2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up Maui Invitational Champions | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 28–8 (15–3 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | McKale Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Stanford | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Arizona | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 UCLA | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 USC | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of November 30, 2007 Rankings from Coaches Poll |
The 2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-10 conference with a 15–3 record.[1] Arizona reached the National Championship game in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Duke 82–72 and finishing the season with a 28–8 record.[2]
Roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 | |
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C | Loren Woods | Justin Wessel | Andrew Zahn | ||
PF | Michael Wright | Eugene Edgerson | Rick Anderson | ||
SF | Richard Jefferson | Luke Walton | Mike Schwertley | ||
SG | Gilbert Arenas | Travis Hanour | Jason Ranne | ||
PG | Jason Gardner | Lamont Frazier | John Ash | Russell Harris |
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov. 20, 2000* | No. 1 | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational quarterfinal | W 97–57 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI | ||||||
Nov. 21, 2000* | No. 1 | vs. Dayton Maui Invitational semifinal | W 76–59 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI | ||||||
Nov. 22, 2000* | No. 1 | vs. No. 8 Illinois Maui Invitational championship | W 79–76 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI | ||||||
Nov. 25, 2000* | No. 1 | vs. Purdue John Wooden Tradition | L 69–72 | 3–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Nov. 29, 2000* | No. 5 | Gonzaga | W 101–87 | 4–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec. 2, 2000* | No. 5 | Saint Mary's | W 101–41 | 5–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec. 9, 2000* CBS | No. 5 | at No. 15 Connecticut | L 69–71 | 5–2 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Dec. 16, 2000* | No. 7 | vs. No. 5 Illinois | L 73–81 | 5–3 | United Center Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Dec. 20, 2000* | No. 10 | LSU | W 88–75 | 6–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec. 28, 2000* | No. 12 | Butler | W 72–60 | 7–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec. 30, 2000* | No. 12 | Mississippi State | L 74–75 | 7–4 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 4, 2001 | No. 16 | California | W 78–75 | 8–4 (1–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 6, 2001 CBS | No. 16 | No. 2 Stanford | L 76–85 | 8–5 (1–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 11, 2001 | No. 21 | at Washington State | W 84–51 | 9–5 (2–1) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington | ||||||
Jan. 13, 2001 | No. 21 | at Washington | W 89–64 | 10–5 (3–1) | Bank of America Arena Seattle | ||||||
Jan. 18, 2001 | No. 17 | No. 24 USC | W 71–58 | 11–5 (4–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 20, 2001 | No. 17 | UCLA Rivalry | W 88–63 | 12–5 (5–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 24, 2001 | No. 12 | Arizona State Rivalry | W 86–75 | 13–5 (6–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 27, 2001* | No. 12 | No. 20 Texas | W 80–52 | 14–5 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb. 1, 2001 | No. 7 | at Oregon | L 67–79 | 14–6 (6–2) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | ||||||
Feb. 3, 2001 | No. 7 | at Oregon State | W 68–41 | 15–6 (7–2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||
Feb. 8, 2001 | No. 11 | Washington | W 82–62 | 16–6 (8–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb. 10, 2001 | No. 11 | Washington State | W 86–51 | 17–6 (9–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb. 15, 2001 | No. 8 | at No. 24 UCLA Rivalry | L 77–79 OT | 17–7 (9–3) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles | ||||||
Feb. 17, 2001 CBS | No. 8 | at USC | W 105–61 | 18–7 (10–3) | LA Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Feb. 21, 2001 | No. 8 | at Arizona State | W 88–58 | 19–7 (11–3) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona | ||||||
Mar. 1, 2001 | No. 9 | Oregon State | W 65–54 | 20–7 (12–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Mar. 3, 2001 | No. 9 | Oregon | W 104–65 | 21–7 (13–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Mar. 8, 2001 | No. 8 | at No. 1 Stanford | W 76–75 | 22–7 (14–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California | ||||||
Mar. 10, 2001 | No. 8 | at California | W 78–76 | 23–7 (15–3) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 16, 2001* CBS | (2 MW) No. 5 | vs. (15 MW) Eastern Illinois First round | W 101–76 | 24–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Mar. 18, 2001* CBS | (2 MW) No. 5 | vs. (10 MW) Butler Second round | W 73–52 | 25–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Mar. 23, 2001* CBS | (2 MW) No. 5 | vs. (3 MW) No. 14 Ole Miss Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 66–56[4] | 26–7 | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas | ||||||
Mar. 25, 2001* CBS | (2 MW) No. 5 | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Illinois Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 87–81 | 27–7 | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas | ||||||
Mar. 31, 2001* CBS | (2 MW) No. 5 | vs. (1 S) No. 3 Michigan State National semifinal – Final Four | W 80–61 | 28–7 | H.H.H. Metrodome Minneapolis | ||||||
Apr. 2, 2001* CBS | (2 MW) No. 5 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke National Championship | L 72–82 | 28–8 | H.H.H. Metrodome Minneapolis | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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NCAA basketball tournament
- Midwest
- Arizona (#2 seed) 101, Eastern Illinois 76
- Arizona 73, Butler 52
- Arizona 66, Mississippi 56
- Arizona 87, Illinois 81
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- Final Four
- Arizona 80, Michigan State 61
- Duke 82, Arizona 72
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Awards and honors
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Not released |
Coaches | 1 | 1^ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1 | 13 | Richard Jefferson | Houston Rockets |
2 | 31 | Gilbert Arenas | Golden State Warriors |
2 | 32 | Luke Walton | Los Angeles Lakers |
2 | 38 | Michael Wright | New York Knicks |
2 | 45 | Loren Woods | Minnesota Timberwolves |
References
- ^ "2000–01 season statistics". Arizona. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "2000-01 schedule". Arizona. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Arizona Season Statistics". ArizonaWildcats.com. Arizona Athletics.
- ^ "Despite a Sluggish Start, Arizona Finishes Ole Miss". The New York Times. March 24, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "2000-01 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results".
- ^ a b "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
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