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2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC regular season co-champions; MVC tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–9 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (8th year);
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing (8th year); Len Gordy (8th year); Darian DeVries (4th year);
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Illinois	14	–	4	.778	28	–	8	.778
Creighton †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Illinois State	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Wichita State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Drake	9	–	9	.500	14	–	15	.483
Northern Iowa	8	–	10	.444	14	–	15	.483
Bradley	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Indiana State	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
Evansville	4	–	14	.222	7	–	21	.250

† 2002 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/18/2001		North Carolina A&T	W 72–51	1–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
11/27/2001		No. 17 Western Kentucky	W 94–91 ^2OT	2–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
11/29/2001		Grambling State	W 102–64	3–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
12/04/2001		at TCU	L 77–82	3–1	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (-) Fort Worth, Texas
12/08/2001		at BYU	L 52–61	3–2	Marriott Center (-) Provo, Utah
12/12/2001		Nebraska	W 76–70	4–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
12/16/2001		Indiana State	W 70–46	5–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
12/19/2001		at Western Kentucky	L 61–95	5–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (-) Bowling Green, Kentucky
12/22/2001		Xavier	L 65–72	5–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
12/29/2001		Mississippi Valley State	W 90–65	6–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
01/02/2002		at Illinois State	W 72–62	7–4	Redbird Arena (-) Normal, Illinois
01/05/2002		at Northern Iowa	L 79–85 ^OT	7–5	UNI-Dome (-) Cedar Falls, Iowa
01/09/2002		Evansville	W 88–74	8–5	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
01/13/2002		at Missouri State	W 80–74	9–5	Hammons Student Center (-) Springfield, Missouri
01/16/2002		Illinois State	W 63–56	10–5	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
01/19/2002		Bradley	W 76–63	11–5	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
01/22/2002		at Wichita State	W 67–55	12–5	The Roundhouse (-) Wichita, Kansas
01/26/2002		at Evansville	W 57–41	13–5	Roberts Municipal Stadium (-) Evansville, Indiana
01/30/2002		Missouri State	W 80–74	14–5	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
02/03/2002		Southern Illinois	L 77–79	14–6	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
02/06/2002		at Indiana State	W 64–63	15–6	Hulman Center (-) Terre Haute, Indiana
02/09/2002		Northern Iowa	W 83–56	16–6	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
02/13/2002		at Drake	W 95–91 ^OT	17–6	Knapp Center (-) Des Moines, Iowa
02/17/2002		Wichita State	W 69–67	18–6	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
02/20/2002		at Southern Illinois	L 62–65	18–7	SIU Arena (-) Carbondale, Illinois
02/23/2002		at Bradley	W 80–64	19–7	Carver Arena (-) Peoria, Illinois
02/25/2002		Drake	L 73–75	19–8	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
03/02/2002	(2)	vs. (7) Northern Iowa Quarterfinals	W 80–65	20–8	Scottrade Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri
03/03/2002	(2)	vs. (3) Illinois State Semifinals	W 90–63	21–8	Scottrade Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri
03/04/2002	(2)	vs. (1) Southern Illinois Championship	W 84–76	22–8	Scottrade Center (-) St. Louis, Missouri
2002 NCAA tournament
03/15/2002	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 15 Florida First Round	W 83–82 ^2OT	23–8	United Center (-) Chicago, Illinois
03/17/2002	(12 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 13 Illinois Second Round	L 60–72	23–9	United Center (-) Chicago, Illinois