Preseason ALL-ROLLS ROYCE FIRST TEAM
Guard -- Jason Gardner, Arizona, 5-10, Senior
Guard -- Kirk Hinrich, Kansas, 6-3, Senior
Center -- David West, Xavier, 6-9, Senior
Forward -- Nick Collison, Kansas, 6-9, Senior
Forward -- Mike Sweetney, Georgetown, 6-8, Junior
ALL-STEP IT UP TEAM
Five players who must step it up for their teams to enjoy continued success in 2002-03
Guard Chris Duhon, Duke
Forward Tahj Holden, Maryland
Forward Jason Maxiell, Cincinnati
Forward Jeff Newton, Indiana
Guard Rickey Paulding, Missouri
"I DID IT THE RIGHT WAY" SUPER SEVEN
College seniors who stayed in school but still were not drafted
Reggie Evans, Iowa
Lynn Greer, Temple
Udonis Haslem, Florida
Aaron McGhee, Oklahoma
Luke Recker, Iowa
Preston Shumpert, Syracuse
Kelly Wise, Memphis
"I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO GOOD ADVICE BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET DRAFTED" TEAM
Underclassmen and high school seniors who declared for the 2002 NBA draft but were not drafted
DeAngelo Collins, High School (Inglewood, Calif.)
Lenny Cooke, High School (Northern Valley Regional, Old Tappan, N.J.)
Adam Harrington, Auburn
Smush Parker, Fordham
George Williams, Houston
"AT LEAST I GOT DRAFTED" TEAM
Five underclassmen who hoped to be drafted in round one but instead went in round two (team that drafted player in parentheses)
Carlos Boozer, Duke (Cavaliers)
Roger Mason Jr., Virginia (Bulls)
Jamal Sampson, California (Jazz)
Marcus Taylor, Michigan State (Timberwolves)
Rod Grizzard, Alabama (Wizards)
ALL-AVIS TEAM
No. 2 overall picks who starred as NBA guards (year drafted in parentheses)
Isiah Thomas '81
Gary Payton '90
Jason Kidd '94
Mike Bibby '98
Steve Francis '99
*Note: Duke guard Jay Williams was selected by the Bulls with the No. 2 pick of the '02 draft
NEW COACHES in C-USA
Mike Anderson, UAB
Dave Leitao, DePaul
Brad Soderberg, St. Louis
Neil Dougherty, TCU
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2002 NCAA TOURNAMENT LISTS
FINAL FOUR NUGGETS...
MOST NCAA D-I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
UCLA -- 11
Kentucky -- 7
Indiana -- 5
North Carolina -- 3
Duke -- 3
HOW THEY WERE RANKED in FINAL ESPN/USA Today Poll
KANSAS -- No. 2
OKLAHOMA -- No. 3
MARYLAND -- No. 4
INDIANA -- unranked
HOW THEY WERE RANKED in PRESEASON ESPN/USA Today Poll
MARYLAND -- No. 3
KANSAS -- No. 7
INDIANA -- No. 21
OKLAHOMA -- No. 23
MOST FINAL FOUR TRIPS (including this year)
North Carolina -- 15
UCLA -- 14*
Duke -- 13
Kentucky -- 13
Kansas -- 11
Ohio State -- 9
Indiana -- 8
*UCLA total does not include 1980 Final Four appearance,
which NCAA vacated due to an ineligible player
NCAA CHAMPS BY SEED (1990-2002)
No. 1 -- 10
No. 2 -- 2 (Kentucky '98, Duke '91)
No. 4 --- 1 (Arizona '97)
HAVEN'T WE MET BEFORE?
Two teams from same conference who have met at Final Four (since '79, expansion to 64 teams)
2001 -- Duke over Maryland 95-84 (semifinal)
2000 -- Michigan State over Wisconsin 53-41 (semifinal)
1989 -- Michigan over Illinois 83-81 (semifinal)
1988 -- Kansas over Oklahoma 83-79 (final)
1987 -- Syracuse over Providence 77-63 (semifinal)
1985 -- Georgetown over St. John's 77-59 (semifinal)
1985 -- Villanova over Georgetown 66-64 (final)
1981 -- North Carolina over Virginia 78-65 (semifinal)
FIRST FINAL FOUR SINCE...
OKLAHOMA -- 1988
INDIANA -- 1992
KANSAS -- 1993
MARYLAND -- 2001
MOST CONSECUTIVE TRIPS TO BIG DANCE
Asterisk denotes 2002 Final Four team
ARIZONA -- 18
*INDIANA -- 17
UCLA -- 14
*KANSAS -- 13
KENTUCKY -- 11
CINCINNATI -- 11
*MARYLAND -- 9
*OKLAHOMA -- 8
STANFORD -- 8
MOST FINAL FOUR GAMES
UCLA -- 28*
North Carolina -- 25
Duke -- 24
Kentucky -- 23
Kansas -- 19
THEN THERE'S THE ACC
In 14 of the past 15 years, the ACC has had at least one team in the Final Four
'88 -- Duke
'89 -- Duke
'90 -- Duke, Georgia Tech
'91 -- North Carolina, Duke
'92 -- Duke
'93 -- North Carolina
'94 -- Duke
'95 -- North Carolina
'96 -- NONE
'97 -- North Carolina
'98 -- North Carolina
'99 -- Duke
'00 -- North Carolina
'01 -- Duke, Maryland
'02 -- Maryland
UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE, NO. 1 SEEDS SINCE '85
'02 -- KANSAS (NATIONAL SEMIS)
'99 -- DUKE (TITLE GAME)
'96 -- KENTUCKY (WON TITLE)
'94 -- MISSOURI (REGIONAL FINALS)
'91 -- UNLV (NATIONAL SEMIS)
'88 -- TEMPLE (REGIONAL FINALS)
'87 -- NORTH CAROLINA (REGIONAL FINALS)
'87 -- UNLV (NATIONAL SEMIS)
DOUBLE THE FUN
Since 1987, two schools from the same conference have made the Final Four 12 times
(this is the fourth straight year)
Year | Conference | Schools
1987 | Big East | Syracuse and Providence
1988 | Big Eight | Oklahoma and Kansas
1989 | Big Ten | Michigan and Illinois
1990 | ACC | Duke and Georgia Tech
1991 | ACC | Duke and North Carolina
1992 | Big Ten | Michigan and Indiana
1994 | SEC | Arkansas and Florida
1996 | SEC | Kentucky and Mississippi State
1999 | Big Ten | Michigan State and Ohio State
2000 | Big Ten | Michigan State and Wisconsin
2001 | ACC | Duke and Maryland
2002 | Big 12 | Oklahoma and Kansas
2002 FINAL FOUR COACHES IN FINAL FOUR
Roy Williams -- 3rd Final Four ('91, '93, '02)
Gary Williams -- 2nd ('01, '02)
Mike Davis -- 1st
Kelvin Sampson -- 1st
SWEET 16 NUGGETS...
FORMER CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES IN SWEET 16 (4)
Jim Calhoun
Mike Krzyzewski
Lute Olson
Tubby Smith
SEVEN OF PRESEASON TOP 9 IN SWEET 16
1. DUKE
2. ILLINOIS
3. MARYLAND
4. KENTUCKY
6. UCLA
7. KANSAS
9. MISSOURI
(ONLY NO. 5 FLORIDA AND NO. 8 IOWA ARE MISSING)
FORMER CHAMPIONS IN SWEET 16 (8)
Arizona
Connecticut
Duke
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Oregon
UCLA
SWEET 16 BY CONFERENCE
Big 12 -- 4
Pac-10 -- 3
ACC -- 2
Big East -- 2
Big Ten -- 2
MAC -- 1
SEC -- 1
MVC -- 1
SWEET 16, LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR (7 of 16 are back)
UCLA
Duke
Illinois
Arizona
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
LAST TIME IN SWEET 16 (till now)
Kent State -- 1st time
Oregon -- 1960
Pittsburgh -- 1974
Southern Illinois -- 1977
Indiana -- 1994
Missouri -- 1994
Texas -- 1997
Connecticut -- 1999
Oklahoma -- 1999
(other 7 are returning from last year)
FUN TOURNEY FACTS HEADING INTO SWEET 16
HOTTEST TEAMS: KENT STATE (20 STRAIGHT WINS), CONNECTICUT (11)
ILLINOIS-KANSAS: MET IN LAST YEAR'S TOURNEY
OKLAHOMA-ARIZONA: REMATCH OF 1988 NATIONAL SEMIFINAL
MARYLAND ONLY TEAM TO WIN EACH OF FIRST TWO TOURNEY GAMES BY 15 OR MORE POINTS
PITTSBURGH ONLY TEAM TO HOLD OPPONENT BELOW 60 POINTS IN EACH OF FIRST TWO TOURNEY GAMES
LOWEST SEEDS IN SWEET 16 (SINCE 1979)
Year | School | Seed
'02 | Missouri | 12
'01 | Gonzaga | 12
'00 | Gonzaga, Seton Hall | 10
'99 | Oklahoma | 13
'98 | Valparaiso | 13
'97 | Chattanooga | 14
'96 | Arkansas | 12
'95 | Tulsa, Memphis, Georgetown | 6
'94 | Tulsa | 12
'93 | George Washington | 12
'92 | New Mexico State | 12
'91 | Eastern Michigan | 12
'90 | Ball State | 12
'89 | Minnesota | 11
'88 | Richmond | 13
'87 | Wyoming | 12
'86 | Cleveland State | 14
'85 | Kentucky | 12
'84 | Dayton | 10
'83 | Utah | 10
'82 | Boston College | 8
'81 | St. Joseph's | 9
'80 | Lamar | 10
'79 | St. John's | 10
DOUBLER-DIGIT FUN
Here's a look at all the double-digit seeds which have made the Sweet 16 since 1979
2002 (3): Kent State (10), S. Illinois (11), Missouri (12)
2001 (3): Georgetown (10), Temple (11), Gonzaga (12)
2000 (2): Gonzaga (10), Seton Hall (10)
1999: (5): Gonzaga (10), Miami-Ohio (10), SW Missouri State (12), Oklahoma (13), Purdue (10)
1998: (3): West Virginia (10), Washington (11), Valparaiso (13)
1997 (3): Texas (10), Chattanooga (14), Providence (10)
1996 (1): Arkansas (12)
1995 (0)
1994 (2): Tulsa (12), Maryland (10)
1993 (1): George Washington (12)
1992 (1): New Mexico State (12)
1991 (3): UConn (11), Eastern Michigan (12), Temple (10)
1990 (3): Ball state (12), Loyola-Marymount (11), Texas (10)
1989 (1): Minnesota (11)
1988 (2): Richmond (13), Rhode Island (11)
1987 (2): Wyoming (12), LSU (10)
1986 (3): LSU (11), Depaul (12), Cleveland State (14)
1985 (3): Kentucky (12), Boston College (11), Auburn (11)
1984 (1): Dayton (10)
1983 (1): Utah (10)
1982 (0)
1981 (0)
1980 (1): Lamar (10)
1979 (1): St. John's (10)
HEADING INTO THE TOURNEY...
FORMER CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES IN 2002 FIELD
JIM CALHOUN
STEVE FISHER
JIM HARRICK
TOM IZZO
BOB KNIGHT
MIKE KRZYZEWSKI
LUTE OLSON
TUBBY SMITH
COACHES IN FIRST YEAR AT SCHOOL IN 2002 FIELD
Bob Knight, Texas Tech
Thad Matta, Xavier
Paul Westphal, Pepperdine
John Phillips, Tulsa
Stan Heath, Kent State
Tic Price, McNeese State
Rob Lanier, Siena
Skip Prosser, Wake Forest
Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
HOTTEST TEAMS ENTERING TOURNEY
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT -- 19 straight wins
WESTERN KENTUCKY -- 18
KENT STATE -- 18
GONZAGA -- 14
McNEESE STATE -- 14
LONG TIME NO SEE
San Diego State -- 1985
McNeese State -- 1989
UCSB -- 1990
N.C. State -- 1991
MOST TEAMS BY STATE
California -- 7
North Carolina -- 6
Ohio -- 4
TURNAROUNDS (with 2000-01 RECORD)
Florida Atlantic (7-24)
Texas Tech (9-19)
Montana (11-16)
Illinois-Chicago (11-17)
N.C. State (13-16)
UCSB (13-15)
St. John's (14-15)
Davidson (15-17)
FORMER NCAA CHAMPIONS IN FIELD
(LAST 7 CHAMPS ALL IN THIS YEAR'S FIELD)
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
CINCINNATI
CONNECTICUT
DUKE
HOLY CROSS
INDIANA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
MARQUETTE
MICHIGAN STATE
N.C. STATE
OHIO STATE
OKLAHOMA STATE
OREGON
STANFORD
UCLA
UTAH
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
ALL-JONES TEAM (all in NCAA Tournament)
Dahntay Jones, Duke
Frederick Jones, Oregon
Torrian Jones, Notre Dame
James Jones, Miami-Fla.
Nick Jones, UCSB
LAST FOUR YEARS, No. 1 vs. No. 16
AVERAGE MARGIN of VICTORY
'98 -- 42.3
'99 -- 32
'00 -- 25
'01 -- 37
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V-LISTs from 2001-02 SEASON...
ALL-ROLLS ROYCE TEAM (2001-02 season)
Dickie V's five best players by position
PG: Jason Williams, Duke
SG: Juan Dixon, Maryland
C: David West, Xavier
PF: Drew Gooden, Kansas
SF: Mike Dunleavy, Duke
6th man: Casey Jacobsen, Stanford
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Ebi Ere, Oklahoma
Marcus Hatten, St. John's
Jarvis Hayes,Georgia
Kasib Powell, Texas Tech
Dwyane Wade, Marquette
ALL-DIAPER DANDY TEAM
Top seven freshmen in nation
Jason Conley, VMI
T.J. Ford, Texas
Channing Frye, Arizona
Julius Hodge, N.C. State
Rick Rickert, Minnesota
Chris Thomas, Notre Dame
Dajuan Wagner, Memphis
ALL-ROLLS ROYCE TEAM
Top players in the nation (by position)
Jason Williams, Duke (point guard)
Juan Dixon, Maryland (shooting guard)
Mike Dunleavy, Duke (small forward)
Drew Gooden, Kansas (power forward)
David West, Xavier (center)
ALL-VERSATILITY TEAM
Jason Capel, North Carolina
Mike Dunleavy, Duke
Jared Jeffries, Indiana
Jason Kapono, UCLA
Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky
ALL-EINSTEIN TEAM
Intelligent players who pulled out of the draft and returned to college
Keith Bogans, Kentucky
Sam Clancy, USC
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Jerry Green, Cal-Irvine
Kevin Lyde, Temple
ALL-CAL RIPKEN TEAM
Players who stay on the floor, logging major minutes
Sam Clancy, USC
Dan Dickau, Gonzaga
Andy Ellis, Texas Tech
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Lynn Greer, Temple
ALL-RUDY GUILIANI TEAM
Coaches who demonstrate tremendous leadership
Scotty Bowman, Detroit Red Wings
Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University
Steve Spurrier, University of Florida football
Joe Torre, New York Yankees
ALL-WILLIAMS TEAM
Jason Williams, Duke
Frank Williams, Illinois
Chris Williams, Virginia
Chris Williams, Ball State
DeShaun Williams, Syracuse
ALL-WORLD B. FREE TEAM
Best name candidates
Brett Blizzard, UNC-Wilmington
Baboucarr Bojang, Illinois State
Smush Parker, Fordham
Nucleus Smith, TCU
Xavier Whipple, LSU
ALL-VELCRO TEAM
Defensive stoppers
Juan Dixon, Maryland
Melvin Ely, Fresno State
John Linehan, Providence
Chris Marcus, W. Kentucky
Kitwana Rhymer, Massachusetts
ALL-AT&T TEAM
Long-distance shooters
Jason Kapono, UCLA
Casey Jacobsen, Stanford
Cory Cochran, Nebraska
Kyle Korver, Creighton
Kirk Penney, Wisconsin
ALL-HUMAN ERASERS TEAM
Top shot blockers
Sam Clancy, USC
Melvin Ely, Fresno State
Jason Jennings, Arkansas State
Chris Marcus, W. Kentucky
Chris Owens, Texas
ALL-SPORTSCENTER TEAM (PLAYERS)
Players who deserve more publicity
Maurice Baker, Oklahoma State
Sam Clancy, USC
Steve Logan, Cincinnati
Chris Marcus, Western Kentucky
