2001–02 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2001–02 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball | |
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Mountain West tournament champions | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 21–12 (7–7 Mountain West) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Brian Dutcher |
Home arena | Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl |
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
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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 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's third season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl.
After finishing with a .500 record in conference play, the Aztecs elevated their play to capture the Mountain West tournament and gain an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance in 17 years. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, the Aztecs were beaten by No. 4 seed Illinois, 93–64, in the opening round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 16, 2001* | vs. Northern Iowa | W 71–57 | 1–0 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Nov 17, 2001* | at Texas Tech | L 71–81 | 1–1 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Nov 21, 2001* | Norfolk State | W 78–71 | 2–1 | Cox Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Nov 24, 2001* | at New Mexico State | L 79–94 | 2–2 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 29, 2001* | at No. 1 Duke | L 79–92 | 7–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 31, 2001* | Columbia | W 75–59 | 8–4 | Cox Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 2, 2002* | Purdue-Fort Wayne | W 90–72 | 9–4 | Cox Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 8, 2002* | at Texas A&M | W 82–79 | 10–4 | Circle K Court College Station, Texas | |||||||
Jan 12, 2002 | at BYU | L 64–75 | 10–5 (1–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Jan 14, 2002 | at Utah | L 70–76 | 10–6 (1–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 19, 2002 | Colorado State | W 81–69 | 11–6 (2–1) | Cox Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 21, 2002 | Wyoming | L 85–88 OT | 11–7 (2–2) | Cox Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2002* | vs. BYU Quarterfinals | W 62–51 | 19–11 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 8, 2002* | vs. Wyoming Semifinals | W 70–69 | 20–11 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 9, 2002* | at UNLV Championship game | W 78–75 | 21–11 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2002* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Illinois First round | L 64–93 | 21–12 | United Center (20,850) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
- All times are Pacific
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