# 2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Todd Lickliter, serving in his first season as head coach at the school. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse as members of the Horizon League. Butler finished first in the Horizon League season standings but lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament. The Bulldogs received an invitation to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bowling Green in the first round before falling to Syracuse in the second round. Butler finished the season with a record of 26–6 (12–4 Horizon).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 16, 2001* | | vs. Radford Top of the World Classic | W 73–56 | 1–0 | Carlson Center (3,342) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| November 17, 2001* | | vs. Delaware Top of the World Classic | W 76–59 | 2–0 | Carlson Center (3,333) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| November 18, 2001* | | vs. Washington Top of the World Classic | W 67–64 | 3–0 | Carlson Center (3,159) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| November 25, 2001* | | Indiana State | W 69–49 | 4–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,670) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| November 27, 2001* | | at Purdue | W 74–68 | 5–0 | Mackey Arena (13,436) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| December 1, 2001* | | Birmingham-Southern | W 70–34 | 6–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,211) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 3, 2001* | | at Lipscomb | W 76–56 | 7–0 | Allen Arena (1,200) Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 8, 2001* | | Evansville | W 101–65 | 8–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,716) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 15, 2001* | | Northern Iowa | W 77–65 | 9–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,273) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 17, 2001* | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 66–46 | 10–0 | Knott Arena (1,021) Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| December 19, 2001* | | at No. 21 Ball State | W 75–66 | 11–0 | Worthen Arena (11,500) Muncie, Indiana |
| December 28, 2001* | No. 23 | vs. Samford Hoosier Classic | W 45–37 | 12–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse (10,432) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 29, 2001* | No. 23 | vs. Indiana Hoosier Classic | W 66–64 | 13–0 | Conseco Fieldhouse (16,471) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2002 | No. 20 | Wright State | L 87–90 $^{2OT}$ | 13–1 (0–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,056) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| January 7, 2002 | No. 24 | at Cleveland State | W 62–45 | 14–1 (1–1) | Goodman Arena (2,537) Cleveland, Ohio |
| January 10, 2002 | No. 24 | at Detroit Mercy | L 54–63 | 14–2 (1–2) | Calihan Hall (3,036) Detroit, Michigan |
| January 12, 2002 | No. 24 | at Youngstown State | W 68–50 | 15–2 (2–2) | Beeghly Center (3,566) Youngstown, Ohio |
| January 17, 2002 | | Green Bay | W 64–41 | 16–2 (3–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,895) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| January 19, 2002 | | Milwaukee | L 72–73 | 16–3 (3–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,890) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| January 23, 2002 | | Loyola Chicago | W 78–48 | 17–3 (4–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,577) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| January 26, 2002 | | at UIC | W 82–73 | 18–3 (5–3) | UIC Pavilion (5,002) Chicago, Illinois |
| January 30, 2002 | | at Milwaukee | W 59–58 | 19–3 (6–3) | U.S. Cellular Arena (5,015) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 2, 2002 | | at Wright State | W 72–57 | 20–3 (7–3) | Nutter Center (7,740) Fairborn, Ohio |
| February 7, 2002 | | Detroit Mercy | W 61–48 | 21–3 (8–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,007) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| February 9, 2002 | | Cleveland State | W 70–45 | 22–3 (9–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,311) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| February 14, 2002 | | at Green Bay | W 77–74 | 23–3 (10–3) | Brown County Arena (2,860) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| February 16, 2002 | | Youngstown State | W 75–50 | 24–3 (11–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,041) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| February 20, 2002 | | at Loyola Chicago | L 56–60 | 24–4 (11–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,125) Chicago, Illinois |
| February 23, 2002 | | UIC | W 85–61 | 25–4 (12–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,853) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2002 | (1) | vs. (8) Green Bay Quarterfinals | L 48–49 | 25–5 | Goodman Arena (3,556) Cleveland, Ohio |
| NIT ||||||
| March 14, 2002* | | Bowling Green First Round | W 81–69 | 26–5 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,205) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| March 18, 2002* | | at Syracuse Second Round | L 55–66 $^{OT}$ | 26–6 | Carrier Dome (5,904) Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||