2001 – 02 Georgetown Hoyas men 's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2001 – 2002 NCAA Division I basketball season . The Hoyas were coached by Craig Esherick and played most of their home games at the MCI Center in Washington , DC , although they played some home games early in the season at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus . The Hoyas were members of the West Division of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 19-11 , 9-7 in Big East play . They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2002 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament before losing to Miami in overtime . Missing an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament , Georgetown instead received an invitation to play in the 2002 National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) , but declined it and had no postseason play , the first Georgetown men 's basketball team since the 1973-74 season to appear in neither the NCAA Tournament or the NIT
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2001–02 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team