2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
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Patriot League tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 18–15 (9–5 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Hart Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 Patriot League tournament winner |
The 2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 3rd-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 18–15, 9–5 in Patriot League play to finish second in the regular season standings. As the #2 seed, they defeated Navy, Bucknell, and American to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the East region, they were beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Kansas, 70–59.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 16, 2001* | at No. 11 Boston College | L 51–75 | 4–4 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Dec 19, 2001* | vs. Iona Rainbow Classic | L 59–71 | 4–5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 21, 2001* | vs. Portland Rainbow Classic | W 60–43 | 5–5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 22, 2001* | vs. No. 10 Boston College Rainbow Classic | L 57–67 | 5–6 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Jan 5, 2002* | at Princeton | L 50–52 | 6–9 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey | |||||||
Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
Patriot League Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2002* | vs. Navy Quarterfinals | W 59–41 | 16–14 | The Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland | |||||||
Mar 3, 2002* | vs. Bucknell Semifinals | W 64–57 | 17–14 | The Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland | |||||||
Mar 8, 2002* | at American Championship game | W 58–54 | 18–14 | Bender Arena (4,521) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2002* | (16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas First round | L 59–70 | 18–15 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.. |
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References
- ^ "Holy Cross doesn't go quietly in first round". ESPN. March 20, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "2001-2002 Patriot League Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Patriot League.
- ^ "2001-2002 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.