2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2001–02 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach John Phillips, they finished the season 27–7 overall and 15–3 in conference play to finish in a tie atop the WAC standings. The lost in the championship game of the 2002 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Midwest region. The Golden Hurricane upset No. 5 seed Marquette in the first round,^[1] before falling to Kentucky in the Round of 32.^[2]

2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	27–7 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach	John Phillips (1st season)
Home arena	Reynolds Center
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawaii †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	6		.818
Tulsa	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
SMU	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
Nevada	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Fresno State	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Boise State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Rice	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
San Jose State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
UTEP	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
† 2002 WAC tournament winner

Roster

2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 02 Charlie Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr G 12 Dante Swanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr G 14 Antonio Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr F 22 DeMario Hooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F 34 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr	Head coach John Phillips Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 19, 2001*		Grambling State	W 104–61	1–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 24, 2001*		Morris Brown	W 88–41	2–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 2001*		Arkansas	L 75–79	2–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
WAC Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		Boise State Quarterfinals	W 72–53	25–5	Donald W. Reynolds Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 8, 2002*		Fresno State Semifinals	W 81–65	26–5	Donald W. Reynolds Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 9, 2002*		Hawaii Championship game	L 59–73	26–6	Donald W. Reynolds Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(12 E)	vs. (5 E) No. 12 Marquette First Round	W 71–69	27–6	Edward Jones Dome  St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 16, 2002*	(12 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 16 Kentucky Second Round	L 82–87	27–7	Edward Jones Dome  St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "Tulsa Advances With 71-69 Upset Over Marquette". University of Tulsa Athletics. March 14, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
2. "Kentucky Advances as Tulsa Can't Stop Prince". The New York Times. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
3. "2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
4. "2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.