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2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record23–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJoe Pasternack (1st season)
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
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]

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

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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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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

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Team players in the 2002 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
2 47 Jamal Sampson Utah Jazz

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "California just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74". The Baltimore Sun. March 20, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.