The 2001–02 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2001–02 college basketball season.
This was head coach Bobby Lutz's fourth season at the school.
The 49ers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena.
They finished the season 18–12 (11–5 in C-USA play) and received an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as No.
8 seed Notre Dame, 82–63, in the opening round.