 | 4–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 8, 2001* | | Coppin State | W 90–39 | 5–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 10, 2001* | | Toledo | W 68–55 | 6–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 14, 2001* | | at Xavier | W 75–55 | 7–1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 17, 2001* | No. 25 | Richmond | W 77–46 | 8–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 20, 2001* | No. 25 | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Las Vegas Classic | W 102–66 | 9–1 | Valley High School Winchester, Nevada |
| December 21, 2001* | No. 25 | vs. Mississippi State Las Vegas Classic | W 90–56 | 10–1 | Valley High School Winchester, Nevada |
| December 22, 2001* | No. 25 | vs. Purdue Las Vegas Classic | W 79–62 | 11–1 | Valley High School Winchester, Nevada |
| December 29, 2001* WXIX | No. 17 | vs. Akron | W 73–57 | 12–1 | Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| January 5, 2002 | No. 13 | at East Carolina | W 72–62 | 13–1 (1–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| January 8, 2002 | No. 12 | Charlotte | W 71–58 | 14–1 (2–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 12, 2002 | No. 10 | at Houston | W 83–62 | 15–1 (3–0) | Hoffheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| January 19, 2002 CBS | No. 7 | Louisville | W 77–50 | 16–1 (4–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 22, 2002 ESPN2 | No. 4 | at Saint Louis | W 54–50 | 17–1 (5–0) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| January 26, 2002 | No. 4 | at South Florida | W 78–68 | 18–1 (6–0) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| January 29, 2002 WXIX | No. 4 | East Carolina | W 75–48 | 19–1 (7–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 2, 2002 ESPN Plus | No. 6 | at No. 18 Marquette | L 60–74 | 19–2 (7–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 6, 2002 ESPN2 | No. 6 | at Charlotte | W 85–66 | 20–2 (8–1) | Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina |
| February 9, 2002 ABC | No. 4 | at No. 19 Wake Forest | W 103–94 | 21–2 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 12, 2002 | No. 5 | Saint Louis | W 67–53 | 22–2 (9–1) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 15, 2002 | No. 5 | Southern Miss | W 89–37 | 23–2 (10–1) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 19, 2002 | No. 4 | at DePaul | W 79–62 | 24–2 (11–1) | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| February 22, 2002 ESPN | No. 4 | No. 9 Marquette | W 63–62 | 25–2 (12–1) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 27, 2002 | No. 4 | at Louisville | L 71–74 | 25–3 (13–2) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 3, 2002 | No. 4 | Memphis | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 26–3 (14–2) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2002 | (1) No. 5 | (8) South Florida Quarterfinals | W 79–57 | 27–3 | Firstar Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 8, 2002 | (1) No. 5 | (4) Charlotte Semifinals | W 71–55 | 28–3 | Firestar Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 9, 2002 | (1) No. 5 | (2) No. 13 Marquette Championship Game | W 77–63 | 29–3 | Firestar Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2002 | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (16 W) Boston University First Round | W 90–52 | 30–3 | Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 17, 2002 | (1 W) No. 5 | vs. (8 W) UCLA Second Round | L 101–105 $^{2OT}$ | 30–4 | Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
*AP did not release a Week 1 poll nor post-NCAA Tournament rankings