# 2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished atop the SEC East standings during the regular season, were bounced early from the SEC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the East region. Georgia reached the second round by defeating No. 14 seed Murray State, 85–68, but were upset by No. 11 seed Southern Illinois, 77–75, and finished the season at 22–10 (10–6 SEC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 2001* | | Furman | W 75–62 | 1–0 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Nov 19, 2001* | | vs. No. 16 Georgetown Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic | W 73–59 | 2–0 | Springfield Civic Center (7,246) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Nov 21, 2001* | | Georgia Southern | W 94–73 | 3–0 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Nov 26, 2001* | | Samford | W 61–55 | 4–0 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 1, 2001* | | Colorado | W 81–73 | 5–0 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 4, 2001* | | at Georgia State | L 78–83 | 5–1 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 7, 2001* | | Minnesota | W 77–55 | 6–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 9, 2001* | | Georgia Tech | W 95–82 | 7–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Dec 15, 2001* | | at South Alabama | W 79–70 | 8–1 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 17, 2001* | | at Pepperdine | W 91–74 | 9–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 20, 2001* | | vs. Arkansas State | W 80–68 | 10–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 21, 2001* | | vs. Miami (OH) | W 64–59 | 11–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 2001* | | at Hawaii | L 44–54 | 11–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 5, 2002 | | Vanderbilt | W 83–69 | 12–2 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 9, 2002 | | at No. 8 Kentucky | W 88–84 | 13–2 (2–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 12, 2002 | | Tennessee | W 73–70 | 14–2 (3–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 16, 2002 | No. 20 | No. 16 Alabama | L 72–77 | 14–3 (3–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 19, 2002 | No. 20 | at No. 2 Florida | W 84–79 | 15–3 (4–1) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 23, 2002 | | Arkansas | W 81–67 | 16–3 (5–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 26, 2002 | | at Vanderbilt | L 84–86 | 16–4 (5–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 30, 2002 | | at South Carolina | L 67–80 | 16–5 (5–3) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Feb 2, 2002 | | Ole Miss | W 79–72 | 17–5 (6–3) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 6, 2002 | | at Mississippi State | W 86–68 | 18–5 (7–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 9, 2002 | | at Auburn | L 72–75 | 18–6 (7–4) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 12, 2002 | | No. 6 Florida | L 70–85 | 18–7 (7–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 16, 2002 | | No. 10 Kentucky | W 78–69 | 19–7 (8–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 23, 2002 | | at LSU | W 55–54 | 20–7 (9–5) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 27, 2002 | No. 16 | South Carolina | W 82–75 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (10–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Mar 2, 2002 | No. 16 | at Tennessee | L 63–71 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (10–6) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2002* | No. 17 | vs. LSU Quarterfinals | L 76–78 | 21–9 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2002* | (3 E) No. 23 | vs. (14 E) Murray State First round | W 85–68 (vacated) | 22–9 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 17, 2002* | (3 E) No. 23 | vs. (11 E) Southern Illinois Second round | L 75–77 | 22–10 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||