2001–02 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball | |
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Mid-Con Regular season champions Mid-Con tournament champions | |
Conference | Mid-Continent Conference |
Record | 25–8 (12–2 Mid-Con) |
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Home arena | Athletics–Recreation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMKC | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IUPUI | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 2 | – | 26 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2001–02 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 14th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished atop the Mid-Con regular season standings, and went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the East region, the Crusaders lost to No. 4 seed Kentucky, 83–68,[2] to finish with a record of 25–8 (12–2 Mid-Con).
Roster
2001–02 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 16, 2001* |
Purdue | L 69–73 | 0–1 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Nov 19, 2001* |
at Belmont | L 72–74 | 0–2 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Nov 21, 2001* |
at Indiana State | W 71–54 | 1–2 |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Nov 24, 2001* |
Wisconsin–Milwaukee | W 82–69 | 2–2 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Nov 27, 2001* |
at Northern Illinois | W 70–50 | 3–2 |
Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois | |||||||
Nov 29, 2001* |
Youngstown State | W 80–50 | 4–2 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 5, 2001* |
at Charlotte | W 70–63 | 5–2 |
Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 8, 2001* |
Rhode Island | W 68–43 | 6–2 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 13, 2001* |
Goshen | W 98–54 | 7–2 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 20, 2001* |
vs. New Mexico State | L 77–94 | 7–3 |
George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 21, 2001* |
vs. Columbia | W 71–55 | 8–3 |
George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 22, 2001* |
vs. Buffalo | W 87–80 | 9–3 |
George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 28, 2001* |
vs. West Virginia | W 76–57 | 10–3 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Dec 30, 2001* |
at No. 14 Arizona | L 70–74 | 10–4 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Jan 2, 2002* |
at No. 2 Kansas | L 73–81 | 10–5 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
Mid-Continent Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 2002 |
at Western Illinois | W 78–68 | 11–5 (1–0) |
Western Hall Macomb, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 10, 2002 |
at Southern Utah | L 62–78 | 11–6 (1–1) |
Centrum Arena Cedar City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 12, 2002 |
at Chicago State | W 78–66 | 12–6 (2–1) |
Dickens Athletic Center Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 17, 2002 |
Oral Roberts | W 87–67 | 13–6 (3–1) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 19, 2002* |
UMKC | W 78–60 | 14–6 (4–1) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 24, 2002 |
at IUPUI | W 74–73 OT | 15–6 (5–1) |
The Jungle Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 26, 2002 |
at Oakland | W 86–77 | 16–6 (6–1) |
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan | |||||||
Feb 2, 2002 |
Western Illinois | W 84–60 | 17–6 (7–1) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
Mid-Con tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2002* |
vs. Chicago State Quarterfinals |
W 81–50 | 23–7 |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 4, 2002* |
vs. UMKC Semifinals |
W 71–58 | 24–7 |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana | |||||||
Mar 5, 2002* |
vs. IUPUI Championship game |
W 88–55 | 25–7 |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2002* |
(13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 16 Kentucky First round |
L 68–83 | 25–8 |
Edward Jones Dome (25,251) St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Central Time. |
Source[3]
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Kentucky Rips Valpo". The Orlando Sentinel. March 15, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2023.