2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season West Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen, L 73–78 vs. Kent State
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 9
2001–02 record 29–6 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach Ben Howland (3rd season)
Assistant coach Jamie Dixon (3rd season)
Assistant coach Barry Rohrssen (1st season)
Assistant coach Ernie Ziegler (1st season)
Home arena Fitzgerald Field House
(Capacity: 4,122)
2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
#10 Connecticut133 .813  277  .794
#21 Miami106 .625  248  .750
St. John's97 .563  2012  .625
Boston College88 .500  2012  .625
Villanova79 .438  1913  .594
Providence610 .375  1516  .484
Virginia Tech*412 .250  1018  .357
West
#9 Pittsburgh133 .813  296  .829
Notre Dame106 .625  2211  .667
Georgetown97 .563  1911  .633
Syracuse97 .563  2313  .639
Rutgers88 .500  1813  .581
Seton Hall511 .313  1218  .400
West Virginia*115 .063  820  .286
† 2002 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2002[1]; Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2002 Big East Tournament

The 2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Ben Howland, the Panthers finished with a record of 19–14.[2] They received an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where they lost in the Sweet Sixteen to Kent State.

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