# 2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the team played their home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season standings. They lost to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Wake Forest received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. After a win over Pepperdine in the opening round, the Deacons were beaten by No. 2 seed Oregon in the second round to end the season with a record of 21–13 (9–7 ACC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2001* | | UNC Wilmington | W 79–78 | 1–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Nov 16, 2001* | | at Arkansas | W 76–71 | 2–0 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Nov 18, 2001* | | Elon | W 87–67 | 3–0 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Nov 21, 2001* | | vs. No. 23 Fresno State Preseason NIT | W 62–61 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 23, 2001* | | vs. No. 18 Syracuse Preseason NIT | L 67–74 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 27, 2001* | No. 25 | Minnesota | W 85–79 | 5–1 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 4, 2001* | No. 23 | at No. 4 Kansas | L 76–83 | 5–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 7, 2001* | No. 23 | South Carolina State | W 115–75 | 6–2 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 16, 2001 | No. 19 | Florida State | W 93–72 | 7–2 (1–0) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 19, 2001* | No. 20 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 89–60 | 8–2 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 22, 2001* | No. 20 | at St. John's | L 60–72 | 8–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 29, 2001* | No. 25 | No. 19 Marquette | W 64–59 | 9–3 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 2, 2002* | No. 23 | Richmond | W 67–52 | 10–3 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 5, 2002 | No. 23 | at North Carolina | W 84–62 | 11–3 (2–0) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 7, 2002* | No. 19 | at Navy | W 87–65 | 12–3 | Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland |
| Jan 12, 2002 | No. 19 | Clemson | W 96–55 | 13–3 (3–0) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 15, 2002 | No. 14 | at No. 10 Virginia | L 74–86 | 13–4 (3–1) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 19, 2002 | No. 14 | at No. 1 Duke | L 80–103 | 13–5 (3–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 23, 2002 | No. 21 | No. 3 Maryland | L 63–85 | 13–6 (3–3) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 26, 2002 | No. 21 | Georgia Tech | W 87–74 | 14–6 (4–3) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 30, 2002 | No. 24 | at NC State | W 82–81 | 15–6 (5–3) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 2, 2002 | No. 24 | at Florida State | W 89–80 | 16–6 (6–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 6, 2002 | No. 19 | North Carolina | W 90–66 | 17–6 (7–3) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 9, 2002* | No. 19 | No. 6 Cincinnati | L 94–103 | 17–7 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 13, 2002 | No. 19 | at Clemson | L 115–118 $^{2OT}$ | 17–8 (7–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 17, 2002 | No. 19 | No. 15 Virginia | W 92–70 | 18–8 (8–4) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 21, 2002 | No. 21 | No. 3 Duke | L 61–90 | 18–9 (8–5) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 24, 2002 | No. 21 | at No. 2 Maryland | L 89–90 | 18–10 (8–6) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 27, 2002 | No. 24 | at Georgia Tech | L 77–90 | 18–11 (8–7) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 2, 2002 | No. 24 | NC State | W 83–71 | 19–11 (9–7) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2002* | | vs. Georgia Tech Quarterfinals | W 92–83 | 20–11 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar 9, 2002* | | vs. No. 3 Duke Semifinals | L 64–79 | 20–12 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2002* | (7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) Pepperdine First Round | W 83–74 | 21–12 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| Mar 16, 2002* | (7 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 11 Oregon Second Round | L 87–92 | 21–13 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||