| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | TV | Outcome/Time |
| Thu | 10/25/2001 | Blue-White Scrimmage | Chapel Hill | | 7:30 PM |
| Sun | 11/04/2001 | EA Sports All-Stars (exh.) | Chapel Hill | | L, 107-76 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 11/10/2001 | Nike Elite (exh.) | Chapel Hill | | W, 81-70 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Fri | 11/16/2001 | Hampton | Chapel Hill | | L, 77-69 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Tue | 11/20/2001 | Davidson | Chapel Hill | FSNS | L, 58-54 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Wed | 11/28/2001 | Indiana | Chapel Hill | ESPN | L, 79-66 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery |
| Sun | 12/02/2001 | Georgia Tech | Chapel Hill | Fox Sports Net | W, 83-77 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery |
| Sat | 12/08/2001 | Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | CBS | L, 79-59 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | FANSlive GameTracker |
| Sun | 12/16/2001 | Binghamton | Chapel Hill | Raycom/JP | W, 61-60 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Fri | 12/21/2001 | Charleston | Charlotte, N.C. | Raycom | L, 66-60 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 12/22/2001 | St Josephs Pa | Charlotte, N.C. | Raycom | W, 92-76 Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery |
| Thu | 12/27/2001 | No Carolina A&T | Chapel Hill | | W, 104-66 Recap | Box Score |
| Sun | 12/30/2001 | Texas A&M | Chapel Hill | Fox Sports Net | W, 96-62 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 01/05/2002 | Wake Forest | Chapel Hill | ESPN | L, 84-62 Recap | Final Stats | Quotes |
| Wed | 01/09/2002 | Maryland | College Park, Md. | ESPN2 | L, 112-79 Recap | Box Score |
| Sat | 01/12/2002 | Virginia | Chapel Hill | ESPN | L, 71-67 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Wed | 01/16/2002 | Florida State | Tallahassee, Fla. | ESPN2 | L, 81-71 Recap | Box Score | FANSlive GameTracker |
| Sat | 01/19/2002 | Connecticut | Storrs, Ct. | CBS | L, 86-54 Recap | Box Score |
| Wed | 01/23/2002 | No Carolina St | Chapel Hill | Raycom/JP | L, 77-59 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Sun | 01/27/2002 | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | Raycom/JP | W, 87-69 Recap | Box Score |
| Thu | 01/31/2002 | Duke | Chapel Hill | RJ-ESPN | L, 87-58 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Sat | 02/02/2002 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | CBS | L, 86-74 Recap | Box Score | FANSlive GameTracker |
| Wed | 02/06/2002 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Raycom/JP | L, 90-66 Recap | Box Score | FANSlive GameTracker |
| Sun | 02/10/2002 | Maryland | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Fox Sports Net | L, 92-77 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Tue | 02/12/2002 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | Raycom/JP | L, 73-63 Recap | Box Score | FANSlive GameTracker |
| Sun | 02/17/2002 | Florida State | Chapel Hill | Raycom/JP | W, 95-85 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Wed | 02/20/2002 | Ohio | Chapel Hill | ESPN2 | L, 86-78 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Sun | 02/24/2002 | No Carolina St | Raleigh, N.C. | Fox Sports Net | L, 98-76 Recap | Box Score | FANSlive GameTracker |
| Wed | 02/27/2002 | Clemson | Chapel Hill | Raycom/JP | W, 96-78 Recap | Box Score | Quotes |
| Sun | 03/03/2002 | Duke | Durham, N.C. | ABC | L, 93-68 Recap | Box Score | FANSlive GameTracker |
| Fri | 03/08/2002 | ACC Tournament - Duke | Charlotte, N.C. | Raycom/JP & ESPN2 | L, 60-48 Recap | Box Score | Audio Broadcast | FANSlive GameTracker |