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2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

[3] The 2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2001–02 season.

2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record23–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
2001–02 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Oregon 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
California 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
No. 10 Arizona† 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
No. 18 USC 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Stanford 12 – 6   .667 20 – 10   .667
No. 20 UCLA 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 15   .444
Washington 5 – 13   .278 11 – 17   .393
Oregon State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 17   .393
Washington State 1 – 17   .056 6 – 21   .222
† Conference tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 12–6 record in the Pac-10, placing them in second. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 11 seed Penn[4] before falling to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh[5] in the second round. The team finished the season with an overall record of 23–9.

Roster edit

2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 15 Dennis Gates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Country Club Hills, Illinois
G 25 Brian Wethers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Murietta, California
F 31 Jamal Sampson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Inglewood, California
F 34 Joe Shipp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*
 (3) No. 25 (6) UCLA
Quarterfinals 		W 67–61  22–7
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 2002*
 (3) No. 25 at (2) No. 15 Arizona
Semifinals 		L 78–90  22–8
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*
 (6 S) vs. (11 S) Penn
First Round 		W 82–75  23–8
 Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 17, 2002*
 (6 S) vs. (3 S) No. 9 Pittsburgh
Second Round 		L 50–63  23–9
 Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Pacific.

Rankings edit

Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players in the 2002 NBA draft edit

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Team
2 47 Jamal Sampson Utah Jazz

References edit

  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "2001-02 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "California just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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