2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
Appearance
2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball | |
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Big West tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 20–11 (11–7 Big West) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | The Thunderdome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2002[1] Rankings from AP poll |
The 2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2001–02 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Bob Williams in his 4th season at UCSB. The Gauchos were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, also known as The Thunderdome.
They finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in Big West play to finish in third place in the regular season standings. As the No. 3 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 14 seed in the West region, they lost in the first round to No. 3 seed Arizona.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 2001* |
at USC | L 62–73 | 2–1 |
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 8, 2001* |
Pepperdine | W 68–51 | 5–2 |
The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California | |||||||
Big West tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2002* |
vs. Cal Poly Quarterfinals |
W 74–65 | 18–10 |
Honda Center San Jose, California | |||||||
Mar 8, 2002* |
vs. UC Irvine Semifinals |
W 66–61 | 19–10 |
Honda Center San Jose, California | |||||||
Mar 9, 2002* |
vs. Utah State Championship game |
W 60–56 | 20–10 |
Honda Center San Jose, California | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2002* |
(14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 7 Arizona First round |
L 81–86 | 20–11 |
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time Source[4]. |
References
[edit]- ^ Big West MBB Record Book
- ^ "Arizona Beats Santa Barbara". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". UCSB Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCSB Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.