2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
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

2001–02 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American	10	–	4	.714	18	–	12	.600
†	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

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]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	35	Tim Szatko	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Naperville Central	Naperville, Illinois
C	45	Patrick Whearty	6 ft 10 in (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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Schedule and results

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 (5,584) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 19, 2001*		vs. Iona Rainbow Classic	L 59–71	4–5	Stan Sheriff Center (500) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2001*		vs. Portland Rainbow Classic	W 60–43	5–5	Stan Sheriff Center (429) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2001*		vs. No. 10 Boston College Rainbow Classic	L 57–67	5–6	Stan Sheriff Center (5,876) Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 5, 2002*		at Princeton	L 50–52	6–9	Jadwin Gymnasium (5,610) 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 (2,897) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 3, 2002*		vs. Bucknell Semifinals	W 64–57	17–14	The Show Place Arena (2,041) 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 (26,612) 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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References

^ "Holy Cross doesn't go quietly in first round". ESPN. March 20, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "2001-2002 Patriot League Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Patriot League.
^ "2001-2002 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.

[1] "Holy Cross doesn't go quietly in first round". ESPN. March 20, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[2] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[3] "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[4] "2001-2002 Patriot League Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Patriot League.

[5] "2001-2002 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.

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Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Boston University
Culture & lore	The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Crusader Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–34 1934–35 1935–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics