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

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in the

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. The team finished 6th in the conference and lost in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament to the

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. The Bruins competed in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the

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in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

Starting lineup

Cedric Bozeman (Fr.), Point Guard

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(Sr.), Shooting Guard Jason Kapono (Jr.), Small Forward

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(Sr.), Power Forward

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(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 USBWA 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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