| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2001–02 |
| Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Division: | North |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 2 |
| Aprank: | 2 |
| Record: | 33–4 |
| Conf Record: | 16–0 |
| Head Coach: | Roy Williams |
| Hc Year: | 14th |
| Asst Coach1: | Neil Dougherty |
| Ac1 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach2: | Jerod Haase |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Joe Holladay |
| Ac3 Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach4: | Ben Miller |
| Ac4 Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Jeff Boschee |
| Captain2: | Jeff Carey |
| Stadium: | Allen Fieldhouse |
| Champion: | Big 12 regular season champions |
| Bowl Result: | Final Four |
The 2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 104th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 14th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Ballard | 3 | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Hutchinson, Kansas | |
| Jeff Boschee | 13 | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Senior | Valley City, North Dakota | |
| Jeff Carey | 22 | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Senior | Camdenton, Missouri | |
| Nick Collison | 4 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Junior | Iowa Falls, Iowa | |
| Drew Gooden | 0 | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Junior | Richmond, California | |
| Lewis Harrison | 2 | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Senior | Kansas City, Kansas | |
| Jeff Hawkins | 1 | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Freshman (RS) | Kansas City, Kansas | |
| Kirk Hinrich | 10 | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Sioux City, Iowa | |
| Todd Kappelmann | 50 | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Senior | Augusta, Kansas | |
| Keith Langford | 5 | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Michael Lee | 25 | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Freshman | Portland, Oregon | |
| Aaron Miles | 11 | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Portland, Oregon | |
| Bryant Nash | 15 | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Sophomore | Carrollton, Texas | |
| Wayne Simien | 23 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Freshman | Leavenworth, Kansas | |
| Chris Zerbe | 34 | Forward | 6–5 | 235 | Senior | Andover, Kansas |
|-!colspan=9| Exhibition|-!colspan=9| Maui Invitational Tournament|-!colspan=9| Regular season|-!colspan=9| Big 12 tournament|-!colspan=9| NCAA tournament[1]
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| Coaches | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |