# 2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 17-12, with a conference record of 7-9. They competed in the 2002 NIT Tournament, where they lost in the first round to South Carolina.

## Schedule

The Nov. 28, 2001 game between Michigan State and Virginia was cancelled with 15:04 in the second half, due to a wet floor at the Richmond Coliseum. When the game was called, Virginia led 31–28. Two days after the game, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage announced that the game would not be finished or restarted.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition games ||||||
| Nov. 2* 7:30 pm | No. 11 | Nantucket Nectars | W 82–70 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 11 2:00 pm | No. 11 | Los Angeles Stars | W 98–69 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 16* 7:30 pm | No. 11 | Wagner | W 105–74 | 1–0 | University Hall (8,199) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 18* 2:00 pm | No. 11 | East Tennessee State | W 85–62 | 2–0 | University Hall (7,141) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 21* 7:30 pm | No. 11 | Howard | W 115–66 | 3–0 | University Hall (7,701) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 28* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. No. 22 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | | | Richmond Coliseum (11,666) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec. 1* 7:00 pm, FSN South | No. 9 | Virginia Tech | W 69–61 | 4–0 | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 8* 4:30 pm | No. 8 | vs. Auburn | W 77–72 | 5–0 | BJCC Arena (8,178) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec. 17* 7:30 pm, ESPN Regional | No. 5 | Charleston Southern | W 74–54 | 6–0 | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 20* 8:00 pm, TBS | No. 5 | at No. 16 Georgetown John Thompson Classic | W 61–55 | 7–0 | MCI Center (18,789) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec. 23* 6:00 pm, FSN | No. 5 | Rutgers | W 76–68 | 8–0 | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 30* 2:00 pm | No. 4 | Grambling State | W 112–67 | 9–0 | University Hall (8,273) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 5 2:00 pm, Raycom | No. 4 | NC State | L 74–81 | 9–1 (0–1) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 8 7:00 pm, FSN South | No. 7 | at Clemson | L 52–68 | 9–2 (0–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan. 12 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | at North Carolina | W 71–67 | 10–2 (1–2) | Dean Smith Center (20,079) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan. 15 9:00 pm, Raycom | No. 10 | No. 14 Wake Forest | W 86–74 | 11–2 (2–2) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 20 4:00 pm, Raycom | No. 10 | Florida State | W 91–74 | 12–2 (3–2) | University Hall (7,524) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 22 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | at Georgia Tech | W 69–65 | 13–2 (4–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,287) Atlanta |
| Jan. 24* 7:30 pm | No. 7 | VMI | W 93–59 | 14–2 (4–2) | University Hall (7,886) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 27 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 7 | at No. 1 Duke | L 81–94 | 14–3 (4–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan. 31 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | No. 3 Maryland | L 87–91 | 14–4 (4–4) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 3* 2:00 pm, ABC | No. 8 | at No. 22 Missouri | L 77–81 | 14–5 (4–4) | Hearnes Center (12,136) Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb. 6 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | at NC State | L 68–85 | 14–6 (4–5) | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (16,729) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb. 10 3:30 pm, Raycom | No. 10 | Clemson | W 85–71 | 15–6 (5–5) | University Hall (7,438) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 12 8:00 pm, Raycom | No. 15 | North Carolina | W 73–63 | 16–6 (6–5) | University Hall (7,331) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 17 6:30 pm, FSN | No. 15 | at No. 19 Wake Forest | L 70–92 | 16–7 (6–6) | LJVM Coliseum (12,859) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb. 20 7:00 pm | No. 22 | at Florida State | L 59–66 | 16–8 (6–7) | Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center (4,681) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb. 23 4:00 pm, Raycom | No. 22 | Georgia Tech | L 80–82 | 16–9 (6–8) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 28 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 3 Duke | W 87–84 | 17–9 (7–8) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 3 8:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 2 Maryland | L 92–112 | 17–10 (7–9) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 8 2:35 pm, Raycom/ESPN | | vs. NC State ACC Quarterfinals | L 72–92 | 17–11 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 13* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | South Carolina NIT First Round | L 67–74 | 17–12 | University Hall (4,983) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||