2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 5th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West Regular Season co–champions
NIT First round vs. BYU, L 55–78
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	21–11 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (5th season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center

2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
UC Irvine	13	–	5		.722			21	–	11		.656
UC Santa Barbara †	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Pacific	11	–	7		.611			20	–	10		.667
Cal State Northridge	11	–	7		.611			12	–	16		.429
Cal Poly	9	–	9		.500			15	–	12		.556
Long Beach State	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Idaho	6	–	12		.333			9	–	19		.321
UC Riverside	5	–	13		.278			8	–	18		.308
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	16		.111			5	–	22		.185
† 2002 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2002 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play. The anteaters won their first regular season conference title in school history and their 25 wins were a school record.

Roster

2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 22 Aras Baskauskas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So C 4 J.R. Christ 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr G 5 Jerry Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pomona, CA F 13 Jordan Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G 20 Mike Hood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G 24 Jeff Hufford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr C 50 Dave Korfman 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) — Sr G 30 Jesse Obrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So F 40 Matt Okoro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So C 55 Adam Parada 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Alta Loma, CA F 12 Stanislav Zuzak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — So	Head coach Pat Douglass (Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2001*		Saint Mary's	W 71–64	1–0	Bren Events Center (2,032) Irvine, CA
November 20, 2001*		Pepperdine	W 96–93 2OT	2–0	Bren Events Center (2,620) Irvine, CA
November 23, 2001*		vs. Illinois State University Hoops Classic	L 52–58	2–1	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,824) Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2001*		vs. Oakland University Hoops Classic	W 68–61	3–1	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,159) Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2001*		vs. Kent State University Hoops Classic	L 64–75	3–2	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,214) Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2001*		at Loyola Marymount	W 71–59	4–2	Gersten Pavilion (1,967) Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2001*		UC Davis	W 74–69	5–2	Bren Events Center (4,229) Irvine, CA
December 11, 2001*		at San Diego	L 52–63	5–3	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,766) San Diego, CA
December 15, 2001*		at UCLA	L 74–75	5–4	Pauley Pavilion (7,397) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2001		Long Beach State	W 75–69	6–4 (1–0)	Bren Events Center (2,785) Irvine, CA
December 28, 2001*		vs. Lipscomb Oneida Classic	W 79–62	7–4	Brown County Arena (1,500) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 29, 2001*		vs. Boston University Oneida Classic	W 77–71	8–4	Brown County Arena (2,419) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 3, 2002		Cal State Fullerton	W 68–58	9–4 (2–0)	Bren Events Center (2,088) Irvine, CA
January 5, 2002		UC Riverside	W 72–53	10–4 (3–0)	Bren Events Center (3,299) Irvine, CA
January 10, 2002		at Utah State	W 67–66	11–4 (4–0)	Smith Spectrum (9,353) Logan, UT
January 12, 2002		at Idaho	W 92–54	12–4 (5–0)	Cowan Spectrum (1,322) Moscow, ID
January 17, 2002		Pacific	W 62–58	13–4 (6–0)	Bren Events Center (3,104) Irvine, CA
January 19, 2002		Cal State Northridge	L 72–73 OT	13–5 (6–1)	Bren Events Center (3,350) Irvine, CA
January 24, 2002		at UC Santa Barbara	W 81–70	14–5 (7–1)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (4,682) Santa Barbara, CA
January 26, 2002		at Cal Poly	L 47–50	14–6 (7–2)	Mott Gym (3,032) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2002		at UC Riverside	W 72–64	15–6 (8–2)	Student Recreation Center (1,163) Riverside, CA
February 2, 2002		at Cal State Fullerton	W 72–46	16–6 (9–2)	Titan Gym (1,163) Fullerton, CA
February 7, 2002		Idaho	W 52–38	17–6 (10–2)	Bren Events Center (2,419) Irvine, CA
February 9, 2002		Utah State	L 61–62	17–7 (10–3)	Bren Events Center (5,150) Irvine, CA
February 14, 2002		at Cal State Northridge	W 82–80	18–7 (11–3)	Matadome (1,509) Northridge, CA
February 16, 2002		at Pacific	L 61–73	18–8 (11–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,346) Stockton, CA
February 21, 2002		Cal Poly	W 77–63	19–8 (12–4)	Bren Events Center (2,273) Irvine, CA
February 23, 2002		UC Santa Barbara	W 71–67	20–8 (13–4)	Bren Events Center (4,664) Irvine, CA
February 28, 2002		at Long Beach State	L 70–86	20–9 (13–5)	The Pyramid (2,624) Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 7, 2002		vs. Long Beach State Quarterfinals	W 72–65	21–9	Anaheim Convention Center (3,087) Anaheim, CA
March 8, 2002		vs. UC Santa Barbara Semifinals	L 61–66	21–10	Anaheim Convention Center (4,018) Anaheim, CA
NIT
March 14, 2002*		at BYU First Round	L 55–78	21–11	Marriott Center (6,288) Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source

Awards and honors

• Jerry Green
  • Honorable Mention AP All-American
  • Big West Conference Player of the Year
  • All-Big West First Team
• Adam Parada
  • All-Big West Second Team

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