2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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).

2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Top of the World Classic Champions Horizon League Regular Season Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Horizon League
Record	26–6 (12–4 Horizon)
Head coach	Todd Lickliter (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Matthew Graves (1st season) Jeff Meyer (1st season) Brad Stevens (1st season)

2001–02 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Butler	12	–	4		.750			26	–	6		.813
Detroit Mercy	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
Milwaukee	11	–	5		.688			16	–	13		.552
Wright State	9	–	7		.563			17	–	11		.607
Loyola–Chicago	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
UIC †	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
Cleveland State	6	–	10		.375			12	–	16		.429
Green Bay	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Youngstown State	2	–	14		.125			5	–	23		.179
† 2002 Horizon League Tournament winner

Roster

2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 5 Thomas Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr East Lansing, MI F 42 Rylan Hainje 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN C 40 Scott Robisch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Springfield, IL G 4 Brandon Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr New Castle, IN F 33 Joel Cornette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH G 10 Darnell Archey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr New Castle, IN F 23 Rob Walls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Aurora, IL F 51 Lewis Curry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Fort Wayne, IN C 55 Mike Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fairborn, OH G 22 Mike Monserez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Cincinnati, OH F 1 Duane Lightfoot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Louisville, KY G 30 Nick Gardner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Indianapolis, IN C 13 Ben Grunst 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) So Milwaukee, WI G 34 Ryan Reynolds 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Terre Haute, IN	Head coach Todd Lickliter (Butler) Assistant coach(es) Matthew Graves (Butler) Jeff Meyer (Taylor) Brad Stevens (DePauw) 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 city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 16, 2001*		vs. Radford Top of the World Classic	W 73–56	1–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
November 17, 2001*		vs. Delaware Top of the World Classic	W 76–59	2–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
November 18, 2001*		vs. Washington Top of the World Classic	W 67–64	3–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
November 25, 2001*		Indiana State	W 69–49	4–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
November 27, 2001*		at Purdue	W 74–68	5–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
December 1, 2001*		Birmingham-Southern	W 70–34	6–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
December 3, 2001*		at Lipscomb	W 76–56	7–0	Allen Arena  Nashville, Tennessee
December 8, 2001*		Evansville	W 101–65	8–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
December 15, 2001*		Northern Iowa	W 77–65	9–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
December 17, 2001*		at Mount St. Mary's	W 66–46	10–0	Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, Maryland
December 19, 2001*		at No. 21 Ball State	W 75–66	11–0	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
December 28, 2001*	No. 23	vs. Samford Hoosier Classic	W 45–37	12–0	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
December 29, 2001*	No. 23	vs. Indiana Hoosier Classic	W 66–64	13–0	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
Horizon League regular season
January 2, 2002	No. 20	Wright State	L 87–90 2OT	13–1 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
January 7, 2002	No. 24	at Cleveland State	W 62–45	14–1 (1–1)	Goodman Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
January 10, 2002	No. 24	at Detroit Mercy	L 54–63	14–2 (1–2)	Calihan Hall  Detroit, Michigan
January 12, 2002	No. 24	at Youngstown State	W 68–50	15–2 (2–2)	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, Ohio
January 17, 2002		Green Bay	W 64–41	16–2 (3–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
January 19, 2002		Milwaukee	L 72–73	16–3 (3–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
January 23, 2002		Loyola Chicago	W 78–48	17–3 (4–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
January 26, 2002		at UIC	W 82–73	18–3 (5–3)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
January 30, 2002		at Milwaukee	W 59–58	19–3 (6–3)	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 2, 2002		at Wright State	W 72–57	20–3 (7–3)	Nutter Center  Fairborn, Ohio
February 7, 2002		Detroit Mercy	W 61–48	21–3 (8–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
February 9, 2002		Cleveland State	W 70–45	22–3 (9–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
February 14, 2002		at Green Bay	W 77–74	23–3 (10–3)	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
February 16, 2002		Youngstown State	W 75–50	24–3 (11–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
February 20, 2002		at Loyola Chicago	L 56–60	24–4 (11–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, Illinois
February 23, 2002		UIC	W 85–61	25–4 (12–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
Horizon League tournament
March 2, 2002	(1)	vs. (8) Green Bay Quarterfinals	L 48–49	25–5	Goodman Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
NIT
March 14, 2002*		Bowling Green First Round	W 81–69	26–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
March 18, 2002*		at Syracuse Second Round	L 55–66 OT	26–6	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.