2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–13 (8–8 CUSA)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 5 Cincinnati 14 2   .875 31 4   .886
No. 12 Marquette 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Charlotte 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Louisville 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
East Carolina 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
DePaul 2 14   .125 9 19   .321
National
Memphis 12 4   .750 27 9   .750
Houston 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
South Florida 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
TCU 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
UAB 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
Tulane 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Southern Miss 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
2002 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the 88th season of interleague play for the Cardinals. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–13. Their longest winning streak was an 8-game streak and the Cardinals never lost more than 3 games in a row.

This was Pitino's first season as Louisville's head coach. Pitino replaced Denny Crum at the end of the 2000–01 season and he made his coaching debut for the Cardinals on October 31, 2001, in an exhibition match against EA Sports with an 81–63 victory.