2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Preseason NIT champions
National Invitation Tournament, 4th Place
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	23–13 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (26th season);
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (26th season); Mike Hopkins (7th season); Troy Weaver (2nd season);
Home arena	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut†	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
No. 21 Miami	10	–	6	.625	24	–	8	.750
St. John's	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Boston College	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Providence	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	19	–	11	.633
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	23	–	13	.639
Rutgers	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
West Virginia*	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 2002 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 2002^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament

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

2001–02 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Hakim Warrick	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
G/F	3	Preston Shumpert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
G	13	Kueth Duany	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bloomington, Indiana

Head coach

Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Bernie Fine (Syracuse)
Mike Hopkins (Syracuse)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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.^[2]
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.^[3]
Syracuse advanced to the NIT Postseason Semifinals, where it lost to South Carolina.^[4]
Shumpert was named to the All-Big East First Team following the season.^[5]
Following the season, guards DeShaun Williams^[6] and James Thues^[7] both left the team. Williams transferred to Iona while Thues left for Detroit.

References

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2002.html
^ Hermoso, Rafael (November 23, 2001). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PRESEASON N.I.T NOTEBOOK; Wake Forest in Finals Thanks to a Hot Tip". The New York Times.
^ "Syracuse Orangemen Basketball 2001-2002". orangehoops.org.
^ [1] ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "ESPN.com - 2002 NBA Draft: Preston Shumpert Draft Bio". www.espn.com.
^ Williams to leave Orangemen – News
^ "Thues transfers to Detroit Mercy - Sports - The Daily Orange". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

[1] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2002.html

[2] Hermoso, Rafael (November 23, 2001). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PRESEASON N.I.T NOTEBOOK; Wake Forest in Finals Thanks to a Hot Tip". The New York Times.

[3] "Syracuse Orangemen Basketball 2001-2002". orangehoops.org.

[4] [1] ^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "ESPN.com - 2002 NBA Draft: Preston Shumpert Draft Bio". www.espn.com.

[6] Williams to leave Orangemen – News

[7] "Thues transfers to Detroit Mercy - Sports - The Daily Orange". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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v t e Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 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 appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics