2001–02 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2001–02 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2001–02 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	23–11 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (6th season);
Home arena	RBC Center
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Maryland	15	–	1	.938	32	–	4	.889
No. 1 Duke†	13	–	3	.813	31	–	4	.886
Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
NC State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
North Carolina	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	13	–	17	.433

† 2002 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2001–02 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's sixth season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the second round, and finished with a record of 23–11 (9–7 ACC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Anthony Grundy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	3	Ilian Evtimov	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	11	Archie Miller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
G	24	Julius Hodge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr
F	33	Josh Powell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr
F	54	Marcus Melvin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Fayetteville, North Carolina

Head coach

Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 2001*	at Ohio State	L 50–64	5–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 8, 2001*	at No. 9 Syracuse	W 82–68	7–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 2002*	vs. Virginia Quarterfinals	W 92–72	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 9, 2002*	vs. No. 2 Maryland Semifinals	W 86–82	22–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 10, 2002*	vs. No. 3 Duke Championship game	L 61–91	22–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	vs. Michigan State First Round	W 69–58	23–10	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 17, 2002*	vs. No. 10 Connecticut Second Round	L 74–77	23–11	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "2019–20 NC State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. p. 133. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[ESPN-2] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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v t e NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) Lenovo Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Dixie Classic / Big Four Tobacco Road 1961 gambling scandal 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 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 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics