The Team of the Week was in its fifth season in 2001-02, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| O.J. Gulley So., Linfield |
G | Kate Pierangeli So., Scranton |
| David Paul Sr., Staten Island |
G/F | Andrea Burrows Sr., Hardin-Simmons |
| Luke Kasten Jr., Illinois Wesleyan |
F | Kristin Kwasny Sr., Millikin |
| Jared Mills Jr., Randolph-Macon |
F | Shannon Boatman Fr., Clarke |
| Doug Benson Sr., Macalester |
C | Mindy Hammond Jr., Ohio Wesleyan |
| Games of Dec. 24-30, 2001. |
Men's
O.J. Gulley
Gulley shot 15-for-33 from the floor and 7-for-11 from the line to score 38 points in the Cactus Jam. He filled out the stat line with 11 assists and nine steals.
David Paul
Paul shot 16-for-28 from the field and 7-for-11 from the foul line to score 40 points in a two-game split at the Randolph-Macon Rees Jewlers Christmas Classic. He added 15 rebounds and blocked three shots for the 10-2 Dolphins.
Luke Kasten
Kasten shot 21-for-32 from the floor and 12-for-17 from the line in leading Illinois Wesleyan to a split at the Tom Byron Classic at Westmont. He averaged 27.5 points and 10 rebounds.
Jared Mills
Mills was named the MVP of Randolph-Macon's Rees Jewlers Christmas Classic. In the first round against Staten Island, he had game highs of 17 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists. Against Lakeland in the championship game, Mills led the Yellow Jackets with 19 points and seven rebounds, plus a game-high three assists.
Doug Benson
Senior center Doug Benson averaged 16.0 points and 11.5 rebounds while shooting 57 percent from the field (12-for-21) in a pair of games against Division I competition at the Furman University Poinsettia Classic in Greenville, S.C. Benson had 14 points and 12 boards in an 81-54 loss to Furman, and in Macalester's 90-82 upset win against Yale the next day had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Women's
Kate Pierangeli
Pierangeli shot 8-for-17 for 23 points and 11 assists in helping Scranton win two games at the Grand Canyon Classic.
Andrea Burrows
Burrows averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 steals as Hardin-Simmons remained perfect with wins against Centre and Lubbock Christian.
Mindy Hammond
Hammond recorded a triple-double in the championship game of the Ohio Northern Invitational, totalling 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. She also added six steals in being named tournament MVP.
Kristin Kwasny
Kwasny scored 67 points in the three games of the Clarke Holiday Tournament, shootinf 25-for-48 from the floor in helping lead Millikin to the tournament championship. She also collected 28 rebounds and seven steals.
Shannon Boatman
Boatman averaged a double-double during the Clarke Holiday Tournament, netting 13.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. She added four blocked shots, five assists and six steals.