2001–02 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 2001–02 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ron Ganulin, who was in his eleventh year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981.


2001–02 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished the season at 18–11 overall and 13–7 in conference play. They won in the NEC quarterfinals against Monmouth, 71–61, and lost to Central Connecticut State in the semifinals, 54–58.


2001–02 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
Against Central Connecticut on December 3, 2001, Bronski Dockery shot 100% from the three-point line, going 7 for 7, which is tied for the NCAA record.


2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
The 2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his fourth year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called Alumni Hall, and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


2001–02 St. Louis Blues season
The 2001–02 St. Louis Blues season was the 35th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 43 wins, 27 losses, 8 ties and 4 overtime losses, enough for 98 points. The Blues qualified for the playoffs for the 23rd consecutive season, and defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, four games to one, in the Western Conference Quarterfinals before losing the Western Conference Semifinals to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings, also in five games.


2001–02 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2001–02 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2001–02 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


2001–02 St. Louis Blues season, Transactions
May 5, 2001: Greg Davis was signed as a free agent.


2001–02 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2001–02 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 12–6 conference record, 20–10 overall. The Cardinal competed in the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to Kansas in the Second round.


2001–02 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll


2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Stockport County competed in the Football League First Division.


2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season, Season summary
The 2001–02 season turned out to be the Stockport's worst ever season at the time. With Stockport already bottom of the league, a 4–0 home defeat to Millwall saw manager Kilner sacked. Shortly after he was replaced with former England international Carlton Palmer. A 2–1 win over Norwich gave them some hope, but Stockport then went on to lose 11 matches in a row, another unwanted club record. The Hatters picked up just 3 more wins during the rest of the season (one of these being another unforgettable 2–1 victory over Manchester City, having been 1–0 down with just 5 minutes left) finishing the season with just 26 points, going down on 16 March, the quickest post-war relegation.


2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Stockport County F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season
The 2001–02 season was Stoke City's 95th season in the Football League and the eighth in the third tier.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season
After two failed attempts to gain promotion via the play-offs the pressure was now on Gudjon Thordarson to achieve automatic promotion. Graham Kavanagh was sold for £1 million as well as fan favourite Peter Thorne to Cardiff City and with the money raised Stoke went out and brought some useful additions. After a slow start City went on a 10 match unbeaten run which was brought to a halt by Wigan in November. In January Stoke lost their form and fell away from automatic promotion places and it became clear that it would be the play-offs again for Stoke.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season
And it was Cardiff who were Stoke's opponents with the first leg ending in a 2–1 win for the "Bluebirds" and it seemed that in the second leg Cardiff would hold on for a goalless draw but two very late goals gave Stoke a famous victory and they went to secure promotion by beating Brentford 2–0 in the final. It was not enough however for Gudjon Thordarson to be offered a new contract.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The pressure was now on manager Gudjon Thordarson to finally end Stoke's spell in the Second Division with the owners wanting the club to start progressing through to the Premiership. First task Gudjon did was to sell key midfielder Graham Kavanagh to big spending Cardiff City for £1 million and with that money he brought in six new players, defender Peter Handyside from Grimsby Town who was made captain, goalkeeper Neil Cutler, Belarusian defender Sergei Shtanyuk, Belgian midfielder Jurgen Vandeurzen, David Rowson from Aberdeen and most impressively former Dutch international Peter Hoekstra.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The season didn't get off the best of starts with Stoke losing 1–0 away at Queens Park Rangers but two wins over Northampton and Cambridge kick started Stoke's season. Stoke then drew 1–1 at home to Huddersfield Town with Peter Thorne scoring a 90th-minute equaliser, it proved to be his last act in a Stoke shirt as he left to join Kavanagh at Cardiff. With Stoke's main goal threat sold supporters questioned where the goals would come from, thankfully for Stoke they would be spread across the side.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
After the departure of Thorne Stoke went on a fine run of results going 10 matches unbeaten putting them firmly in the hunt for automatic promotion but the run was ended by a thumping 6–1 defeat at Wigan Athletic. Stoke recovered well beating Wycombe Wanderers 5–1 but just three wins in 14 saw Stoke's grip on the top two loosen. Matters were not helped when Souleymane Oularé brought into replace Thorne suffered a life-threatening blood clot after just one appearance. With automatic promotion looking unlikely due to the form of Brighton & Hove Albion and Reading, Stoke concentrated on cementing their position in the play-offs and that's what they managed finishing the season in 5th position.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Their opponents in the play-offs were Cardiff City and the first leg at the Britannia Stadium didn't go well for Stoke with Leo Fortune-West and Robert Earnshaw putting Cardiff 2–0 up, but on loan striker Deon Burton pulled one back for Stoke late on. So Stoke went into the second leg at the notoriously hostile Ninian Park 2–1 down and with both sides missing chances the match was 0–0 after 90 minutes and in the final minute of injury time James O'Connor scored to send the match into extra time.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
And Stoke scored again via an O'Connor shot which deflected in of Souleymane Oularé to give Stoke the most dramatic victory. The final against Brentford was not as dramatic as Stoke won comfortably 2–0 thanks to goals from Deon Burton and an own goal from Ben Burgess. So with Stoke celebrating a return to the second tier after a longer than hoped spell in the third tier the feeling around the club was good with hopes that it could be the start of a return to the top flight. However, despite finally achieving promotion via the play-offs at the third attempt manager Gudjon Thordarson's contract was not renewed.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
After avoiding potential upsets against non-league Lewes and Third Division Halifax Town Stoke were handed a third round tie against Everton. The "Toffees" won a close match 1–0 thanks to an Alan Stubbs free-kick in front of a capacity crowd of 28,218.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Stoke lost to Oldham Athletic in the first round via a penalty shoot-out.


2001–02 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Trophy
With priorities on gaining promotion Gudjon decided to play a second string side against Blackpool giving debuts to some of the club's best academy players most notably Andy Wilkinson. They gave a decent account of themselves losing 3–2.


2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season
During the 2001–02 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League.


2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Season summary
In the 2001–02 season, despite standing 9th on Boxing Day 2001, Sunderland narrowly avoided relegation. They were the lowest scoring team in the Premier League, with  29 goals, ending the season in 17th place and being knocked out of both English Cup competitions in their first rounds.


2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Players, Reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Sunshine Tour
The 2001–02 Sunshine Tour was the second season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region.


2001–02 Sunshine Tour
There were 22 official events on the schedule. This was an decrease of one from the previous year, but there was a significant change in the list of tournaments.


2001–02 Sunshine Tour
There were eight tournaments from the previous season that were eliminated or not played:


2001–02 Sunshine Tour
The tour was based predominantly in South Africa, with 17 of the 22 official tournaments being held in the country. One event each was held in Botswana, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe and two in Zambia. Two events, the Dunhill Championship and the South African Airways Open were co-sanctioned by the European Tour.


2001–02 Sunshine Tour, Schedule
The table below shows schedule of events for the 2001–02 Sunshine Tour. As usual, the tour consisted of two distinct parts, commonly referred to as the "Summer Swing" and "Winter Swing". Tournaments held during the Summer Swing generally had much higher prize funds, attracted stronger fields, and were the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points.


2001–02 Sunshine Tour, Schedule
Prize funds shown did not count directly towards the Order of Merit. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of official money Sunshine Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Sunshine Tour members.


2001–02 Superliga Femenina
The 2001–02 Superliga Femenina season was the 14th edition of the top category of the Spanish women's football championship, and the first one under such name. Marking the reunification of the league six years after the dissolution of the old División de Honor, it was contested by eleven teams and it ran from 23 September 2001 to 5 May 2002.


2001–02 Superliga Femenina
Defending champion Levante won its third title with a 6 points advantage over CF Puebla. RCD Espanyol and CE Sabadell followed in the table at 14 and 15 points from the second position. There were no relegations following the end of the season.


2001–02 Sussex County Football League
The 2001–02 Sussex County Football League season was the 77th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


2001–02 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


2001–02 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.


2001–02 Sussex County Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2001–02 Swansea City A.F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Swansea City competed in the Third Division.


2001–02 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Season summary
In July, the club was sold to managing director Mike Lewis for £15,000,000,000. Lewis subsequently sold on his stake to a consortium of Australian businessmen behind the Brisbane Lions AFL team, fronted by Tony Petty. Seven players were sacked and eight others saw their contracts terminated, angering supporters. Sanctions were threatened by the Football League, with a rival consortium headed by ex-player Mel Nurse seeking to buy out the new owners. During this period, manager John Hollins was sacked after a poor start to the season, and Colin Addison took over as manager. The turmoil led to the creation of the Swansea City Supporters' Trust, which sought to save the club and ultimately guarantee supporter representation on the club's board.


2001–02 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Season summary
The Petty group sold its stake in January 2002 after a bitter stand-off with the Nurse consortium, which was supported by the majority of the club's fans. Jim Moore and Mel Griffin, previously rescuers of Hull City, stepped into the breach and persuaded Petty to sell to them (as he had promised to bankrupt the club & make it extinct rather than sell to Nurse). From there Moore became chairman for three weeks, giving the Nurse consortium time to organize its finances. Having successfully reorganized the finances of Hull City, both Moore and Griffin were believers in clubs belonging in the hands of local people, and so, believing Nurse's group were best for the Swans, the two sold the club to Nurse's consortium for £1.


2001–02 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Season summary
Despite problems off the pitch, the team had managed a mid-table position, but lack of funds led to Addison's dismissal in early March, and under caretakers Nick Cusack and Roger Freestone the club slumped to a 20th placed-finish.


2001–02 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Kit
Swansea City's kit was manufactured by Bergoni and sponsored by The Travel House.


2001–02 Swansea City A.F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Swansea City A.F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Swedish Figure Skating Championships
The 2001–02 Swedish Figure Skating Championships were held in Växjö from January 11 through 13, 2001. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles, with the results among the selection criteria for the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 2002 World Championships, the 2002 European Championships, and the 2002 World Junior Championships.


2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season
The 2001–02 season was Swindon Town's second season in the Division Two since their relegation from the second tier of English football in 2000. Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town will also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season, Nationwide League Division Two
Brighton earned a second successive championship, despite the loss of manager Micky Adams early in the season - however, they would also have to cope with the loss of replacement manager Peter Taylor after the season ended. Reading earned the runners-up spot after four seasons in Division Two, and the play-offs were won by Stoke City who, despite this success, sacked manager Gudjon Thordarson immediately afterwards (leaving Reading in the odd position of being the only top six side to start the 2002–03 season with the same manager that they had at the start of the 2001–02 season).


2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season, Nationwide League Division Two
QPR came out of administration at the end of a season where they finished a respectable eighth in their first campaign at this level since the 1960s, featuring in the race for a playoff place until the penultimate game of the season. Wigan Athletic finished a disappointing 10th after successive playoff appearances, but kept faith in manager Paul Jewell to deliver promotion in his second season at the helm.


2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season, Nationwide League Division Two
Cambridge United were cut adrift early in the season, and never looked to have much chance of surviving. Long-time Division Two members Wrexham never recovered from a bad start, and also went down. Bury suffered a financial crisis off the pitch and the effects of this ultimately affected the team's performance and sent them down to the League's bottom tier. The final relegation spot was filled by Bournemouth.


2001–02 Swindon Town F.C. season, Nationwide League Division Two
Leading goalscorer: Bobby Zamora (Brighton and Hove Albion) - 28


2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
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.


2001–02 Süper Lig
The 2001–02 Süper Lig was the 44th edition of top-flight professional football in Turkey. Galatasaray S.K. became champions for the 15th time. Turkish First Football League was renamed as Turkish Super League in this season.


2001–02 Süper Lig
Turkey climbed from eleventh to seventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2000–01 season, that means the league has gained additional two spots for the UEFA Cup and for the first time, the champions will now enter the group stage of the UEFA Champions League instead of having to compete in the qualifying rounds.


2001–02 Süper Lig
After beating cup winners Kocaelispor 4–0 at home last week, Denizlispor qualified for the first time to the UEFA Cup in their history.


2001–02 TBHSL season
The 2001–02 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League season was the 10th season of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the top level of ice hockey in Turkey. Nine teams participated in the league.


2001–02 Taiwanese local elections
Local elections were held in Taiwan on 1 December 2001 to elect magistrates of counties and mayors of cities, on 26 January 2002 to elect councillors in county/city councils and mayors of townships and cities, on 8 June 2002 to elect representatives in township/city councils and village chiefs (all except in Taipei City), and on 7 December 2002 to elect mayors and councillors of special municipalities.


2001–02 Taiwanese local elections, Mayor elections in special municipalities
The election was administered directly under the central government of Taiwan. Mayor candidates for the Kuomintang were elected in Taipei, while candidates for the Democratic Progressive Party were elected in Kaohsiung.


2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's tenth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).


2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Playoffs
The Lightning failed to make it to the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.


2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Draft picks
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2001–02 Taça de Portugal
The 2001–02 Taça de Portugal was the 62nd edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 2001–02 Taça de Portugal began on 2 September 2001. The final was played on 12 May 2002 at the Estádio Nacional.


2001–02 Taça de Portugal
Porto were the previous holders, having defeated Marítimo 2–0 in the previous season's final. Defending champions Porto were eliminated in the quarter finals by Braga. Sporting CP defeated Leixões, 1–0 in the final to win their thirteenth Taça de Portugal. As a result of Sporting CP winning both the league and cup in the same season, cup finalists Leixões would play the Leões in the 2002 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.


2001–02 Taça de Portugal, First round
For the first round draw, teams were drawn against each other in accordance to their geographical location. The draw was split up into four sections: teams from the north, the center, the south and the Azores region. All first round cup ties were played on the 2 September. Ties which ended in a draw were replayed on the 12 September. Due to the odd number of teams at this stage of the competition, Guadalupe progressed to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition. The first round of the cup saw teams from the Terceira Divisão (IV) start the competition alongside some teams who registered to participate in the cup from the Portuguese District Leagues (V).


2001–02 Taça de Portugal, Second round
For the second round draw, teams were drawn against each other in accordance to their geographical location. The draw was split up into three sections: teams from the north, the center and the south. The draw for the second round was made on the 18 September, with the ties being played between the 6–7 October. Ties which ended in a draw were replayed on the 17 October. Caçadores das Taipas' tie against Marco was played at a later date due to a scheduling conflict. Due to the odd number of teams at this stage of the competition, Imortal progressed to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition. The second round saw teams from the Portuguese Second Division (III) enter the competition.


2001–02 Taça de Portugal, Third round
The draw for the third round was made on the 16 October, with the ties being played between the 31 October and the 11 November. Ties which ended in a draw were replayed on the 7–11 November. The third round saw teams from the Liga de Honra (II) enter the competition.


