2001–02 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team


The 2001–02 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball finished in a four-way tie atop the Big Ten regular season standings, and followed that by winning the Big Ten tournament for the first time. The Buckeyes received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the West region. After an opening round victory over No. 13 seed Davidson,[1] they lost to No. 12 seed Missouri in the second round.[2] The Buckeyes finished with a record of 24–8 (11–5 Big Ten), but all 32 games – including the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, and NCAA Tournament appearance – were later vacated due to NCAA sanctions as a result of the Jim O’Brien scandal.[3]

2001–02 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champion (vacated)
Big Ten Regular season co-champion (vacated)
NCAA tournament, second round (vacated)
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 14
Record0-0 (24–8 unadjusted) (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Illinois 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 23 Indiana 11 5   .688 25 12   .676
Wisconsin 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Michigan State 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Minnesota 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Northwestern 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Iowa 5 11   .313 19 16   .543
Purdue 5 11   .313 13 18   .419
Michigan 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Penn State 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
No. 14 Ohio State*† 0 0   0 0  
2002 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)

Roster

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2001–02 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 13 Brian Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 21 Boban Savović 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2001*
Winthrop W 78–54  1–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Nov 20, 2001*
Albany W 87–62  2–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Nov 27, 2001*
NC State W 64–50  3–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 2, 2001*
UNC Wilmington W 80–54  4–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 9, 2001*
IUPUI W 83–70  5–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 12, 2001*
Santa Clara W 88–41  6–0
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 15, 2001*
at Louisville L 61–66  6–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 19, 2001*
Pittsburgh L 55–62  6–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 22, 2001*
Eastern Illinois W 72–59  7–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 29, 2001*
UNC Greensboro W 85–54  8–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Big Ten tournament
Mar 8, 2002*
No. 21 vs. Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 75–68  21–7
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 9, 2002*
No. 21 vs. No. 10 Illinois
Semifinals
W 94–88  22–7
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 10, 2002*
No. 21 vs. Iowa
Championship game
W 81–64  23–7
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*
(4 W) No. 14 vs. Davidson
First Round
W 69–64  24–7
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 16, 2002*
(4 W) No. 14 vs. (12 W) Missouri
Second Round
L 67–83  24–8
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Ohio St. 69, Davidson 64". UPI Archives. March 14, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "It's Christmas Again for Missouri in Victory Over Ohio State". The New York Times. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.