2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West Regular Season co–champions
NIT First round vs. BYU, L 55–78
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record21–11 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
UC Irvine 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
UC Santa Barbara 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Pacific 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Cal State Northridge 11 7   .611 12 16   .429
Cal Poly 9 9   .500 15 12   .556
Long Beach State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Idaho 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
UC Riverside 5 13   .278 8 18   .308
Cal State Fullerton 2 16   .111 5 22   .185
2002 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2002[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 5th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play. The anteaters won their first regular season conference title in school history and their 25 wins were a school record.

Roster[edit]

2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Aras Baskauskas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
C 4 J.R. Christ 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr
G 5 Jerry Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pomona, CA
F 13 Jordan Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G 20 Mike Hood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G 24 Jeff Hufford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
C 50 Dave Korfman 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Sr
G 30 Jesse Obrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F 40 Matt Okoro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So
C 55 Adam Parada 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Alta Loma, CA
F 12 Stanislav Zuzak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So
Head coach

Pat Douglass (Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2001*
Saint Mary's W 71–64  1–0
Bren Events Center (2,032)
Irvine, CA
November 20, 2001*
Pepperdine W 96–93 2OT 2–0
Bren Events Center (2,620)
Irvine, CA
November 23, 2001*
vs. Illinois State
University Hoops Classic
L 52–58  2–1
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,824)
Moon Township, PA
November 24, 2001*
vs. Oakland
University Hoops Classic
W 68–61  3–1
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,159)
Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2001*
vs. Kent State
University Hoops Classic
L 64–75  3–2
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,214)
Moon Township, PA
November 28, 2001*
at Loyola Marymount W 71–59  4–2
Gersten Pavilion (1,967)
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2001*
UC Davis W 74–69  5–2
Bren Events Center (4,229)
Irvine, CA
December 11, 2001*
at San Diego L 52–63  5–3
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,766)
San Diego, CA
December 15, 2001*
at UCLA L 74–75  5–4
Pauley Pavilion (7,397)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2001
Long Beach State W 75–69  6–4
(1–0)
Bren Events Center (2,785)
Irvine, CA
December 28, 2001*
vs. Lipscomb
Oneida Classic
W 79–62  7–4
Brown County Arena (1,500)
Ashwaubenon, WI
December 29, 2001*
vs. Boston University
Oneida Classic
W 77–71  8–4
Brown County Arena (2,419)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 3, 2002
Cal State Fullerton W 68–58  9–4
(2–0)
Bren Events Center (2,088)
Irvine, CA
January 5, 2002
UC Riverside W 72–53  10–4
(3–0)
Bren Events Center (3,299)
Irvine, CA
January 10, 2002
at Utah State W 67–66  11–4
(4–0)
Smith Spectrum (9,353)
Logan, UT
January 12, 2002
at Idaho W 92–54  12–4
(5–0)
Cowan Spectrum (1,322)
Moscow, ID
January 17, 2002
Pacific W 62–58  13–4
(6–0)
Bren Events Center (3,104)
Irvine, CA
January 19, 2002
Cal State Northridge L 72–73 OT 13–5
(6–1)
Bren Events Center (3,350)
Irvine, CA
January 24, 2002
at UC Santa Barbara W 81–70  14–5
(7–1)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (4,682)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 26, 2002
at Cal Poly L 47–50  14–6
(7–2)
Mott Gym (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 31, 2002
at UC Riverside W 72–64  15–6
(8–2)
Student Recreation Center (1,163)
Riverside, CA
February 2, 2002
at Cal State Fullerton W 72–46  16–6
(9–2)
Titan Gym (1,163)
Fullerton, CA
February 7, 2002
Idaho W 52–38  17–6
(10–2)
Bren Events Center (2,419)
Irvine, CA
February 9, 2002
Utah State L 61–62  17–7
(10–3)
Bren Events Center (5,150)
Irvine, CA
February 14, 2002
at Cal State Northridge W 82–80  18–7
(11–3)
Matadome (1,509)
Northridge, CA
February 16, 2002
at Pacific L 61–73  18–8
(11–4)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,346)
Stockton, CA
February 21, 2002
Cal Poly W 77–63  19–8
(12–4)
Bren Events Center (2,273)
Irvine, CA
February 23, 2002
UC Santa Barbara W 71–67  20–8
(13–4)
Bren Events Center (4,664)
Irvine, CA
February 28, 2002
at Long Beach State L 70–86  20–9
(13–5)
The Pyramid (2,624)
Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 7, 2002
vs. Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
W 72–65  21–9
Anaheim Convention Center (3,087)
Anaheim, CA
March 8, 2002
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Semifinals
L 61–66  21–10
Anaheim Convention Center (4,018)
Anaheim, CA
NIT
March 14, 2002*
at BYU
First Round
L 55–78  21–11
Marriott Center (6,288)
Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

Awards and honors[edit]

  • Jerry Green
    • Honorable Mention AP All-American
    • Big West Conference Player of the Year
    • All-Big West First Team
  • Adam Parada
    • All-Big West Second Team

Source: [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2017.