The 2001–02 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The team finished 6th in the conference and lost in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament to the California Golden Bears.

The Bruins competed in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the Missouri Tigers in the sweet sixteen.

Steve Lavin (Chapman) Cedric Bozeman (Fr.

), Point Guard Billy Knight (Sr.), Shooting Guard Jason Kapono (Jr.), Small Forward Matt Barnes (Sr.), Power Forward Dan Gadzuric (Sr.), Center T. J. Cummings (So.)