2001–02_Florida_Atlantic_Owls_men's_basketball_team

2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	19–12 (13–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Sidney Green (3rd season);
Home arena	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2001–02 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by head coach Sidney Green and played their home games at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Owls finished the season 19–12, 13–7 in ASUN play to finish third in the regular season standings. They defeated Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, and Georgia State to win the ASUN tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – as the No. 15 seed in the South region. They were defeated by No. 2 seed Alabama in the first round.^[1]

Quick Facts Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball, ASUN tournament champions ...

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The Owls would not return to the NCAA tournament until the 2022–23 season where they advanced to the Final Four.

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2001* 7:00 p.m.		Nova Southeastern	W 85–75		FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Regular season
Nov 17, 2001* 1:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	L 65–67	0–1	Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York
Nov 20, 2001* 7:00 p.m.		St. Mary's (MD)	W 107–73	1–1	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Nov 26, 2001* 7:30 p.m.		at Miami (FL)	L 48–74	1–2	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Nov 29, 2001 7:00 p.m.		Stetson	W 82–71	2–2 (1–0)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Dec 1, 2001 7:00 p.m.		UCF	W 78–66	3–2 (2–0)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Dec 4, 2001* 7:30 p.m.		at Liberty	W 91–80	4–2	Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia
Dec 8, 2001* 7:00 p.m.		VCU	L 84–88	4–3	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Dec 17, 2001 8:00 p.m.		at Samford	L 66–68	4–4 (2–1)	Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama
Dec 19, 2001 8:00 p.m.		at Jacksonville State	W 74–71	5–4 (3–1)	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama
Dec 27, 2001* 7:00 p.m.		Drake	W 79–71	6–4	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 2, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Jacksonville	L 58–73	6–5 (3–2)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 5, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Georgia State	W 90–77	7–5 (4–2)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 7, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Campbell	W 77–60	8–5 (5–2)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 10, 2002 7:30 p.m.		at Mercer	W 94–73	9–5 (6–2)	Macon Coliseum Macon, Georgia
Jan 12, 2002 8:00 p.m.		at Troy	L 100–107	9–6 (6–3)	Sartain Hall Troy, Alabama
Jan 16, 2002* 8:00 p.m.		at Birmingham–Southern	L 59–65	9–7
Jan 19, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Belmont	W 69–66	10–7 (7–3)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 22, 2002 7:30 p.m.		at UCF	L 56–62	10–8 (7–4)	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
Jan 28, 2002 8:00 p.m.		at Belmont	W 80–78	11–8 (8–4)	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 2, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Troy	W 67–66	12–8 (9–4)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 4, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Mercer	W 72–71	13–8 (10–4)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 7, 2002 7:00 p.m.		at Campbell	L 87–92	13–9 (10–5)	Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina
Feb 9, 2002 6:00 p.m.		at Georgia State	L 71–76	13–10 (10–6)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 14, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Jacksonville State	W 78–68	14–10 (11–6)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 16, 2002 7:00 p.m.		Samford	L 50–68	14–11 (11–7)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 21, 2002 7:30 p.m.		at Jacksonville	W 76–72	15–11 (12–7)	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 23, 2002 7:00 p.m.		at Stetson	W 77–74	16–11 (13–7)	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
ASUN tournament
Feb 28, 2002*		vs. Jacksonville Quarterfinals	W 59–50	17–11	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 1, 2002* 8:15 p.m.		vs. Jacksonville State Semifinals	W 55–47	18–11	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
Mar 2, 2002* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Georgia State Championship game	W 76–75	19–11	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002* 2:50 p.m.	(15 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 8 Alabama First round	L 78–86	19–12	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

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"Florida Atlantic Tests Character of Alabama". The New York Times. March 15, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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"2001–02 Men's Basketball Roster". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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"2001–02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia State	14	–	6	.700	20	–	11	.645
Troy State	14	–	6	.700	18	–	10	.643
Florida Atlantic †	13	–	7	.650	19	–	12	.613
Jacksonville	12	–	8	.600	18	–	12	.600
UCF	12	–	8	.600	17	–	12	.586
Samford	12	–	8	.600	15	–	14	.517
Jacksonville State	8	–	12	.400	13	–	16	.448
Belmont	8	–	12	.400	11	–	17	.393
Stetson	7	–	13	.350	10	–	16	.385
Campbell	6	–	14	.300	8	–	19	.296
Mercer	4	–	16	.200	6	–	23	.207

† 2002 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 4, 2003 Rankings from AP Poll

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