The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Under the direction of head coach Tommy Amaker, the team finished tied for eighth in the Big Ten Conference.

[1] The team earned a tenth seed and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2002 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.

[7] The team established the school's single-season free throw percentage record of 75.4% (384–509), surpassing the 75.2% set in 1999.

[8] In the 2002 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the Conseco Fieldhouse from March 7–10, Michigan was seeded tenth.