2001–02 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2001–02 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 2001–02 season . Led by head coach Thad Matta , the Musketeers finished 22–5 (14–2 A10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament , the Musketeers defeated Hawaii in the first round before losing to eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma .
Roster
2001–02 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2001 *
Coastal Carolina
W 72–41
1–0
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 2001 *
at No. 5 Missouri
L 60–72
1–1
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Nov 28, 2001 *
at Miami (OH)
W 87–58
2–1
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 1, 2001 *
at San Francisco
W 87–72
3–1
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 5, 2001 *
at Purdue
L 66–70
3–2
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 8, 2001 *
Long Island University
W 108–57
4–2
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 10, 2001 *
Wisconsin
W 57–48
5–2
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 14, 2001 *
Cincinnati
L 55–75
5–3
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 20, 2001 *
Kent State
W 62–56
6–3
Cintas Center (10,250)Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 22, 2001 *
at Creighton
W 72–65
7–3
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 31, 2001 *
Siena
W 68–59
8–3
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 5, 2002
at Dayton
W 66–59
9–3 (1–0)
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 9, 2002
Fordham
W 88–58
10–3 (2–0)
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 2002
Richmond
W 72–62
11–3 (3–0)
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 17, 2002
at George Washington
W 71–63
12–3 (4–0)
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 19, 2002
at La Salle
W 71–67
13–3 (5–0)
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 2002
at Rhode Island
W 67–49
14–3 (6–0)
Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 26, 2002
Dayton
W 75–59
15–3 (7–0)
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 30, 2002
Duquesne
W 79–65
16–3 (8–0)
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 2, 2002
at Richmond
W 67–64
17–3 (9–0)
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 9, 2002
at St. Bonaventure
L 79–80
17–4 (9–1)
Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Mar 2, 2002
UMass
W 72–52
22–5 (14–2)
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 2002 *
No. 24
vs. UMass Semifinals
W 65–59 OT
23–5
The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 2002 *
No. 24
vs. Dayton Semifinals
W 66–59
24–5
The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 2002 *
No. 24
vs. Richmond Championship Game
W 73–60
25–5
The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002 *
(7 W) No. 22
vs. (10 W) No. 25 Hawaii Second Round
W 70–58
26–5
American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Mar 17, 2002 * CBS
(7 W) No. 22
vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma Second Round
L 65–78
26–6
American Airlines Center (19,951)Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
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Rankings
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References
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