# 2001–02 NBL season

The 2001–02 NBL season was the 24th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league, The free-to-air television network ABC did not return this season only showing on Fox Sports on Foxtel.

## Regular season

The 2001–02 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 11 October 2001 and 23 March 2002.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 11/10/2001 | Sydney Kings | 117–99 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/10/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 108–97 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/10/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 87–75 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/10/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 100–92 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/10/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 94–77 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/10/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 109–103 | Victoria Titans | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/10/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 107–81 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/10/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 91–98 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/10/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 81–80 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/10/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 105–111 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/10/2001 | Victoria Titans | 103–85 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/10/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 106–119 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/10/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 97–79 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/10/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 110–89 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/10/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 78–81 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/10/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 108–98 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/10/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 91–74 | Victoria Titans | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/10/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 119–98 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/10/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 122–95 | Canberra Cannons | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/10/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 91–94 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/10/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 102–93 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/10/2001 | Sydney Kings | 122–95 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 1/11/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 83–112 | Victoria Titans | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/11/2001 | Sydney Kings | 138–88 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/11/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 127–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/11/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 82–99 | Townsville Crocodiles | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/11/2001 | Victoria Titans | 93–102 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/11/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 108–104 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/11/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 115–121 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/11/2001 | Victoria Titans | 91–98 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/11/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–125 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/11/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 130–80 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/11/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 102–98 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/11/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 112–104 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/11/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 98–76 | Illawarra Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/11/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 98–114 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/11/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 91–96 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/11/2001 | Victoria Titans | 86–84 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/11/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 85–105 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/11/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 84–91 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 20/11/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–112 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/11/2001 | Sydney Kings | 114–96 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 97–90 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 95–98 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 97–105 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/11/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 90–100 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/11/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–94 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/11/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 106–99 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 28/11/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 88–83 | Victoria Titans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/11/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 80–90 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/11/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 109–106 | Townsville Crocodiles | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/11/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 98–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/12/2001 | Sydney Kings | 129–110 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/12/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 101–112 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/12/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 91–111 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/12/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 92–95 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/12/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106–99 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/12/2001 | Victoria Titans | 119–107 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 7/12/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 99–96 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/12/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 109–95 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/12/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 120–105 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/12/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 81–79 | Victoria Titans | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/12/2001 | Victoria Titans | 99–86 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/12/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 132–102 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/12/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 104–85 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/12/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 116–93 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/12/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 101–96 | Brisbane Bullets | Shoalhaven Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 18/12/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 98–104 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/12/2001 | Sydney Kings | 111–100 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/12/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 117–85 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/12/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 85–97 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/12/2001 | Victoria Titans | 118–93 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/12/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 70–80 | Illawarra Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/12/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 107–99 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/12/2001 | Victoria Titans | 100–89 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/12/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 95–102 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/12/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 90–105 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/12/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 122–112 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 128–99 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 95–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 1/01/2002 | Victoria Titans | 104–93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/01/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 101–105 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/01/2002 | Sydney Kings | 105–130 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/01/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 112–105 | Townsville Crocodiles | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/01/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 93–87 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/01/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 110–96 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/01/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 98–93 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/01/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 98–73 | Canberra Cannons | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/01/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 84–90 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/01/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 97–98 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/01/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 98–95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/01/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–88 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/01/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 89–102 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/01/2002 | Sydney Kings | 80–101 | Victoria Titans | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/01/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 118–95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/01/2002 | Victoria Titans | 102–89 | Canberra Cannons | Ballarat Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/01/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–92 | Canberra Cannons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/01/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 100–98 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/01/2002 | Sydney Kings | 109–98 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/01/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 101–96 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/01/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 103–73 | Cairns Taipans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/01/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 100–90 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 22/01/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 89–86 | Cairns Taipans | Bunbury Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/01/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 123–108 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/01/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 93–80 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/01/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 126–105 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/01/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 85–81 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/01/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 84–96 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 31/01/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 108–102 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/02/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 123–107 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/02/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 84–93 | Victoria Titans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/02/2002 | Sydney Kings | 78–100 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/02/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 114–111 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/02/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 86–96 | Victoria Titans | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/02/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 91–95 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/02/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 112–105 | Sydney Kings | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 8/02/2002 | Victoria Titans | 123–98 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/02/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 104–96 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/02/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 104–94 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/02/2002 | Sydney Kings | 95–124 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/02/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 97–85 | Canberra Cannons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/02/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 136–87 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/02/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–114 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 13/02/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 120–101 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/02/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 80–85 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/02/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 112–106 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/02/2002 | Victoria Titans | 121–103 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/02/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 105–74 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/02/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 109–96 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/02/2002 | Sydney Kings | 102–110 | Victoria Titans | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/02/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 96–108 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 22/02/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 118–110 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/02/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 102–98 | West Sydney Razorbacks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/02/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 94–100 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/02/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 90–98 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/02/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 116–108 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/02/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–116 | Victoria Titans | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 28/02/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 99–112 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/03/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 85–95 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/03/2002 | Victoria Titans | 126–108 | Canberra Cannons | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/03/2002 | Sydney Kings | 106–93 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/03/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 102–120 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/03/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–120 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/03/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 101–99 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/03/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 110–113 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 8/03/2002 | Sydney Kings | 110–113 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/03/2002 | Cairns Taipans | 103–80 | Canberra Cannons | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/03/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 106–114 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/03/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 92–112 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/03/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 127–121 | Victoria Titans | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/03/2002 | Townsville Crocodiles | 107–114 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/03/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 128–122 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 23

