2001–02 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
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America East tournament champions | |
Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 22–10 (13–3 AE) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Case Gym |
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 America East tournament winner |
The 2001–02 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by eighth year head coach Dennis Wolff, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–3 in America East play to finish second in the regular season conference standings. The Terriers won the America East tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 16 seed in the West region, Boston University was defeated by No. 1 seed Cincinnati in the opening round, 90–52.[1]
Senior forward Tunji Awojobi was selected America East Player of the Year and finished his career as BU's all-time leader in scoring, rebounding, and blocks.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 2001* | vs. New Orleans | W 69–63 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
Nov 14, 2001* | at No. 9 Iowa | L 61–90 | 1–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
Nov 18, 2001* | at No. 17 Boston College | L 65–82 | 1–2 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
America East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2002* | vs. Northeastern Quarterfinals | W 86–76 | 20–9 | Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Mar 3, 2002* | Hartford Semifinals | W 63–60 | 21–9 | Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
Mar 9, 2002* | Maine Championship game | W 66–40 | 22–9 | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2002* | (16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 5 Cincinnati First round | L 52–90 | 22–10 | Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Awards and honors
- Tunji Awojobi – America East Player of the Year
References
- ^ "Call TU the Boston Strangler". Tulsa World. March 15, 1997. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2001–02 Boston University Terriers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 Boston University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.