2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Weber and played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 14–4 in MVC play to finish tied for first place. They lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament to Creighton, but still received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. The Salukis upset Texas Tech and Georgia to reach the Sweet Sixteen, but fell to Connecticut in the regional semifinal round.

2001–02 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record28–8 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSIU Arena
2001–02 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Illinois144 .778288  .778
Creighton144 .778239  .719
Illinois State126 .6671714  .548
Southwest Missouri State117 .6111715  .531
Wichita State99 .5001515  .500
Drake99 .5001415  .483
Northern Iowa810 .4441415  .483
Bradley513 .278920  .310
Indiana State414 .222622  .214
Evansville414 .222721  .250
2002 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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