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2001–02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team


The 2001–02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Dennis Felton and All-American Center Chris Marcus.[1] The team won the East Division Championship and the Sun Belt Basketball tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2] One of the highlights of the season was a victory over in-state rival, 4th ranked Kentucky. Marcus missed 17 games this season due to an ankle injury. David Boyden and Derek Robinson were named to the All SBC team. Marcus and Patrick Sparks made the SBC All-Tournament team and Robinson was the tournament MVP.[3]

2001–02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference tournament Champion
Sun Belt Conference East Division Champion
NABC Classic Champion
NCAA Tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record28–4 (13–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachPete Herrmann
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
2001–02 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 19 Western Kentucky † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 4   .875
Arkansas-Little Rock 8 – 6   .571 18 – 11   .621
Middle Tennessee 6 – 8   .429 14 – 15   .483
Arkansas State 5 – 9   .357 15 – 16   .484
Florida International 4 – 10   .286 10 – 20   .333
West
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 – 4   .733 20 – 11   .645
New Mexico State 11 – 4   .733 20 – 12   .625
New Orleans 9 – 6   .600 15 – 14   .517
North Texas 8 – 7   .533 15 – 14   .517
Denver 3 – 12   .200 8 – 20   .286
South Alabama 2 – 13   .133 7 – 21   .250
† 2002 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2001*
 at No. 4 Kentucky
NABC Classic 		W 64–52  1–0
 Rupp Arena (21,104)
Lexington, KY
11/16/2001*
 vs. George Washington
NABC Classic 		W 73–48  2–0
 Rupp Arena (16,193)
Lexington, KY
11/20/2001*
 No. 21 Evansville W 90–64  3–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (7,322)
Bowling Green, KY
11/24/2001*
 No. 21 Murray State W 101–77  4–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (8,117)
Bowling Green, KY
11/27/2001*
 No. 17 at Creighton L 91–94 2OT 4–1
 Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,287)
Omaha, NE
12/2/2001*
 No. 17 at Vanderbilt
Marcus out with injury 		L 75–80  4–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (12,271)
Nashville, TN
12/3/2001*
 No. 25 at Akron W 78–68  5–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,524)
Akron, OH
12/8/2001*
 No. 25 at Austin Peay W 77–75  6–2
 Dunn Center (2,517)
Clarksville, TN
12/15/2001*
 West Alabama W 103–40  7–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,658)
Bowling Green, KY
12/19/2001*
 Creighton W 95–61  8–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (6,267)
Bowling Green, KY
12/22/2001*
 at Southern Mississippi W 74–50  9–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,855)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/28/2001*
 at New Orleans W 90–76  10–2 (1–0)
 Lakefront Arena (2,270)
New Orleans, LA
12/30/2001
 at South Alabama L 58–61  10–3 (1–1)
 Mitchell Center (1,479)
Mobile, AL
1/2/2002
 at FIU W 65–54  11–3 (2–1)
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (306)
University Park, FL
1/5/2002*
 Austin Peay W 75–73  12–3
 E. A. Diddle Arena (6,764)
Bowling Green, KY
1/10/2002
 Louisiana–Lafayette W 63–62  13–3 (3–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,757)
Bowling Green, KY
1/13/2002
 New Mexico State W 83–67  14–3 (4–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (8,178)
Bowling Green, KY
1/16/2002
 at Middle Tennessee W 55–45  15–3 (5–1)
 Murphy Center (4,116)
Murfreesboro, TN
1/19/2002
 at Denver W 86–59  16–3 (6–1)
 Magness Arena (1,741)
Denver, CO
1/24/2002
 Arkansas–Little Rock W 95–85  17–3 (7–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (6,239)
Bowling Green, KY
1/27/2002
 Arkansas State W 45–42  18–3 (8–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (5,465)
Bowling Green, KY
1/31/2002
 FIU W 66–64  19–3 (9–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (6,410)
Bowling Green, KY
2/3/2002*
 Morris Brown
Marcus returns 		W 92–53  20–3
 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,319)
Bowling Green, KY
2/7/2002
 at Arkansas–Little Rock W 83–79 OT 21–3 (10–1)
 Alltel Arena (6,012)
North Little Rock, AR
2/9/2002
 at Arkansas State W 50–46  22–3 (11–1)
 Convocation Center (6,437)
Jonesboro, AR
2/16/2002
 North Texas W 100–76  23–3 (12–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (8,192)
Bowling Green, KY
2/19/2002*
 No. 24 Kentucky State W 100–63  24–3
 E. A. Diddle Arena (5,051)
Bowling Green, KY
2/23/2002
 No. 24 Middle Tennessee W 65–61  25–3 (13–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (8,325)
Bowling Green, KY
2002 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
3/2/2002
 (1E) No. 20 vs. (4W) North Texas
Second Round 		W 82–68  26–3
 Lakefront Arena (4,943)
New Orleans, LA
3/4/2002
 (1E) No. 18 vs. (2W) New Mexico State
Semifinals 		W 73–72  27–3
 Lakefront Arena (4,052)
New Orleans, LA
3/5/2002
 (1E) No. 18 vs. (1W) Louisiana–Lafayette
Championship 		W 76–70  28–3
 Lakefront Arena (4,203)
New Orleans, LA
2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/14/2002*
 (9 MW) No. 19 vs. (8 MW) No. 24 Stanford
First Round 		L 68–84  28–4
 Edward Jones Dome (26,612)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (M#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

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  1. ^ Marcus honored by publication, WKU center lands on All-America team, By Justin Willis, Bowling Green Daily News, Aug 3, 2001 retrieved 27 April 2020
  2. ^ SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
  3. ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  4. ^ 2001-02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 29 April 2020
  5. ^ "2001-2002 Men's Basketball Statistics" (PDF). WKU Sports.


 

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