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2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

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2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–10 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachBilly Donlon
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2001–02 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
George Mason 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
VCU 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Drexel 11 7   .611 14 14   .500
Delaware 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Old Dominion 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Towson 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
William & Mary 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
James Madison 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
Hofstra 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
2002 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Wainwright, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

After finishing atop the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the South region. After upsetting No. 4 seed USC in the opening round,[1] UNC Wilmington lost to eventual National runner-up Indiana in the Round of 32.[2] As of 2021, this is the farthest a UNC Wilmington men's basketball team has advanced in NCAA Tournament play.

In addition to the school's first NCAA Tournament win and win over a ranked opponent, junior shooting guard Brett Blizzard became the first player in program history to be named CAA Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.[3]

Roster

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2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Brett Blizzard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tallahassee, Florida
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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 2001*
at Wake Forest L 78–79  0–1
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 17, 2001*
Miami (OH) W 50–42  1–1
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Nov 24, 2001*
at High Point W 74–66  2–1
Millis Center 
High Point, North Carolina
Nov 26, 2001*
at Radford L 72–85  2–2
Donald N. Dedmon Center 
Radford, Virginia
Dec 2, 2001*
at Ohio State L 54–80  2–3
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 4, 2001*
at Minnesota W 58–50  3–3
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 8, 2001*
Duquesne W 64–52  4–3
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 10, 2001*
at Bowling Green L 83–84 OT 4–4
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
Dec 15, 2001*
College of Charleston L 58–60  4–5
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 21, 2001
at Old Dominion W 71–67  5–5
(1–0)
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 28, 2001*
Fairfield W 82–57  6–5
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 30, 2001
Towson W 76–37  7–5
(2–0)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 5, 2002
at Hofstra W 69–58  8–5
(3–0)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, New York
Jan 9, 2002
George Mason W 68–51  9–5
(4–0)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 12, 2002
Delaware L 60–65  9–6
(4–1)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 16, 2002
at William & Mary W 58–56  10–6
(5–1)
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 19, 2002
James Madison W 63–59  11–6
(6–1)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 23, 2002
Old Dominion W 66–56  12–6
(7–1)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 26, 2002
at VCU L 68–74  12–7
(7–2)
Siegel Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 28, 2002
at Towson W 56–46  13–7
(8–2)
Towson Center 
Towson, Maryland
Feb 2, 2002
Hofstra W 78–54  14–7
(9–2)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 4, 2002
Drexel W 63–50  15–7
(10–2)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 9, 2002
at James Madison W 69–61  16–7
(11–2)
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Feb 11, 2002
at George Mason L 56–59  16–8
(11–3)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, Virginia
Feb 13, 2002
William & Mary W 66–58  17–8
(12–3)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 16, 2002
at Delaware W 69–66  18–8
(13–3)
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, Delaware
Feb 18, 2002
at Drexel L 65–68  18–9
(13–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 23, 2002
VCU W 73–62  19–9
(14–4)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
CAA tournament
Mar 2, 2002*
(1) vs. (9) James Madison
Quarterfinals
W 78–62  20–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 3, 2002*
(1) vs. (5) Delaware
Semifinals
W 69–54  21–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 4, 2002*
(1) at (3) VCU
Championship
W 66–51  22–9
Richmond Coliseum (7,512)
Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*
(13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 18 USC
First Round
W 93–89 OT 23–9
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Mar 16, 2002*
(13 S) vs. (5 S) Indiana
Second Round
L 67–76  23–10
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Off to a Slamming Start". The Washington Post. March 15, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hoosiers hold off furious Seahawks rally to advance". ESPN. March 16, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2021.[dead link]
  3. ^ "UNCW 2001-02 Season Review" (PDF). UNCW Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2021.