2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2001–02
Team:	California Golden Bears
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	23–9
Conf Record:	12–6
Hc Year:	6th
Ac1 Year:	1st
Tourney Result:	second round

^[1] The 2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2001–02 season.

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 12–6 record in the Pac-10, placing them in second. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 11 seed Penn^[2] before falling to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh^[3] in the second round. The team finished the season with an overall record of 23–9.

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season

|-!colspan=9 style=| Pac-10 Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Team players in the 2002 NBA draft

See main article: 2002 NBA draft.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2001-02 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
2. News: California just escapes N.C. State with three-pointer in OT, 76-74 . . March 20, 2003 . August 13, 2022.
3. News: Sooners Bounce Bears . . March 23, 2003 . August 13, 2022.