2001–02 Taça de Portugal, Fourth round
Ties were played on the 16–18 November. Ties which ended in a draw were replayed between the 28 November and the 5 December. Due to the odd number of teams at this stage of the competition, Vitória de Guimarães progressed to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition. The fourth round saw teams from the Primeira Liga (I) enter the competition.


2001–02 Taça de Portugal, Fifth round
Ties were played on the 5–12 December. Ties which ended in a draw were replayed on the 18–19 December.


2001–02 Taça de Portugal, Sixth round
Ties were played between the 28–29 December to the 9 January. Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Leixões qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.


2001–02 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach John Chaney in his 21st year. The Owls played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season  19–15, 12–4 in A-10 play. The Owls were invited to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament where they went 4-1 making the semifinals and winning the 3rd place consolation game.


2001–02 Terceira Divisão
The 2001–02 Terceira Divisão season was the 52nd season of the competition and the 12th season of recognised fourth-tier football in Portugal.


2001–02 Terceira Divisão, Overview
The league was contested by 117 teams in 7 divisions of 10 to 18 teams.


2001–02 Tercera División
In the 2001–02 season, the Tercera División – the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system – consisted of 17 groups each of 20 teams.


2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
The 2001–02 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Knight, his first year with the team. Knight replaced James Dickey, who was fired after four consecutive losing seasons while Texas Tech was under NCAA probation. The Red Raiders played their home games in the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas.


2001–02 Thai League
The 2001-02 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom three clubs would be relegated and three teams promoted from the Thailand Division 1 League.


2001–02 Thai League
Champions BEC Tero Sasana would enter edition the next edition of the AFC Champions League. The league was restructured, to be played between October 2001 and April 2002.


2001–02 Thai League
The league was also known as the GSM Thai League.


2001–02 Thai League, Season notes
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration withdrew from the league due to a lack of money. Rattana Bundit was formed off the back of BMA and took their place in the Premier League. This was the second season running that a club would withdraw following on from Thai Farmers Bank


2001–02 Thai League, Queen's Cup
Osotsapa won their first Queen's Cup trophy. This was the 29th edition to be played.


2001–02 Thai League, Champions
The league champion was BEC Tero Sasana. It was the team's second title.


2001–02 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team
The 2001–02 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth head coach Pat Dennis and played their home games at McAlister Field House. They were a member of the South Division of the Southern Conference.


2001–02 Top 16 season
The 2001-02 Top 16 season was the top level of French club rugby in 2001-02. The competition was played by 16 team. In the first phase, two pool of 8 was Played. The first 4 of each pool was admitted to the "top 8", the tournament for the title, the other to a relegation tournament.


2001–02 Top 16 season
Biarritz won his third title, the first from 1939, beating Agen in the final


2001–02 Top 16 season, First round
(3 point for victories, 2 point for drawn, 1 point for losses)


2001–02 Top 16 season, Relegation Pool
The teams sum  to the point obtained in the first round, the point obtained in the matches played with the 4 team from other group (hone and away).


2001–02 Torino Calcio season
Torino Calcio had a solid season, in which it earned a new contract as a newcomer. The most appreciated player in the squad was right-winger Antonino Asta, who got a late breakthrough at the age of 31, and proved to be the key player as the club stayed above the drop zone by just four points. Marco Ferrante returned from Inter, and scored ten goals, a career best for the experienced striker. The squad also featured the highly rated Swedish striker Yksel Osmanovski, a very young future Italian national team striker in Fabio Quagliarella, and the Turin legend, defender Stefano Fattori.


2001–02 Torneo Argentino A
The 2001–02 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the seventh season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 19 teams competed; the champion was promoted to Primera B Nacional.


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 85th season as a franchise, and the 75th season as the Maple Leafs. They finished second in the Northeast Division with a record of 43–25–10–4 for 100 points. Qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they downed the New York Islanders in seven games in the Conference Quarter-finals and the Ottawa Senators in seven games in the Conference Semi-finals. However, their luck ran out in the Conference Finals, as they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in six games.


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Leafs captain Mats Sundin ranked fourth in the NHL in scoring, with 80 points. Head Coach Pat Quinn and goaltender Curtis Joseph were members of the gold medal-winning  Canadian ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. After defeating the New York Islanders in the first round and Ottawa Senators in the second round, both in seven games, they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Finals in six games.


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season.


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks
Toronto's picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise, Florida.


2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Miscellaneous
In 2010, the Toronto Maple Leafs were named the 22nd most hated team in sports history by Sports Illustrated.


2001–02 Toronto Raptors season
The 2001–02 NBA season was the Raptors' 7th season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Raptors acquired All-Star center and 2-time NBA Champion Hakeem Olajuwon from the Houston Rockets. Throughout the season, All-Star guard Vince Carter struggled with a left knee injury, and only managed to play 60 games. Despite the injury, Carter averaged 24.7 points per game and was still voted to play in the All-Star Game for the third consecutive year, but he did not play due to injury. The Raptors played solid basketball with a 29–21 record at the All-Star break. However, the team then suffered a 13-game losing streak, losing 17 of their next 18 games. They would then post a nine-game winning streak between March and April, winning 12 of their final 14 games of the season.


2001–02 Toronto Raptors season
Despite losing their team captain for the rest of the season and the playoffs, the Raptors finished with a 42–40 record, and finished third place in the Central Division, which allowed them to clinch a playoff spot behind the efforts of their other team captain Antonio Davis, who averaged 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. Second-year forward Morris Peterson showed improvement averaging 14.0 points per game. Toronto's season ended in the Eastern Conference First Round with a defeat to the Detroit Pistons in five hard-fought games. Following the season, Chris Childs re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the New Jersey Nets, Keon Clark signed with the Sacramento Kings, Tracy Murray was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Olajuwon and three-point specialist Dell Curry both retired.


2001–02 Toto Cup Al
The 2001–02 Toto Cup Al was the 18th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction. This was the 3rd edition to be played with clubs of both Israeli Permier League and Liga Leumit clubs.


2001–02 Toto Cup Al
The competition began on 3 August 2001 and ended on 14 May 2002, with Hapoel Tel Aviv beating F.C. Ashdod 4–2 in the final.


2001–02 Toto Cup Artzit
The 2001–02 Toto Cup Artzit was the 3rd time the cup was being contested as a competition for the third tier in the Israeli football league system.


2001–02 Toto Cup Artzit
The competition was won by Hapoel Ashkelon, who had beaten Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–0 in the final. Hapoel Ashkelon had previously won the Toto Cup Artzit in 1985, however, at the time Liga Artzit was the second tier of the football league system.


2001–02 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
During the 2001–02 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League.


2001–02 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary
Glenn Hoddle's return to White Hart Lane as manager was seen by many as the revival of Tottenham after many seasons of mediocrity. Spurs reached the Worthington Cup final with Spurs fans hopeful that Hoddle's comeback would result in instant success. However Blackburn Rovers won 2–1, and Tottenham's silverware bid was over. Unremarkable Premiership form ended their UEFA Cup hopes, and they had to settle for ninth place in the final table.


2001–02 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2001–02 Trabzonspor season, Season summary
Trabzonspor finished 14th 2001-02 Süper Lig season which was the worst rank in Trabzonspor history. Only three points above the relegation level. And -11 goal average was also the worst goal average of Trabzonspor in Süper Lig history.


