2001–02 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, they played their home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.^[2] The team finished fourth in the East division of the Big East regular season standings, lost in the semifinals of the Big East tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region, the Eagles were beaten by No. 6 seed Texas in the opening round.^[3] Boston College finished the season with a 20–12 (8–8 Big East) record.

2001–02 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–12 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Al Skinner (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Coen (5th season) Ed Cooley (5th season) Pat Duquette (5th season)
Home arena	Silvio O. Conte Forum
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut†	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
No. 21 Miami	10	–	6		.625			24	–	8		.750
St. John's	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Boston College	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Villanova	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
Providence	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3		.813			29	–	6		.829
Notre Dame	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
Georgetown	9	–	7		.563			19	–	11		.633
Syracuse	9	–	7		.563			23	–	13		.639
Rutgers	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Seton Hall	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
West Virginia*	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
† 2002 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 2002^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament

Roster

2001–02 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 Troy Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Minneapolis, Minnesota G 5 Ryan Sidney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Ann Arbor, Michigan F 0 Uka Agbai 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Jr Queens Village, Queens G 21 Kenny Walls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr San Francisco, California F 45 Brian Ross 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr North Quincy, Massachusetts G 13 Ludmil Hadjisotirov 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Sofia G 40 Adam DeMong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Glen Ellyn, Illinois F 34 Andrew Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Denison, Texas G 4 Jermaine Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dorchester, Boston C 13 Nate Doornekamp 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Odessa, Ontario C 12 Kirsten Zoellner 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Hanover, Lower Saxony G 41 Mike Viglione (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Northfield, Illinois	Head coach Al Skinner Assistant coach(es) Bill Coen Ed Cooley Pat Duquette Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 2001*	No. 15	at Michigan	W 83–74	5–0	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 11, 2001*	No. 11	Iowa State	W 86–81	8–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 16, 2001*	No. 11	Holy Cross	W 75–51	9–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 20, 2001*	No. 10	vs. Miami (OH) Rainbow Classic	L 67–73	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2001*	No. 10	vs. Arkansas State Rainbow Classic	W 76–70	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2001*	No. 10	vs. Holy Cross Rainbow Classic	W 67–57	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Big East tournament
Mar 6, 2002*		vs. Rutgers Quarterfinals	W 60–55	20–10	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. No. 7 Pittsburgh Semifinals	L 62–76	20–11	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Texas First Round	L 57–70	20–12	American Airlines Center  Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

See also: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2002.html
2. "Men's Basketball Set For Season Opener Against Boston University". Boston College Athletics. November 16, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
3. "Texas Tops B.C. Behind Leadership of Ford". The New York Times. March 16, 2002. Retrieved August 12, 2022.