2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
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Top of the World Classic Champions Horizon League Regular Season Champions | |
NIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 26–6 (12–4 Horizon) |
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Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola–Chicago | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC † | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 Horizon League Tournament winner |
The 2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving in his first season as head coach at the school. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse as members of the Horizon League. Butler finished first in the Horizon League season standings but lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament. The Bulldogs received an invitation to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bowling Green in the first round before falling to Syracuse in the second round. Butler finished the season with a record of 26–6 (12–4 Horizon).
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 16, 2001* | vs. Radford Top of the World Classic | W 73–56 | 1–0 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska | |||||||
November 17, 2001* | vs. Delaware Top of the World Classic | W 76–59 | 2–0 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska | |||||||
November 18, 2001* | vs. Washington Top of the World Classic | W 67–64 | 3–0 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska | |||||||
November 25, 2001* | Indiana State | W 69–49 | 4–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
November 27, 2001* | at Purdue | W 74–68 | 5–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
December 1, 2001* | Birmingham-Southern | W 70–34 | 6–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
December 3, 2001* | at Lipscomb | W 76–56 | 7–0 | Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
December 8, 2001* | Evansville | W 101–65 | 8–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
December 15, 2001* | Northern Iowa | W 77–65 | 9–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
December 17, 2001* | at Mount St. Mary's | W 66–46 | 10–0 | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland | |||||||
December 19, 2001* | at No. 21 Ball State | W 75–66 | 11–0 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana | |||||||
December 28, 2001* | No. 23 | vs. Samford Hoosier Classic | W 45–37 | 12–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
December 29, 2001* | No. 23 | vs. Indiana Hoosier Classic | W 66–64 | 13–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Horizon League regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2002 | No. 20 | Wright State | L 87–90 2OT | 13–1 (0–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
January 7, 2002 | No. 24 | at Cleveland State | W 62–45 | 14–1 (1–1) | Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
January 10, 2002 | No. 24 | at Detroit Mercy | L 54–63 | 14–2 (1–2) | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan | ||||||
January 12, 2002 | No. 24 | at Youngstown State | W 68–50 | 15–2 (2–2) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio | ||||||
January 17, 2002 | Green Bay | W 64–41 | 16–2 (3–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
January 19, 2002 | Milwaukee | L 72–73 | 16–3 (3–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
January 23, 2002 | Loyola Chicago | W 78–48 | 17–3 (4–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
January 26, 2002 | at UIC | W 82–73 | 18–3 (5–3) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
January 30, 2002 | at Milwaukee | W 59–58 | 19–3 (6–3) | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
February 2, 2002 | at Wright State | W 72–57 | 20–3 (7–3) | Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio | |||||||
February 7, 2002 | Detroit Mercy | W 61–48 | 21–3 (8–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
February 9, 2002 | Cleveland State | W 70–45 | 22–3 (9–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
February 14, 2002 | at Green Bay | W 77–74 | 23–3 (10–3) | Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | |||||||
February 16, 2002 | Youngstown State | W 75–50 | 24–3 (11–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
February 20, 2002 | at Loyola Chicago | L 56–60 | 24–4 (11–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
February 23, 2002 | UIC | W 85–61 | 25–4 (12–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 2002 | (1) | vs. (8) Green Bay Quarterfinals | L 48–49 | 25–5 | Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 14, 2002* | Bowling Green First Round | W 81–69 | 26–5 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
March 18, 2002* | at Syracuse Second Round | L 55–66 OT | 26–6 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |