2001β02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Conference tournament Champion Sun Belt Conference East Division Champion NABC Classic Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, first round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 28β4 (13β1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | Pete Herrmann |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Western Kentucky β | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LouisianaβLafayette | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β
2002 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2001β02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented
Western Kentucky University during the
2001β02 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]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/2001* |
at No. 4
Kentucky NABC Classic |
W 64β52 | 1β0 |
Rupp Arena (21,104) Lexington, KY | |||||||
11/16/2001* |
vs.
George Washington NABC Classic |
W 73β48 | 2β0 |
Rupp Arena (16,193) Lexington, KY | |||||||
11/20/2001* |
No. 21 | Evansville | W 90β64 | 3β0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,322) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
11/24/2001* |
No. 21 | Murray State | W 101β77 | 4β0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (8,117) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
11/27/2001* |
No. 17 | at Creighton | L 91β94 2OT | 4β1 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,287) Omaha, NE | ||||||
12/2/2001* |
No. 17 | at
Vanderbilt Marcus out with injury |
L 75β80 | 4β2 |
Memorial Gymnasium (12,271) Nashville, TN | ||||||
12/3/2001* |
No. 25 | at Akron | W 78β68 | 5β2 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,524) Akron, OH | ||||||
12/8/2001* |
No. 25 | at Austin Peay | W 77β75 | 6β2 |
Dunn Center (2,517) Clarksville, TN | ||||||
12/15/2001* |
West Alabama | W 103β40 | 7β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,658) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/19/2001* |
Creighton | W 95β61 | 8β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,267) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/22/2001* |
at Southern Mississippi | W 74β50 | 9β2 |
Reed Green Coliseum (2,855) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
12/28/2001* |
at New Orleans | W 90β76 | 10β2 (1β0) |
Lakefront Arena (2,270) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
12/30/2001 |
at South Alabama | L 58β61 | 10β3 (1β1) |
Mitchell Center (1,479) Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/2/2002 |
at FIU | W 65β54 | 11β3 (2β1) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (306) University Park, FL | |||||||
1/5/2002* |
Austin Peay | W 75β73 | 12β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,764) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/10/2002 |
LouisianaβLafayette | W 63β62 | 13β3 (3β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,757) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/13/2002 |
New Mexico State | W 83β67 | 14β3 (4β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (8,178) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/16/2002 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 55β45 | 15β3 (5β1) |
Murphy Center (4,116) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
1/19/2002 |
at Denver | W 86β59 | 16β3 (6β1) |
Magness Arena (1,741) Denver, CO | |||||||
1/24/2002 |
ArkansasβLittle Rock | W 95β85 | 17β3 (7β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,239) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/27/2002 |
Arkansas State | W 45β42 | 18β3 (8β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,465) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/31/2002 |
FIU | W 66β64 | 19β3 (9β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,410) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/3/2002* |
Morris Brown Marcus returns |
W 92β53 | 20β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,319) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/7/2002 |
at ArkansasβLittle Rock | W 83β79 OT | 21β3 (10β1) |
Alltel Arena (6,012) North Little Rock, AR | |||||||
2/9/2002 |
at Arkansas State | W 50β46 | 22β3 (11β1) |
Convocation Center (6,437) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
2/16/2002 |
North Texas | W 100β76 | 23β3 (12β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (8,192) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/19/2002* |
No. 24 | Kentucky State | W 100β63 | 24β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,051) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/23/2002 |
No. 24 | Middle Tennessee | W 65β61 | 25β3 (13β1) |
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 82β68 | 26β3 |
Lakefront Arena (4,943) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
3/4/2002 |
(1E) No. 18 | vs. (2W) New Mexico State Semifinals |
W 73β72 | 27β3 |
Lakefront Arena (4,052) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
3/5/2002 |
(1E) No. 18 | vs. (1W) LouisianaβLafayette Championship |
W 76β70 | 28β3 |
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 68β84 | 28β4 |
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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2001β02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Conference tournament Champion Sun Belt Conference East Division Champion NABC Classic Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, first round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 28β4 (13β1 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | Pete Herrmann |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Western Kentucky β | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LouisianaβLafayette | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β
2002 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2001β02 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented
Western Kentucky University during the
2001β02 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]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/2001* |
at No. 4
Kentucky NABC Classic |
W 64β52 | 1β0 |
Rupp Arena (21,104) Lexington, KY | |||||||
11/16/2001* |
vs.
