2001-2002 Illinois Fighting Illini

2001-2002 Illinois Fighting Illini Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Robert Archibald Sr PF 6-11 250 Mar 29, 1980 Paisley Scotland Lafayette High School
- Cory Bradford Sr G 6-3 200 Dec 4, 1978 Memphis (TN) United States Raleigh Egypt High School
- Brian Cook Jr PF 6-9 234 Dec 4, 1980 Lincoln (IL) United States Lincoln Community High School
- Blandon Ferguson Jr F 6-3 205 - Oakland (CA) United States St. Joseph Notre Dame High School
- Sean Harrington Jr G 6-3 185 Nov 20, 1980 Bartlett (IL) United States Elgin High School
- Luther Head Fr G 6-3 185 Nov 26, 1982 Chicago (IL) United States Manley Career Academy High School
- Jerrance Howard So G 6-1 200 May 28, 1980 Peoria (IL) United States Peoria Central High School
- Lucas Johnson Sr F 6-8 230 May 3, 1980 Des Plaines (IL) United States Maine West High School
- Damir Krupalija Sr PF 6-9 232 Jun 13, 1979 Rockford (IL) United States Boylan Catholic High School
- Brett Melton So G 6-4 190 May 15, 1981 Champaign (IL) United States Mahomet-Seymour High School
- Roger Powell Fr F 6-6 235 Jan 15, 1983 Joliet (IL) United States Joliet Central High School
- Nick Smith Fr C 7-2 250 Sep 25, 1982 Valrico (FL) United States Bloomingdale High School
- Clayton Thomas So F 6-6 210 Jun 30, 1981 Elgin (IL) United States Larkin High School
- Frankie Williams Jr G 6-3 212 Feb 25, 1980 Peoria (IL) United States Manual High School
- Walter Young Fr GF 6-5 220 Dec 7, 1979 Park Forest (IL) United States Rich East High School

Illinois Transfers Sitting Out 2001-2002

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Nick Huge Jr G 6-5 200 Nov 9, 1979 Charlotte (NC) United States Appalachian State

Recent Illinois Fighting Illini History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 29-9 (14-6) 2nd (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2022-2023 20-13 (11-9) 5th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 23-10 (15-5) 1st (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 24-7 (16-4) 1st (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2019-2020 21-10 (13-7) 4th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 12-21 (7-13) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 14-18 (4-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 20-15 (8-10) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2015-2016 15-19 (5-13) 12th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 19-14 (9-9) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 20-15 (7-11) 8th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 23-13 (8-10) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 17-15 (6-12) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 20-14 (9-9) 4th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 21-15 (10-8) 5th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2008-2009 24-10 (11-7) 2nd (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 16-19 (5-13) 9th (Big Ten) Runner Up N/A
2006-2007 23-12 (9-7) 4th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 26-7 (11-5) 2nd (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 37-2 (15-1) 1st (Big Ten) Champion NCAA Runner Up
2003-2004 26-7 (13-3) 1st (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2002-2003 25-7 (11-5) 2nd (Big Ten) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd

2001-2002 Illinois Fighting Illini Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Frankie Williams All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches)
Brian Cook All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches)
Robert Archibald All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)
Frankie Williams All-Big Ten First Team (Media)
Brian Cook All-Big Ten Second Team (Media)
Robert Archibald All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)

2001-2002 Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Lim PT F. Williams C. Bradford B. Cook R. Powell R. Archibald
Lim PT B. Ferguson B. Melton L. Head D. Krupalija N. Smith
Lim PT J. Howard S. Harrington L. Johnson    
Lim PT     C. Thomas