2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season West Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record29–6 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFitzgerald Field House
(Capacity: 4,122)
2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut133 .813277  .794
No. 21 Miami106 .625248  .750
Boston College88 .5002012  .625
Villanova79 .4381913  .594
Providence610 .3751516  .484
Virginia Tech*412 .2501018  .357
St. John's#07 .000711  .389
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh133 .813296  .829
Notre Dame106 .6252211  .667
Georgetown97 .5631911  .633
Syracuse97 .5632313  .639
Rutgers88 .5001813  .581
Seton Hall511 .3131218  .400
West Virginia*115 .063820  .286
2002 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 2002
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament.
#St. John's had 14 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 9–7, 20–12.

The 2001–02 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Ben Howland, the Panthers finished with a record of 29–6. They received an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the Sweet Sixteen to Kent State.