2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	Duke Blue Devils
Regular season	November 9, 2001– March 10, 2002
NCAA Tournament	2002
Tournament dates	March 12 – April 1, 2002
National Championship	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Champions	Maryland Terrapins
Other champions	Memphis Tigers (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Jason Williams, Duke

The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2001, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 1, 2002 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maryland Terrapins won their first NCAA national championship with a 64–52 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.

Season headlines

• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 6. Jason Williams of Duke was the unanimous leading vote-getter (72 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Kareem Rush of Missouri (47 votes), Tayshaun Prince of Kentucky (46), Casey Jacobsen of Stanford (45) and Frank Williams of Illinois (31).^[1]
• Jason Conley of Virginia Military Institute becomes the first freshman ever to win the season scoring title, averaging 29.3 points in 28 games.^[2][3][4]
• Senior John Linehan of Providence becomes the all-time Division I steals leader with 385 for his career,^[5] while fellow senior Desmond Cambridge of Alabama A&M coincidentally finishes his career with the second highest steals total of 377.^[5]
• March 1 – Sophomore Ronald Blackshear of Marshall ties an NCAA record by making 11 consecutive three-point shots in a game against Akron,^[6] but also makes 14 total in the second-highest single game output in NCAA history.^[7]

Conference changes

School	2000–01 Conference	2001–02 Conference
Cal State Northridge	Big Sky	Big West

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2001–02, the following rules changes were implemented:^[8]

• Both direct and indirect technical fouls penalized by two shots and returned to point of interruption.
• Officials could check an official courtside monitor to determine if a try was a three- or two-point attempt, regardless of whether the try was successful.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 5, 2001.^[9][10]

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Duke (61) 2 Maryland (6) 3 Illinois (2) 4 Kentucky (3) 5 UCLA 6 Florida 7 Kansas 8 Missouri 9 Iowa 10 St. Joseph's 11 Virginia 12 Memphis 13 Stanford 14 Georgetown 15 Michigan State 16 Temple 17 Boston College 18 Oklahoma State 19 North Carolina 20 Southern California 21 Syracuse 22 Indiana 23 Texas 24 Alabama 25 Oklahoma

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Duke (30) 2 Illinois (1) 3 Maryland 4 Kentucky 5 Florida 6 UCLA 7 Kansas 8 Iowa 9 Missouri 10 St. Joseph's 11 Virginia 12 Michigan State 13 Memphis 14 Georgetown 15 Stanford 16 Boston College 17 Temple 18 Oklahoma State 19 North Carolina 20 Syracuse 21 Indiana 22 Texas 23 Oklahoma 24 Southern California 25 Fresno State

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular Season Winner[11]	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	Vermont	T. J. Sorrentine, Vermont[12]	2002 America East Men's Basketball Tournament	Matthews Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) (Except Finals)	Boston University[13]
Atlantic 10 Conference	Temple & St. Joseph's (East) Xavier (West)	David West, Xavier[14]	2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament	The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	Xavier[15]
Atlantic Coast Conference	Maryland	Juan Dixon, Maryland[16]	2002 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)	Duke[17]
Atlantic Sun Conference	Georgia State & Troy	Thomas Terrell, Georgia State[18]	2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament	UCF Arena (Orlando, Florida)	Florida Atlantic[18]
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	Drew Gooden, Kansas[19]	2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Oklahoma[20]
Big East Conference	Connecticut (East) Pittsburgh (West)	Caron Butler, Connecticut & Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh[21]	2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Connecticut[21]
Big Sky Conference	Montana State	Jason Erickson, Montana State[22]	2002 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (Bozeman, Montana)	Montana[23]
Big South Conference	Winthrop	Greg Lewis, Winthrop[24]	2002 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Roanoke Civic Center (Roanoke, Virginia)	Winthrop[24]
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State, Illinois, Indiana & Wisconsin	Jared Jeffries, Indiana[25]	2002 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Ohio State[25]
Big West Conference	Utah State & UC Irvine	Jerry Green, UC Irvine[26]	2002 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	UC Santa Barbara[26]
Colonial Athletic Association	UNC Wilmington	Brett Blizzard, UNC Wilmington[27]	2002 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	UNC Wilmington[27]
Conference USA	Cincinnati (American) Memphis (National)	Steve Logan, Cincinnati[28]	2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament	Firstar Center (Cincinnati, Ohio)	Cincinnati[29]
Horizon League	Butler	Rylan Hainje, Butler[30]	2002 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	CSU Convocation Center (Cleveland, Ohio)	Illinois-Chicago[30]
Ivy League	Penn, Yale & Princeton	Ugonna Onyekwe, Penn[31]	No Tournament (Penn received NCAA automatic bid via three-way playoff[32])
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Rider & Marist	Mario Porter, Rider[33]	2002 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York)	Siena[34]
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Ball State (West)	Keith McLeod, Bowling Green[35]	2002 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Kent State[36]
Mid-Continent Conference	Valparaiso	Luboš Bartoň, Valparaiso[37]	2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Indiana)	Valparaiso[38]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Hampton	Tommy Adams, Hampton[39]	2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Hampton[40]
Missouri Valley Conference	Southern Illinois	Kyle Korver, Creighton[41]	2002 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Creighton[42]
Mountain West Conference	Wyoming	Britton Johnsen, Utah[43]	2002 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)	San Diego State[44]
Northeast Conference	Central Connecticut State	Corsley Edwards, Central Connecticut State[45]	2002 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Central Connecticut State[46]
Ohio Valley Conference	Tennessee Tech	Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois[47]	2002 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Kentucky International Convention Center (Louisville, Kentucky) (Semifinals and Finals)	Murray State[47]
Pacific-10 Conference	Oregon	Sam Clancy, USC[48]	2002 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles)	Arizona[49]
Patriot League	American	Patrick Doctor, American[50]	2002 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Holy Cross[51]
Southeastern Conference	Florida, Kentucky & Georgia (East) Alabama (West)	Erwin Dudley, Alabama[52]	2002 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Mississippi State[52]
Southern Conference	Davidson, UNC Greensboro & East Tennessee State (North) Charleston, Georgia Southern and Chattanooga (South)	Dimeco Childress, ETSU (Coaches)[53] Jason Conley, VMI (Media)[54]	2002 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)	Davidson[55]
Southland Conference	McNeese State	McEverett Powers, Texas-San Antonio[56]	2002 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Burton Coliseum (Lake Charles, Louisiana) (Finals)	McNeese State[56]
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Alcorn State	Paul Haynes, Grambling State[57]	2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, Alabama)	Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference	Western Kentucky (East) Louisiana–Lafayette (West)	Héctor Romero, New Orleans[58]	2002 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament	Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Western Kentucky[59]
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Dan Dickau, Gonzaga[60]	2002 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego)	Gonzaga[61]
Western Athletic Conference	Tulsa	Melvin Ely, Fresno State[62]	2002 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Hawaiʻi[62]