2001–02 Trabzonspor season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Trabzonspor season, European Cup Games
Trabzonspor couldn't qualify to play in any European cup games in 2001-02 season.


2001–02 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2001–02 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season was the 76th season of top-tier football in Tunisia.


2001–02 Turkish Basketball League
The 2001-02 Turkish Basketball League was the 36th season of the top-tier professional basketball league in Turkey. The season started on October 13, 2011. Efes Pilsen won their ninth national championship this season.


2001–02 Turkish Basketball League, Beko Basketball League 2001-02 Play-offs
The 2002 Beko Basketball League Play-offs is the final phase of the 2001-2002 regular season.


2001–02 Turkish Basketball League, Beko Basketball League 2001-02 Play-offs
First round, Quarterfinal and Semifinal series are 5-match series. The teams reaches the first 3 wins is through to the next round. The team which has won both regular season matchups starts with a 1-0 lead to the series. If teams split up the regular season meetings, series starts with a 1-1 draw.


2001–02 Turkish Basketball League, Beko Basketball League 2001-02 Play-offs
Final series are 7-match series and the team reaches first 4 wins is the champion of the Beko Basketball League.


2001–02 Turkish Cup
The 2001–02 Turkish Cup was the 43rd edition of the annual tournament that determined the association football Super League (Süper Lig) Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) champion under the auspices of the Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu; TFF). Kocaelispor successfully contested Beşiktaş by 4-0 in the final. The results of the tournament also determined which clubs would be promoted or relegated.


2001–02 UAE Football League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Al Ain FC won the championship.


2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 5th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.


2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play. The anteaters won their first regular season conference title in school history and their 25 wins were a school record.


2001–02 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 2001–02 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 6th in the conference and lost in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament to the California Golden Bears. The Bruins competed in the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to the Missouri Tigers in the sweet sixteen.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League
The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the 47th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the 10th since its rebranding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title. The final's winning goal was scored by Zinedine Zidane, with a left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area into the top left corner.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen eliminated all three English teams on their way to the final: Arsenal in the second group stage, followed by Liverpool in the quarter-finals and Manchester United in the semi-final.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was the tournament's top scorer, scoring 10 goals from the first group stage through to the semi-final.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 72 teams participated in the 2001–02 Champions League, from 48 of 51 UEFA associations. Liechtenstein (who don't have their own league) as well as lowest-ranked associations (Andorra and San Marino) were not admitted.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League:


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Countries are allocated places according to their 2000 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1995–96 to 1999–2000.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the title holders (Bayern Munich) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, the group stage spot reserved for the title holders was vacated. The following changes to the default access list are made:


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Participants
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
* The second leg finished 4–0 to Maccabi Haifa but was awarded 0–3 against them for fielding a suspended player.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
* The annulled game 22 August 2001 Tirol Innsbruck - Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 () (). Appointed replay game 8 September 2001.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, First group stage
16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the second group stage, and the third placed team in each group advance to the Third Round of the UEFA Cup.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, First group stage
Celtic, Lille, Liverpool, Lokomotiv Moscow, Mallorca, Roma and Schalke 04 made their debut in the group stage.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Second group stage
Eight winners and eight runners-up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams each, each containing two group winners and two runners-up. Teams from the same country or from the same first round group could not be drawn together. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 April 2002.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2002.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Knockout stage, Final
The final was played on 15 May 2002 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Statistics
The top scorers and assists from the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows:


2001–02 UEFA Champions League group stage
The group stage of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the first stage of the competition proper, following the qualifying phase. 16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. Play began on 11 September 2001 and ended on 31 October 2001, when the top two teams in each group advanced to the second group stage, and the third-placed team in each group dropped down to the Third Round of the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League group stage
Due to the September 11 attacks, matches scheduled to take place on 12 September were postponed until 10 October. Matches scheduled on the day of the attacks went ahead with a minute's silence taking place before kick-off.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients. Clubs from the same association were split between groups A–D and E–H, ensuring that they not play on the same day if possible.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League began on 2 April 2002 and ended on 15 May 2002 with the final at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 April 2002.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2002.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
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2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League began on 11 July 2001. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 22 June 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding
Levski Sofia Skonto Torpedo Kutaisi Haka KR Reykjavík Bohemians Slavia Mozyr  Sheriff Tiraspol FBK Kaunas Barry Town


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding
Sloga Jugomagnat  Levadia Maardu Araks Ararat Shamkir Valletta Linfield Željezničar Sarajevo F91 Dudelange VB Vágur  Vllaznia Shkodër


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 22 June 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Red Star Belgrade Copenhagen Wisła Kraków Halmstad Inter Bratislava Maccabi Haifa Hajduk Split


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Vllaznia Shkodër Bohemians Slavia Mozyr Sheriff Tiraspol Sloga Jugomagnat Barry Town Ferencváros


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Matches
Haka won 3–1 on aggregate. The second leg originally ended 4–0 to Maccabi Haifa but they were later ruled to have forfeited the match after fielding suspended player Walid Badir; Haka were therefore awarded the second leg 3–0.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 20 July 2001 in Nyon, Switzerland.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Bayer Leverkusen  Dynamo Kyiv  Ajax Lokomotiv Moscow Rosenborg Slavia Prague Anderlecht Rangers


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Panathinaikos Grasshopper  Steaua București Celtic Fenerbahçe Levski Sofia Lille Shakhtar Donetsk


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Red Star Belgrade Copenhagen Tirol Innsbruck Wisła Kraków Halmstad Inter Bratislava Haka Hajduk Split


2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Matches
Lokomotiv Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate. The second leg was annulled and replayed after UEFA admitted a referee mistake as Lokomotiv player was not expelled after receiving two yellow cards.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League second group stage
In the second group stage of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, eight winners and eight runners-up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams, each containing two group winners and two runners-up. Teams from the same country or from the same first round group could not be drawn together. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League second group stage, Seeding
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients and participants' first group stage positions. Four best-ranked group winners were seeded in Pot 1, the remaining four in Pot 2. Group runners-up were seeded to Pots 3 and 4 accordingly.


2001–02 UEFA Champions League second group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:


2001–02 UEFA Cup
The 2001–02 UEFA Cup was won by Feyenoord at their home ground in the final against Borussia Dortmund. It was the second time they won the competition.


2001–02 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation
A total of 145 teams from 51 UEFA associations participated in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. Associations are allocated places according to their 2000 UEFA league coefficient.


2001–02 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup:


2001–02 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation, Redistribution rules
A UEFA Cup place is vacated when a team qualify for both the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, or qualify for the UEFA Cup by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:<


2001–02 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2001–02 UEFA Cup, First round
1 Only one leg was played, in a neutral venue in Warsaw, Poland, due to security concerns in Russia.


2001–02 UEFA Cup, First round
2 PSG won 3–0 because there was a blackout in Bucharest at that time and the match was stopped immediately in favour of the visitors.


2001–02 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
Paris Saint-Germain were awarded a 3–0 victory for the second leg as Rapid București walked out, therefore winning 3–0 on aggregate


2001–02 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate. Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals.


2001–02 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate after only one game was played.


2001–02 UEFA Cup, Quarter-finals, First leg
Match played in GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus after UEFA ruled out any European competition matches to be played in Israel for security reasons.


2001–02 UEFA Futsal Cup
The 2001–02 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 16th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the 1st edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.


2001–02 UEFA Futsal Cup, Knockout stage, Final
The 2002 UEFA Futsal Cup Final was played at 15:00 CEST on 3 March 2002 at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal. Playas de Castellón won the match 5–1.


2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Cup 2001–02 was the first edition of the women's football UEFA European club competition. It took place during the 2001–02 season, from August 2001 to May 2002.


2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup
The competition was won by German Bundesliga side 1. FFC Frankfurt, who beat Sweden's Umeå IK by a score of 2–0, in the single-leg 2002 UEFA Women's Cup Final.


2001–02 UHL season
The 2001–02 United Hockey League season was the 11th season of the United Hockey League (Colonial Hockey League before 1997), a North American minor professional league. 14 teams participated in the regular season and the Muskegon Fury won the league title.


2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
The 2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Wainwright, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).


2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
After finishing atop the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 13 seed in the South region. After upsetting No. 4 seed USC in the opening round, UNC Wilmington lost to eventual National runner-up Indiana in the Round of 32. As of 2021, this is the farthest a UNC Wilmington men's basketball team has advanced in NCAA Tournament play.


2001–02 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
In addition to the school's first NCAA Tournament win and win over a ranked opponent, junior shooting guard Brett Blizzard became the first player in program history to be named CAA Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.


2001–02 USM Alger season
In the 2001–02 season, USM Alger is competing in the National for the 22nd time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the African Cup Winners' Cup and the Algerian Cup.


2001–02 USM Alger season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2001–02 USM Alger season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2001.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 USM Blida season
In the 2001–02 season, in Algerian football, USM Blida is competing in the National 1 for the 17th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2001–02 USM Blida season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2001–02 Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup 2001–02 was the 11th annual edition of Ukraine's football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup. The winner of this competition was Shakhtar Donetsk.


2001–02 Ukrainian Cup, Team allocation, Round and draw dates
All draws held at FFU headquarters (Building of Football) in Kyiv unless stated otherwise.


2001–02 Ukrainian First League
The 2001–02 Ukrainian First League was the eleventh season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by SC Volyn-1 Lutsk. The season started on July 17, 2001, and finished on June 16, 2002.


2001–02 Ukrainian First League, Promotion and relegation, Relegated teams
Two clubs were relegated from the 2000-01 Ukrainian Top League:


2001–02 Ukrainian First League, Promotion and relegation, Teams
In 2001-02 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:


2001–02 Ukrainian First League, Promotion play-off
FC Polissya Zhytomyr failed to obtain a berth in the 2002-03 Top League.


2001–02 Ukrainian Hockey Championship
The 2001–02 Ukrainian Hockey League season was the ninth season of the Ukrainian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Ukraine. 13 teams participated in the league, and HC Berkut won the championship.


2001–02 Ukrainian Second League
The 2001–02 Ukrainian Second League was the 11th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.


2001–02 Ukrainian Second League
The competitions were divided into three groups according to geographical location in the country – A is western Ukraine, B is southern Ukraine and Crimea, and C is eastern Ukraine.


2001–02 Ukrainian Second League
The groups were won respectively by FC Krasyliv, FC Systema-Boreks Borodianka and FC Sumy.


2001–02 Ukrainian Second League, Team changes, Promoted
The following team was promoted from the 2001 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:


2001–02 Umaglesi Liga
The 2001–02 Umaglesi Liga was the thirteenth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 28 July 2001 and ended on 22 May 2002. Torpedo Kutaisi were the defending champions.


2001–02 United Counties League
The 2001–02 United Counties League season was the 95th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


2001–02 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2001–02 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:


2001–02 United States network television schedule
The following is the 2001–02 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2001 through August 2002. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2000–01 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


2001–02 United States network television schedule
From February 8 to 24, 2002, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.


2001–02 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


2001–02 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Impact of the September 11 attacks
During the week of September 11, 2001, the major television networks aired continuous news coverage of the September 11 attacks. The news coverage preempted the networks' primetime schedules between September 11 and September 15, with regular programming resuming on September 16. As a result of the preemptions, the programs that were set to begin airing new seasons in mid-September had their premieres delayed until late September and early October.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Impact of the September 11 attacks
The Amazing Race was the first program to premiere in the 2001–02 season; the show's first season premiered on September 5, but had its second episode postponed from September 12 to September 19 due to the aforementioned news coverage.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Impact of the September 11 attacks
As a result of the scheduling oddities that were necessitated by the news coverage, the 2001–02 season was the second of three instances where the start of the season was delayed due to issues outside of the control of the major television networks; the other instances were the 1988–89 season (due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike) and the 2020–21 season (due to a suspension of television productions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic). The next major disruption to the primetime television schedules of the major television networks would not occur until the 2007–08 season, which was affected by the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Impact of the September 11 attacks
The 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards, which were planned for September 16, were initially postponed to October 7, but news coverage of the United States invasion of Afghanistan prompted the awards to be postponed for a second time; the awards would be eventually held on November 4.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Sunday
NOTE: FOX aired 2 episodes of The Chamber in mid-January 2002. During the fall, Futurama and King of the Hill were preempted by overruns of NFL games. On The WB, Lost in the USA was supposed to air at 7–8, but it was cancelled due to 9/11 problems.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Monday
Note: On ABC, The Runner was supposed to start when ESPN Monday Night Football concludes, but it was cancelled due to production problems.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Tuesday
Note: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Roswell moved to UPN from The WB this season.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Wednesday
NOTES: 1. When ABC announced their 2001 Fall Schedule, originally the plan was for The Job to air after The Drew Carey Show starting in mid-September and NYPD Blue would air in the 10pm ET timeslot after 20/20 Downtown returned to Friday nights in late December. However, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, ABC decided to not air The Job until mid-season because the show was set in New York City. In October, when the sitcom Bob Patterson was not doing well in the ratings on Tuesday nights, they moved the show to the Wednesday 9:30pm ET timeslot and put NYPD Blue in the Tuesday 9pm ET timeslot.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Wednesday
2. That '80s Show premiered midseason on January 23 on Fox in the 8:00pm ET timeslot.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, Friday
NOTE: Fox aired The Chamber on January 25, 2002, after two preview airings on past Sunday nights. The show was cancelled after its Friday night airing.


2001–02 United States network television schedule, By network, The WB
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


2001–02 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 2001–02 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States in operation during that television season covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2001 to August 2002. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2000–01 season.


2001–02 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried some first-run programs.


2001–02 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The September 11 attacks hindered the ability to start airing daytime programming in a timely manner.


2001–02 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night schedules for the four United States broadcast networks that offer programming during this time period, from September 2001 to August 2002. All times are Eastern or Pacific. Affiliates will fill non-network schedule with local, syndicated, or paid programming. Affiliates also have the option to preempt or delay network programming at their discretion.


2001–02 United States network television schedule (late night), Schedule
Note: Politically Incorrect ended on July 5, 2002. Note: Later aired its final episode as Later Presents SCTV on January 2, 2002, with Last Call with Carson Daly taking its place on January 8, 2002. Note: Friday Night ended on May 24, 2002, with Last Call with Carson Daly expanding to five nights a week.


2001–02 Utah Jazz season
The 2001–02 NBA season was the Jazz's 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent John Amaechi. John Stockton continued to set new standards with 15,000 career assists and 3,000 career steals, as Karl Malone scored his 34,000th career point. However, the Jazz began to show their age as they struggled losing four of their first five games, leading to a 6–11 start to the season. They played above .500 for the remainder of the season finishing fourth in the Midwest Division, and eighth in the Western Conference with a 44–38 record. The Jazz also beat the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons above .500, set between 1976–77 and 1991–92.


2001–02 Utah Jazz season
Malone averaged 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to visiting his sick mother back home in Louisiana. Stockton provided the team with 13.4 points, 8.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while rookie forward Andre Kirilenko from Russia averaged 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz lost in four games to the Sacramento Kings. Following the season, Bryon Russell signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards, Donyell Marshall signed with the Chicago Bulls, and John Starks and John Crotty both retired.


2001–02 Utah Jazz season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


2001–02 V-League
The 2010 V-League season was the 46th season of Vietnam's professional football league.


2001–02 V-League
The bottom side at the end of the season get relegated. The side that finishes 2ND from bottom enters an end of season play-off match against the 2nd Division's 2nd placed side.


2001–02 Valencia CF season
Valencia CF won their first La Liga título durante más de 30 años, en la primera temporada con el nuevo entrenador Rafael Benítez. The Tenerife recruit had a tough start to his job, with several dropped points and a midfield slot in the beginning of the season, culminating in a disqualification from Copa del Rey for fielding too many non-EU players. Benítez was reported to be near the sack before an away game against Espanyol.


2001–02 Valencia CF season
With Valencia trailing 2-0 at halftime, the resurgence of the team in the second half allowed the inexperienced coach to keep the job, and it got to be a starting point for a winning streak that eventually saw Valencia claiming the entire league, despite taking only 75 points and scoring a mere 51 goals.


2001–02 Valencia CF season
With the attacking play not flowing as previously, the all-conquering defence improved further, conceding only 29 goals, much thanks to keeper Santiago Cañizares and centre halves Mauricio Pellegrino and Roberto Ayala. Defensively minded midfielder Rubén Baraja happened to be the club top scorer with a mere seven goals, forming an effective protecting block with David Albelda.


2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 32nd in the National Hockey League (NHL).


2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
The Canucks led the NHL in scoring, with 254 goals for.


2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2001–02 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 2001–02 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Nacional Táchira.


2001–02 VfB Stuttgart season
VfB Stuttgart had an average season in its first season under Felix Magath. It finished 8th in Bundesliga, qualifying for the Intertoto Cup. The season also saw Stuttgart breaking its transfer record, when the club signed Fernando Meira for € 7.5 million.


2001–02 VfB Stuttgart season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 VfL Bochum season
The 2001–02 VfL Bochum season was the 64th season in club history.


2001–02 VfL Bochum season, Review and events
The VfL Bochum encountered some difficulties signing a new head coach. Bernard Dietz, the head coach of the clubs reserve team, took over as caretaker and served double duty until Peter Neururer was signed on 4 December 2001.


2001–02 VfL Wolfsburg season
VfL Wolfsburg had a solid season, in which it just finished inside the top 10. It scored 57 goals in just 34 games, but also conceded 49, which was too much in order to challenge for European places.


2001–02 VfL Wolfsburg season, Players, First-team squad
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2001–02 VfL Wolfsburg season, Players, Left club during season
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2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Last season
The Cavaliers had a record of 17-12, with a conference record of 7-9. They competed in the 2002 NIT Tournament, where they lost in the first round to South Carolina.


2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team, Schedule
The Nov. 28, 2001 game between Michigan State and Virginia was cancelled with 15:04 in the second half, due to a wet floor at the Richmond Coliseum. When the game was called, Virginia led 31–28. Two days after the game, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage announced that the game would not be finished or restarted.


2001–02 Vyshcha Liha
The 2001–02 Vyshcha Liha season was the 11th since its establishment. FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions.


2001–02 Vyshcha Liha, Teams, Promotions
Note: the 2000–01 Ukrainian First League was won by the second team of Dynamo Kyiv, FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv, which could not be promoted.


2001–02 Vyshcha Liha, League table, European qualifications case
Due to the fact that both finalists of the 2002 Ukrainian Cup Final Dynamo and Shakhtar qualified for the UEFA Champions League, the fourth European competition berth was to be awarded to the best fourth placed team in the league competition. The fourth place with 40 points earned was Metalist Kharkiv, however there were two more teams with the same number of points Metalurh Zaporizhia and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. According to the 2001-02 season regulations the first tie breaker in case of even points were the head-to-head points among the teams that tied.


2001–02 Vyshcha Liha, League table, European qualifications case
Therefore originally Metalist Kharkiv was the main contender to qualify for the European competitions. However, the administration of FC Metalurh Zaporizhia argued the fact that their team head better head-to-head record with both Metalist Kharkiv (2 1-0-1 2-2 with an away goal) and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2 1-0-1 2-1). On 16 June 2002 the FFU Executive Committee came up with its final decision awarding Metalurh Zaporizhia with qualification to European competitions.


2001–02 Vysshaya Liga season
The 2001–02 Vysshaya Liga season was the 10th season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 30 teams participated in the league, and HC CSKA Moscow and HC Sibir Novosibirsk were promoted to the Russian Superleague.


2001–02 WCHL season
The 2001-02 West Coast Hockey League season was the seventh season of the West Coast Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Eight teams participated in the regular season, and the Fresno Falcons were the league champions.


2001–02 WHL season
The 2001–02 WHL season was the 36th season for the Western Hockey League. Nineteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Kootenay Ice won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.


2001–02 WHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


2001–02 WHL season, Regular season, Goaltending leaders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2001–02 WHL season, All-Star game
On January 24, the WHL Eastern All-Stars were defeated by the OHL Western All-Stars 7–2 at Red Deer, Alberta with a crowd of 6,259.


2001–02 WHL season, All-Star game
On February 6, the WHL Western All-Stars defeated the QMJHL Dilio All-Stars 9–4 at Rimouski, Quebec with a crowd of 4,762.


2001–02 WNBL season
The 2001–02 WNBL season was the 22nd season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.


2001–02 Walsall F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Walsall competed in the Football League First Division.


2001–02 Walsall F.C. season, Season summary
After a disappointing start to the 2001–02 season, pressure was piling on Graydon and following an abject performance and 1–0 defeat, against local rivals West Brom, Jeff Bonser dismissed Graydon. His replacement, ex-Wolves manager Colin Lee polarised supporters, but ultimately proved to be a success. The style of football improved and Lee's signings improved the team dramatically. Relegation was avoided thanks to vital away wins against Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United.


2001–02 Walsall F.C. season, Squad
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2001–02 Walsall F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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2001–02 Walsall F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
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2001–02 Washington Capitals season
The 2001–02 Washington Capitals season was the team's 28th season of play. The team finished second in the Southeast, but ninth-overall in the Eastern Conference to miss the playoffs.


2001–02 Washington Capitals season, Regular season
The Caps tied the New Jersey Devils for fewest short-handed goals scored, with just 2.


2001–02 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2001–02 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast


2001–02 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Z –  Clinched Conference; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2001–02 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The Capitals did not make the playoffs, which ended their two season playoff streak.


2001–02 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, eighth in the standings. Last played in 1990, the conference tournament resumed  this season, with eight teams qualifying. Washington drew top seed Oregon in the opening quarterfinal; the teams had split the season series with home wins. At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Huskies led by seven points at the half, but the Ducks dominated the second half and won by 22 points.


2001–02 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Twelve days later, Bender was relieved of his duties by athletic director Barbara Hedges. He was succeeded in early April by alumnus Lorenzo Romar,  the head coach at Saint Louis, who led the Husky program for fifteen seasons.


2001–02 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Graham, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


2001–02 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 6–21 overall in the regular season and 1–17 in conference play, last in the standings.


2001–02 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The conference tournament, last played in 1990, resumed this year, but only the top eight teams qualified.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season
The 2001–02 NBA season was the Wizards' 41st season in the National Basketball Association. This season is most memorable for the return of All-Star guard and six-time champion Michael Jordan, who came out of his second retirement to play for the Wizards. After finishing 19–63 the previous season, the Wizards won the draft lottery and selected high school basketball star Kwame Brown with the first overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season
The team also signed free agent Tyronn Lue, who previously won two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, and acquired rookie center Brendan Haywood from the Orlando Magic, and acquired rookie guard Bobby Simmons from the Seattle SuperSonics. The Wizards hired head coach Doug Collins, who coached Jordan and the Chicago Bulls from 1986 to 1989. Jordan would also reunite with former Dream Team member Christian Laettner from the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season
Under Collins, the Wizards struggled with a 2–9 start to the season posting an 8-game losing streak in November, but then posted a nine-game winning streak in December holding a 26–21 record before the All-Star break. However, they lost 14 of their next 17 games, as Jordan suffered a knee injury and was out for the remainder of the season after 60 games. The Wizards finished the season fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 37–45 record, which was an 18-game improvement.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season
However, they still missed the playoffs even with the help of Jordan, who averaged 22.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. Richard Hamilton finished second on the team in scoring, averaging 20.0 points per game, but only played 63 games due to a groin injury. Brown failed to live up to expectations, only averaging just 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game off the bench.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season
Following the season, Hamilton was traded along with Hubert Davis to the Detroit Pistons, three-point specialist Chris Whitney was traded to the Denver Nuggets, second-year guard Courtney Alexander was dealt to the New Orleans Hornets, Popeye Jones re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, and Tyrone Nesby was released to free agency.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Offseason
During the offseason, the team fired head coach Leonard Hamilton and replaced him with Doug Collins.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Offseason
On July 18, the Wizards signed Tyronn Lue, who would be Chris Whitney's backup during the season. A week later, the team waived forward Michael Smith.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Offseason
On August 1, the Wizards traded Laron Profit and a 2005 1st round draft pick to the Orlando Magic for Brendan Haywood. Haywood would play with the Wizards for almost nine years, until he was traded in February 2010.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Offseason
On September 25, the Wizards signed Michael Jordan. At 38 years old, Jordan would be the team's points-per-game leader during the season. He also led the team in assists per game.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Offseason
On October 8, the Wizards waived small forward Mike Smith.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
After retiring from the Chicago Bulls in early 1999, Michael Jordan became the Washington Wizards' president of basketball operations as well as a minority owner in January 2000. In September 2001, after divesting himself of any ownership of the team due to NBA rules, Jordan came out of retirement at age 38 to play basketball for the Washington Wizards. Jordan stated that he was returning for the love of the game, indicating his intention to donate his salary as a player to a relief effort for the victims of the September 11 attacks.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
Jordan was heading into his return dealing with tendinitis in his wrist and both of his knees, from which he would have fluid drained multiple times throughout the season. In addition, during a pickup game before the season, Ron Artest broke two of Jordan's ribs. The Wizards finished with the third worst record at 19–63 the previous season, their worst season in franchise history, and started the new season with a 2–9 record. However, they would then go on to have a nine-game winning streak and improve their record to 14–12.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
On December 27, in a blowout 81–108 loss to the Indiana Pacers, Jordan scored only 6 points on 20% shooting in 25 minutes, ending his 866-game streak with at least 10 points. This poor performance and reduced minutes led Jordan to question his coach Doug Collins' faith in his abilities, asking him whether he could still play. In the next two games, Jordan scored 51 and 45 points, respectively, to start a four-win streak.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
In the first game against the Charlotte Hornets, Jordan scored 51 points on 55% shooting and added 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals in a 107–90 win. The second game was against the New Jersey Nets, who would go on to be in the 2002 NBA Finals, and Jordan added 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals to 45 points on 50% shooting in a 98–76 win. With these performances, Jordan became the only player in NBA history to score 50 points in three different decades, and at the time he was also the oldest player to score 50 points at 38 years, 315 days.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
After a four-win streak, the Wizards entered a four-loss streak and continued to have a 50% winning pace. At the end of January 2002, Jordan recorded two back-to-back 40-points game, including a game-winning buzzer beater over the Cleveland Cavaliers, resulting in two wins and a 21–20 record.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
Before the All-Star break, Jordan was only one of two players, along with Kobe Bryant, to average more than 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, as he led the Wizards to a 26–21 record, and the only player and oldest to average more than 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists (Tracy McGrady would become the only player to average at least 25–6–5 by the end of the 2001–02 season). In total, Jordan was averaging per game 25.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks on 42.1% shooting. In addition, the Wizards had a winning record of 26–21 and were in playoff contention, as they were seeded 5th on a 5-game win streak and had won 7 out of the latest 8 games.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
In the last game before the All-Star break, Jordan suffered a knee injury in a collision with Etan Thomas on February 7 against the Sacramento Kings. In the 46 games that Jordan played before the injury, he averaged per game 25.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks on 42% shooting.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
Jordan's numbers were also improving as the season went on, as in his last 20 games up to the injury he averaged per game 27.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks on 44% shooting, and in his last 10 games up to the injury he averaged per game 29.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.3 blocks on 47% shooting. Before the injury, Jordan was considered an MVP contender at the age of 38 for what could have been a record-tying 6th MVP award; he would eventually finish 13th in the MVP ballot won by Tim Duncan.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
The Wizards would lose 9 of their next 10 games following Jordan's knee injury. In the Wizards' 26–21 stretch, Richard Hamilton, the best scorer after Jordan, missed 5 weeks of playing time due to a groin injury. Starting with a November 28 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the Wizards were 15–1 in the last 16 games that Jordan and Hamilton played together prior to Jordan's injury on February 7; no team had gone from less than 20 wins to 50 wins or a winning record the following season.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
At the time, the Wizards were on a 45-win pace (46–47 wins if considering the 26–20 record when Jordan played) and could have reached 50 wins had both Jordan and Hamilton stayed healthy throughout the season, even with a slow 2–9 start.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
In addition, the Wizards had the second worst defense in the league in terms of opponents' points allowed per game but with Jordan, the only significant addition to the roster, the Wizard became the sixth best defense, allowing only 92.2 points per game and only 90.0 points per game in the last 35 games before Jordan's injury, further improving to become the third best defense. With both Jordan and Hamilton in the 26–21 stretch, the Wizards had the best defense with 86.3 points allowed per game, 2.4 points less than the best defense throughout the season, the Miami Heat. After Jordan's injury, the Wizards allowed 96.8 points per game, falling to 19th place.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
After the All-Star break, Jordan's knee could not handle the workload of a full-season, as he ended the season on the injured list due to knee soreness. Although Jordan tried to play through the pain and on reduced minutes in the next 4 games and then the next 3, he was not the same and the Wizards went 1–7. Jordan's torn cartilage right knee injury and its aftermath knee soreness and losing streak moved the Wizards away from playoff contention.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
After 14 more games, Jordan had arthroscopic knee surgery and his season ended after only 60 games, the fewest he had played in a regular season since playing 17 games after returning from his first retirement during the 1994–95 season. Jordan started 53 of his 60 games for the season, averaging 24.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and shooting 41.9% from the field in his 53 starts, achieving a 30–30 record and 8 double-doubles. His last seven appearances were in a reserve role, in which he averaged just over 20 minutes per game. After going 26–20


