2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Bluejays Wordmark.gif 150 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 23–9 14–4 Dana Altman (8th year) Greg Grensing (8th year) Len Gordy (8th year) Darian DeVries (4th year) Omaha Civic Auditorium MVC regular season co-championsMVC tournament champions NCAA Tournament second round 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 2001-02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2001-02 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/18/2001 North Carolina A&T Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 72–51 1–0 11/27/2001 Western Kentucky 17 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 94–91 2OT 2–0 11/29/2001 Grambling State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 102–64 3–0 12/04/2001 yes TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas - 77–82 3–1 12/08/2001 yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah - 52–61 3–2 12/12/2001 Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Rivalry - 76–70 4–2 12/16/2001 Indiana State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 70–46 5–2 12/19/2001 yes Western Kentucky E. 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Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky - 61–95 5–3 12/22/2001 Xavier Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 65–72 5–4 12/29/2001 Mississippi Valley State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 90–65 6–4 01/02/2002 yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois - 72–62 7–4 01/05/2002 yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa - 79–85 OT 7–5 01/09/2002 Evansville Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 88–74 8–5 01/13/2002 yes Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri - 80–74 9–5 01/16/2002 Illinois State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 63–56 10–5 01/19/2002 Bradley Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 76–63 11–5 01/22/2002 yes Wichita State The Roundhouse Wichita, Kansas - 67–55 12–5 01/26/2002 yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana - 57–41 13–5 01/30/2002 Missouri State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 80–74 14–5 02/03/2002 Southern Illinois Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 77–79 14–6 02/06/2002 yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana - 64–63 15–6 02/09/2002 Northern Iowa Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 83–56 16–6 02/13/2002 yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa - 95–91 OT 17–6 02/17/2002 Wichita State Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 69–67 18–6 02/20/2002 yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois - 62–65 18–7 02/23/2002 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois - 80–64 19–7 02/25/2002 Drake Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska - 73–75 19–8 |- !colspan=9| Missouri Valley Conference tournament 03/02/2002 yes 2 Northern Iowa 7 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 80–65 - 20–8 03/03/2002 yes 2 Illinois State 3 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 90–63 - 21–8 03/04/2002 yes 2 Southern Illinois 1 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri Championship 84–76 - 22–8 |- !colspan=9| 2002 NCAA tournament 03/15/2002 yes 12 MW Florida 15 5 MW United Center Chicago, Illinois First Round 83–82 2OTCreighton Stuns Florida With 0.2 Left https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/16/sports/college-basketball-creighton-stuns-florida-with-0.2-left.html The New York Times March 16, 2002 April 19, 2026 - 23–8 03/17/2002 yes 12 MW Illinois 13 4 MW United Center Chicago, Illinois Second Round 60–72Illinois' Win Self-Fulfilling https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-18-sp-illinois18-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 18, 2002 April 19, 2026 - 23–9 |} References Creighton Creighton Category:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball seasons Creighton Bluejays men's bask Creighton Bluejays men's bask