GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 2000-2001 Season

2000-2001 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/11/2000 Exhibition
Team Concept		 W 96-56
11/14/2000 Exhibition
Yugoslavian Select		 W 91-55
11/17/2000 North Carolina-Greensboro W 81-61
11/19/2000 Georgia W 77-74
11/24/2000 Hawaii-Pacific Classic
@ Hawaii-Pacific		 W 86-75
11/25/2000 Hawaii-Pacific Classic
vs. Texas Christian		 W 107-99
11/26/2000 Hawaii-Pacific Classic
vs. Georgetown		 L 60-78
11/29/2000 Big Ten/ACC Challenge
@ Florida State		 W 76-71
12/03/2000 Morris Brown W 64-53
12/07/2000 @ Marquette W 61-59 OT
12/09/2000 Bethune-Cookman W 93-70
12/12/2000 Louisiana Tech W 69-53
12/22/2000 Dartmouth W 81-62
12/28/2000 Nebraska W 74-70 OT
12/30/2000 Centenary W 93-59
01/03/2001 @ Illinois L 64-80
01/06/2001 Wisconsin W 54-49
01/13/2001 @ Ohio State L 72-75
01/17/2001 Purdue W 70-67
01/20/2001 Indiana W 78-74 OT
01/24/2001 Iowa L 74-87
01/27/2001 @ Purdue L 68-83
01/31/2001 @ Iowa L 55-64
02/03/2001 Ohio State L 66-73
02/06/2001 @ Northwestern W 66-59
02/11/2001 Michigan State L 83-94
02/14/2001 Penn State L 62-82
02/17/2001 @ Michigan W 93-75
02/21/2001 @ Wisconsin L 54-64
02/28/2001 @ Indiana L 53-89
03/04/2001 Illinois L 59-67
03/08/2001 Big Ten 1st Round
vs. Purdue		 L 77-91
03/14/2001 NIT 1st Round
Villanova		 W 87-78
03/19/2001 NIT 2nd Round
Tulsa		 L 73-76 OT

2000-2001 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Illinois 13 3 .813 27 8 .771
Michigan State 13 3 .813 28 5 .848
Ohio State 11 5 .688 20 11 .645
Indiana 10 6 .625 21 13 .618
Wisconsin 9 7 .563 18 11 .621
Iowa 7 9 .438 23 12 .657
Penn State 7 9 .438 21 12 .636
Purdue 6 10 .375 17 15 .531
Minnesota 5 11 .313 18 14 .563
Michigan 4 12 .250 10 18 .357
Northwestern 3 13 .188 11 19 .367

Season notes:

Coached by Dan Monson (2nd season). The Hawaii-Pacific Thanksgiving Classic took place in Honalulu Hawaii.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

2000-2001 Poll Results

Associated Press USA Today
1. Duke (45) 29-4 1,701
2. Stanford (23) 28-2 1,674
3. Michigan State 24-4 1,537
4. Illinois 24-7 1,450
5. Arizona (1) 23-7 1,439
6. North Carolina 25-6 1,357
7. Boston College 26-4 1,264
8. Florida 23-6 1,236
9. Kentucky 22-9 1,133
10. Iowa State 25-5 1,113
11. Maryland 21-10 1,065
12. Kansas 24-6 903
13. Oklahoma 26-6 885
14. Mississippi 25-7 853
15. UCLA 21-8 753
16. Virginia 20-8 706
17. Syracuse 24-8 605
18. Texas 25-8 547
19. Notre Dame 19-9 305
20. Indiana 21-12 282
21. Georgetown 23-7 263
22. St. Joseph's (PA) 25-6 206
23. Wake Forest 19-10 178
24. Iowa 22-11 163
25. Wisconsin 18-10 145
1. Duke
2. Arizona
3. Michigan State
4. Maryland
5. Stanford
6. Illinois
7. Kansas
8. Kentucky
9. Mississippi
10. North Carolina
11. Boston College
12. UCLA
13. Florida
14. Southern California
15. Iowa State
16. Temple
17. Georgetown
18. Syracuse
19. Oklahoma
20. Gonzaga
21. Virginia
22. Cincinnati
23. Notre Dame
24. St. Joseph's (PA)
25. Penn State


2000-2001 Big Ten/ACC Challenge


ACC wins 5-4
November 28 November 29
Wake Forest 71, Michigan 60
Clemson 57, Northwestern 44
Duke 78, Illinois 77
Iowa 85, Georgia Tech 67 		Virginia 98, Purdue 79
Michigan State 77, North Carolina 64
Minnesota 76, Florida State 71
Wisconsin 78, Maryland 75 (OT)
North Carolina State 84, Penn State 76


2000-2001 Big Ten Tournament

First Round Second Round
#8 Purdue 91, #9 Minnesota 77
#7 Penn State 82, #10 Michigan 80
#6 Iowa 72, #11 Northwestern 55 		#4 Indiana 64, #5 Wisconsin 52
#1 Illinois 83, #8 Purdue 66
#7 Penn State 65, #2 Michigan State 63
#6 Iowa 75, #3 Ohio State 66
Semifinals Finals
#4 Indiana 58, #1 Illinois 56
#6 Iowa 94, #7 Penn State 74 		#6 Iowa 63, #4 Indiana 61


