2001–02 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

2001–02 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
2001–02 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
America East tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	America East Conference
Record	22–10 (13–3 AE)
Head coach	Dennis Wolff (8th season);
Home arena	Case Gym
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont	13	–	3	.813	21	–	8	.724
Boston University †	13	–	3	.813	22	–	10	.688
Hartford	10	–	6	.625	14	–	18	.438
New Hampshire	8	–	8	.500	11	–	17	.393
Maine	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
Binghamton	6	–	10	.375	9	–	19	.321
Albany	5	–	11	.313	8	–	20	.286
Northeastern	5	–	11	.313	7	–	21	.250
Stony Brook	5	–	11	.313	6	–	22	.214

† 2002 America East tournament winner

The 2001–02 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by eighth year head coach Dennis Wolff, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–3 in America East play to finish second in the regular season conference standings. The Terriers won the America East tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 16 seed in the West region, Boston University was defeated by No. 1 seed Cincinnati in the opening round, 90–52.^[1]

Senior forward Tunji Awojobi was selected America East Player of the Year and finished his career as BU's all-time leader in scoring, rebounding, and blocks.

Roster[edit]

2001–02 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Chaz Carr	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Manchester, Connecticut

Head coach

Dennis Wolff (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2001*		vs. New Orleans	W 69–63	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 14, 2001*		at No. 9 Iowa	L 61–90	1–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 18, 2001*		at No. 17 Boston College	L 65–82	1–2	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
America East tournament
Mar 2, 2002*		vs. Northeastern Quarterfinals	W 86–76	20–9	Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 3, 2002*		Hartford Semifinals	W 63–60	21–9	Walter Brown Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 9, 2002*		Maine Championship game	W 66–40	22–9	Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 5 Cincinnati First round	L 52–90	22–10	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors[edit]

Tunji Awojobi – America East Player of the Year

References[edit]

^ "Call TU the Boston Strangler". Tulsa World. March 15, 1997. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2001–02 Boston University Terriers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "2019-20 Boston University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[1] "Call TU the Boston Strangler". Tulsa World. March 15, 1997. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[2] "2001–02 Boston University Terriers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[3] "2019-20 Boston University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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v t e Boston University Terriers men's basketball
Venues	Case Gym (1972–present) Agganis Arena (2005–present)
Rivalries	Boston College Holy Cross
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 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 2024–25