2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ACC Regular season champions; ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	31–4 (16–0 ACC)
Head coach	Gail Goestenkors (10th season);
Home arena	Cameron Indoor Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Duke †	16	–	0	1.000	31	–	4	.886
No. 16 North Carolina	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
Clemson	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
NC State	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	13	–	15	.464
Maryland	4	–	12	.250	13	–	17	.433


† 2002 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2001–02 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Gail Goestenkors in her 10th season at the school, and played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 16–0 in ACC play to win the regular season conference title by five games. They followed that success by winning the ACC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 1 seed in the East region, the Blue Devils defeated Norfolk State, TCU, Texas, and South Carolina to reach the Final Four. In the National semifinal round, the Blue Devils were defeated by the No. 1 seed from the West region, Oklahoma, 86–71.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	20	Alana Beard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Southwood	Shreveport, LA
G/F	25	Monique Currie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Bullis School	Washington, D.C.
F	33	Iciss Tillis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Cascia Hall Prep	Tulsa, OK

Head coach

Gail Goestenkors (Saginaw Valley State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
ACC tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 25, 2002*	(1 E) No. 3	vs. (3 E) No. 13 South Carolina Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 77–68	31–3	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, NC
Mar 29, 2002*	(1 E) No. 3	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Oklahoma National Semifinal – Final Four	L 71–86^[1]	31–4	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[2]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	Not released	5	9	14	11	8	8	9	11	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	Not released
Coaches	4	4	7	12	9	8	8	9	10	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	4

References[edit]

^ "Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[1] "Tennessee Has Surprise for Duke". The Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[2] "2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

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v t e Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
Venues	Cameron Indoor Stadium (1975–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	"Blue and White" "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Roster[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]