2001–02 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2001–02 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
2001–02 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
SoCon North champions; SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
	North
Record	21–10 (11–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (13th season);
Home arena	Belk Arena

2001–02 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
†	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
East Tennessee State	11	–	5	.688	18	–	10	.643
UNC Greensboro	11	–	5	.688	20	–	11	.645
Western Carolina	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
VMI	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Appalachian State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
South
Georgia Southern	9	–	7	.563	16	–	12	.571
Chattanooga	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
College of Charleston	9	–	7	.563	21	–	9	.700
The Citadel	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Furman	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Wofford	5	–	11	.313	11	–	18	.379

† SoCon Tournament winner As of March 19, 2002 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bob McKillop, the team played its home games at Belk Arena. The Wildcats finished atop the Southern Conference North division regular season standings and won the Southern Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. Davidson finished win an overall record of 21–10 (11–5 SoCon).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	13	Peter Anderer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	New York, New York
F	22	Chris Pearson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		at Charlotte	L 51–65	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 20, 2001*		at North Carolina	W 58–54	1–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2001*		at Georgia Tech	L 69–83	5–4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 22, 2001*		at Penn	W 75–71 ^OT	6–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SoCon Tournament
Mar 1, 2002*		vs. The Citadel Quarterfinals	W 71–58	19–9	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 2, 2002*		vs. UNC Greensboro Semifinals	W 68–58	20–9	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 3, 2002*		vs. Furman Championship game	W 62–57	21–9	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 14 Ohio State First round	L 64–69^[1]	21–10	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern.

Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gymnasium (c. 1916–1949) Johnston Gym (1949–1989) John M. Belk Arena (1989–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25