2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Co–Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–13 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachRob Jeter
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
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 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his first season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished 19-13, 11-5 in Big Ten play to finish as regular season co-champions with Illinois and Indiana. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the East Region, where they lost to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Maryland in the second round.

Roster[edit]

2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Travon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Argo, Illinois
G 3 Ike Ukawuba (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chicago
F 10 Michael Jackson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Milwaukee
G 12 Max Peek (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Eagan, Minnesota
G 13 Clayton Hanson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Reedsburg, Wisconsin
G 20 Kirk Penney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr Auckland
F 21 Andreas Helmigk Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Klagenfurt
G 24 Freddie Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Milwaukee
G/F 25 Neil Plank 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mount Zion, Illinois
F/C 30 Dave Mader 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Appleton, Wisconsin
F 32 Deandre Buchanan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Verona, Wisconsin
G 34 Devin Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Milwaukee
F 40 Charlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Angola, Indiana
F 52 Brent Boettcher (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Green Bay, Wisconsin
F 54 Mike Wilkinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-12

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/17/2001*
at UNLV L 69–74  0–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
11/23/2001*
at Hawaii–Hilo
Big Island Basketball Invitational
W 78–62  1–1
UH Hilo New Gymnasium 
Hilo, HI
11/24/2001*
vs. Weber State
Big Island Basketball Invitational
L 69–73  1–2
UH Hilo New Gymnasium 
Hilo, HI
11/25/2001*
vs. Hawaii
Big Island Basketball Invitational
L 57–60  1–3
UH Hilo New Gymnasium 
Hilo, HI
11/28/2001*
at Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 61–62  1–4
McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, Georgia
12/01/2001*
UW–Green Bay W 70–57  2–4
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/03/2001*
Temple L 67–70 2OT 2–5
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/08/2001*
at Ohio W 77–71  3–5
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
12/10/2001*
at Xavier L 48–57  3–6
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati
12/15/2001*
Furman W 68–60  4–6
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/22/2001*
No. 14 Marquette W 86–73  5–6
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
12/27/2001*
at UW–Milwaukee W 81–79  6–6
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee
12/29/2001*
Tennessee W 65–62  7–6
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/01/2002
at No. 9 Iowa L 57–69  7–7 (0–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/05/2002
No. 7 Illinois W 72–66  8–7 (1–1)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/09/2002
at Penn State L 49–51  8–8 (1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
1/12/2002
at No. 25 Michigan State W 64–63  9–8 (2–2)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/16/2002
Minnesota W 73–64  10–8 (3–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/19/2002
Purdue W 77–66  11–8 (4–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/23/2002
at No. 9 Illinois L 48–80  11–9 (4–3)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/26/2002
Penn State W 66–63  12–9 (5–3)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/30/2002
at Northwestern L 60–69  12–10 (5–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/02/2002
at Michigan L 53–64  12–11 (5–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/06/2002
No. 16 Ohio State W 94–92 OT 13–11 (6–5)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/09/2002
Northwestern W 73–44  14–11 (7–5)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/13/2002
at No. 22 Indiana W 64–63  15–11 (8–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/2002
at Minnesota W 67–62  16–11 (9–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
2/19/2002
Iowa W 64–56  17–11 (10–5)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/27/2002
Michigan W 74–54  18–11 (11–5)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
Big Ten tournament
3/08/2002
vs. Iowa
Big Ten tournament – Quarterfinals
L 56–58  18–12
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
NCAA tournament
3/15/2002*
 CBS
No. (8 seed) vs. No. (9 seed) St. John's
First Round
W 80–70  19–12
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
3/17/2002*
 CBS
No. (8 seed) vs. No. (1 seed) Maryland
Second Round
L 57–87  19–13
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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