2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East tournament champions
Big East East Division regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 10
Record27–7 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • George Blaney
  • Dave Leitao
  • Tom Moore
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
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
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
St. John's# 0 7   .000 7 11   .389
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
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament.
#St. John's had 14 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 9–7, 20–12.

The 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2001–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 27–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 13–3 record, were the regular season champions, and were the 2002 Big East men's basketball tournament champions.

UConn made it to the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to Maryland 90–82. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by sixteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.