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.

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
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

Roster

2001–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2001*		Quinnipiac	W 85–57	1–0	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 20, 2001*		Harvard	W 65–57	2–0	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 23, 2001*		at Manhattan	L 62–75	2–1	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, New York
Nov 27, 2001*		at Dartmouth	L 47–58	2–2	Leede Arena  Hanover, New Hampshire
Dec 1, 2001*		Boston University	L 49–61	2–3	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 4, 2001*		at UMass	W 67–56	3–3	Mullins Center  Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 6, 2001*		Brown	W 76–63	4–3	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
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
Dec 28, 2001*		vs. Radford College of Charleston State Farm Classic	L 49–66	5–7	F. Mitchell Johnson Arena  Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 29, 2001* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Louisiana–Monroe College of Charleston State Farm Classic	L 57–63	5–8	F. Mitchell Johnson Arena  Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 2, 2002* 7:00 p.m.		Fordham	W 95–75	6–8	Hart Center (1,461) Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 2002*		at Princeton	L 50–52	6–9	Jadwin Gymnasium (5,610) Princeton, New Jersey
Patriot League regular season
Jan 9, 2002		Navy	W 70–57	7–9 (1–0)	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 12, 2002		at Lafayette	L 58–64	7–10 (1–1)	Kirby Sports Center  Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 2002		Colgate	L 42–46	7–11 (1–2)	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 19, 2002		at Lehigh	W 72–66	8–11 (2–2)	Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 2002		at Army	L 46–57	8–12 (2–3)	Christl Arena  West Point, New York
Jan 26, 2002		American	W 63–54	9–12 (3–3)	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 30, 2002		at Bucknell	W 73–65	10–12 (4–3)	Davis Gym  Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 2002		at Navy	W 62–54	11–12 (5–3)	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 6, 2002		Lafayette	W 76–70 OT	12–12 (6–3)	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 9, 2002		at Colgate	L 55–58	12–13 (6–4)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, New York
Feb 13, 2002		Lehigh	W 79–40	13–13 (7–4)	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 16, 2002		Army	W 77–57	14–13 (8–4)	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 20, 2002		Bucknell	L 73–75	14–14 (8–5)	Hart Center  Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 2002		at American	W 68–44	15–14 (9–5)	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 2, 2002*	(2)	vs. (7) Navy Quarterfinals	W 59–41	16–14	The Show Place Arena (2,897) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 3, 2002*	(2)	vs. (3) Bucknell Semifinals	W 64–57	17–14	The Show Place Arena (2,041) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Mar 8, 2002*	(2)	at (1) 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..