2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2001–02 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record23–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJoe Pasternack (1st season)
Home arenaHarmon Gym
2001–02 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Oregon144 .778269  .743
California126 .667239  .719
No. 10 Arizona126 .6672410  .706
No. 18 USC126 .6672210  .688
Stanford126 .6672010  .667
No. 20 UCLA117 .6112112  .636
Arizona State711 .3891215  .444
Washington513 .2781117  .393
Oregon State414 .2221117  .393
Washington State117 .056621  .222
Conference tournament winner
As of July 10, 2011
Rankings from Coaches Poll

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 before falling to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh in the second round. The team finished the season with an overall record of 23–9.