2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
SEC East Division co-champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	22–10, 1 win vacated (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (3rd season);
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
No. 16 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
No. 23 Georgia	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	22	–	15	.595
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
West
No. 8 Alabama	12	–	4	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 17 Mississippi State †	10	–	6	.625	27	–	8	.771
Ole Miss	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
LSU	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2002 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished atop the SEC East standings during the regular season, were bounced early from the SEC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the East region. Georgia reached the second round by defeating No. 14 seed Murray State, 85–68, but were upset by No. 11 seed Southern Illinois, 77–75,^[1] and finished the season at 22–10 (10–6 SEC).

Roster

2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Ezra Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Marietta, Georgia
F	24	Jarvis Hayes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
F	33	Jonas Hayes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Jim Harrick

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		Furman	W 75–62	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Nov 19, 2001*		vs. No. 16 Georgetown Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic	W 73–59	2–0	Springfield Civic Center (7,246) Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 21, 2001*		Georgia Southern	W 94–73	3–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Nov 26, 2001*		Samford	W 61–55	4–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 1, 2001*		Colorado	W 81–73	5–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 4, 2001*		at Georgia State	L 78–83	5–1	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 7, 2001*		Minnesota	W 77–55	6–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 9, 2001*		Georgia Tech	W 95–82	7–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 15, 2001*		at South Alabama	W 79–70	8–1	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Dec 17, 2001*		at Pepperdine	W 91–74	9–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 20, 2001*		vs. Arkansas State	W 80–68	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2001*		vs. Miami (OH)	W 64–59	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2001*		at Hawaii	L 44–54	11–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 5, 2002		Vanderbilt	W 83–69	12–2 (1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 9, 2002		at No. 8 Kentucky	W 88–84	13–2 (2–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 12, 2002		Tennessee	W 73–70	14–2 (3–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 16, 2002	No. 20	No. 16 Alabama	L 72–77	14–3 (3–1)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 19, 2002	No. 20	at No. 2 Florida	W 84–79	15–3 (4–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 23, 2002		Arkansas	W 81–67	16–3 (5–1)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 26, 2002		at Vanderbilt	L 84–86	16–4 (5–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 2002		at South Carolina	L 67–80	16–5 (5–3)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 2, 2002		Ole Miss	W 79–72	17–5 (6–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 6, 2002		at Mississippi State	W 86–68	18–5 (7–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 9, 2002		at Auburn	L 72–75	18–6 (7–4)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Feb 12, 2002		No. 6 Florida	L 70–85	18–7 (7–5)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 16, 2002		No. 10 Kentucky	W 78–69	19–7 (8–5)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 23, 2002		at LSU	W 55–54	20–7 (9–5)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 27, 2002	No. 16	South Carolina	W 82–75 ^OT	21–7 (10–5)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Mar 2, 2002	No. 16	at Tennessee	L 63–71 ^OT	21–8 (10–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 2002*	No. 17	vs. LSU Quarterfinals	L 76–78	21–9	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(3 E) No. 23	vs. (14 E) Murray State First round	W 85–68 (vacated)	22–9	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 17, 2002*	(3 E) No. 23	vs. (11 E) Southern Illinois Second round	L 75–77	22–10	United Center Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "What's a Saluki? A Winner". The Washington Post. March 18, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
^ "2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
^ "1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
^ "2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "What's a Saluki? A Winner". The Washington Post. March 18, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

[2] "2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

[3] "1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

[4] "2001–02 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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