The 2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in college basketball during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Big 12 Conference. The team was led by Sherri Coale in her sixth season as head coach of the Sooners. Oklahoma posted a 32–4 overall record and a 14–2 conference record. The Sooners won the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament championships. The Sooners advanced to the 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and lost to UConn in the national title game.[2][3]
| 2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball | |
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Big 12 Conference Champion | |
NCAA tournament Runner-up | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 32–4 (14–2 Big 12) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Bo Overton |
| Home arena | Lloyd Noble Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Oklahoma † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Baylor | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Colorado | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Kansas State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Texas | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Iowa State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2002 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| November 11, 2001* | No. 4 | vs. No. 11 Purdue State Farm Tip-Off Classic | W 80–75 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | ||||||
| November 17, 2001* | No. 4 | vs. Oral Roberts Bertha Teague Classic | W 73–38 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||||||
| November 18, 2001* | No. 4 | vs. Tulsa Bertha Teague Classic | W 75–52 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||||||
| November 23, 2001* | No. 3 | vs. Butler UTSA Tournament | W 90–44 | 4–0 | Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas | ||||||
| November 24, 2001* | No. 3 | North Texas UTSA Tournament | W 83–68 | 5–0 | Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas | ||||||
| November 27, 2001* | No. 3 | TCU | W 76–60 | 6–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| November 29, 2001* | No. 3 | Wichita State | W 89–68 | 7–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| December 5, 2001* | No. 3 | at SMU | W 91–70 | 8–0 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas | ||||||
| December 8, 2001* | No. 3 | Montana State | W 86–62 | 9–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| December 16, 2001* | No. 3 | Illinois Big 12/Big Ten Challenge | W 91–69 | 10–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| December 22, 2001* | No. 3 | at No. 1 UConn | L 72–86 | 10–1 | XL Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| January 2, 2002 | No. 3 | No. 16 Colorado | W 78–67 | 11–1 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| January 5, 2002 | No. 3 | at No. 9 Texas Tech | W 80–68 | 12–1 (2–0) | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas | ||||||
| January 9, 2002 | No. 3 | Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | W 65–48 | 13–1 (3–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| January 12, 2002 | No. 3 | No. 12 Baylor | W 82–73 | 14–1 (4–0) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas | ||||||
| January 15, 2002 | No. 3 | No. 9 Iowa State | L 66–82 | 14–2 (4–1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa | ||||||
| January 19, 2002 | No. 3 | No. 12 Texas | W 89–69 | 15–2 (5–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| January 26, 2002 | No. 4 | at Texas A&M | W 72–40 | 16–2 (6–1) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas | ||||||
| January 29, 2002 | No. 4 | at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | W 66–58 | 17–2 (7–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||||||
| February 2, 2002 | No. 4 | Kansas | W 79–57 | 18–2 (8–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| February 5, 2002 | No. 4 | No. 10 Baylor | W 69–60 | 19–2 (9–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| February 9, 2002 | No. 4 | at Texas A&M | W 67–51 | 20–2 (10–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| February 13, 2002 | No. 4 | No. 12 Kansas State | W 76–68 | 21–2 (11–1) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas | ||||||
| February 16, 2002 | No. 4 | Nebraska | W 81–47 | 22–2 (12–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| February 19, 2002 | No. 3 | at No. 12 Texas | L 62–68 OT | 12–3 (12–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | ||||||
| February 23, 2002 | No. 3 | at Missouri | W 90–70 | 23–3 (13–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
| February 27, 2002 | No. 5 | No. 15 Texas Tech | W 75–56 | 24–3 (14–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| Big 12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6, 2002 | (1) No. 4 | vs. (8) Oklahoma State Quarterfinal, Bedlam Series | W 87–56 | 25–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| March 7, 2002 | (1) No. 4 | vs. (4) No. 13 Kansas State Semifinal | W 69–49 | 26–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| March 9, 2002 | (1) No. 4 | vs. (2) No. 17 Baylor Championship | W 84–69 | 27–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 16, 2002 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (16) Hartford First Round | W 84–52 | 28–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| March 18, 2002 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (9) Villanova Second Round | W 66–53 | 29–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
| March 23, 2002 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (4 W) No. 12 Texas Tech Sweet Sixteen | W 72–62 | 30–3 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho | ||||||
| March 25, 2002 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (3 W) No. 17 Colorado Elite Eight | W 94–60 | 31–3 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho | ||||||
| March 29, 2002 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (1 E) No. 3 Duke Final Four | W 86–71 | 32–3 | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas | ||||||
| March 31, 2002 | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (1 ME) No. 1 UConn National championship | L 70–82 | 32–4 | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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