Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2001–02 |
Team: | Creighton Bluejays |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Record: | 23–9 |
Conf Record: | 14–4 |
Head Coach: | Dana Altman (8th year) |
Asst Coach1: | Greg Grensing (8th year) |
Asst Coach2: | Len Gordy (8th year) |
Asst Coach3: | Darian DeVries (4th year) |
Champion: | MVC regular season co-champions MVC tournament champions |
Bowl: | NCAA Tournament |
Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-9 record, and tied for the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship with Southern Illinois. Creighton won the conference tournament to earn a bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament. The team featured Missouri Valley Player of the Year Kyle Korver.
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | |
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3 | DeAnthony Bowden | Guard | 6-1 | 180 | Junior | Hammond, Indiana | |
12 | Ismael Caro | Guard | 6-0 | 185 | Sophomore | Manchester, Connecticut | |
13 | TJ Freeman | Guard | 6-3 | 190 | Freshman | Duluth, Minnesota | |
20 | Larry House | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 205 | Junior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
21 | Joe Dabbert | Center | 6-11 | 255 | Sophomore | Bailey, Colorado | |
22 | Michael Lindeman | Forward | 6-6 | 200 | Sophomore | Iowa Falls, Iowa | |
23 | Terrell Taylor | Guard | 6-3 | 200 | Junior | Bridgeport, Connecticut | |
24 | Tyler McKinney | Guard | 6-1 | 185 | Freshman | Urbandale, Iowa | |
25 | Kyle Korver | Forward | 6-7 | 210 | Junior | Pella, Iowa | |
30 | Jimmy Motz | Forward | 6-7 | 225 | Freshman | Lincoln, Nebraska | |
31 | Dan Bresnahan | Forward | 6-8 | 205 | Freshman | Rochester, Minnesota | |
34 | Mike Grimes | Forward | 6-7 | 225 | Sophomore | Florissant, Missouri | |
43 | Brody Deren | Forward | 6-8 | 250 | Sophomore | Harlan, Iowa | |
44 | Austin Collier | Forward | 6-7 | 205 | Junior | Tucson, Arizona |
|-!colspan=9| Regular season
|-!colspan=9| Missouri Valley Conference tournament|-!colspan=9| 2002 NCAA tournament|}