2001–02 UIC Flames men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Horizon League tournament champions | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 20–14 (8–8 Horizon) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | UIC Pavilion |
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola–Chicago | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC † | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 Horizon League Tournament winner |
The 2001–02 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by head coach Jimmy Collins, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Horizon League. UIC finished the conference regular season in sixth place at 8–8. They went on to win the Horizon League tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 15 seed in the West region, UIC was beaten by No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma, 71–63, in the opening round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov 18, 2001* | Indiana State | W 70–54 | 1–0 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 21, 2001* | Saint Joseph's (IN) | W 96–53 | 2–0 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 27, 2001* | Evansville | W 64–61 | 3–0 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 29, 2001* | at Southern Illinois | L 68–76 | 3–1 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 1, 2001* | at Old Dominion | L 65–71 | 3–2 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 8, 2001* | North Central | W 93–53 | 4–2 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 15, 2001* | Northern Illinois | W 86–69 | 5–2 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 17, 2001* | at Purdue | L 73–80 | 5–3 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 20, 2001* | vs. Texas A&M | W 86–82 | 6–3 | Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 21, 2001* | vs. Missouri State | W 86–80 | 7–3 | Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 22, 2001* | vs. Mississippi State | L 74–77 | 7–4 | Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 28, 2001* | vs. Hofstra | W 79–71 | 8–4 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida | |||||||
Dec 29, 2001* | at South Florida | L 78–82 | 8–5 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida | |||||||
Jan 3, 2002 | Detroit Mercy | W 62–61 | 9–5 (1–0) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 5, 2002 | Cleveland State | L 69–83 | 9–6 (1–1) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 10, 2002 | at Green Bay | W 75–66 | 10–6 (2–1) | Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | |||||||
Jan 12, 2002 | at Milwaukee | L 49–75 | 10–7 (2–2) | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
Jan 17, 2002 | at Loyola–Chicago | L 65–76 | 10–8 (2–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 19, 2002* | at Purdue-Fort Wayne | W 99–80 | 11–8 | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 21, 2002 | Youngstown State | W 85–69 | 12–8 (3–3) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 26, 2002 | Butler | L 73–82 | 12–9 (3–4) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 28, 2002 | Wright State | W 68–66 | 13–9 (4–4) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 31, 2002 | at Detroit Mercy | L 67–74 | 13–10 (4–5) | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan | |||||||
Feb 2, 2002 | at Cleveland State | L 70–76 | 13–11 (4–6) | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 4, 2002 | at Youngstown State | W 63–57 | 14–11 (5–6) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 7, 2002 | Milwaukee | W 73–71 | 15–11 (6–6) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 9, 2002 | Green Bay | W 75–67 | 16–11 (7–6) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 16, 2002 | Loyola–Chicago | W 76–63 | 17–11 (8–6) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 21, 2002 | at Wright State | L 62–63 | 17–12 (8–7) | Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 23, 2002 | at Butler | L 61–85 | 17–13 (8–8) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2002* | (6) | vs. (3) Milwaukee Quarterfinals | W 75–63 | 18–13 | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 3, 2002* | (6) | vs. (2) Detroit Mercy Semifinals | W 79–68 | 19–13 | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 5, 2002* | (6) | vs. (5) Loyola–Chicago Championship game | W 76–75 OT | 20–13 | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2002* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma First round | L 63–71[1] | 20–14 | American Airlines Center (19,200) Dallas, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time Zone. |
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References
- ^ a b "Sooners overpower feisty Illinois-Chicago, 71-63". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 16, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". UIC Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIC Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.