2001–02 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 14th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished atop the Mid-Con regular season standings, and went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the East region, the Crusaders lost to No. 4 seed Kentucky, 83–68,^[2] to finish with a record of 25–8 (12–2 Mid-Con).

2001–02 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Mid-Con Regular season champions Mid-Con tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	25–8 (12–2 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Homer Drew (14th season)
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Valparaiso †	12	–	2		.857			25	–	8		.758
Oral Roberts	10	–	4		.714			17	–	14		.548
Oakland	10	–	4		.714			17	–	13		.567
Southern Utah	8	–	6		.571			11	–	16		.407
UMKC	7	–	7		.500			18	–	11		.621
IUPUI	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Western Illinois	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
Chicago State	0	–	14		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 2002 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2001–02 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Luboš Bartoň 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia F/C 5 Raitis Grafs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Riga, Latvia	Head coach Homer Drew (William Jewell) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		Purdue	L 69–73	0–1	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Nov 19, 2001*		at Belmont	L 72–74	0–2	Nashville Municipal Auditorium  Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 21, 2001*		at Indiana State	W 71–54	1–2	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Nov 24, 2001*		Wisconsin–Milwaukee	W 82–69	2–2	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Nov 27, 2001*		at Northern Illinois	W 70–50	3–2	Chick Evans Field House  DeKalb, Illinois
Nov 29, 2001*		Youngstown State	W 80–50	4–2	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 5, 2001*		at Charlotte	W 70–63	5–2	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 8, 2001*		Rhode Island	W 68–43	6–2	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 13, 2001*		Goshen	W 98–54	7–2	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 20, 2001*		vs. New Mexico State	L 77–94	7–3	George Q. Cannon Activities Center  Laie, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2001*		vs. Columbia	W 71–55	8–3	George Q. Cannon Activities Center  Laie, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2001*		vs. Buffalo	W 87–80	9–3	George Q. Cannon Activities Center  Laie, Hawaii
Dec 28, 2001*		vs. West Virginia	W 76–57	10–3	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 2001*		at No. 14 Arizona	L 70–74	10–4	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 2002*		at No. 2 Kansas	L 73–81	10–5	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Mid-Continent Regular season
Jan 5, 2002		at Western Illinois	W 78–68	11–5 (1–0)	Western Hall  Macomb, Illinois
Jan 10, 2002		at Southern Utah	L 62–78	11–6 (1–1)	Centrum Arena  Cedar City, Utah
Jan 12, 2002		at Chicago State	W 78–66	12–6 (2–1)	Dickens Athletic Center  Chicago, Illinois
Jan 17, 2002		Oral Roberts	W 87–67	13–6 (3–1)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 19, 2002*		UMKC	W 78–60	14–6 (4–1)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 24, 2002		at IUPUI	W 74–73 OT	15–6 (5–1)	The Jungle  Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 26, 2002		at Oakland	W 86–77	16–6 (6–1)	Athletics Center O'rena  Auburn Hills, Michigan
Feb 2, 2002		Western Illinois	W 84–60	17–6 (7–1)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, Indiana
Mid-Con tournament
Mar 3, 2002*		vs. Chicago State Quarterfinals	W 81–50	23–7	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mar 4, 2002*		vs. UMKC Semifinals	W 71–58	24–7	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mar 5, 2002*		vs. IUPUI Championship game	W 88–55	25–7	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 16 Kentucky First round	L 68–83	25–8	Edward Jones Dome (25,251) St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

References

1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
2. "Kentucky Rips Valpo". The Orlando Sentinel. March 15, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
3. "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2023.