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2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year2001–02
teamSyracuse Orangemen
imageSyracuse Orange logo.svg
image_size100px
conferenceBig East Conference
short_confBig East
record23–13
conf_record9–7
head_coachJim Boeheim
hc_year26th
asst_coach1Bernie Fine
ac1_year26th
asst_coach2Mike Hopkins
ac2_year7th
asst_coach3Troy Weaver
ac3_year2nd
stadiumCarrier Dome
championPreseason NIT champions
tourney[National Invitation Tournament](2002-national-invitation-tournament)
tourney_result4th Place

The 2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA men's basketball competition in the 2001–02 Division I season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 26th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–13 (9–7) record, while making it to the Final Four round of the NIT tournament. The team was led by senior Preston Shumpert and juniors Kueth Duany and DeShaun Williams. Seniors Billy Celuck, sophomores Jeremy McNeil and James Thues and freshmen Craig Forth and Josh Pace and Hakim Warrick were also major contributors.

Roster

  • Jim Boeheim ()

  • Bernie Fine ()

  • Mike Hopkins ()

  • Preston Shumpert (20.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg)

  • DeShaun Williams (15.9 ppg, 4.1 apg)

  • Kueth Duany (12.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg)

  • Hakim Warrick (6.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg)

  • James Thues (5.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg)

  • Craig Forth (4.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg)

  • Josh Pace (4.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg)

  • Jeremy McNeil (3.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg)

  • Billy Celuck (1.9, 2.0 rpg)

Developments

  • Syracuse defeated Wake Forest to capture the Preseason NIT Championship.
  • Although Syracuse was ranked as high as No. 7 at one point, Syracuse would lose 9-of-13 games, and would miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 1996–97 season.
  • Syracuse advanced to the NIT Postseason Semifinals, where it lost to South Carolina.
  • Shumpert was named to the All-Big East First Team following the season.
  • Following the season, guards DeShaun Williams and James Thues both left the team. Williams transferred to Iona while Thues left for Detroit.

References

References

  1. (23 November 2001). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PRESEASON N.I.T NOTEBOOK; Wake Forest in Finals Thanks to a Hot Tip". The New York Times.
  2. "Syracuse Orangemen Basketball 2001-2002".
  3. [http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2002/03/27/Sports/South.Carolina.Beats.Su.Advances.To.Nit.Final-223872.shtml ] {{Dead link. (November 2018)
  4. "ESPN.com - 2002 NBA Draft: Preston Shumpert Draft Bio".
  5. [https://dailyorange.com/2002/08/williams-to-leave-orangemen/ Williams to leave Orangemen – News]
  6. "Thues transfers to Detroit Mercy - Sports - The Daily Orange".
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