2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Gazette Hawkeye Challenge champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–16 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPs
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Illinois 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 23 Indiana 11 5   .688 25 12   .676
Wisconsin 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Michigan State 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Minnesota 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Northwestern 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Iowa 5 11   .313 19 16   .543
Purdue 5 11   .313 13 18   .419
Michigan 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Penn State 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
No. 14 Ohio State*† 0 0   0 0  
2002 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)

The 2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. After starting the season ranked in the AP Top 10, they finished 19-16 overall and 5–11 in Big Ten play.