2000-2001 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Tulsa 75, California-Irvine 71
Minnesota 87, Villanova 78
Mississippi State 75, Southern Misssssippi 68
Pittsburgh 84, St. Bonaventure 75
Memphis 71, Utah 62
Texas-El Paso 84, McNeese State 74
New Mexico 83, Baylor 73
Pepperdine 72, Wyoming 69 		Alabama 85, Seton Hall 79
Toledo 76, South Alabama 67
Purdue 90, Illinois State 79
Auburn 60, Miami (FL) 58
Detroit 68, Bradley 49
Connecticut 72, South Carolina 65
Dayton 68, North Carolina-Wilmington 59
Richmond 79, West Virginia 56


Second Round
Tulsa 76, Minnesota 73 OT
Mississippi State 66, Pittsburgh 61
Memphis 90, Texas-El Paso 65
New Mexico 81, Pepperdine 75 		Alabama 79, Toledo 69
Purdue 79, Auburn 61
Detroit 67, Connecticut 61
Dayton 71, Richmond 56


Quarterfinals
Tulsa 77, Mississippi State 75
Memphis 81, New Mexico 63 		Alabama 85, Purdue 77
Detroit 59, Dayton 42


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Tulsa 72, Memphis 64
Alabama 74, Detroit 63 		Tulsa 79, Alabama 60


2000-2001 NCAA Tournament


Play-In Game
Midwest
Northwestern State 71, Winthrop 67


First Round
Midwest South
#1 Illinois 96, #16 Northwestern State 54
#9 Charlotte 70, #8 Tennessee 63
#5 Syracuse 79, #12 Hawaii 69
#4 Kansas 99, #13 Cal State Northridge 75
#6 Notre Dame 83, #11 Xavier (OH) 71
#3 Mississippi 72, #14 Iona 70
#10 Butler 79, #7 Wake Forest 63
#2 Arizona 101, #15 Eastern Illinois 76 		#1 Michigan State 69, #16 Alabama State 35
#9 Fresno State 82, #8 California 70
#12 Gonzaga 86, #5 Virginia 85
#13 Indiana State 70, #4 Oklahoma 68 (OT)
#11 Temple 79, #6 Texas 65
#3 Florida 69, #14 Western Kentucky 56
#7 Penn State 69, #10 Providence 59
#2 North Carolina 70, #15 Princeton 48
East West
#1 Duke 95, #16 Monmouth 52
#9 Missouri 70, #8 Georgia 68
#12 Utah State 77, #5 Ohio State 68
#4 UCLA 61, #13 Hofstra 48
#6 Southern California 69, #11 Oklahoma State 54
#3 Boston College 68, #14 Southern Utah 65
#7 Iowa 69, #10 Creighton 56
#2 Kentucky 72, #15 Holy Cross 68 		#1 Stanford 89, #16 North Carolina-Greensboro 60
#9 St. Joseph's (PA) 66, #8 Georgia Tech 62
#5 Cincinnati 84, #12 BYU 59
#13 Kent State 77, #4 Indiana 73
#11 Georgia State 50, #6 Wisconsin 49
#3 Maryland 83, #14 George Mason 80
#10 Georgetown 63, #7 Arkansas 61
#15 Hampton 58, #2 Iowa State 57


Second Round
Midwest South
#1 Illinois 79, #9 Charlotte 61
#4 Kansas 87, #5 Syracuse 58
#3 Mississippi 59, #6 Notre Dame 56
#2 Arizona 73, #10 Butler 52 		#1 Michigan State 81, #9 Fresno State 65
#12 Gonzaga 85, #13 Indiana State 68
#11 Temple 75, #3 Florida 54
#7 Penn State 82, #2 North Carolina 74
East West
#1 Duke 94, #9 Missouri 81
#4 UCLA 75, #12 Utah State 50
#6 Southern California 74, #3 Boston College 71
#2 Kentucky 92, #7 Iowa 79 		#1 Stanford 90, #9 St. Joseph's (PA) 83
#5 Cincinnati 66, #13 Kent State 43
#3 Maryland 79, #11 Georgia State 60
#10 Georgetown 76, #15 Hampton 57


Sweet Sixteen
Midwest South
#1 Illinois 80, #4 Kansas 64
#2 Arizona 66, #3 Mississippi 56 		#1 Michigan State 77, #12 Gonzaga 62
#11 Temple 84, #7 Penn State 72
East West
#1 Duke 76, #4 UCLA 63
#6 Southern California 80, #2 Kentucky 76 		#1 Stanford 78, #5 Cincinnati 65
#3 Maryland 76, #10 Georgetown 66


Elite Eight
Midwest South
#2 Arizona 87, #1 Illinois 81 #1 Michigan State 61, #11 Temple 62
East West
#1 Duke 79, #6 Southern California 69 #3 Maryland 87, #1 Stanford 73


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Arizona 80, Michigan State 61
Duke 95, Maryland 84 		Duke 82, Arizona 72

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