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2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

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2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–13 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDino Gaudio (1st season)
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2001–02 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 4   .889
No. 1 Duke 13 3   .813 31 4   .886
Wake Forest 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
NC State 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Virginia 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Carolina 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
Florida State 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
Clemson 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
2002 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the team played their home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons finished tied for third in the ACC regular season standings. They lost to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Wake Forest received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. After a win over Pepperdine in the opening round,[1] the Deacons were beaten by No. 2 seed Oregon in the second round[2] to end the season with a record of 21–13 (9–7 ACC).

Roster

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2001–02 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 5 Josh Howard (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 25 Darius Songaila 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 12, 2001*
UNC Wilmington W 79–78  1–0
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 16, 2001*
at Arkansas W 76–71  2–0
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 18, 2001*
Elon W 87–67  3–0
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 21, 2001*
vs. No. 23 Fresno State
Preseason NIT
W 62–61  4–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 23, 2001*
vs. No. 18 Syracuse
Preseason NIT
L 67–74  4–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 27, 2001*
No. 25 Minnesota W 85–79  5–1
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 4, 2001*
No. 23 at No. 4 Kansas L 76–83  5–2
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 7, 2001*
No. 23 South Carolina State W 115–75  6–2
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 16, 2001
No. 19 Florida State W 93–72  7–2
(1–0)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2001*
No. 20 Saint Francis (PA) W 89–60  8–2
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 22, 2001*
No. 20 at St. John's L 60–72  8–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 29, 2001*
No. 25 No. 19 Marquette W 64–59  9–3
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 2, 2002*
No. 23 Richmond W 67–52  10–3
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 5, 2002
No. 23 at North Carolina W 84–62  11–3
(2–0)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 7, 2002*
No. 19 at Navy W 87–65  12–3
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 12, 2002
No. 19 Clemson W 96–55  13–3
(3–0)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 15, 2002
No. 14 at No. 10 Virginia L 74–86  13–4
(3–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 19, 2002
No. 14 at No. 1 Duke L 80–103  13–5
(3–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 23, 2002
No. 21 No. 3 Maryland L 63–85  13–6
(3–3)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 26, 2002
No. 21 Georgia Tech W 87–74  14–6
(4–3)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 30, 2002
No. 24 at NC State W 82–81  15–6
(5–3)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 2, 2002
No. 24 at Florida State W 89–80  16–6
(6–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 6, 2002
No. 19 North Carolina W 90–66  17–6
(7–3)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 9, 2002*
No. 19 No. 6 Cincinnati L 94–103  17–7
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 13, 2002
No. 19 at Clemson L 115–118 2OT 17–8
(7–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 17, 2002
No. 19 No. 15 Virginia W 92–70  18–8
(8–4)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 21, 2002
No. 21 No. 3 Duke L 61–90  18–9
(8–5)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 24, 2002
No. 21 at No. 2 Maryland L 89–90  18–10
(8–6)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 27, 2002
No. 24 at Georgia Tech L 77–90  18–11
(8–7)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 2, 2002
No. 24 NC State W 83–71  19–11
(9–7)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 2002*
vs. Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 92–83  20–11
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 9, 2002*
vs. No. 3 Duke
Semifinals
L 64–79  20–12
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*
(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Pepperdine
First Round
W 83–74  21–12
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Mar 16, 2002*
(7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 11 Oregon
Second Round
L 87–92  21–13
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Waves Aren't Able to Exorcise Deacons". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Oregon's Big 3 Dooms Wake Forest". ESPN. March 17, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.