2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 6
Record	29–5 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (28th season);
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2001–02 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team won the SEC regular season title, reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 29–5 record (13–1 SEC).

Roster

2001–02 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	00	Michelle Snow	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr		Pensacola, Florida
G	3	Tasha Butts	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Baldwin	Milledgeville, GA
G	10	April McDivitt	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr
F	13	Gwen Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr
G/F	20	Kara Lawson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr		Alexandria, Virginia
G	21	Loree Moore	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr		Carson, California
G/F	25	Brittany Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr		Cleveland, Tennessee
C	33	Ashley Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	South Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie, Texas
F	43	Shyra Ely	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Pat Summitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
SEC tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2002*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (15 MW) Georgia State First round	W 98–68	26–4	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 18, 2002*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (7 MW) Notre Dame Second round	W 89–50	27–4	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 23, 2002*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (11 MW) BYU Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 68–57	28–4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Mar 25, 2002*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Vanderbilt Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 68–63	29–4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Mar 29, 2002*	(2 MW) No. 6	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut National Semifinal – Final Four	L 56–79^[2]	29–5	Alamodome (29,619) San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	Not released	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	6	6	Not released
Coaches	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	6	6	3

References

^ "2001-02 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "UConn Makes March to Final Look Easy". The New York Times. March 30, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[1] "2001-02 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[2] "UConn Makes March to Final Look Easy". The New York Times. March 30, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[3] "2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

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AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics