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2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 12
Record26–7 (13–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
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]

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.

Roster

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2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  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.