2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 104th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 14th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
Roster
| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Brett Ballard | 3 | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Sophomore | Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Jeff Boschee | 13 | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Senior | Valley City, North Dakota |
| Jeff Carey | 22 | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Senior | Camdenton, Missouri |
| Nick Collison | 4 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Junior | Iowa Falls, Iowa |
| Drew Gooden | 0 | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Junior | Richmond, California |
| Lewis Harrison | 2 | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Senior | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Kirk Hinrich | 10 | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Todd Kappelmann | 50 | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Senior | Augusta, Kansas |
| Keith Langford | 5 | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Michael Lee | 25 | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Freshman | Portland, Oregon |
| Aaron Miles | 11 | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Portland, Oregon |
| Bryant Nash | 15 | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Sophomore | Carrollton, Texas |
| Wayne Simien | 23 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Freshman | Leavenworth, Kansas |
| Chris Zerbe | 34 | Forward | 6–5 | 235 | Senior | Andover, Kansas |
Schedule
!colspan=9| Exhibition!colspan=9| Maui Invitational Tournament
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA Tournament
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 |
| AP | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Coaches | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |