2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	27–7 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach	John Phillips (1st season);
Home arena	Reynolds Center

2001–02 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawaii †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	6	.818
Tulsa	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
SMU	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Nevada	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Fresno State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Boise State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Rice	5	–	13	.278	10	–	19	.345
San Jose State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
UTEP	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313

† 2002 WAC tournament winner

The 2001–02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2001–02 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach John Phillips, they finished the season 27–7 overall and 15–3 in conference play to finish in a tie atop the WAC standings. The lost in the championship game of the 2002 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Midwest region. The Golden Hurricane upset No. 5 seed Marquette in the first round,^[1] before falling to Kentucky in the Round of 32.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	02	Charlie Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	12	Dante Swanson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
G	14	Antonio Reed	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr
F	22	DeMario Hooper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	34	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

John Phillips

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 19, 2001*		Grambling State	W 104–61	1–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 24, 2001*		Morris Brown	W 88–41	2–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 2001*		Arkansas	L 75–79	2–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
WAC Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		Boise State Quarterfinals	W 72–53	25–5	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 8, 2002*		Fresno State Semifinals	W 81–65	26–5	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 9, 2002*		Hawaii Championship game	L 59–73	26–6	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(12 E)	vs. (5 E) No. 12 Marquette First Round	W 71–69	27–6	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 16, 2002*	(12 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 16 Kentucky Second Round	L 82–87	27–7	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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References

↑ "Tulsa Advances With 71-69 Upset Over Marquette". University of Tulsa Athletics. March 14, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
↑ "Kentucky Advances as Tulsa Can't Stop Prince". The New York Times. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
↑ "2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
↑ "2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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[1] "Tulsa Advances With 71-69 Upset Over Marquette". University of Tulsa Athletics. March 14, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[2] "Kentucky Advances as Tulsa Can't Stop Prince". The New York Times. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[3] "2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[4] "2001-02 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[ESPN-5] 
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[mwWg] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	"Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24