2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball
2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	25–7 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (13th season);
Home arena	The Palestra
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	11	–	3	.786	25	–	7	.781
Yale	11	–	3	.786	21	–	11	.656
Princeton	11	–	3	.786	16	–	12	.571
Brown	8	–	6	.571	17	–	10	.630
Harvard	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Columbia	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
Dartmouth	2	–	12	.143	9	–	18	.333
Cornell	2	–	12	.143	5	–	22	.185

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 13th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–7, 11–3 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to California.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Ugonna Onyekwe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Mercersburg Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
G	31	Tim Begley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Christian Brothers Academy	Freehold Township, New Jersey

Head coach

Fran Dunphy (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2001*		at Georgia Tech	W 79–74	1–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 22, 2001*		vs. No. 2 Illinois	L 71–78	1–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 23, 2001*		vs. Eastern Illinois	W 77–60	2–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 24, 2001*		vs. Iowa State	W 84–77	3–1	Valley High School Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 28, 2001*		Drexel	W 89–80	4–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 2001*		at American	W 61–51	5–1	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Dec 5, 2001*		Villanova	W 75–74 ^OT	6–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 8, 2001*		No. 18 Saint Joseph's	L 61–67	6–2	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 2001*		Davidson	L 71–75 ^OT	6–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2001*		at Temple	W 68–62	7–3	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 5, 2002*		at Lehigh	W 74–58	8–3	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 7, 2002*		Florida International	W 75–49	9–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 2002		at Dartmouth	W 87–71	10–3 (1–0)	Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire
Jan 12, 2002		at Harvard	L 75–78 ^OT	10–4 (1–1)	Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jan 17, 2002*		Delaware	W 50–44	11–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 2002*		Lafayette	W 73–66	12–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 2002*		Saint Joseph's	W 62–60	13–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 2002*		at La Salle	W 81–76 ^OT	14–4	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 1, 2002		Cornell	W 75–63	15–4 (2–1)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 2002		Columbia	L 53–54	15–5 (2–2)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8, 2002		at Yale	L 78–83	15–6 (2–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 9, 2002		at Brown	W 84–74	16–6 (3–3)	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 12, 2002		at Princeton	W 62–38	17–6 (4–3)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 15, 2002		Harvard	W 78–51	18–6 (5–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 2002		Dartmouth	W 100–62	19–6 (6–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 22, 2002		Brown	W 82–63	20–6 (7–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 23, 2002		Yale	W 72–63	21–6 (8–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 2002		at Columbia	W 51–47	22–6 (9–3)	Levien Gymnasium New York, New York
Mar 2, 2002		at Cornell	W 78–53	23–6 (10–3)	Newman Arena Ithaca, New York
Mar 5, 2002		Princeton	W 64–48	24–6 (11–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ivy League Playoff
Mar 9, 2002*		Yale Playoff	W 77–58	25–6	Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(6 S)	vs. (11 S) California First round	L 75–82	25–7	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Ugonna Onyekwe – Ivy League Player of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Ivy League Season Summary
^ "Cal Drains Penn, Eyes Pitt". The Orlando Sentinel. March 16, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "2001–02 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 2001-02 Ivy League Season Summary

[2] "Cal Drains Penn, Eyes Pitt". The Orlando Sentinel. March 16, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[3] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[4] "2001–02 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1108–1109. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics