2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2001–02
Team:	Syracuse Orangemen
Short Conf:	Big East
Record:	23–13
Conf Record:	9–7
Hc Year:	26th
Ac1 Year:	26th
Ac2 Year:	7th
Ac3 Year:	2nd
Champion:	Preseason NIT champions
Tourney Result:	4th Place

The 2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA men's basketball competition in the 2001–02 Division I season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 26th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–13 (9–7) record, while making it to the Final Four round of the NIT tournament. The team was led by senior Preston Shumpert and juniors Kueth Duany and DeShaun Williams. Seniors Billy Celuck, sophomores Jeremy McNeil and James Thues and freshmen Craig Forth and Josh Pace and Hakim Warrick were also major contributors.

Roster

Preston Shumpert (20.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg)
DeShaun Williams (15.9 ppg, 4.1 apg)
Kueth Duany (12.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg)
Hakim Warrick (6.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg)
James Thues (5.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg)
Craig Forth (4.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
Josh Pace (4.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg)
Jeremy McNeil (3.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
Billy Celuck (1.9, 2.0 rpg)

Developments

Syracuse defeated Wake Forest to capture the Preseason NIT Championship.^[1]
Although Syracuse was ranked as high as No. 7 at one point, Syracuse would lose 9-of-13 games, and would miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 1996–97 season.^[2]
Syracuse advanced to the NIT Postseason Semifinals, where it lost to South Carolina.^[3]
Shumpert was named to the All-Big East First Team following the season.^[4]
Following the season, guards DeShaun Williams^[5] and James Thues^[6] both left the team. Williams transferred to Iona while Thues left for Detroit.

Notes and References

News: COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PRESEASON N.I.T NOTEBOOK; Wake Forest in Finals Thanks to a Hot Tip. The New York Times. 23 November 2001. Hermoso. Rafael.
Web site: Syracuse Orangemen Basketball 2001-2002. orangehoops.org.
http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2002/03/27/Sports/South.Carolina.Beats.Su.Advances.To.Nit.Final-223872.shtml
Web site: ESPN.com - 2002 NBA Draft: Preston Shumpert Draft Bio. www.espn.com.
https://dailyorange.com/2002/08/williams-to-leave-orangemen/ Williams to leave Orangemen – News
Web site: Thues transfers to Detroit Mercy - Sports - The Daily Orange. https://archive.today/20110708222854/http://www.dailyorange.com/2.8655/thues-transfers-to-detroit-mercy-1.1251982. dead. 2011-07-08. 2021-12-09.