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
(0.565 win%) in the 46 games that Jordan played pre-injury, the Wizards went 11–25 (0.306 win%) in the games that he missed and played after injury, finishing the season with a 37–45 record for 10th place in the East. Still, Jordan had led the Wizards to an 18-win improvement from the previous season.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
The immediate impact of Jordan's presence was seen on the Wizards' popularity and media presence. The team that ranked 18th in NBA home attendance and 26th in road one rose to third and second respectively, selling out every game at the MCI Center and only failing to do so in the three away games following Jordan's injury. Ratings rose on NBC, TNT and foreign cable. Chris Whitney was the only Wizard player to play all 82 games while Popeye Jones, Jordan, and Brendan Haywood had the best average for rebounds, assists, and blocks at 7.3, 5.2, and 1.5, respectively.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Regular season
Jordan also led the team in steals at 1.4 and points at 22.9, with only Hamilton also scoring at least 20 points. Kwame Brown, the number-one draft pick in the 2001 NBA draft, averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. His subpar performance as a first-overall draft pick has led many analysts to label Brown as one of the "biggest busts" in NBA history.


2001–02 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


2001–02 Watford F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League First Division.


2001–02 Watford F.C. season, Season summary
In the 2001–02 season, Gianluca Vialli was named as Taylor's managerial replacement. Vialli made several high-profile signings, and wage bills at the club soared, with Vialli himself earning almost a million pounds a year. However, the season was disappointing, with the club finishing 14th in the division, and Vialli was sacked after only one season, having refused to resign.


2001–02 Watford F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2001–02 Watford F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2001–02 Welsh Alliance League
The 2001–02 Welsh Alliance League is the 18th season of the Welsh Alliance League, which is in the third level of the Welsh football pyramid.


2001–02 Welsh Alliance League
The league consists of thirteen teams and concluded with Amlwch Town as champions and promoted to the Cymru Alliance.


2001–02 Welsh Alliance League, Teams
Llanfairpwll were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the Cymru Alliance.


2001–02 Welsh Alliance League, Teams
Abergele Town and Colwyn Bay YMCA were replaced by Gwynedd League champions, Y Felinheli and Clwyd League champions, Rhydymwyn.


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, 2001-2002 League Table
The top 5 Welsh teams plus Glasgow and Edinburgh qualified for next season's Heineken Cup. At the end of this season Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby left the Scottish-Welsh League; making the 2002-03 a nine team Welsh Premier Division. The bottom side Caerphilly thus avoided regulation.


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, Results
With 11 teams in the league it was impossible to have an even round system where each team played one another in a weekend. (One team would always have to sit out.)


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, Results
The fixture list was instead devised so that teams would fulfil their fixtures in weekend or mid-week slots.


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, Results
The first 4 or 5 rounds for each club were hosted jointly by the Celtic League (dependent on which Celtic League pool those teams were in).


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, Results, Welsh-Scottish and Celtic League fixtures
These rounds counted both for the Welsh-Scottish League and for the Celtic League.


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, Results, Welsh-Scottish and Celtic League fixtures
Pool A of the Celtic League had 8 teams, Pool B had 7 teams in total. Of that, Pool A had 6 Scottish-Welsh teams and Pool B had 5 Scottish-Welsh teams.


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, Results, Welsh-Scottish and Celtic League fixtures
Thus Scottish and Welsh teams of Pool A had 5 matches against one another. Scottish and Welsh teams of Pool B had 4 matches against one another.


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, Results, Welsh-Scottish and Celtic League fixtures, Slot 7
After 7 slots, each team had now played 4 or 5 rounds (depending on whether they were in Celtic League Pool A or B).


2001–02 Welsh-Scottish League, Results, Welsh-Scottish and Celtic League fixtures, Slot 7
The remaining slots and rounds played were purely for the Welsh-Scottish League.


2001–02 Wessex Football League
The 2001–02 Wessex Football League was the 16th season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the second time in their history, and the second consecutive season, were Andover. Runners-up Fleet Town were promoted back to the Southern League at the second attempt, but Swanage Town & Herston finished bottom and were relegated for the second time, the first being in 1996.


2001–02 Wessex Football League
For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Jewson Wessex League.


2001–02 Wessex Football League, League table
The league consisted of one division of 23 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Portsmouth Royal Navy were relegated and one new club joined:


2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
The 2001–02 season was West Bromwich Albion's 106th season in The Football League. The team had lost in the playoff semi-final to Bolton Wanderers in 2000–01, meaning that they would be playing in the Football League First Division for the ninth consecutive season, their 33rd season in total at the second level of English football.


2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
Albion won eight and drew two of their last ten league games and sealed promotion by beating Crystal Palace on the final day of the season. The club's success was built on a solid defence; although only 12th in the division in terms of goals scored, they conceded just 29 times, the fewest goals the club has ever conceded in a league season of 42 or more games. The team kept a club record 27 clean sheets (24 of which were in the league), including 17 1–0 wins (15 in the league).


2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
The £7.5 million East Stand at the club's home ground, The Hawthorns, was completed in time for the start of the season. It replaced the old 'Rainbow Stand', which had been built in 1964.


2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Kit
West Bromwich Albion retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Patrick and sponsored by the West Bromwich Building Society.


2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
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2001–02 West Ham United F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).


2001–02 West Ham United F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2001–02 West Ham United F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2001–02 West Ham United F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
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2001–02 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 2001–02 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 102nd in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


2001–02 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 22 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


2001–02 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
Also, Brierley Hill Town changed name to Brierley & Hagley and Warley Rangers changed name to Smethwick Rangers.


2001–02 Western Football League
The 2001–02 season was the 100th in the history of the Western Football League.


2001–02 Western Football League
The league champions for the sixth time in their history were Bideford, but runners-up Taunton Town took promotion to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Frome Town.


2001–02 Western Football League, Final tables, Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at 20 clubs after Chippenham Town were promoted to the Southern League, Minehead Town were relegated to the First Division, and two clubs joined:


2001–02 Western Football League, Final tables, First Division
The First Division remained at 20 clubs after Team Bath and Keynsham Town were promoted to the Premier Division, Pewsey Vale transferred to the Hellenic League, and three clubs joined:


2001–02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 2001–02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Dennis Felton and All-American Center Chris Marcus. The team won the East Division Championship and the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. One of the highlights of the season was a victory over in-state rival, 4th ranked Kentucky. Marcus missed 17 games this season due to an ankle injury. David Boyden and Derek Robinson were named to the All SBC team. Marcus and Patrick Sparks made the SBC All-Tournament team and Robinson was the tournament MVP.


2001–02 Wichita Thunder season
The 2001–02 Wichita Thunder season was the 10th season of the CHL franchise in Wichita, Kansas.


2001–02 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.


2001–02 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Having finished in the top six for each of the past three season, Wigan suffered something of a slump under former player Paul Jewell, finishing tenth. Jewell spent heavily in the summer in an attempt to build a squad capable of gaining promotion.


2001–02 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Season summary
Defender Arjan de Zeeuw was named Wigan's player of the season for the second season running. At the end of the season, he left on a free transfer to join First Division Portsmouth.


2001–02 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Squad
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2001–02 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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