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men_s_basketball:2001
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2001/2002 Season
Overall Record: 26-7
Conference USA Record: 12-3
In 2001-02, Crean coached Marquette to a 26-7 record and its 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance but first since 1997.
The 26 victories were the third-most all-time and represented the program's first 20-win season since 1997. The Golden Eagles started the season by winning 10-consecutive games and claiming the 2001 Great Alaska Shootout championship. As a result of its best start in four years, Marquette appeared in the AP Top 25 at No. 23 on November 27, 2001, its first AP ranking since January 19, 1998.
In conference play, Crean's squad won a program-record 12-straight on the way to a school-record 13 conference wins and a number two seed in the C-USA Tournament, the program's highest to-date. A 19-point victory over DePaul on March 1, wrapped up the Golden Eagles first undefeated home season - 16-0 - since 1995-96.
On February 19, MU achieved the school's highest national ranking since February 1979, when it reached No. 9 in the AP Top 25. The Golden Eagles spent a total of 12 weeks ranked nationally and concluded the year ranked No. 12 by the AP and No. 18 by ESPN/USA Today.
Marquette went one-and-done in the CUSA tournament, losing to Cincinnati, and one-and-done in the NCAAs, losing to Tulsa.
Schedule and Results
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tues. | Nov. 6 | EA Sports (exh.) | W, 88-80 | – |
| Mon. | Nov. 12 | Foreign Team Exhibition | W, 103-57 | – |
| Sat. | Nov. 17 | Loyola-Chicago | W, 80-70 | 1-0 |
| Sun. | Nov. 18 | Chicago State | W, 102-49 | 2-0 |
| Wed. | Nov. 21 | vs. Tennessee (Great Alaska Shootout) | W, 85-74 | 3-0 |
| Fri. | Nov. 23 | vs. Indiana (Great Alaska Shootout) | W, 50-49 | 4-0 |
| Sat. | Nov. 24 | Gonzaga (Great Alaska Shootout) | W, 72-63 | 5-0 |
| Fri. | Nov. 30 | Texas Southern ( Coca-Cola Blue & Gold Classic) | W, 76-40 | 6-0 |
| Sat. | Dec. 1 | Sam Houston (Coca-Cola Blue and Gold Classic) | W, 77-58 | 7-0 |
| Wed. | Dec. 5 | Dayton | W, 73-51 | 8-0 |
| Sat. | Dec. 8 | Fordham | W, 79-55 | 9-0 |
| Wed. | Dec. 19 | Arkansas-Pine-Bluff | W, 100-49 | 10-0 |
| Sat. | Dec. 22 | at Wisconsin | L, 86-73 | 10-1 |
| Sat | Dec. 29 | at Wake Forest | L, 64-59 | 10-2 |
| Wed. | Jan. 2 | Morris Brown | W, 85-38 | 11-2 |
| Sat. | Jan. 5 | at Charlotte* | L, 76-68 | 11-3 |
| Wed. | Jan. 9 | at Louisville* | W, 75-71 | 12-3 |
| Sat. | Jan. 12 | Saint Louis* | W, 61-53 | 13-3 |
| Tue. | Jan. 15 | Alabama-Birmingham* | W, 67-59 | 14-3 |
| Sat. | Jan. 19 | at DePaul* | W, 87-68 | 15-3 |
| Wed. | Jan. 23 | Texas Christian* | W, 83-72 | 16-3 |
| Sat. | Jan. 26 | at Saint. Louis* | W, 55-38 | 17-3 |
| Tue. | Jan. 29 | at Tulane* | W, 68-66 | 18-3 |
| Sat. | Feb. 2 | Cincinnati* | W, 74-60 | 19-3 |
| Wed. | Feb. 6 | East Carolina* | W, 70-58 | 20-3 |
| Sat. | Feb. 9 | at Southern Mississippi* | W, 72-58 | 21-3 |
| Sat. | Feb. 16 | Louisville* | W, 75-63 | 22-3 |
| Tue. | Feb. 19 | Charlotte* | W, 66-52 | 23-3 |
| Fri. | Feb. 22 | at Cincinnati* | L, 63-62 | 23-4 |
| Tue. | Feb. 26 | at East Carolina* | L, 51-46 | 23-5 |
| Fri. | March 1 | DePaul (CUSA Tournament) | W, 72-53 | 24-5 |
| Wed. | March 7 | Louisville (CUSA Tournament) | W, 84-76 | 25-5 |
| Fri. | March 8 | Houston (CUSA Tournament) | W, 85-73 | 26-5 |
| Saturday | March 9 | Cincinnati (CUSA Tournament) | L, 77-63 | 26-6 |
| Thursday | March 14 | Tulsa (NCAA Tournament) | L, 71-69 | 26-7 |
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