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2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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The 2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA men's basketball competition in the 2001–02 Division I season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 26th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–13 (9–7) record, while making it to the Final Four round of the NIT tournament. The team was led by senior Preston Shumpert and juniors Kueth Duany and DeShaun Williams. Seniors Billy Celuck, sophomores Jeremy McNeil and James Thues and freshmen Craig Forth and Josh Pace and Hakim Warrick were also major contributors.

2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Preseason NIT champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–13 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut† 13 – 3   .813 27 – 7   .794
No. 21 Miami 10 – 6   .625 24 – 8   .750
St. John's 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Boston College 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
Villanova 7 – 9   .438 19 – 13   .594
Providence 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484
Virginia Tech* 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 – 3   .813 29 – 6   .829
Notre Dame 10 – 6   .625 22 – 11   .667
Georgetown 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 23 – 13   .639
Rutgers 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581
Seton Hall 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
West Virginia* 1 – 15   .063 8 – 20   .286
† 2002 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 2002[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament

Roster edit

2001–02 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Hakim Warrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
G/F 3 Preston Shumpert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Fort Walton Beach, Florida
G 13 Kueth Duany 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bloomington, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Developments edit

  • Syracuse defeated Wake Forest to capture the Preseason NIT Championship.[2]
  • Although Syracuse was ranked as high as No. 7 at one point, Syracuse would lose 9-of-13 games, and would miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 1996–97 season.[3]
  • Syracuse advanced to the NIT Postseason Semifinals, where it lost to South Carolina.[4]
  • Shumpert was named to the All-Big East First Team following the season.[5]
  • Following the season, guards DeShaun Williams[6] and James Thues[7] both left the team. Williams transferred to Iona while Thues left for Detroit.

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2002.html
  2. ^ Hermoso, Rafael (November 23, 2001). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PRESEASON N.I.T NOTEBOOK; Wake Forest in Finals Thanks to a Hot Tip". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Syracuse Orangemen Basketball 2001-2002". orangehoops.org.
  4. ^ [1] [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "ESPN.com - 2002 NBA Draft: Preston Shumpert Draft Bio". www.espn.com.
  6. ^ Williams to leave Orangemen – News
  7. ^ "Thues transfers to Detroit Mercy - Sports - The Daily Orange". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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