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
Major rule changes
Beginning in 2000–01, the following rules changes were implemented:[2]
- 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.[3][4]
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference |
Regular
Season Winner[5] |
Conference
Player of the Year |
Conference
Tournament |
Tournament
Venue (City) |
Tournament
Winner |
America East Conference |
Hofstra |
Norman Richardson, Hofstra [6] |
2001 America East Men's Basketball Tournament |
Bob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)
(Except Finals) |
Hofstra[7] |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
St. Joseph's |
David West, Xavier[8] |
2001 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament |
The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
Temple[9] |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
Duke & North Carolina |
Shane Battier, Duke & Joseph Forte, North Carolina[10] |
2001 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia) |
Duke[11] |
Big 12 Conference |
Iowa State |
Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State [12] |
2001 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament |
Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri) |
Oklahoma[12] |
Big East Conference |
Boston College (East)
Notre Dame (West) |
Troy Bell, Boston College &
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame [13] |
2001 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament |
Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York) |
Boston College[13] |
Big Sky Conference |
Cal State Northridge |
Brian Heinle, Cal State Northridge[14] |
2001 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament |
Matadome
(Northridge, California) |
Cal State Northridge[15] |
Big South Conference |
Radford |
Torrey Butler, Coastal Carolina[16] |
2001 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Roanoke Civic Center
(Roanoke, Virginia) |
Winthrop[16] |
Big Ten Conference |
Michigan State & Illinois |
Frank Williams, Illinois[17] |
2001 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
United Center
(Chicago, Illinois) |
Iowa[17] |
Big West Conference |
UC Irvine |
Jerry Green, UC Irvine [18] |
2001 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Anaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California) |
Utah State[18] |
Colonial Athletic Association |
Richmond |
George Evans, George Mason[19] |
2001 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament |
Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) |
George Mason[19] |
Conference USA |
Cincinnati (American)
Southern Miss (National) |
Steve Logan, Cincinnati[20] |
2001 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament |
Freedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky) |
Charlotte [21] |
Ivy League |
Princeton |
Craig Austin, Columbia[22] |
No Tournament |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Iona, Siena & Niagara |
Demond Stewart, Niagara[23] |
2001 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
HSBC Arena
(Buffalo, New York) |
Iona[24] |
Mid-American Conference |
Kent State (East)
Central Michigan (West) |
David Webber, Central Michigan[25] |
2001 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Gund Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio) |
Kent State [25] |
Mid-Continent Conference |
Southern Utah & Valparaiso |
Jeff Monaco, Southern Utah[26] |
2001 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
(Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
Southern Utah[27] |
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Hampton & South Carolina State |
Tarvis Williams, Hampton[28] |
2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) |
Hampton[29] |
Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
Butler |
Rashad Phillips, Detroit[30] |
2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Nutter Center
(Dayton, Ohio) |
Butler[31] |
Missouri Valley Conference |
Creighton |
Tarise Bryson, Illinois State [32] |
2001 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri) |
Indiana State [33] |
Mountain West Conference |
BYU, Wyoming & Utah |
Mekeli Wesley, BYU[34] |
2001 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Thomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada) |
BYU[35] |
Northeast Conference |
St. Francis (NY) |
Rahsaan Johnson, Monmouth[36] |
2001 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Sovereign Bank Arena
(Trenton, New Jersey) |
Monmouth[37] |
Ohio Valley Conference |
Tennessee Tech |
Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay[38] |
2001 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals) |
Eastern Illinois[38] |
Pacific-10 Conference |
Stanford |
Sean Lampley, California [39] |
No Tournament |
Patriot League |
Holy Cross |
Tim Szatko, Holy Cross[40] |
2001 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament |
Campus Sites |
Holy Cross[41] |
Southeastern Conference |
Florida & Kentucky (East)
Mississippi (West) |
Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky[42] |
2001 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee) |
Kentucky[42] |
Southern Conference |
East Tennessee State (North)
Charleston (South) |
Jody Lumpkin, Charleston[43] |
2001 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
BI-LO Center
(Greenville, South Carolina) |
UNC Greensboro[44] |
Southland Conference |
McNeese State |
Demond Mallet, McNeese State[45] |
2001 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
CenturyTel Center
(Bossier City, Louisiana)
(Finals) |
Northwestern State[45] |
Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Alabama State |
Dewayne Jefferson, Mississippi Valley State [46] |
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[47] |
2001 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament |
Mitchell Center
(Mobile, Alabama) |
Western Kentucky[47] |
Trans America Athletic Conference |
Georgia State |
Shernard Long, Georgia State[48] |
2001 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
GSU Sports Arena
(Atlanta, Georgia) |
Georgia State[48] |
West Coast Conference |
Gonzaga |
Casey Calvary, Gonzaga [49] |
2001 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Jenny Craig Pavilion
(San Diego, California) |
Gonzaga[49] |
Western Athletic Conference |
Fresno State |
Melvin Ely, Fresno State [50] |
2001 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Reynolds Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
Hawaiʻi[50] |
Statistical leaders
Post-Season Tournaments
NCAA Tournament
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National Invitation Tournament
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Semifinals & Finals
- Third Place – Memphis 86, Detroit 71
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
References
- ↑ Loren Woods Named Preseason All-America by Associated Press, Arizona Wildcats, retrieved 2010-07-29
- ↑ 2008–09 NCAA Record Book – Playing Rules History section
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- ↑ America East Players of the Year, America East Conference, retrieved 2009-09-08
- ↑ America East Championship Results, America East Conference, retrieved 2009-09-08
- ↑ 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Awards section, Atlantic 10 Conference, retrieved 2009-09-08
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- ↑ Battier, Forte Tie For ACC Player of The Year Award, Atlantic Coast Conference, retrieved 2009-09-08
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- ↑ 19.0 19.1 CAA men's basketball record book, Colonial Athletic Association, retrieved 2009-09-09
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- ↑ Tarvis Williams bio – NBA.com, NBA.com, retrieved 2009-09-12
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- ↑ 2008–09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Record Book, Horizon League, retrieved 2009-09-11
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- ↑ 2008–09 MVC men's basketball media guide – Honors section, Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-09-11
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- ↑ All-Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Teams Announced, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-09-11
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- ↑ 2000–01 NEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team, Northeast Conference, retrieved 2009-09-11
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- ↑ Sean Lampley Named Pac-10 Player of the Year, Pacific-10 Conference, retrieved 2009-09-11
- ↑ All-Time Patriot League Men's Basketball Awards, Patriot League, retrieved 2009-09-11
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- ↑ 2008–09 Southern Conference men's basketball media guide – Results Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-09-11
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- ↑ 2006–07 SWAC Men's Basketball Media Guide
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