2001–02 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

2001–02 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
NEC tournament champions
NEC Regular season champions
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record27–5 (19–1 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam H. Detrick Gymnasium
2001–02 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Central Connecticut 19 1   .950 27 5   .844
Wagner 15 5   .750 19 10   .655
UMBC 15 5   .750 20 9   .690
Monmouth 14 6   .700 18 12   .600
St. Francis (NY) 13 7   .650 18 11   .621
Robert Morris 11 9   .550 12 18   .400
Quinnipiac 10 10   .500 14 16   .467
Sacred Heart 7 13   .350 8 20   .286
Saint Francis (PA) 5 15   .250 6 21   .222
Long Island 5 15   .250 5 22   .185
Fairleigh Dickinson 4 16   .200 4 25   .138
Mount St. Mary's 2 18   .100 3 24   .111
2002 NEC tournament winner

The 2001–02 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by sixth-year head coach Howie Dickenman, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Blue Devils also won the Northeast Conference tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's tournament. An No. 14 seed in the South region, Central Connecticut fell to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh, 71–54, to finish the season with a record of 27–5 (19–1 NEC).