2001–02 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

2001–02 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
NEC tournament champions NEC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	27–5 (19–1 NEC)
Head coach	Howie Dickenman (6th season)
Home arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium

2001–02 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Central Connecticut †	19	–	1		.950			27	–	5		.844
Wagner	15	–	5		.750			19	–	10		.655
UMBC	15	–	5		.750			20	–	9		.690
Monmouth	14	–	6		.700			18	–	12		.600
St. Francis (NY)	13	–	7		.650			18	–	11		.621
Robert Morris	11	–	9		.550			12	–	18		.400
Quinnipiac	10	–	10		.500			14	–	16		.467
Sacred Heart	7	–	13		.350			8	–	20		.286
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	15		.250			6	–	21		.222
Long Island	5	–	15		.250			5	–	22		.185
Fairleigh Dickinson	4	–	16		.200			4	–	25		.138
Mount St. Mary's	2	–	18		.100			3	–	24		.111
† 2002 NEC tournament winner

The 2001–02 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by sixth-year head coach Howie Dickenman, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Blue Devils also won the Northeast Conference tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's tournament. An No. 14 seed in the South region, Central Connecticut fell to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh, 71–54,^[1] to finish the season with a record of 27–5 (19–1 NEC).

Roster

2001–02 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 15 Ron Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So The Bronx, New York C 34 Corsley Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr	Head coach Howie Dickenman (Central Connecticut State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 2001*		at No. 25 Oklahoma	L 44–66	0–1	Lloyd Noble Center (8,140) Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 16, 2001*		Bucknell	W 68–55	1–1	Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, Connecticut
NEC Tournament
Mar 1, 2002*		vs. Sacred Heart Quarterfinals	W 65–54	25–4	Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, New York
Mar 2, 2002*		vs. St. Francis (NY) Semifinals	W 58–54	26–4	Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, New York
Mar 6, 2002*		Quinnipiac Championship game	W 78–71	27–4	Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, Connecticut
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 9 Pittsburgh First round	L 54–71	27–5	Mellon Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=MW. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References

1. "Cyclones' late 12-0 run buries CCSU". ESPN. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
2. "2001-02 CCSU Men's Basketball Roster". CCSU Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
3. "2001-02 CCSU Men's Basketball Schedule". CCSU Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.