2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in college basketball during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Big 12 Conference. The team was led by Sherri Coale in her sixth season as head coach of the Sooners. Oklahoma posted a 32–4 overall record and a 14–2 conference record. The Sooners won the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament championships. The Sooners advanced to the 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and lost to UConn in the national title game.^[2][3]

2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
Big 12 Conference Champion
NCAA tournament Runner-up
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 2
Record	32–4 (14–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Sherri Coale (6th season)
Assistant coach	Bo Overton
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma †	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 7 Baylor	12	–	4		.750			27	–	6		.818
No. 12 Colorado	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
No. 11 Kansas State	11	–	5		.688			26	–	8		.765
No. 14 Texas	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
No. 10 Iowa State	9	–	7		.563			24	–	9		.727
No. 17 Texas Tech	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Oklahoma State	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			13	–	16		.448
Missouri	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
Nebraska	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Kansas	0	–	16		.000			5	–	25		.167
† 2002 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2001*	No. 4	vs. No. 11 Purdue State Farm Tip-Off Classic	W 80–75	1–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
November 17, 2001*	No. 4	vs. Oral Roberts Bertha Teague Classic	W 73–38	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
November 18, 2001*	No. 4	vs. Tulsa Bertha Teague Classic	W 75–52	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
November 23, 2001*	No. 3	vs. Butler UTSA Tournament	W 90–44	4–0	Convocation Center  San Antonio, Texas
November 24, 2001*	No. 3	North Texas UTSA Tournament	W 83–68	5–0	Convocation Center  San Antonio, Texas
November 27, 2001*	No. 3	TCU	W 76–60	6–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
November 29, 2001*	No. 3	Wichita State	W 89–68	7–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
December 5, 2001*	No. 3	at SMU	W 91–70	8–0	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
December 8, 2001*	No. 3	Montana State	W 86–62	9–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
December 16, 2001*	No. 3	Illinois Big 12/Big Ten Challenge	W 91–69	10–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
December 22, 2001*	No. 3	at No. 1 UConn	L 72–86	10–1	XL Center  Hartford, Connecticut
January 2, 2002	No. 3	No. 16 Colorado	W 78–67	11–1 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
January 5, 2002	No. 3	at No. 9 Texas Tech	W 80–68	12–1 (2–0)	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, Texas
January 9, 2002	No. 3	Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 65–48	13–1 (3–0)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
January 12, 2002	No. 3	No. 12 Baylor	W 82–73	14–1 (4–0)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
January 15, 2002	No. 3	No. 9 Iowa State	L 66–82	14–2 (4–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 19, 2002	No. 3	No. 12 Texas	W 89–69	15–2 (5–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
January 26, 2002	No. 4	at Texas A&M	W 72–40	16–2 (6–1)	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
January 29, 2002	No. 4	at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 66–58	17–2 (7–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 2, 2002	No. 4	Kansas	W 79–57	18–2 (8–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 5, 2002	No. 4	No. 10 Baylor	W 69–60	19–2 (9–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 9, 2002	No. 4	at Texas A&M	W 67–51	20–2 (10–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 13, 2002	No. 4	No. 12 Kansas State	W 76–68	21–2 (11–1)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
February 16, 2002	No. 4	Nebraska	W 81–47	22–2 (12–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 19, 2002	No. 3	at No. 12 Texas	L 62–68 ^OT	12–3 (12–2)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
February 23, 2002	No. 3	at Missouri	W 90–70	23–3 (13–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
February 27, 2002	No. 5	No. 15 Texas Tech	W 75–56	24–3 (14–2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 6, 2002	(1) No. 4	vs. (8) Oklahoma State Quarterfinal, Bedlam Series	W 87–56	25–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
March 7, 2002	(1) No. 4	vs. (4) No. 13 Kansas State Semifinal	W 69–49	26–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
March 9, 2002	(1) No. 4	vs. (2) No. 17 Baylor Championship	W 84–69	27–3	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2002	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (16) Hartford First Round	W 84–52	28–3	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
March 18, 2002	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (9) Villanova Second Round	W 66–53	29–3	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
March 23, 2002	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (4 W) No. 12 Texas Tech Sweet Sixteen	W 72–62	30–3	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
March 25, 2002	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (3 W) No. 17 Colorado Elite Eight	W 94–60	31–3	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
March 29, 2002	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Duke Final Four	W 86–71	32–3	Alamodome  San Antonio, Texas
March 31, 2002	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (1 ME) No. 1 UConn Championship	L 70–82	32–4	Alamodome  San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners women's schedule and results". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
3. "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.