2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 3rd-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 18–15, 9–5 in Patriot League play to finish second in the regular season standings. As the #2 seed, they defeated Navy, Bucknell, and American to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the East region, they were beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Kansas, 70–59.^[1]

2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball

Patriot League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	18–15 (9–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Ralph Willard (3rd season)
Home arena	Hart Center
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American	10	–	4	.714	18	–	12	.600
Holy Cross †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	15	.545
Bucknell	8	–	6	.571	13	–	16	.448
Colgate	8	–	6	.571	17	–	11	.607
Lafayette	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Army	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Navy	5	–	9	.357	10	–	20	.333
Lehigh	2	–	12	.143	5	–	23	.179


† 2002 Patriot League tournament winner

2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	35	Tim Szatko	6ft8in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Naperville Central	Naperville, Illinois
C	45	Patrick Whearty	6ft10in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Our Lady of Lourdes	Poughkeepsie, New York

Head coach

Ralph Willard

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 16, 2001*		at No. 11 Boston College	L 51–75	4–4	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 19, 2001*		vs. Iona Rainbow Classic	L 59–71	4–5	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2001*		vs. Portland Rainbow Classic	W 60–43	5–5	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2001*		vs. No. 10 Boston College Rainbow Classic	L 57–67	5–6	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 5, 2002*		at Princeton	L 50–52	6–9	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Patriot League regular season
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 2, 2002*		vs. Navy Quarterfinals	W 59–41	16–14	The Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 3, 2002*		vs. Bucknell Semifinals	W 64–57	17–14	The Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 8, 2002*		at American Championship game	W 58–54	18–14	Bender Arena (4,521) Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2002*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas First round	L 59–70	18–15	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time..

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2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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