2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 12
Record26–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Iowa State133 .813256 .806
No. 12 Kansas124 .750267 .788
No. 13 Oklahoma124 .750267 .788
No. 18 Texas124 .750259 .735
Oklahoma State106 .6252010 .667
Missouri97 .5632013 .606
Nebraska79 .4381416 .467
Baylor610 .3751912 .613
Colorado511 .3131515 .500
Kansas State412 .2501118 .379
Texas A&M313 .1881020 .333
Texas Tech313 .188919 .321
2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]


The 2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 103rd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 13th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks were eliminated in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament by Illinois, who were coached by future Kansas head coach Bill Self.

Roster

Name#PositionHeightWeightYearHome Town
Luke Axtell33Guard/Forward6–10220JuniorAustin, Texas
Brett Ballard3Guard6–0175JuniorHutchinson, Kansas
Jeff Boschee13Guard6–1185JuniorValley City, North Dakota
Jeff Carey22Center6–11250JuniorCamdenton, Missouri
Eric Chenowith44Center7–1270SeniorOrange, California
Nick Collison4Forward6–9255SophomoreIowa Falls, Iowa
Drew Gooden0Forward6–10230SophomoreRichmond, California
Kenny Gregory20Guard/Forward6–5208SeniorColumbus, Ohio
Lewis Harrison2Guard6–0165JuniorKansas City, Kansas
Kirk Hinrich10Guard6–3190SophomoreSioux City, Iowa
Todd Kappelmann50Forward6–9230JuniorAugusta, Kansas
Mario Kinsey1Guard6–2183FreshmanWaco, Texas
Bryant Nash15Forward6–6200FreshmanCarrollton, Texas
Chris Zerbe34Forward6–5235JuniorAndover, Kansas

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/1/2000*
No. 7 California All-StarsW 98–80 
Allen Fieldhouse (15,600)
Lawrence, KS
11/4/2000*
No. 7 Emporia StateW 120–51 
Allen Fieldhouse (16,000)
Lawrence, KS
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
11/9/2000*
5:30PM, ESPN2
No. 7 vs. No. 17 UCLA
Semifinals
W 99–98 1–0
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
11/10/2000*
8:00PM, ESPN
No. 7 vs. St. John's
Championship Game
W 82–74 2–0
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
Regular season
11/17/2000*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 4 North DakotaW 92–61 3–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/20/2000*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 4 Boise StateW 101–61 4–0
Allen Fieldhouse (15,600)
Lawrence, KS
11/25/2000*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 3 WashburnW 99–56 5–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/27/2000*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 3 Middle Tennessee StateW 92–66 6–0
Allen Fieldhouse (15,700)
Lawrence, KS
11/30/2000*
7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 2 Illinois StateW 80–61 7–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,100)
Lawrence, KS
12/7/2000*
6:00PM, ESPN
No. 3 at No. 11 Wake ForestL 53–84 7–1
Lawrence Joel Coliseum (12,143)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/12/2000*
8:00PM, ESPN
No. 10 at DePaulW 75–69 8–1
United Center (10,134)
Chicago, IL
12/16/2000*
8:05PM, ESPN
No. 10 TulsaW 92–69 9–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/23/2000*
3:00PM, CBS
No. 9 at Ohio StateW 69–68 10–1
Value City Arena (19,200)
Columbus, OH
12/30/2000*
8:00PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 7 SW Missouri StateW 77–43 11–1
Kemper Arena (15,500)
Kansas City, MO
1/6/2001
8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 7 at Texas TechW 94–82 12–1
United Spirit Arena (11,820)
Lubbock, TX
1/13/2001
12:00PM, ABC
No. 5 at No. 22 OklahomaW 69–61 13–1
Lloyd Noble Center (11,183)
Norman, OK
1/17/2001
8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 5 NebraskaW 84–62 14–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/20/2001
3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 5 Texas A&MW 100–70 15–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/22/2001
8:00PM, ESPN
No. 5 at ColoradoW 85–75 16–1
Coors Events Center (11,075)
Boulder, CO
1/27/2001
3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 4 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 92–66 17–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/29/2001
3:00PM, ESPN
No. 4 at Missouri
Border War
L 66–75 17–2
Hearnes Center (13,545)
Columbia, MO
2/3/2001
12:00PM, CBS
No. 3 TexasW 82–66 18–2
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/5/2001
8:00PM, ESPN
No. 5 No. 12 Iowa StateL 77–79 18–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/10/2001
3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 5 Oklahoma StateW 77–61 19–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/12/2001
8:00PM, ESPN2
No. 6 at BaylorL 77–85 19–4
Ferrell Center (9,523)
Waco, TX
2/17/2001
12:00PM, CBS
No. 6 at No. 7 Iowa StateL 71–79 19–5
James H. Hilton Coliseum (14,092)
Ames, IA
2/21/2001
7:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 11 ColoradoW 91–79 20–5
Allen Fieldhouse (16,100)
Lawrence, KS
2/25/2001
2:30PM, ABC
No. 11 at NebraskaW 78–74 21–5
Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,104)
Lincoln, NE
2/28/2001
8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 10 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 77–65 22–5
Bramlage Coliseum (11,043)
Manhattan, KS
3/4/2001
1:00PM, CBS
No. 10 Missouri
Border War
W 75–59 23–5
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 tournament
3/9/2001
6:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 9 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals
Sunflower Showdown
W 94–63 24–5
Kemper Arena (18,000)
Kansas City, MO
3/10/2001
12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 9 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma
Semifinals
L 57–62 24–6
Kemper Arena (19,100)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/16/2001*
6:35PM, CBS
No. 12 (4) vs. (13) Cal State Northridge
First Round
W 99–75 25–6
University of Dayton Arena (13,133)
Dayton, OH
3/18/2001*
11:10AM, CBS
No. 12 (4) vs. No. 17 (5) Syracuse
Second Round
W 87–58 26–6
University of Dayton Arena (13,159)
Dayton, OH
3/23/2001*
9:15PM, CBS
No. 12 (4) vs. No. 4 (1) Illinois
Sweet Sixteen
L 64–80 26–7
Alamodome (28,962)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP74323109775543561110912Not released
Coaches66*4448987554356101110127

*There was no week 2 coaches poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks 2003–2004 Men's Basketball Roster and player profiles". Archived from the original (English) on February 21, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on July 15, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
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