2001–02 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season
In 2002, the Illini earned a four-way share of the Big Ten title before advancing to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. Frank Williams again earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as the five seniors who finished their careers took the Illini from an 11th-place finish in the league in 1999 to consecutive Big Ten titles in 2001 and 2002.

Schedule
Source

!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten regular season

!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"| Big Ten tournament

!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"| NCAA tournament



NCAA basketball tournament

 * Midwest regional
 * Illinois 93, San Diego State 64
 * Illinois 72, Creighton 60
 * Regional semifinal
 * Kansas 73, Illinois 69

Awards and honors

 * Frank Williams
 * Associated Press All-American honorable mention
 * Team Most Valuable Player
 * Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
 * Brian Cook
 * Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)