2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 12
Record	26–7 (13–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Tom Crean (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Darrin Horn (3rd season); Tod Kowalczyk (2nd season); Dwayne Stephens (3rd season);
Home arena	Bradley Center
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 2001–02 season. Their head coach was Tom Crean. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tulsa.

2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 5 Cincinnati †	14	–	2	.875	31	–	4	.886
No. 12 Marquette	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
Charlotte	11	–	5	.688	18	–	12	.600
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
Louisville	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
DePaul	2	–	14	.125	9	–	19	.321
National
Memphis	12	–	4	.750	27	–	9	.750
Houston	9	–	7	.563	18	–	15	.545
South Florida	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
TCU	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
UAB	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
Tulane	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Southern Miss	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370

† 2002 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Travis Diener	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
G	4	Cordell Henry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G	30	Ron Howard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	55	Robert Jackson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Sr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C	5	Scott Merritt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F	40	Terry Sanders	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	1	Todd Townsend	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Dwyane Wade	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Tom Crean

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 17*		Loyola (IL)	W 80–70	1–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 18*		Chicago State	W 102–49	2–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 21*		vs. Tennessee Great Alaska Shootout	W 85–74	3–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
November 23*		vs. No. 20 Indiana Great Alaska Shootout	W 50–49	4–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
November 24*		vs. Gonzaga Great Alaska Shootout	W 72–63	5–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
November 30*	No. 23	Texas Southern	W 76–40	6–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 1*	No. 23	Sam Houston State	W 77–58	7–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 5*	No. 17	Dayton	W 73–51	8–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 8*	No. 17	Fordham	W 79–55	9–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 19*	No. 14	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 100–49	10–0	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 22*	No. 14	at Wisconsin	L 73–86	10–1	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
December 29*	No. 19	at No. 25 Wake Forest	L 59–64	10–2	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 2*	No. 25	Morris Brown	W 85–38	11–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 5	No. 25	at Charlotte	L 68–76	11–3 (0–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 9		at Louisville	W 75–71	12–3 (1–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 12		Saint Louis	W 61–53	13–3 (2–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 15		Alabama-Birmingham	W 67–59	14–3 (3–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 19		at DePaul	W 87–68	15–3 (4–1)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
January 23		TCU	W 83–72	16–3 (5–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 26		at Saint Louis	W 55–38	17–3 (6–1)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
January 29		at Tulane	W 68–66	18–3 (7–1)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
February 2		Cincinnati	W 74–60	19–3 (8–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 6		East Carolina	W 70–58	20–3 (9–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 9		at Southern Mississippi	W 72–58	21–3 (10–1)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 16		Louisville	W 75–63	22–3 (11–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 19		Charlotte	W 66–52	23–3 (12–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 22		at Cincinnati	L 62–63	23–4 (12–2)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
February 26		at East Carolina	L 46–51	23–5 (12–3)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
March 1		DePaul	W 72–53	24–5 (13–3)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conference USA tournament
March 7	(2) No. 13	vs. (7) Louisville Quarterfinal	W 84–76	25–5	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
March 8	(2) No. 13	vs. (6) Houston Semifinal	W 85–73	26–5	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
March 9	(2) No. 13	vs. (1) No. 5 Cincinnati Finals	L 63–77	26–6	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA tournament
March 14*	(5 E) No. 12	vs. (12 E) Tulsa First Round	L 69–71	26–7	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

[1] sports-reference.com 2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

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