2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball | |
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WAC Regular Season co-champion | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 27–7 (15–3 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Reynolds Center |
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
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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 |
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]
Roster
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John Phillips
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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 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 | ||||||
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Rankings
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References
- ^ "Tulsa Advances With 71-69 Upset Over Marquette". University of Tulsa Athletics. March 14, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky Advances as Tulsa Can't Stop Prince". The New York Times. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.