2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Basketball season
The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2000, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2001, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis , Minnesota . The Duke Blue Devils won their third NCAA national championship with an 82–72 victory over the Arizona Wildcats .
Season headlines
The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 13. Shane Battier of Duke was the leading vote-getter (71 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Troy Murphy of Notre Dame (62 votes), Loren Woods of Arizona (46), Joseph Forte of North Carolina (39) and Jamaal Tinsley of Iowa State (39).[1]
On January 27, 2001, a plane carrying two Oklahoma State players, six other people (coaches and broadcasters) associated with the Oklahoma State men's basketball program, and a crew of two crashed in a field near Strasburg , Colorado , during a snowstorm , killing all ten people on board.[2] [3] [4]
The NCAA tournament expanded from 64 to 65 teams.[5]
The Trans America Athletic Conference competed under that name for the last time. After the season, it was renamed the Atlantic Sun Conference .
Major rule changes
Beginning in 2000–01, the following rules changes were implemented:[6]
Technical fouls divided into direct (two-shot penalty) and indirect (one shot penalty) with ball returned to point of interruption.
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 9, 2000.[7] [8]
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 2000–01 season.
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference
Regular season winner[9]
Conference player of the year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (City)
Tournament winner
America East Conference
Hofstra
Norman Richardson , Hofstra [10]
2001 America East men's basketball tournament
Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware ) (Except Finals)
Hofstra [11]
Atlantic 10 Conference
St. Joseph's
David West , Xavier [12]
2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania )
Temple [13]
Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke & North Carolina
Shane Battier , Duke & Joseph Forte , North Carolina [14]
2001 ACC men's basketball tournament
Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia )
Duke [15]
Big 12 Conference
Iowa State
Jamaal Tinsley , Iowa State [16]
2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri )
Oklahoma [16]
Big East Conference
Boston College (East)Notre Dame (West)
Troy Bell , Boston College &Troy Murphy , Notre Dame [17]
2001 Big East men's basketball tournament
Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York )
Boston College [17]
Big Sky Conference
Cal State Northridge
Brian Heinle , Cal State Northridge [18]
2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Matadome (Northridge, California )
Cal State Northridge [19]
Big South Conference
Radford
Torrey Butler , Coastal Carolina [20]
2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Roanoke Civic Center (Roanoke, Virginia )
Winthrop [20]
Big Ten Conference
Michigan State & Illinois
Frank Williams , Illinois [21]
2001 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
United Center (Chicago, Illinois )
Iowa [21]
Big West Conference
UC Irvine
Jerry Green , UC Irvine [22]
2001 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California )
Utah State [22]
Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond
George Evans , George Mason [23]
2001 CAA men's basketball tournament
Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia )
George Mason [23]
Conference USA
Cincinnati (American) Southern Miss (National)
Steve Logan , Cincinnati [24]
2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky )
Charlotte [25]
Ivy League
Princeton
Craig Austin , Columbia [26]
No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Iona , Siena & Niagara
Demond Stewart , Niagara [27]
2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament
HSBC Arena (Buffalo, New York )
Iona [28]
Mid-American Conference
Kent State (East)Central Michigan (West)
David Webber , Central Michigan [29]
2001 MAC men's basketball tournament
Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio )
Kent State [29]
Mid-Continent Conference
Southern Utah & Valparaiso
Jeff Monaco , Southern Utah [30]
2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Indiana )
Southern Utah [31]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Hampton & South Carolina State
Tarvis Williams , Hampton [32]
2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia )
Hampton [33]
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Butler
Rashad Phillips , Detroit [34]
2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio )
Butler [35]
Missouri Valley Conference
Creighton
Tarise Bryson , Illinois State [36]
2001 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
Indiana State [37]
Mountain West Conference
BYU , Wyoming & Utah
Mekeli Wesley , BYU [38]
2001 MWC men's basketball tournament
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas , Nevada )
BYU [39]
Northeast Conference
St. Francis (NY)
Rahsaan Johnson , Monmouth [40]
2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey )
Monmouth [41]
Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee Tech
Trenton Hassell , Austin Peay [42]
2001 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee ) (Semifinals and Finals)
Eastern Illinois [42]
Pacific-10 Conference
Stanford
Sean Lampley , California [43]
No Tournament
Patriot League
Holy Cross
Tim Szatko , Holy Cross [44]
2001 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Campus Sites
Holy Cross [45]
Southeastern Conference
Florida & Kentucky (East) Mississippi (West)
Tayshaun Prince , Kentucky [46]
2001 SEC men's basketball tournament
Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee )
Kentucky [46]
Southern Conference
East Tennessee State (North)Charleston (South)
Jody Lumpkin , Charleston [47]
2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
BI-LO Center (Greenville, South Carolina )
UNC Greensboro [48]
Southland Conference
McNeese State
Demond Mallet , McNeese State [49]
2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
CenturyTel Center (Bossier City, Louisiana ) (Finals)
Northwestern State [49]
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Alabama State
Dewayne Jefferson , Mississippi Valley State [50]
2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, Alabama )
Alabama State
Sun Belt Conference
Western Kentucky (East)South Alabama (West)
Chris Marcus , Western Kentucky [51]
2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Mitchell Center (Mobile, Alabama )
Western Kentucky [51]
Trans America Athletic Conference
Georgia State
Shernard Long , Georgia State [52]
2001 TAAC men's basketball tournament
GSU Sports Arena (Atlanta, Georgia )
Georgia State [52]
West Coast Conference
Gonzaga
Casey Calvary , Gonzaga [53]
2001 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, California )
Gonzaga [53]
Western Athletic Conference
Fresno State
Melvin Ely , Fresno State [54]
2001 WAC men's basketball tournament
Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma )
Hawaiʻi [54]
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Third Place – Memphis 86, Detroit 71
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
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(January 2022 )
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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