The 2001–02 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the

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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

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, losing to the

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in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

Starting lineup

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(Fr.), Point Guard

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(Sr.), Shooting Guard

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(Jr.), Small Forward

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(Sr.), Power Forward Dan Gadzuric (Sr.), Center

Bench

T. J. Cummings (So.) Rico Hines (Sr.) John Hoffart (So.) Josiah Johnson (Fr.) Andre Patterson (Fr.) Dijon Thompson (Fr.) Ryan Walcott (Fr.)

Awards And Honors

* Jason Kapono ** AP Honorable-Mention All-American ** First-Team All-Pac-10 ** First-Team

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All-District 9. ** First-Team NABC All-District 15. **

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Finalist ** Team Co-Most Valuable Player * Dan Gadzuric ** Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 ** Team Co-Most Valuable Player * Cedric Bozeman ** Honorable-Mention Pac-10 All-Freshman Team * Matt Barnes ** Second-Team NABC All-District 15. ** Team Co-Most Valuable Player * Billy Knight ** Team Co-Most Valuable Player

Schedule

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References

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UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons

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