2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball
2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	23–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Braun (6th season);
Assistant coach	Joe Pasternack (1st season)
Home arena	Harmon Gym
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

^[3] The 2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2001–02 season.

2001–02 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Oregon	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
California	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
No. 10 Arizona†	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
No. 18 USC	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Stanford	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
No. 20 UCLA	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Washington	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Oregon State	4	–	14	.222	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	1	–	17	.056	6	–	21	.222

† Conference tournament winner As of July 10, 2011^[1] Rankings from Coaches Poll^[2]

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 12–6 record in the Pac-10, placing them in second. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 11 seed Penn^[4] before falling to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh^[5] in the second round. The team finished the season with an overall record of 23–9.

Roster

2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	15	Dennis Gates	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Country Club Hills, Illinois
G	25	Brian Wethers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Murietta, California
F	31	Jamal Sampson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Inglewood, California
F	34	Joe Shipp	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Ben Braun

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Pasternack

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*	(3) No. 25	(6) UCLA Quarterfinals	W 67–61	22–7	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 2002*	(3) No. 25	at (2) No. 15 Arizona Semifinals	L 78–90	22–8	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(6 S)	vs. (11 S) Penn First Round	W 82–75	23–8	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 17, 2002*	(6 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 9 Pittsburgh Second Round	L 50–63	23–9	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

Team players in the 2002 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
2	47	Jamal Sampson	Utah Jazz

References

↑ "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
↑ "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
↑ "2001-02 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
↑ "California just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
↑ "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[1] "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[2] "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

[3] "2001-02 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[ncaa-penn-4] "California just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[ncaa-pitt-5] "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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