2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up; Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
National Championship Game, ; L 52–64 vs. Maryland
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 23
Record	25–12 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike Davis (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	John Treloar; Jim Thomas; Ben McDonald;
Home arena	Assembly Hall
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Mike Davis, in his second season as head coach (5th overall). The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

CoachesNo. 3

APNo. 23

Record25–12 (11–5 Big Ten)

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2001–02 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Illinois	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
No. 23 Indiana	11	–	5	.688	25	–	12	.676
Wisconsin	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
Michigan State	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Minnesota	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Northwestern	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Iowa	5	–	11	.313	19	–	16	.543
Purdue	5	–	11	.313	13	–	18	.419
Michigan	5	–	11	.313	11	–	18	.379
Penn State	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
No. 14 Ohio State*†	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2002 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State-(24-8)(11-5)

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The Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 19–10 record, and after losing in the second round of the Big Ten tournament, earned a 5-seed in the 2002 NCAA tournament. What followed was a surprise run to the National Championship game, earning the program its eighth Final Four appearance. Though the Hoosiers lost to Maryland in the final, they upset top-seeded Duke in the Sweet 16 and took down future Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson's 2-seed Oklahoma Sooners squad in the Final Four.

The team was led by Bloomington-native sophomore star Jared Jeffries. Other members of the team included seniors Dane Fife and Jarrad Odle, as well as another former Indiana Mr. Basketball Tom Coverdale.

As of 2025, this is the last time the Indiana Hoosiers have advanced to either the Final Four or the national championship game. This is also the only time in Hoosier history that the team lost the national title game.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/18/2001*	No. 22	at Charlotte	W 65–61	1–0	Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
11/21/2001*	No. 20	vs. Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout, 1st Round	W 101–66	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
11/23/2001*	No. 20	vs. Marquette Great Alaska Shootout, 2nd Round	L 49–50	2–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
11/24/2001*	No. 20	vs. Texas Great Alaska Shootout, 3rd Place Game	W 77–71	3–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK
11/28/2001*		at North Carolina ACC – Big Ten Challenge	W 79–66	4–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
12/1/2001*		at Southern Illinois	L 60–72	4–2	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
12/4/2001*		Notre Dame	W 76–75	5–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/2001*		No. 15 Ball State	W 74–61	6–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/2001*	No. 21	vs. Miami (FL) Orange Bowl Basketball Classic	L 53–58	6–3	National Car Rental Center Sunrise, Florida
12/22/2001*		vs. No. 7 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 52–66	6–4	RCA Dome Indianapolis
12/28/2001*		vs. Eastern Washington Hoosier Classic	W 87–60	7–4	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis
12/29/2001*		vs. No. 23 Butler Hoosier Classic	L 64–66	7–5	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/2/2002		at Northwestern	W 59–44	8–5 (1–0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
1/5/2002		Penn State	W 61–54	9–5 (2–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/8/2002		No. 25 Michigan State	W 83–65	10–5 (3–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/13/2002		at No. 13 Iowa	W 77–66	11–5 (4–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
1/19/2002	No. 25	at Ohio State	L 67–73	11–6 (4–1)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
1/23/2002		at Penn State	W 85–51	12–6 (5–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania
1/26/2002		No. 9 Illinois Rivalry	W 88–57	13–6 (6–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/31/2002		Purdue Indiana–Purdue rivalry	W 66–52	14–6 (7–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/2/2002		at Minnesota	L 74–88	14–7 (7–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis
2/5/2002		Iowa	W 79–51	15–7 (8–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/9/2002*		Louisville	W 77–62	16–7 (8–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/2002	No. 22	Wisconsin	L 63–64	16–8 (8–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/2002	No. 22	at Michigan	W 75–55	17–8 (9–3)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/20/2002	No. 23	No. 19 Ohio State	W 63–57	18–8 (10–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/24/2002	No. 23	at Michigan State	L 54–57	18–9 (10–4)	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
2/26/2002	No. 25	at No. 15 Illinois Rivalry	L 62–70	18–10 (10–5)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
3/2/2002	No. 25	Northwestern	W 79–67	19–10 (11–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Big Ten tournament
3/8/2002	No. 23	vs. Michigan State First Round	W 67–56	20–10	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis
3/9/2002	No. 23	vs. Iowa Second Round	L 60–62	20–11	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis
NCAA tournament
3/14/2002*	(5 S) No. 23	vs. (12 S) Utah First Round	W 75–56	21–11	ARCO Arena Sacramento, California
3/16/2002*	(5 S) No. 23	vs. (13 S) UNC Wilmington Second Round	W 76–67	22–11	ARCO Arena Sacramento, California
3/21/2002*	(5 S) No. 23	vs. (1 S) No. 1 Duke Sweet Sixteen	W 74–73	23–11	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
3/23/2002*	(5 S) No. 23	vs. (10 S) Kent State Elite Eight	W 81–69	24–11	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
3/30/2002*	(5 S) No. 23	vs. (2 W) No. 4 Oklahoma Final Four	W 73–64^[1]	25–11	Georgia Dome Atlanta
4/1/2002*	(5 S) No. 23	vs. (1 E) No. 2 Maryland National Championship	L 52–64	25–12	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
1	11	Jared Jeffries	Washington Wizards

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2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Runner-up Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
National Championship Game, L 52–64 vs. Maryland
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 23
Record	25–12 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike Davis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	John Treloar Jim Thomas Ben McDonald
Home arena	Assembly Hall
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →