2001–02 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Graham, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

2001–02 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–21 (1–17 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2001–02 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Oregon 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
California 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
No. 10 Arizona 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
No. 18 USC 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Stanford 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
No. 20 UCLA 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Arizona State 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Washington 5 13   .278 11 17   .393
Oregon State 4 14   .222 11 17   .393
Washington State 1 17   .056 6 21   .222
Conference tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches Poll[2]

The Cougars were 6–21 overall in the regular season and 1–17 in conference play, last in the standings.[3][4][5]

The conference tournament, last played in 1990, resumed this year, but only the top eight teams qualified.

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 2001–02 standings". Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. ^ Strickland, Carter (March 3, 2002). "Locklier helps ease pain". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C4.
  4. ^ Norris, Stephen A. (March 3, 2002). "Cougs' Locklier goes out with a bang". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4B.
  5. ^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 3, 2002. p. 1G.
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