2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball | |
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MVC regular season champion MVC Tournament champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
2001–02 record | 23–9 (14–4 MVC) |
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Home arena | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
2001–02 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton † | 14 | ��� | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-9 record, and tied for the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship with Southern Illinois. Creighton won the conference tournament to earn a bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. The team featured Missouri Valley Player of the Year Kyle Korver.
Roster[]
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
3 | DeAnthony Bowden | Guard | 6-1 | 180 | Junior | Hammond, Indiana |
12 | Ismael Caro | Guard | 6-0 | 185 | Sophomore | Manchester, Connecticut |
13 | TJ Freeman | Guard | 6-3 | 190 | Freshman | Duluth, Minnesota |
20 | Larry House | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 205 | Junior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
21 | Joe Dabbert | Center | 6-11 | 255 | Sophomore | Bailey, Colorado |
22 | Michael Lindeman | Forward | 6-6 | 200 | Sophomore | Iowa Falls, Iowa |
23 | Terrell Taylor | Guard | 6-3 | 200 | Junior | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
24 | Tyler McKinney | Guard | 6-1 | 185 | Freshman | Urbandale, Iowa |
25 | Kyle Korver | Forward | 6-7 | 210 | Junior | Pella, Iowa |
30 | Jimmy Motz | Forward | 6-7 | 225 | Freshman | Lincoln, Nebraska |
31 | Dan Bresnahan | Forward | 6-8 | 205 | Freshman | Rochester, Minnesota |
34 | Mike Grimes | Forward | 6-7 | 225 | Sophomore | Florissant, Missouri |
43 | Brody Deren | Forward | 6-8 | 250 | Sophomore | Harlan, Iowa |
44 | Austin Collier | Forward | 6-7 | 205 | Junior | Tucson, Arizona |
Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular Season | ||||||||
11/18/2001 |
North Carolina A&T | W 72–51 | 1–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
11/27/2001 |
No. 17 Western Kentucky | W 94–91 2OT | 2–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
11/29/2001 |
Grambling State | W 102–64 | 3–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/04/2001 |
at TCU | L 77–82 | 3–1 |
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (-) Fort Worth, Texas | ||||
12/08/2001 |
at BYU | L 52–61 | 3–2 |
Marriott Center (-) Provo, Utah | ||||
12/12/2001 |
Nebraska | W 76–70 | 4–2 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/16/2001 |
Indiana State | W 70–46 | 5–2 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/19/2001 |
at Western Kentucky | L 61–95 | 5–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (-) Bowling Green, Kentucky | ||||
12/22/2001 |
Xavier | L 65–72 | 5–4 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/29/2001 |
Mississippi Valley State | W 90–65 | 6–4 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
01/02/2002 |
at Illinois State | W 72–62 | 7–4 |
Redbird Arena (-) Normal, Illinois | ||||
01/05/2002 |
at Northern Iowa | L 79–85 OT | 7–5 |
UNI-Dome (-) Cedar Falls, Iowa | ||||
01/09/2002 |
Evansville | W 88–74 | 8–5 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
01/13/2002 |
at Missouri State | W 80–74 | 9–5 |
Hammons Student Center (-) Springfield, Missouri | ||||
01/16/2002 |
Illinois State | W 63–56 | 10–5 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
01/19/2002 |
Bradley | W 76–63 | 11–5 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
01/22/2002 |
at Wichita State | W 67–55 | 12–5 |
The Roundhouse (-) Wichita, Kansas | ||||
01/26/2002 |
at Evansville | W 57–41 | 13–5 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium (-) Evansville, Indiana | ||||
01/30/2002 |
Missouri State | W 80–74 | 14–5 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
02/03/2002 |
Southern Illinois | L 77–79 | 14–6 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
02/06/2002 |
at Indiana State | W 64–63 | 15–6 |
Hulman Center (-) Terre Haute, Indiana | ||||
02/09/2002 |
Northern Iowa | W 83–56 | 16–6 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
02/13/2002 |
at Drake | W 95–91 OT | 17–6 |
Knapp Center (-) Des Moines, Iowa | ||||
02/17/2002 |
Wichita State | W 69–67 | 18–6 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
02/20/2002 |
at Southern Illinois | L 62–65 | 18–7 |
SIU Arena (-) Carbondale, Illinois | ||||
02/23/2002 |
at Bradley | W 80–64 | 19–7 |
Carver Arena (-) Peoria, Illinois | ||||
02/25/2002 |
Drake | L 73–75 | 19–8 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament | ||||||||
03/02/2002 |
vs. Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Quarterfinals |
W 80–65 | 20–8 |
Scottrade Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
03/03/2002 |
vs. Illinois State Missouri Valley Semifinals |
W 90–63 | 21–8 |
Scottrade Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
03/04/2002 |
vs. Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Finals |
W 84–76 | 22–8 |
Scottrade Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
2002 NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
03/15/2002 |
vs. No. 15 Florida First Round |
W 83–82 2OT | 23–8 |
United Center (-) Chicago, Illinois | ||||
03/17/2002 |
vs. No. 13 Illinois Second Round |
L 60–72 | 23–9 |
United Center (-) Chicago, Illinois |
References[]
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- 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants
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