2001–02 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2001–02 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
2001–02 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	21–12 (7–7 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Brian Dutcher
Home arena	Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wyoming	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
Utah	10	–	4	.714	21	–	9	.700
UNLV	9	–	5	.643	21	–	11	.656
BYU	7	–	7	.500	18	–	12	.600
San Diego State †	7	–	7	.500	21	–	12	.636
New Mexico	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
Colorado State	3	–	11	.214	12	–	18	.400
Air Force	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

† 2002 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2001–02 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2001–02 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's third season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl.

After finishing with a .500 record in conference play, the Aztecs elevated their play to capture the Mountain West tournament and gain an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance in 17 years. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, the Aztecs were beaten by No. 4 seed Illinois, 93–64, in the opening round.

Roster[edit]

2001–02 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Tommy Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Los Angeles, California
G	1	Deandre Moore	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Norwalk, California
G	4	Tony Bland	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California
G	5	Al Faux	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
F	23	Randy Holcomb	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Steve Fisher

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Dutcher

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		vs. Northern Iowa	W 71–57	1–0	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 17, 2001*		at Texas Tech	L 71–81	1–1	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Nov 21, 2001*		Norfolk State	W 78–71	2–1	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Nov 24, 2001*		at New Mexico State	L 79–94	2–2	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 29, 2001*		at No. 1 Duke	L 79–92	7–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 31, 2001*		Columbia	W 75–59	8–4	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 2, 2002*		Purdue-Fort Wayne	W 90–72	9–4	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 8, 2002*		at Texas A&M	W 82–79	10–4	Circle K Court College Station, Texas
Jan 12, 2002		at BYU	L 64–75	10–5 (1–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 14, 2002		at Utah	L 70–76	10–6 (1–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 19, 2002		Colorado State	W 81–69	11–6 (2–1)	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 21, 2002		Wyoming	L 85–88 ^OT	11–7 (2–2)	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Mountain West tournament
Mar 7, 2002*		vs. BYU Quarterfinals	W 62–51	19–11	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 8, 2002*		vs. Wyoming Semifinals	W 70–69	20–11	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 9, 2002*		at UNLV Championship game	W 78–75	21–11	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Illinois First round	L 64–93	21–12	United Center (20,850) Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

All times are Pacific

Source^[3]

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ "2001 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved June 4, 2023.
^ "2001 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved June 4, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[roster-2] "2001 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved June 4, 2023.

[schedule-3] "2001 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved June 4, 2023.

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