2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–10 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachBilly Donlon
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
2001–02 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
George Mason 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
VCU 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Drexel 11 7   .611 14 14   .500
Delaware 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Old Dominion 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Towson 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
William & Mary 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
James Madison 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
Hofstra 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
2002 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Wainwright, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

After finishing atop the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the South region. After upsetting No. 4 seed USC in the opening round, UNC Wilmington lost to eventual National runner-up Indiana in the Round of 32. As of 2021, this is the farthest a UNC Wilmington men's basketball team has advanced in NCAA Tournament play.

In addition to the school's first NCAA Tournament win and win over a ranked opponent, junior shooting guard Brett Blizzard became the first player in program history to be named CAA Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.