Statistical leaders

Points Per Game				Rebounds Per Game				Assists Per Game				Steals Per Game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Jason Conley	VMI	29.3		Jeremy Bishop	Quinnipiac	12.0		T. J. Ford	Texas	8.3		Desmond Cambridge	Alabama A&M	5.5
Henry Domercant	E. Illinois	26.4		Bruce Jenkins	NC A&T	11.8		Steve Blake	Maryland	7.9		John Linehan	Providence	4.5
Mire Chatman	TX-Pan American	26.2		Curtis Borchardt	Stanford	11.4		Edward Scott	Clemson	7.9		Mire Chatman	TX-Pan American	3.6
J. R. Bremer	St. Bonaventure	24.6		Drew Gooden	Kansas	11.4		Sean Kennedy	Marist	7.9		Marques Green	St. Bonaventure	3.4
Melvin Ely	Fresno St.	23.3		Corey Jackson	Nevada	11.1		Chris Thomas	Notre Dame	7.6		Marcus Hatten	St. John's	3.3

Blocked Shots Per Game				Field Goal Percentage				Three-Point FG Percentage				Free Throw Percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Wojciech Myrda	LA-Monroe	5.4		Adam Mark	Belmont	70.8		Dante Swanson	Tulsa	49.0		Cary Cochran	Nebraska	92.2
D'or Fischer	Northwestern St.	4.4		Carlos Boozer	Duke	66.5		Cain Doliboa	Wright St.	47.9		Gary Buchanan	Villanova	91.1
Emeka Okafor	UConn	4.1		David Harrison	Colorado	63.8		Jake Sullivan	Iowa St.	47.2		Cain Doliboa	Wright St.	90.9
Justin Rowe	Maine	4.0		Rolan Roberts	S. Illinois	60.4		Jeff Boschee	Kansas	46.4		Salim Stoudamire	Arizona	90.4
Deng Gai	Fairfield	4.0		Jermaine Hall	Wagner	60.0		Ray Abellard	C. Florida	46.2		Jake Sullivan	Iowa St.	90.0

Post-Season Tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

	National Semifinals					National Championship Game
	E1	Maryland	97
	M1	Kansas	88
						E1	Maryland	64
						S5	Indiana	52
	S5	Indiana	73
	W2	Oklahoma	64

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Syracuse	59
		South Carolina	66
							South Carolina	62
							Memphis	72
		Temple	77
		Memphis	79

• Third Place – Temple 65, Syracuse 64

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Dan Dickau	G	Senior	Gonzaga
Juan Dixon	G	Senior	Maryland
Drew Gooden	F	Junior	Kansas
Steve Logan	G	Senior	Cincinnati
Jason Williams	G	Junior	Duke

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Sam Clancy	F	Senior	Southern California
Mike Dunleavy, Jr.	F	Junior	Duke
Casey Jacobsen	G/F	Junior	Stanford
Jared Jeffries	F	Sophomore	Indiana
David West	F	Junior	Xavier

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Jason Williams, Duke
• Naismith Award: Jason Williams, Duke
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke
• NABC Player of the Year: Drew Gooden, Kansas & Jason Williams, Duke
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Jason Williams, Duke
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Jason Williams, Duke
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: T. J. Ford, Texas
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Maurice Williams, Alabama

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• NABC Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh

Other major awards

• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Drew Gooden, Kansas
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: John Linehan, Providence
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Steve Logan, Cincinnati
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Juan Dixon, Maryland
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Lynn Greer, Temple
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Marcus Hatten, St. John's

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