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

2001–02 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

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[edit]

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

Source^[2]

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]

v t e Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball
Venues	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1965–present)
Rivalries	Hartford
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24