2001–02 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2001–02 Utah Utes men's basketball
2001–02 Utah Utes men's basketball
Mountain West regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	21–9 (10–4 MWC)
Head coach	Rick Majerus (13th season);
Assistant coach	Kerry Rupp (2nd season)
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wyoming	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
Utah	10	–	4	.714	21	–	9	.700
UNLV	9	–	5	.643	21	–	11	.656
BYU	7	–	7	.500	18	–	12	.600
San Diego State †	7	–	7	.500	21	–	12	.636
New Mexico	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
Colorado State	3	–	11	.214	12	–	18	.400
Air Force	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

† 2002 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2001–02 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2002–03 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes finished with an overall record of 25–8 (11–3 MWC) and advanced to the NCAA tournament.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
SG	15	Nick Jacobson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Fargo, North Dakota
F	31	Britton Johnsen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Murray, Utah
C	54	Tim Frost	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Klamath Falls, Oregon

Head coach

Rick Majerus (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
MWC Regular Season
Mar 2, 2002		at Wyoming	L 56–57	20–7 (10–4)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
MWC Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals	W 69–66	21–7	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 8, 2002*		at UNLV Semifinals	L 70–76	21–8	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(12 S)	vs. (5 S) Indiana First round	L 56–75	21–9	ARCO Arena Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ "2002 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ "2002 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[2] "2002 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

[3] "2002 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Utah Utes men's basketball
Venues	Deseret Gymnasium (19??–1939) Nielsen Fieldhouse (1939–1969) Jon M. Huntsman Center (1969–present)
Rivalries	BYU In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Swoop
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2001–02 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

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