2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big 12 regular season champions
Yahoo! Sports Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 10
Record25–6 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Iowa State13–3 .81325–6  .806
No. 12 Kansas12–4 .75026–7  .788
No. 13 Oklahoma †12–4 .75026–7  .788
No. 18 Texas12–4 .75025–9  .735
Oklahoma State10–6 .62520–10  .667
Missouri9–7 .56320–13  .606
Nebraska7–9 .43814–16  .467
Baylor6–10 .37519–12  .613
Colorado5–11 .31315–15  .500
Kansas State4–12 .25011–18  .379
Texas A&M3–13 .18810–20  .333
Texas Tech3–13 .1889–19  .321
† 2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 25–6, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They lost to Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid as a No. 2 seed to the NCAA tournament, where they were upset by 15th-seeded Hampton.[2]

Previous season

They finished the season 32–5, 14–2 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They defeated Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This was their first regular season and conference tournament since joining the Big 12. In the NCAA Tournament they defeated Central Connecticut State, Auburn, and UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State.[3]

The Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a consensus First Team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year[4] and Larry Eustachy being named AP Coach of the Year.[5]

Incoming players

Incoming Players
Name Position Height Weight Previous School Hometown
Omar BynumForward6'7210 lbs.Indian Hills CCOmaha, NE
Shane PowerForward6'5"210 lbs.Merrillville AndreanCrown Point, IN
Tyray PearsonForward6'7"225 lbs.Kankakee CCHammond, IN
Jake SullivanGuard6'1"195 lbs.Tartan HighOakdale, MN
Zach FortuneGuard6'3"185 lbs.Bellevue WestBellevue, NE
Marcus JeffersonForward6'5"205 lbs.Notre Dame PrepEast Chicago
Anderw SkoglundCenter7'1"250 lbs.Hopkins HighMinnetonka, MN
Reference:[6]

Roster

2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 00 Richard Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrKimball Dallas, TX
G 3 Brandon Nicol 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoGraettinger High Graettinger, IA
G 4 Kantrail Horton (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrMiddle Georgia JC Covington, GA
F 10 Omar Bynum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoIndian Hills CC Omaha, NE
G 11 Jamaal Tinsley (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMt. San Jacinto CC Brooklyn, NY
G 12 Brandon Hawkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSt. Thomas More Academy Fontana, CA
F 21 Shane Power 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrMerrillville Andrean Crown Point, IN
F 23 Tyray Pearson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrKankakee CC Hammond, IN
G 24 Jake Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrTartan High Oakdale, MN
G 30 Zach Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBellevue West Bellevue, NE
F 33 Clint Varley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoGreenfield High Menlo, IA
G/F 34 Marcus Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrNotre Dame Prep East Chicago
G 40 Brad Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrKnoxville High Knoxville, IA
G 42 Justin Fries 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoWashington High Sioux Falls, SD
F 45 Paul Shirley (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrJefferson West Meriden, KS
F 51 Martin Rancik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrSaint Louis Parl Nitra, SK
C 54 Andrew Skoglund 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrHopkins High Minnetonka, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2000
7:00 pm		 Next Level Sports W 85–72 
Hilton Coliseum (12,776)
Ames, IA
November 15, 2000
7:00 pm		 Global Sports W 91–85 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 21, 2000*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 Morningside W 102–97  1–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 24, 2000*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 Texas Southern W 109–70  2–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 27, 2000*
7:05 pm, KFXA/KFXB/KDSM		 at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four		 W 69–55  3–0
 UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, IA
December 1, 2000*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 Southern
Tribune Cyclone Challenge		 W 94–62  4–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 2, 2000*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 Southern Miss
Tribune Cyclone Challenge		 W 69–67  5–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 5, 2000*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 25 Tennessee Tech W 89–74  6–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 9, 2000*
7:05 pm, ITN		 No. 25 at Iowa
Rivalry		 L 68–80  6–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
December 17, 2000*
12:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 Drake
Iowa Big Four		 W 75–55  7–1
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 21, 2000*
5:00 pm, Yahoo! Streaming[7]		 vs. Troy
Yahoo Sports Invitational quarterfinal		 W 66–56  8–1
 Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 22, 2000*
10:00 pm, Yahoo! Streaming		 vs. BYU
Yahoo Sports Invitational semifinal		 W 77–71  9–1
 Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 23, 2000*
9:00 pm, Yahoo! Streaming		 vs. No. 24 Ole Miss
Yahoo Sports Invitational championship		 W 73–68  10–1
 Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 30, 2000*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 25 Western Carolina W 91–53  11–1
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 2, 2001*
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 23 Illinois-Chicago W 95–44  12–1
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 6, 2001
12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 23 No. 15 Oklahoma W 100–80  13–1
(1–0)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 8, 2001
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 18 at Oklahoma State L 80–88 OT 13–2
(1–1)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 13, 2001
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 18 at Missouri L 109–112 4OT 13–3
(1–2)		 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2001
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 23 Colorado W 84–68  14–3
(2–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 20, 2001
12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 23 at Nebraska W 60–59  15–3
(3–2)		 Bob Devaney Center 
Lincoln, NE
January 25, 2001
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 17 Baylor W 72–51  16–3
(4–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 28, 2001
12:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 17 at Texas A&M W 72–53  17–3
(5–2)		 Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 31, 2001
8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 15 at Colorado W 71–61  18–3
(6–2)		 Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 3, 2001
12:45 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 15 Kansas State W 84–78  19–3
(7–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 5, 2001
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 12 at No. 3 Kansas W 79–77  20–3
(8–2)		 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 11, 2001
3:00 pm, ABC		 No. 12 Missouri W 72–64  21–3
(9–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 17, 2001
12:00 pm, CBS		 No. 7 No. 6 Kansas W 79–71  22–3
(10–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 21, 2001
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 6 at Kansas State W 62–51  23–3
(11–2)		 Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 24, 2001
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 6 at Texas L 78–94  23–4
(11–3)		 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 28, 2001
6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network		 No. 8 Texas Tech W 80–63  24–4
(12–3)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
March 3, 2001
3:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 No. 8 Nebraska W 86–73  25–4
(13–3)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2001
12:00 pm, ESPN Plus		 (1) No. 7 vs. (8) Baylor
Quarterfinals		 L 49–62  25–5
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2001
9:20 pm, CBS		 (2 W) No. 10 vs. (15 W) Hampton
First Round		 L 57–58  25–6
 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP25RVRVRV25RVRV25231823171512768710Not released
Coaches2323^RVRVRVRVRVRVRV23231818149688915

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Iowa State vs. Hampton Box Score, March 15, 2001 - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  3. ↑ "Michigan State vs. Iowa State Box Score, March 25, 2000 - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  4. ↑ "Iowa State basketball great Marcus Fizer makes return to Ames". The Des Moines Register.
  5. ↑ "Iowa State Big 12 Coach of the Year Larry Eustachy Signs 10-Year Contract".
  6. ↑ "2000-01 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  7. ↑ "Official Athletic Site, Iowa State University - Men's Basketball". cyclones.fansonly.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ "NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams - Basketball-Reference.com".
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). \big12sports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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