2001 – 02 Connecticut Huskies men 's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2001 – 02 collegiate men 's basketball season . The Huskies completed the season with a 27 – 7 overall record . The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 13 – 3 record , were the regular season champions , and were the 2002 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament champions . They made it to the Elite Eight in the 2002 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament . The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs , Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford , Connecticut , and they were led by sixteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun
2002 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2001–02 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team