2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball | |
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MVC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 22–12 (10–8 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Hulman Center |
Seasons 2001–02 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2001 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1][2] |
The 2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2000–01 men's college basketball season. After finishing fourth in the conference regular season standings, they won the MVC tournament to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the South region, Indiana State knocked off No. 4 seed Oklahoma in the opening round.[3] The Sycamores would fall to another cinderella, No. 12 seed Gonzaga,[4] in the round of 32 to finish the season at 22–12 (10–8 MVC).
To date, this is the Sycamores' most recent appearance in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 2000* | vs. Georgia Puerto Rico Shootout | L 64–82 | 0–1 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Nov 24, 2000* | at American-Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout | W 85–58 | 1–1 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Nov 25, 2000* | vs. Miami (OH) Puerto Rico Shootout | W 54–46 | 2–1 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Nov 29, 2000* | Indiana | W 59–58 | 3–1 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 2, 2000* | Austin Peay | W 76–70 | 4–1 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 6, 2000* | Butler | W 90–88 OT | 5–1 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 9, 2000* | at Western Illinois | W 84–79 | 6–1 | Western Hall Macomb, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 16, 2000* | at Ball State | L 74–80 OT | 6–2 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 18, 2000* | Elon | W 80–54 | 7–2 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 20, 2000* | at IUPUI | L 70–72 | 7–3 | The Jungle Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 23, 2000 | Bradley | W 79–70 | 8–3 (1–0) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 30, 2000* | Appalachian State | W 76–62 | 9–3 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 4, 2001 | Northern Iowa | W 69–57 | 10–3 (2–0) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 6, 2001 | at Illinois State | W 78–71 | 11–3 (3–0) | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 11, 2001 | at Creighton | L 72–81 | 11–4 (3–1) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Jan 14, 2001 | Wichita State | W 92–68 | 12–4 (4–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 17, 2001 | at Evansville | W 77–66 | 13–4 (5–1) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 20, 2001 | at Southern Illinois | L 65–68 | 13–5 (5–2) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 23, 2001 | Drake | W 72–61 | 14–5 (6–2) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 27, 2001 | at Wichita State | W 85–67 | 15–5 (7–2) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Jan 31, 2001 | SW Missouri State | W 80–64 | 16–5 (8–2) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 4, 2001* | Creighton | L 71–77 | 16–6 (8–3) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 7, 2001 | at Northern Iowa | L 60–67 | 16–7 (8–4) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa | |||||||
Feb 10, 2001 | Illinois State | W 74–68 | 17–7 (9–4) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 15, 2001 | at Drake | L 71–83 | 17–8 (9–5) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Feb 17, 2001 | at Bradley | L 60–62 | 17–9 (9–6) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 21, 2001 | Evansville | W 78–42 | 18–9 (10–6) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 24, 2001 | at SW Missouri State | L 64–69 | 18–10 (10–7) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Feb 26, 2001 | Southern Illinois | L 59–61 | 18–11 (10–8) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Missouri Valley tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2001* | vs. Southern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 67–64 | 19–11 | Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 4, 2001* | vs. Creighton Semifinals | W 87–74 | 20–11 | Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 5, 2001* | vs. Bradley Championship game | W 69–63 | 21–11 | Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
2000 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2001* | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 13 Oklahoma First Round | W 70–68 OT | 22–11 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 18, 2001* | (13 S) | vs. (12 S) Gonzaga Second Round | L 68–85 | 22–12 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. |
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References
- ^ mvc-sports.com 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide
- ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Sycamores Surprise Sooners". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Gonzaga Wins, but Next Hurdle is Higher". The New York Times. March 19, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "2000-01 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule". sports-reference.com.