Preston Shumpert, Syracuse
ALL-SPORTSCENTER TEAM (COACHES)
Coaches who need more PR
Stan Joplin, Toledo
Bobby Braswell, Cal State Northridge
Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
Rod Barnes, Mississippi
Bobby Lutz, Charlotte
ALL-RIP VAN WINKLE TEAM
Sleeper players
Jermaine Boyette, Weber State
Tarise Bryson, Illinois State
Eric Chatfield, New Mexico
Jobey Thomas, Charlotte
David Webber, Central Michigan
ALL-DUNKERS TEAM
Caron Butler, Connecticut
Brandon Dean, Arkansas
Chris Jeffries, Fresno State
Chris Owens, Texas
Andre Williams, Oklahoma State
ALL-JUCO TEAM
Top junior-college transfers
Marcus Banks, 6-2, G, Dixie State College to UNLV
Darren Tarver, 6-2, G, Wabash Valley College to George Mason
Ebi Ere, 6-5, F, Barton County CC to Oklahoma
Marcus Hatten, 6-2, G, Tallahassee CC to St. John's
Chris Massie, 6-9, F, Oxnard College to Memphis
ALL-MARCO POLO TEAM
Top transfers
Tony Bland, Syracuse to San Diego State
Senque Carey, Washington to New Mexico
Dahntay Jones, Rutgers to Duke
Jarvis Hayes, W. Carolina to Georgia
Kevin Henry, New Mexico to Baylor
ALL-STARS OF TOMORROW TEAM
Up-and-coming coaches
Thad Matta, Xavier
Jason Rabedeaux, UTEP
Dennis Felton, Western Kentucky
Greg White, Marshall
Jay Smith, Central Michigan
ALL-CAWOOD LEDFORD TEAM
Top radio broadcasters
Joe D'Ambrosio, Connecticut
Bob Davis, Kansas
Gene Deckerhoff, Florida St.
Wes Durham, Georgia Tech
Woody Durham, North Carolina
Max Falkenstien, Kansas
Don Fischer, Indiana
Ralph Hacker, Kentucky
Bob Harris, Duke
Johnny Holliday, Maryland
Mick Hubert, Florida
Bob Kesling, Tennessee
Bob Murphy, Stanford
Jim Phillips, Clemson
Chris Roberts, UCLA
Jim Turpin, Illinois
ALL-SCRIBES TEAM
Top college basketball writers
Rick Bozich, Louisville Journal-Courier
A.J. Carr, Raleigh News and Observer
Frank Dascenzo, Durham Herald Sun
Ken Davis, Hartford Courant
Seth Davis, CNN-SI
Mike DeCourcy, The Sporting News
Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times
Al Featherston, Durham Herald Sun
Andy Katz, ESPN.com
Malcolm Moran, USA Today
Jim O'Connell, Associated Press
Steve Rivera, Tucson Citizen
Lenn Robbins, New York Post
Caulton Tudor, Raleigh News and Observer
Dick "Hoops" Weiss, New York Daily News
OTHER LISTS...
MOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
UCLA -- 11
Kentucky -- 7
Indiana -- 5
Duke -- 3
North Carolina -- 3
MOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AS A COACH
John Wooden -- 10
Adolph Rupp -- 4
Bob Knight -- 3
Mike Krzyzewski -- 3
MOST WINS IN FINAL FOUR GAMES
John Wooden -- 21
Mike Krzyzewski -- 10
Adolph Rupp -- 9
Dean Smith -- 8
DIVISION I COACHING CHANGES
2001 -- 47
2000 -- 55
1999 -- 45
1998 -- 63
1997 -- 52
SUPER SIX RECRUITING CLASSES for 2001
Florida
UCLA
Arizona
Syracuse
Michigan State
N.C. State
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