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/03/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 103–90 | Cairns Taipans | Keilor Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/03/2002 | Victoria Titans | 125–120 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/03/2002 | Canberra Cannons | 121–94 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/03/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 111–81 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/03/2002 | Sydney Kings | 124–122 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/03/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 113–88 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 24

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 20/03/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 98–94 | Canberra Cannons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/03/2002 | Victoria Titans | 103–95 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/03/2002 | Brisbane Bullets | 124–109 | Victoria Titans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/03/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–81 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/03/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 97–105 | Townsville Crocodiles | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/03/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 93–111 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/03/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 95–102 | Canberra Cannons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte | 2001–02 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Victoria Titans | 30 | 21 | 9 | 70.00% | 3–2 | L1 | 13–2 | 8–7 | 3127 | 2896 | 107.98% |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats$^1$ | 30 | 17 | 13 | 56.67% | 3–2 | L1 | 12–3 | 5–10 | 2947 | 2923 | 100.82% |
| 3 | Adelaide 36ers$^1$ | 30 | 17 | 13 | 56.67% | 2–3 | W1 | 11–4 | 6–9 | 3049 | 3064 | 99.51% |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks$^2$ | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% | 1–4 | W1 | 8–7 | 8–7 | 2903 | 2957 | 98.17% |
| 5 | West Sydney Razorbacks$^2$ | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% | 2–3 | L1 | 13–2 | 3–12 | 3100 | 2963 | 105.03% |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers$^2$ | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% | 3–2 | L1 | 8–7 | 8–7 | 3072 | 3053 | 100.82% |
| 7 | Brisbane Bullets$^3$ | 30 | 14 | 16 | 46.67% | 4–1 | W2 | 8–7 | 6–9 | 3006 | 3047 | 98.65% |
| 8 | Sydney Kings$^3$ | 30 | 14 | 16 | 46.67% | 3–2 | W1 | 9–6 | 5–10 | 3244 | 3228 | 100.50% |
| 9 | Townsville Crocodiles | 30 | 13 | 17 | 43.33% | 2–3 | W1 | 9–6 | 4–11 | 3225 | 3187 | 101.19% |
| 10 | Canberra Cannons | 30 | 12 | 18 | 40.00% | 3–2 | W1 | 10–5 | 2–13 | 2863 | 2980 | 96.07% |
| 11 | Cairns Taipans | 30 | 9 | 21 | 30.00% | 2–3 | L3 | 5–10 | 4–11 | 2706 | 2944 | 91.92% |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2002. Source: NBL.com.au
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
$^1$Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (2-1).
$^2$3-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (4-2), West Sydney Razorbacks (3-3) and Melbourne Tigers (2-4).
$^3$Brisbane Bullets won Head-to-Head (2-1).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | 3 | Adelaide 36ers | 99 | 81 | 103 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Victoria Titans | 92 | 86 | 92 | | | | | |
| 1 | Victoria Titans | 113 | 105 | 97 | 1 | Victoria Titans | 92 | 86 | 92 | | | | | |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 107 | 107 | 103 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 107 | 107 | 103 | | | | | | 3 | Adelaide 36ers | 106 | 100 | 125 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97 | 103 | 107 |
| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 85 | 98 | X | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97 | 103 | 107 |
| 5 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106 | 109 | X | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106 | 109 | X | 5 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 93 | 125 | 115 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 114 | 109 | 103 | | | | | |
| 3 | Adelaide 36ers | 107 | 101 | X | 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 114 | 109 | 103 | | | | | |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 90 | 95 | X | | | | | | | | | | |

### Qualifying Finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 27/03/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106–85 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/03/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 107–113 | Victoria Titans | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/03/2002 | Illawarra Hawks | 90–107 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/03/2002 | Victoria Titans | 105–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/03/2002 | Perth Wildcats | 98–109 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/03/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 101–95 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/03/2002 | Victoria Titans | 97–103 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 3/04/2002 | Victoria Titans | 92–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/04/2002 | Melbourne Tigers | 114–93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/04/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 81–86 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/04/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 125–109 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/04/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 103–92 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/04/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 115–103 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/04/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 106–97 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 7,800 | boxscore |
| 14/04/2002 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103–100 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 4,500 | boxscore |
| 19/04/2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 125–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 7,800 | boxscore |

## 2001–02 NBL statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Willie Farley | Adelaide 36ers | 25.5 |
| Rebounds per game | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers | 13.1 |
| Assists per game | Shane Heal | Sydney Kings | 7.5 |
| Steals per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Simon Dwight | West Sydney Razorbacks | 3.7 |
| Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 88.4% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | John Rillie | West Sydney Razorbacks | 47.4% |

## NBL awards

* Most Valuable Player: Mark Bradtke, Melbourne Tigers
* Rookie of the Year: Travis Lane, Sydney Kings
* Best Defensive Player: Simon Dwight, West Sydney Razorbacks
* Best Sixth Man: Jamahl Mosley, Victoria Titans
* Most Improved Player: Wade Helliwell, Brisbane Bullets
* Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, Victoria Titans

## All NBL Team

| # | Player | Team |
| PG | Ricky Grace | Perth Wildcats |
| SG | Lanard Copeland | Melbourne Tigers |
| SF | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers |
| PF | Chris Anstey | Victoria Titans |
| C | Paul Rogers | Adelaide 36ers |