2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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).

2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Top of the World Classic Champions
Horizon League Regular Season Champions
ConferenceHorizon League
Record26–6 (12–4 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
2001–02 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster

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2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Thomas Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr East Lansing, MI
F 42 Rylan Hainje 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN
C 40 Scott Robisch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Springfield, IL
G 4 Brandon Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr New Castle, IN
F 33 Joel Cornette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Darnell Archey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr New Castle, IN
F 23 Rob Walls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Aurora, IL
F 51 Lewis Curry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Fort Wayne, IN
C 55 Mike Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fairborn, OH
G 22 Mike Monserez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Cincinnati, OH
F 1 Duane Lightfoot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Louisville, KY
G 30 Nick Gardner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Indianapolis, IN
C 13 Ben Grunst 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) So Milwaukee, WI
G 34 Ryan Reynolds 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Terre Haute, IN
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
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.

References

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  1. ^ "2001-02 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved November 11, 2023.