2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Season headlines

• The Atlantic Sun Conference competed under that name for the first time. Previously it had been known as the Trans America Athletic Conference.
• The preseason Associated Press All-American team was named on November 6, 2001. Jason Williams of Duke was the unanimous leading vote-getter (72 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Kareem Rush of Missouri (47 votes), Tayshaun Prince of Kentucky (46), Casey Jacobsen of Stanford (45) and Frank Williams of Illinois (31).
• Jason Conley of Virginia Military Institute became the first freshman ever to win the season scoring title, averaging 29.3 points per game in 28 games.
• Senior John Linehan of Providence became the all-time Division I steals leader with 385 for his career, while fellow senior Desmond Cambridge of Alabama A&M coincidentally finishes his career with the second highest steals total of 377.
• On March 1, 2002, sophomore Ronald Blackshear of Marshall tied an NCAA record by making 11 consecutive three-point shots in a game against Akron, but also makes 14 total in the second-highest single game output in NCAA history.
• The National Invitation Tournament expanded from 32 to 40 teams.
• Two teams whose head coaches were people of color met in an NCAA tournament Final Four game for the first time, when Indiana, coached by Mike Davis, defeated Oklahoma, coached by Kelvin Sampson, 73–64 in a national semifinal game on March 30, 2002.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2001–02, the following rules changes were implemented:

• Both direct and indirect technical fouls penalized by two shots and returned to point of interruption.
• Officials could check an official courtside monitor to determine if a try was a three- or two-point attempt, regardless of whether the try was successful.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 5, 2001.

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Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2001–02 season.

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference standings

Division I independents

Three schools played as Division I independents. In addition, Birmingham-Southern, IPFW, and Lipscomb played as an independents as they began their transitions from NCAA Division II and the NAIA, but they were not considered full NCAA Division I schools until the following season.

Informal championships

Penn finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Final Four – [[Georgia Dome]], [[Atlanta]], Georgia

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National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2002 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

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Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Jason Williams, Duke
• Naismith Award: Jason Williams, Duke
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke
• NABC Player of the Year: Drew Gooden, Kansas & Jason Williams, Duke
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Jason Williams, Duke
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Jason Williams, Duke
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: T. J. Ford, Texas
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Maurice Williams, Alabama

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• NABC Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Ben Howland, Pittsburgh

Other major awards

• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Drew Gooden, Kansas
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: John Linehan, Providence
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Steve Logan, Cincinnati
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Juan Dixon, Maryland
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Lynn Greer, Temple
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Marcus Hatten, St. John's
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Juan Dixon, Maryland

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

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