# 2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat USC by a score of 81–71 to claim its fourth Pac-10 title.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Channing Frye | Isaiah Fox | Andrew Zahn |
| PF | Luke Walton | Dennis Latimore | Peter Hansen |
| SF | Rick Anderson | | Mike Schwertley |
| SG | Salim Stoudamire | | Jason Ranne |
| PG | Jason Gardner | Will Bynum | Fil Torres |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 8, 2001* 7:00 PM, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 2 Maryland Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic | W 71–67 | 1–0 | Madison Square Garden (12,615) New York City, New York |
| Nov. 9, 2001* 7:00 PM, ESPN | | vs. No. 6 Florida Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | W 75–71 | 2–0 | Madison Square Garden (15,404) New York City, New York |
| Nov. 17, 2001* 7:00 PM | | at No. 23 Texas | W 88–74 | 3–0 | Frank Erwin Center (15,291) Austin, Texas |
| Dec. 1, 2001* 12:30 PM, CBS | No. 4 | No. 8 Kansas | L 97–105 | 3–1 | McKale Center (14,562) Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec. 4, 2001* 6:00 PM | No. 7 | vs. No. 5 Illinois Southwest Showdown | W 87–82 | 4–1 | America West Arena (10,697) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Dec. 8, 2001* 1:30 PM | No. 7 | vs. Purdue Wooden Classic | W 79–66 | 5–1 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (16,221) Anaheim, California |
| Dec. 15, 2001* 12:00 PM | No. 6 | at No. 23 Michigan State | L 60–74 | 5–2 | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, Michigan |
| Dec. 20, 2001 6:00 PM | No. 11 | at Oregon State | W 76–73 | 6–2 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum (7,767) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Dec. 22, 2001 5:00 PM | No. 11 | at Oregon | L 75–105 | 6–3 (1–1) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, Oregon |
| Dec. 28, 2001* 6:00 PM | No. 14 | Pepperdine Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 94–71 | 7–3 | McKale Center (14,566) Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec. 30, 2001* 2:00 PM | No. 14 | Valparaiso Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 74–70 | 8–3 | McKale Center (14,515) Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 4, 2002 6:30 PM | No. 15 | Oregon | L 80–90 | 8–4 (1–2) | McKale Center (14,562) Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 6, 2002 7:00 PM | No. 15 | Oregon State | W 93–87 | 9–4 (2–2) | McKale Center (14,242) Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 10, 2002 6:00 PM | No. 20 | at Washington State | W 92–85 | 10–4 (3–2) | Beasley Coliseum (2,459) Pullman, Washington |
| Jan. 12, 2002 6:00 PM | No. 20 | at Washington | W 74–69 | 11–4 (4–2) | Bank of America Arena (8,260) Seattle, Washington |
| Jan. 17, 2002 8:30 PM | No. 15 | No. 18 USC | W 97–80 | 12–4 (5–2) | McKale Center (14,574) Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 19, 2002 12:00 PM, CBS | No. 15 | No. 9 UCLA Rivalry | W 96–86 | 13–4 (6–2) | McKale Center (14,571) Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 23, 2002 8:30 PM | No. 10 | at Arizona State Rivalry | L 72–88 | 13–5 (6–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (13,581) Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan. 26, 2002* 11:00 AM, CBS | No. 10 | No. 25 Connecticut | L 98–100 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 | McKale Center (14,577) Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 31, 2002 6:00 PM | No. 19 | at California | W 68–58 | 14–6 (7–3) | Haas Pavilion (12,000) Berkeley, California |
| Feb. 2, 2002 4:00 PM | No. 19 | at No. 18 Stanford | W 88–82 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (8–3) | Maples Pavilion (7,391) Palo Alto, California |
| Feb. 7, 2002 6:30 PM | No. 11 | Washington | W 91–82 | 16–6 (9–3) | McKale Center (14,572) Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb. 9, 2002 8:00 PM | No. 11 | Washington State | W 85–68 | 17–6 (10–3) | McKale Center (14,580) Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb. 14, 2002 6:30 PM | No. 9 | at No. 20 UCLA Rivalry | L 76–77 | 17–7 (10–4) | Pauley Pavilion (11,960) Los Angeles, California |
| Feb. 16, 2002 4:00 PM | No. 9 | at No. 25 USC | L 89–94 | 17–8 (10–5) | LA Memorial Sports Arena (12,573) Los Angeles, California |
| Feb. 20, 2002 3:00 PM | No. 14 | Arizona State Rivalry | W 83–75 | 18–8 (11–5) | McKale Center (14,585) Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb. 28, 2002 8:30 PM | No. 14 | No. 17 Stanford | L 71–76 | 18–9 (11–6) | McKale Center (14,586) Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar. 2, 2002 8:30 PM | No. 14 | No. 21 California | W 90–78 | 19–9 (12–6) | McKale Center (14,578) Tucson, Arizona |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar. 7, 2002 6:45 PM | (2) No. 15 | vs. (7) Arizona State Quarterfinals | W 73–56 | 20–9 | Staples Center (12,096) Los Angeles, California |
| Mar. 8,2002 8:30 PM | (2) No. 15 | vs. (3) No. 25 California Semifinals | W 90–78 | 21–9 | Staples Center (18,887) Los Angeles, California |
| Mar. 9, 2002 3:00 PM, CBS | (2) No. 15 | vs. (4) No. 22 USC Championship | W 81–71 | 22–9 | Staples Center (18,997) Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 14, 2002* 8:10 PM, CBS | (3 W) No. 7 | vs. (14 W) UC Santa Barbara First round | W 86–81 | 23–9 | The Pit (15,626) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar. 16, 2002* 3:50 PM, CBS | (3 W) No. 7 | vs. (11 W) Wyoming Second round | W 68–60 | 24–9 | The Pit (15,867) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar. 21, 2002* 5:55 PM, CBS | (3 W) No. 7 | vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen | L 67–88 | 24–10 | Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Lute Olson, Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 2002
* Salim Stoudamire, Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
* Luke Walton, Pacific-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player