# 2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 13th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–7, 11–3 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to California.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2001* | | at Georgia Tech | W 79–74 | 1–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 22, 2001* | | vs. No. 2 Illinois | L 71–78 | 1–1 | Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nov 23, 2001* | | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 77–60 | 2–1 | Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nov 24, 2001* | | vs. Iowa State | W 84–77 | 3–1 | Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nov 28, 2001* | | Drexel | W 89–80 | 4–1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 1, 2001* | | at American | W 61–51 | 5–1 | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 5, 2001* | | Villanova | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 8, 2001* | | No. 18 Saint Joseph's | L 61–67 | 6–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 22, 2001* | | Davidson | L 71–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 30, 2001* | | at Temple | W 68–62 | 7–3 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 5, 2002* | | at Lehigh | W 74–58 | 8–3 | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 7, 2002* | | Florida International | W 75–49 | 9–3 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 11, 2002 | | at Dartmouth | W 87–71 | 10–3 (1–0) | Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Jan 12, 2002 | | at Harvard | L 75–78 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (1–1) | Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Jan 17, 2002* | | Delaware | W 50–44 | 11–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 21, 2002* | | Lafayette | W 73–66 | 12–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 26, 2002* | | Saint Joseph's | W 62–60 | 13–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 29, 2002* | | at La Salle | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 1, 2002 | | Cornell | W 75–63 | 15–4 (2–1) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 2002 | | Columbia | L 53–54 | 15–5 (2–2) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 8, 2002 | | at Yale | L 78–83 | 15–6 (2–3) | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut |
| Feb 9, 2002 | | at Brown | W 84–74 | 16–6 (3–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 12, 2002 | | at Princeton | W 62–38 | 17–6 (4–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Feb 15, 2002 | | Harvard | W 78–51 | 18–6 (5–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 16, 2002 | | Dartmouth | W 100–62 | 19–6 (6–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 22, 2002 | | Brown | W 82–63 | 20–6 (7–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 23, 2002 | | Yale | W 72–63 | 21–6 (8–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 1, 2002 | | at Columbia | W 51–47 | 22–6 (9–3) | Levien Gymnasium New York, New York |
| Mar 2, 2002 | | at Cornell | W 78–53 | 23–6 (10–3) | Newman Arena Ithaca, New York |
| Mar 5, 2002 | | Princeton | W 64–48 | 24–6 (11–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Ivy League Playoff ||||||
| Mar 9, 2002* | | Yale Playoff | W 77–58 | 25–6 | Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2002* | (6 S) | vs. (11 S) California First round | L 75–82 | 25–7 | Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Ugonna Onyekwe – Ivy League Player of the Year