2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team


The 2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma. The head coach was Kelvin Sampson. The team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the Big 12 Conference.

2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record31–5 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Lopes
  • Bonnie Seltzer
  • Jim Shaw
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Seasons
2001–02 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 16 0   1.000 33 4   .892
No. 3 Oklahoma 13 3   .813 31 5   .861
Texas 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
No. 20 Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Texas Tech 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Missouri 9 7   .563 24 12   .667
Kansas State 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Nebraska 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Colorado 5 11   .313 15 14   .517
Baylor 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Iowa State 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
2002 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

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2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Ebi Ere 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr McLain Tulsa, OK
G 4 Quannas White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Augustine New Orleans, LA
G 10 Hollis Price 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr St. Augustine New Orleans, LA
F 13 Aaron McGhee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr East Aurora, IL
C 21 Jabahri Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Champagnat Catholic St. Thomas, VI
F 24 Daryan Selvy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr West Memphis West Memphis, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/2001
7:00 pm
No. 25 Central Connecticut W 66–44  1–0
Lloyd Noble Center (8,140)
Norman, OK
11/14/2001
9:00 pm
No. 25 at No. 15 Michigan State L 55–67  1–1
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
11/28/2001
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 81–64  2–1
Lloyd Noble Center (8,836)
Norman, OK
11/30/2001
7:00 pm
at Arkansas W 69–54  3–1
Bud Walton Arena (19,419)
Fayetteville, AR
12/05/2001
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 80–74  4–1
Lloyd Noble Center (9,057)
Norman, OK
12/08/2001
4:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 71–67  5–1
Lloyd Noble Center (9,684)
Norman, OK
12/15/2001
7:00 pm
No. 24 High Point W 107–63  6–1
Lloyd Noble Center (9,431)
Norman, OK
12/16/2001
6:30 pm
No. 24 Bethune-Cookman W 102–65  7–1
Lloyd Noble Center (8,839)
Norman, OK
12/18/2001
7:00 pm
No. 22 Eastern Illinois W 109–50  8–1
Lloyd Noble Center (8,656)
Norman, OK
12/21/2001
7:00 pm
No. 22 No. 2 Maryland W 72–56  9–1
Lloyd Noble Center (12,715)
Norman, OK
12/29/2001
8:00 pm
No. 12 vs. Texas Southern
All-College Basketball Classic
W 97–55  10–1
Myriad Convention Center (13,648)
Oklahoma City, OK
01/05/2002
7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network
No. 10 Texas A&M W 89–63  11–1
(1–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (10,351)
Norman, OK
01/07/2002
7:00 pm
No. 5 at Connecticut W 69–67  12–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
01/12/2002
12:45 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 5 Texas Tech W 98–72  13–1
(2–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,654)
Norman, OK
01/16/2002
7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network
No. 5 at Nebraska W 92–77  14–1
(3–0)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,026)
Lincoln, NE
01/19/2002
12:00 pm, ABC
No. 5 at No. 4 Kansas L 67–74  14–2
(3–1)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/21/2002
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 No. 21 Missouri W 84–71  15–2
(4–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,409)
Norman, OK
01/26/2002
12:00 pm, ABC
No. 6 at Texas Tech L 79–92  15–3
(4–2)
United Spirit Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
01/30/2002
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 6 No. 9 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 58–53  16–3
(5–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,145)
Norman, OK
02/02/2002
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 6 at Texas W 85–84 OT 17–3
(6–2)
Frank Erwin Center (14,055)
Austin, Texas
02/06/2002
7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network
No. 4 Baylor W 70–57  18–3
(7–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (9,872)
Norman, Oklahoma
02/09/2002
12:45 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 4 Texas A&M W 68–64  19–3
(8–2)
Reed Arena (5,252)
College Station, Texas
02/13/2002
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 4 at No. 16 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 72–79 OT 19–4
(8–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
02/16/2002
12:45 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 4 Kansas State W 73–62  20–4
(9–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,317)
Norman, Oklahoma
02/19/2002
7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network
No. 6 at Baylor W 65–54  21–4
(10–3)
Ferrell Center (6,643)
Waco, Texas
02/23/2002
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Texas W 96–78  22–4
(11–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,724)
Norman, Oklahoma
02/26/2002
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 5 Iowa State W 89–75  23–4
(12–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (10,828)
Norman, OK
03/02/2002
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 5 at Colorado W 82–71  24–4
(13–3)
Coors Events Center (6,629)
Boulder, Colorado
Big 12 tournament
03/08/2002
6:00 pm, ESPN Plus
No. 4 Kansas State
Quarterfinals
W 63–52  25–4
Kemper Arena (18,848)
Kansas City, Missouri
03/09/2002
3:20 pm, ESPN, ESPN Plus
No. 4 vs. Texas
Semifinals
W 67–51  26–4
Kemper Arena (18,848)
Kansas City, Missouri
03/10/2002
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 vs. No. 1 Kansas
Finals
W 64–55  27–4
Kemper Arena (18,848)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/15/2002
12:30 pm, CBS
(W2) No. 3 vs. (W15) Illinois-Chicago
First Round
W 71–63  28–4
American Airlines Center (19,200)
Dallas, Texas
03/17/2002
4:30 pm, CBS
(W2) No. 3 vs. (W7) Xavier
Second Round
W 75–68  29–4
American Airlines Center (19,951)
Dallas, Texas
03/21/2002
7:55 pm, CBS
(W2) No. 3 vs. (W3) Arizona
Sweet Sixteen
W 88–67  30–4
Compaq Center (18,040)
San Jose, California
03/23/2002
3:40 pm, CBS
(W2) No. 3 vs. (W12) Missouri
Elite Eight
W 81–75[2]  31–4
Compaq Center (18,040)
San Jose, California
04/01/2002
5:00 pm, CBS
(W2) No. 3 vs. (S5) Indiana
Final Four
L 64–73[3]  31–5
Georgia Dome (53,378)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.

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NCAA basketball tournament

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Seeding in brackets

  • West
    • Oklahoma (2) 71, Illinois Chicago (15) 63
    • Oklahoma 78, Xavier, Ohio (7) 65
    • Oklahoma 88, Arizona (3) 67
    • Oklahoma 81, Missouri (12) 75
  • Final Four
    • Indiana 73, Oklahoma 64

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References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "McGhee Delivers In Clutch". The Washington Post. March 24, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Fairy-Tale Run Continues as Hoosiers Grind Out a Triumph". The New York Times. March 31, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".