2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2001–02 Butler Bulldogs Basketball Butler Bulldogs script Logo.png Horizon League Horizon 26–6 12–4 Todd Lickliter 1st Matthew Graves 1st Jeff Meyer 1st Brad Stevens 1st Top of the World Classic ChampionsHorizon League Regular Season Champions NIT Second Round 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 2001 Butler Bulldogs y Thomas Jackson 5 G 5 11 165 SR East Lansing, MI y basketball Rylan Hainje 42 F 6 6 235 SR Indianapolis, IN y Scott Robisch 40 C 6 11 235 SR Springfield, IL Brandon Miller 4 G 6 0 170 JR y New Castle, IN y basketball, born 1979 Joel Cornette 33 F 6 10 230 JR Cincinnati, OH Darnell Archey 10 G 6 1 160 JR New Castle, IN Rob Walls 23 F 6 5 205 JR Aurora, IL Lewis Curry 51 F 6 7 230 JR Fort Wayne, IN Mike Moore 55 C 6 10 220 JR Fairborn, OH Mike Monserez 22 G 6 6 235 SO y Cincinnati, OH Duane Lightfoot 1 F 6 5 220 SO Louisville, KY Nick Gardner 30 G 6 4 215 SO Indianapolis, IN Ben Grunst 13 C 7 0 300 SO Milwaukee, WI Ryan Reynolds 34 G 5 10 170 SO Terre Haute, IN Todd Lickliter (Butler) Matthew Graves (Butler) Jeff Meyer (Taylor) Brad Stevens (DePauw) https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 Schedule and results 2001-02 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/butler/men/2002-schedule.html Sports Reference November 11, 2023 2001-02 Men's Basketball https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-02 Butlersports.com Butler University November 11, 2023 |- !colspan=9 style=Butler Bulldogs| Non-conference regular season November 16, 2001 yes y Radford Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska Top of the World Classic 73–56 3,342 1–0 November 17, 2001 yes y Delaware Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska Top of the World Classic 76–59 3,333 2–0 November 18, 2001 yes y Washington Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska Top of the World Classic 67–64 3,159 3–0 November 25, 2001 yes Indiana State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 69–49 5,670 4–0 November 27, 2001 yes yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 74–68 13,436 5–0 December 1, 2001 yes Birmingham-Southern Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 70–34 4,211 6–0 December 3, 2001 yes y Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee 76–56 1,200 7–0 December 8, 2001 yes Evansville Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 101–65 6,716 8–0 December 15, 2001 yes Northern Iowa Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 77–65 5,273 9–0 December 17, 2001 yes yes Mount St. Mary's Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland 66–46 1,021 10–0 December 19, 2001 yes y Ball State 21 Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 75–66 11,500 11–0 December 28, 2001 yes y 23 Samford Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Classic 45–37 10,432 12–0 December 29, 2001 yes y 23 Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Classic 66–64 16,471 13–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Butler Bulldogs| Horizon League regular season |- January 2, 2002 20 Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 87–90 2OT 9,056 13–1 0–1 January 7, 2002 y 24 Cleveland State Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio 62–45 2,537 14–1 1–1 January 10, 2002 yes 24 Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 54–63 3,036 14–2 1–2 January 12, 2002 yes 24 Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio 68–50 3,566 15–2 2–2 January 17, 2002 Green Bay Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 64–41 4,895 16–2 3–2 January 19, 2002 Milwaukee Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 72–73 6,890 16–3 3–3 January 23, 2002 Loyola Chicago Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 78–48 4,577 17–3 4–3 January 26, 2002 y UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 82–73 5,002 18–3 5–3 January 30, 2002 yes Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin 59–58 5,015 19–3 6–3 February 2, 2002 yes Wright State Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio 72–57 7,740 20–3 7–3 February 7, 2002 Detroit Mercy Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 61–48 6,007 21–3 8–3 February 9, 2002 Cleveland State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 70–45 6,311 22–3 9–3 February 14, 2002 yes Green Bay Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 77–74 2,860 23–3 10–3 February 16, 2002 Youngstown State Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 75–50 7,041 24–3 11–3 February 20, 2002 yes Loyola Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, Illinois 56–60 4,125 24–4 11–4 February 23, 2002 UIC Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 85–61 8,853 25–4 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Butler Bulldogs| Horizon League tournament March 2, 2002 y yes 1 Green Bay 8 Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio Quarterfinals 48–49 3,556 25–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Butler Bulldogs| NIT March 14, 2002 yes Bowling Green Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana First Round 81–69 5,205 26–5 March 18, 2002 yes y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Second Round 55–66 OT 5,904 26–6 AP poll Eastern Time References Butler Category:Butler Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Butler Butler Bulldogs men's basketball Butler Bulldogs men's basketball