2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball
2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	11–17 (5–13 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bob Bender (9th season);
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Oregon	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
California	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
No. 10 Arizona†	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
No. 18 USC	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Stanford	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
No. 20 UCLA	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Washington	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Oregon State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	1	–	17	.056	6	–	21	.222

† Conference tournament winner As of July 10, 2011^[1] Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]

The 2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, eighth in the standings.^[3] Last played in 1990, the conference tournament resumed this season, with eight teams qualifying. Washington drew top seed Oregon in the opening quarterfinal;^[4] the teams had split the season series with home wins.^[5]^[6] At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Huskies led by seven points at the half, but the Ducks dominated the second half and won by 22 points.^[7]^[8]

Twelve days later, Bender was relieved of his duties by athletic director Barbara Hedges.^[9]^[10]^[11] He was succeeded in early April by alumnus Lorenzo Romar,^[12]^[13] the head coach at Saint Louis, who led the Husky program for fifteen seasons.

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 7 1:17 pm, FSN	vs. No. 9 (1) Oregon Quarterfinal	L 64–86	11–17	Staples Center Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

^ "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 11, 2001. p. 1G.
^ Conrad, John (March 7, 2002). "Ducks are underdogs no longer". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
^ McCauley, Janie (January 25, 2002). "Huskies stun Ducks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C4.
^ Conrad, John (February 24, 2002). "Jones brings home a triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
^ Conrad, John (March 8, 2002). "Ducks get last word against UW". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
^ "Ducks fly past UW with huge second half". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 2002. p. C3.
^ McCauley, Janie (March 21, 2002). "Washington begins search for Bender's replacement". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 4E.
^ "As expected, Dawgs finally drop Bender". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). wire services. March 21, 2002. p. 2B.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 21, 2002). "Vacancies beckon GU's Grier, Few". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ McCauley, Janie (April 4, 2002). "UW finally gets a coach as Romar returns to alma mater". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
^ McCauley, Janie (April 5, 2002). "Romar welcomed as new coach". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 2001–02 basketball season

[1] "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[2] "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[pten-3] "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 11, 2001. p. 1G.

[undnol-4] Conrad, John (March 7, 2002). "Ducks are underdogs no longer". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.

[hstndu-5] McCauley, Janie (January 25, 2002). "Huskies stun Ducks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C4.

[bhoatri-6] Conrad, John (February 24, 2002). "Jones brings home a triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.

[dglw-7] Conrad, John (March 8, 2002). "Ducks get last word against UW". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

[dfpuw-8] "Ducks fly past UW with huge second half". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 2002. p. C3.

[wbsfbrep-9] McCauley, Janie (March 21, 2002). "Washington begins search for Bender's replacement". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 4E.

[asexp-10] "As expected, Dawgs finally drop Bender". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). wire services. March 21, 2002. p. 2B.

[vacbec-11] Bergum, Steve (March 21, 2002). "Vacancies beckon GU's Grier, Few". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[alma-12] McCauley, Janie (April 4, 2002). "UW finally gets a coach as Romar returns to alma mater". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.

[rwanec-13] McCauley, Janie (April 5, 2002). "Romar welcomed as new coach". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.

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