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]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Arizona (37)
2 Duke (29)
3 Michigan State (5)
4 Stanford
5 Maryland (1)
6 North Carolina
7 Kansas
8 Illinois
9 Tennessee
10 Seton Hall
11 Florida
12 Kentucky
13 Utah
14 Connecticut
15 Arkansas
Notre Dame
17 UCLA
18 Cincinnati
19 Wisconsin
20 Wake Forest
21 DePaul
22 Oklahoma
23 Southern California
24 Virginia
25 Iowa State
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Arizona (19)
2 Duke (12)
3 Stanford
4 North Carolina
5 Michigan State
6 Kansas
7 Maryland
8 Tennessee
9 Illinois
10 Seton Hall
11 Florida
12 Kentucky
13 Connecticut
14 Cincinnati
15 Arkansas
16 Utah
17 Notre Dame
18 Wake Forest
19 UCLA
20 DePaul
21 Oklahoma
22 Wisconsin
23 Iowa State
24 Southern California
25 Virginia

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2000–01 season.

School Former conference New conference
Middle Tennessee Ohio Valley Conference Sun Belt Conference
Nevada Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State Big West Conference Sun Belt Conference
North Texas Big West Conference Sun Belt Conference
Virginia Tech Atlantic 10 Conference Big East Conference

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 ConferenceHofstraNorman Richardson, Hofstra[6]2001 America East men's basketball tournamentBob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)
(Except Finals)		Hofstra[7]
Atlantic 10 ConferenceSt. Joseph'sDavid West, Xavier[8]2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournamentThe Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		Temple[9]
Atlantic Coast ConferenceDuke & North CarolinaShane Battier, Duke & Joseph Forte, North Carolina[10]2001 ACC men's basketball tournamentGeorgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)		Duke[11]
Big 12 ConferenceIowa StateJamaal Tinsley, Iowa State[12]2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournamentKemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		Oklahoma[12]
Big East ConferenceBoston College (East)
Notre Dame (West)		Troy Bell, Boston College &
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame[13]		2001 Big East men's basketball tournamentMadison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		Boston College[13]
Big Sky ConferenceCal State NorthridgeBrian Heinle, Cal State Northridge[14]2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournamentMatadome
(Northridge, California)		Cal State Northridge[15]
Big South ConferenceRadfordTorrey Butler, Coastal Carolina[16]2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournamentRoanoke Civic Center
(Roanoke, Virginia)		Winthrop[16]
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan State & IllinoisFrank Williams, Illinois[17]2001 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournamentUnited Center
(Chicago, Illinois)		Iowa[17]
Big West ConferenceUC IrvineJerry Green, UC Irvine[18]2001 Big West Conference men's basketball tournamentAnaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California)		Utah State[18]
Colonial Athletic AssociationRichmondGeorge Evans, George Mason[19]2001 CAA men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		George Mason[19]
Conference USACincinnati (American)
Southern Miss (National)		Steve Logan, Cincinnati[20]2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournamentFreedom Hall
(Louisville, Kentucky)		Charlotte[21]
Ivy LeaguePrincetonCraig Austin, Columbia[22]No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceIona, Siena & NiagaraDemond Stewart, Niagara[23]2001 MAAC men's basketball tournamentHSBC Arena
(Buffalo, New York)		Iona[24]
Mid-American ConferenceKent State (East)
Central Michigan (West)		David Webber, Central Michigan[25]2001 MAC men's basketball tournamentGund Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio)		Kent State[25]
Mid-Continent ConferenceSouthern Utah & ValparaisoJeff Monaco, Southern Utah[26]2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournamentAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)		Southern Utah[27]
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceHampton & South Carolina StateTarvis Williams, Hampton[28]2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		Hampton[29]
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceButlerRashad Phillips, Detroit[30]2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournamentNutter Center
(Dayton, Ohio)		Butler[31]
Missouri Valley ConferenceCreightonTarise Bryson, Illinois State[32]2001 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentSavvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		Indiana State[33]
Mountain West ConferenceBYU, Wyoming & UtahMekeli Wesley, BYU[34]2001 MWC men's basketball tournamentThomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)		BYU[35]
Northeast ConferenceSt. Francis (NY)Rahsaan Johnson, Monmouth[36]2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournamentSovereign Bank Arena
(Trenton, New Jersey)		Monmouth[37]
Ohio Valley ConferenceTennessee TechTrenton Hassell, Austin Peay[38]2001 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentGaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)		Eastern Illinois[38]
Pacific-10 ConferenceStanfordSean Lampley, California[39]No Tournament
Patriot LeagueHoly CrossTim Szatko, Holy Cross[40]2001 Patriot League men's basketball tournamentCampus SitesHoly Cross[41]
Southeastern ConferenceFlorida & Kentucky (East)
Mississippi (West)		Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky[42]2001 SEC men's basketball tournamentGaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)		Kentucky[42]
Southern ConferenceEast Tennessee State (North)
Charleston (South)		Jody Lumpkin, Charleston[43]2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentBI-LO Center
(Greenville, South Carolina)		UNC Greensboro[44]
Southland ConferenceMcNeese StateDemond Mallet, McNeese State[45]2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournamentCenturyTel Center
(Bossier City, Louisiana)
(Finals)		Northwestern State[45]
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceAlabama StateDewayne Jefferson, Mississippi Valley State[46]2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournamentFair Park Arena
(Birmingham, Alabama)		Alabama State
Sun Belt ConferenceWestern Kentucky (East)
South Alabama (West)		Chris Marcus, Western Kentucky[47]2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournamentMitchell Center
(Mobile, Alabama)		Western Kentucky[47]
Trans America Athletic ConferenceGeorgia StateShernard Long, Georgia State[48]2001 TAAC men's basketball tournamentGSU Sports Arena
(Atlanta, Georgia)		Georgia State[48]
West Coast ConferenceGonzagaCasey Calvary, Gonzaga[49]2001 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournamentJenny Craig Pavilion
(San Diego, California)		Gonzaga[49]
Western Athletic ConferenceFresno StateMelvin Ely, Fresno State[50]2001 WAC men's basketball tournamentReynolds Center
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)		Hawaiʻi[50]

Statistical leaders

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Ronnie McCollumCentenary29.1Chris MarcusW. Kentucky12.1Markus CarrCS Northridge8.9Greedy DanielsTCU4.3
Kyle HillE. Illinois23.8Reggie EvansIowa11.9Omar CookSt. John's8.7Desmond CambridgeAlabama A&M3.8
Dewayne JeffersonMiss. Valley St.23.6J. R. Van HooseMarshall11.1Sean KennedyMarist8.1Senecca WallSam Houston St.3.6
Tarise BrysonIllinois St.22.8David WestXavier10.9Tito MaddoxFresno St.8.0John LinehanProvidence3.1
Henry DomercantE. Illinois22.8Eddie GriffinSeton Hall10.8Ashley RobinsonMiss. Valley St.7.4Fred HouseS. Utah3.0
Blocked shots per game
Field-goal percentage
Three-Point FG percentage
Free-throw percentage
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Tarvis WilliamsHampton4.6Michael BradleyVillanova69.2Amory SandersSE Missouri St.55.8Gary BuchananVillanova94.2
Eddie GriffinSeton Hall4.4Nakiea MillerIona66.8David FalknorAkron54.0Brent JollyTenn. Tech93.1
Wojciech MyrdaLA-Monroe4.4Kimani FfriendNebraska62.3Cary CochranNebraska47.3Ryan MendezStanford93.1
Kris HunterJacksonville4.1Andre HutsonMichigan St.62.2Casey JacobsenStanford47.2Rashad PhillipsDetroit91.6
Ken JohnsonOhio St.4.0George EvansGeorge Mason61.3Tim EricksonIdaho St.46.3Ronnie McCollumCentenary90.7

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

National semifinals National finals
      
E1 Duke 95
W3 Maryland 84
E1 Duke 82
M2 Arizona 72
S1 Michigan State 61
M2 Arizona 80

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Detroit 63
  Alabama 74
  Alabama 66
  Tulsa 79
  Tulsa 72
  Memphis 64
  • Third Place – Memphis 86, Detroit 71

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Shane Battier F Senior Duke
Joseph Forte G Sophomore North Carolina
Casey Jacobsen G/F Sophomore Stanford
Troy Murphy F Junior Notre Dame
Jason Williams G Sophomore Duke


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Troy Bell G Sophomore Boston College
Michael Bradley F/C Junior Villanova
Tayshaun Prince F Junior Kentucky
Jason Richardson G/F Sophomore Michigan State
Jamaal Tinsley G Senior Iowa State

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Louisville Denny Crum Rick Pitino
Texas Tech James Dickey Bob Knight

References

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