2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
2001–02 record11–17 (5–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
2001–02 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon14–4 .778  26–9  .743
California12–6 .667  23–9  .719
No. 10 Arizona†12–6 .667  24–10  .706
USC12–6 .667  22–10  .688
Stanford12–6 .667  20–10  .667
No. 20 UCLA11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Arizona State7–11 .389  12–15  .444
Washington5–13 .278  11–17  .393
Oregon State4–14 .222  11–17  .393
Washington State1–17 .056  6–21  .222
† 2002 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011[1]; Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

The Huskies were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, eighth in the standings.[3] Last played in 1990, the conference tournament resumed this season, with eight teams qualifying. Washington drew top seed Oregon in the opening quarterfinal;[4] the teams had split the season series with home wins.[5][6] At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Huskies led by seven points at the half, but the Ducks dominated the second half and won by 22 points.[7][8]

Twelve days later, Bender was relieved of his duties by athletic director Barbara Hedges.[9][10][11] He was succeeded in early April by alumnus Lorenzo Romar,[12][13] the head coach at Saint Louis, who led the Husky program for fifteen seasons.

Postseason result
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 7
1:17 pm, FSN		 vs. No. 9 (1) Oregon
Quarterfinal		 L 64–86  11–17
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References
  1. "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 11, 2001. p. 1G.
  4. Conrad, John (March 7, 2002). "Ducks are underdogs no longer". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  5. McCauley, Janie (January 25, 2002). "Huskies stun Ducks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C4.
  6. Conrad, John (February 24, 2002). "Jones brings home a triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  7. Conrad, John (March 8, 2002). "Ducks get last word against UW". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  8. "Ducks fly past UW with huge second half". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 2002. p. C3.
  9. McCauley, Janie (March 21, 2002). "Washington begins search for Bender's replacement". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 4E.
  10. "As expected, Dawgs finally drop Bender". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). wire services. March 21, 2002. p. 2B.
  11. Bergum, Steve (March 21, 2002). "Vacancies beckon GU's Grier, Few". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  12. McCauley, Janie (April 4, 2002). "UW finally gets a coach as Romar returns to alma mater". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  13. McCauley, Janie (April 5, 2002). "Romar welcomed as new coach". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
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