George Washington NABC Classic |
W 73β48 | 2β0 |
Rupp Arena (16,193) Lexington, KY | |||||||
11/20/2001* |
No. 21 | Evansville | W 90β64 | 3β0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,322) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
11/24/2001* |
No. 21 | Murray State | W 101β77 | 4β0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (8,117) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
11/27/2001* |
No. 17 | at Creighton | L 91β94 2OT | 4β1 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,287) Omaha, NE | ||||||
12/2/2001* |
No. 17 | at
Vanderbilt Marcus out with injury |
L 75β80 | 4β2 |
Memorial Gymnasium (12,271) Nashville, TN | ||||||
12/3/2001* |
No. 25 | at Akron | W 78β68 | 5β2 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,524) Akron, OH | ||||||
12/8/2001* |
No. 25 | at Austin Peay | W 77β75 | 6β2 |
Dunn Center (2,517) Clarksville, TN | ||||||
12/15/2001* |
West Alabama | W 103β40 | 7β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,658) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/19/2001* |
Creighton | W 95β61 | 8β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,267) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/22/2001* |
at Southern Mississippi | W 74β50 | 9β2 |
Reed Green Coliseum (2,855) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
12/28/2001* |
at New Orleans | W 90β76 | 10β2 (1β0) |
Lakefront Arena (2,270) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
12/30/2001 |
at South Alabama | L 58β61 | 10β3 (1β1) |
Mitchell Center (1,479) Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/2/2002 |
at FIU | W 65β54 | 11β3 (2β1) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (306) University Park, FL | |||||||
1/5/2002* |
Austin Peay | W 75β73 | 12β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,764) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/10/2002 |
LouisianaβLafayette | W 63β62 | 13β3 (3β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,757) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/13/2002 |
New Mexico State | W 83β67 | 14β3 (4β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (8,178) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/16/2002 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 55β45 | 15β3 (5β1) |
Murphy Center (4,116) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
1/19/2002 |
at Denver | W 86β59 | 16β3 (6β1) |
Magness Arena (1,741) Denver, CO | |||||||
1/24/2002 |
ArkansasβLittle Rock | W 95β85 | 17β3 (7β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,239) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/27/2002 |
Arkansas State | W 45β42 | 18β3 (8β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,465) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/31/2002 |
FIU | W 66β64 | 19β3 (9β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,410) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/3/2002* |
Morris Brown Marcus returns |
W 92β53 | 20β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,319) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/7/2002 |
at ArkansasβLittle Rock | W 83β79 OT | 21β3 (10β1) |
Alltel Arena (6,012) North Little Rock, AR | |||||||
2/9/2002 |
at Arkansas State | W 50β46 | 22β3 (11β1) |
Convocation Center (6,437) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
2/16/2002 |
North Texas | W 100β76 | 23β3 (12β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (8,192) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/19/2002* |
No. 24 | Kentucky State | W 100β63 | 24β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,051) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/23/2002 |
No. 24 | Middle Tennessee | W 65β61 | 25β3 (13β1) |
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 82β68 | 26β3 |
Lakefront Arena (4,943) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
3/4/2002 |
(1E) No. 18 | vs. (2W) New Mexico State Semifinals |
W 73β72 | 27β3 |
Lakefront Arena (4,052) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
3/5/2002 |
(1E) No. 18 | vs. (1W) LouisianaβLafayette Championship |
W 76β70 | 28β3 |
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 68β84 | 28β4 |
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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