2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2001 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 2, 2001[1]; Rankings from AP Poll; *Did not qualify for 2001 Big East Tournament

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
2000–01 record	20–12 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Karl Hobbs; Dave Leitao; Tom Moore;
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

The 2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2000–01 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–12 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with an 8–8 record. They made it to the Second Round in the 2001 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fifteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2000–2001 team.[4]

Name	Position	Year
Justin Brown	C	SO
Taliek Brown	G	FR
Caron Butler	F	FR
Marcus Cox	G	SO
Ajou Deng	F	JR
Kwasi Gyambibi	G	JR
Scott Hazelton	F	FR
Albert Mouring	G	SR
Tony Robertson	G	SO
Edmund Saunders	F	SR
Johnnie Selvie	F	JR
Robert Swain	G	FR
Shamon Tooles	G	FR
Souleymane Wane	C	SR
Ace Watanasuparp	G	FR
Mike Woodward	G	SO

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/8/2000*	No. 13	Marathon Basketball	W 100–87		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
11/14/2000*	No. 13	NY All-Stars	W 111–59		Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Regular Season
11/17/2000* WTXX	No. 13	Quinnipiac	W 86–71	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,423) Hartford, Connecticut
11/20/2000* WTXX	No. 13	vs. Dayton Maui Invitational Tournament	L 66–80	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
11/21/2000*	No. 12	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament	W 77–61	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
11/22/2000* WTXX	No. 12	vs. Louisville Maui Invitational Tournament	W 83–71	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
11/28/2000* WTXX	No. 16	Brown	W 88–78	4–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,992) Storrs, Connecticut
11/30/2000* WTXX	No. 16	Houston	W 72–60	5–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
12/2/2000* WTXX	No. 16	New Hampshire	W 97–70	6–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
12/9/2000* CBS	No. 15	No. 5 Arizona	W 71–69	7–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
12/12/2000* ESPN	No. 11	Massachusetts MassMutual UGame	W 82–67	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (9,123) Hartford, Connecticut
12/22/2000* WTXX	No. 11	Fairfield	W 100–66	9–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,694) Hartford, Connecticut
12/26/2000* WTXX	No. 10	Rhode Island	W 87–76	10–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/2000* WTXX	No. 10	Stony Brook	W 67–58	11–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,876) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/2001 WTXX	No. 10	at Boston College	L 68–85	11–2 (0–1)	Conte Forum (8,606) Boston
1/6/2001 CBS	No. 10	St. John's	W 82–80	12–2 (1–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
1/10/2001 WTXX	No. 13	Pittsburgh	W 73–53	13–2 (2–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/13/2001 WTXX	No. 13	at Providence	L 68–81	13–3 (2–2)	Providence Civic Center (12,409) Providence, Rhode Island
1/15/2001* ESPN	No. 13	at No. 23 Texas	L 56–60	13–4	Frank Erwin Center (14,311) Austin, Texas
1/20/2001 WTXX	No. 15	at Miami	L 59–70	13–5 (2–3)	Miami Arena (7,138) Miami
1/24/2001 ESPN	No. 24	Villanova	L 59–70	13–6 (2–4)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/30/2001 ESPN2		at St. John's	L 55–60	13–7 (2–5)	Madison Square Garden (16,314) New York City
2/3/2001 WTXX		Virginia Tech	W 85–72	14–7 (3–5)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
2/6/2001 WTXX		Providence	W 83–68	15–7 (4–5)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/10/2001 WTXX		at Villanova	L 60–74	15–8 (4–6)	Wells Fargo Center (15,242) Philadelphia
2/13/2001 WTXX		No. 9 Boston College	W 82–71	16–8 (5–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/17/2001 WTXX		at Virginia Tech	W 61–46	17–8 (6–6)	Cassell Coliseum (6,211) Blacksburg, Virginia
2/19/2001 ESPN		at No. 17 Syracuse Rivalry	L 60–65	17–9 (6–7)	Carrier Dome (22,082) Syracuse, New York
2/24/2001 ABC		Miami	W 60–53	18–9 (7–7)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
2/26/2001 ESPN		No. 13 Notre Dame	W 75–59	19–9 (8–7)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
3/3/2001 CBS		at Seton Hall	L 63–65	19–10 (8–8)	Continental Airlines Arena (18,055) East Rutherford, New Jersey
Big East Tournament
3/7/2001 ESPN		vs. No. 14 Syracuse First round/Rivalry	L 75–86	19–11	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York
NIT
3/14/2001* ESPN2		South Carolina First Round	W 72–65	20–11	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,244) Storrs, Connecticut
3/18/2001*		Detroit Second Round	L 61–67	20–12	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,689) Storrs, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2001.html
2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, Georgia: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2001.html
"Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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[1] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2001.html

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, Georgia: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

[4] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2001.html

[5] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

UConn Huskies men's basketball
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College†	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Providence	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
St. John's	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Miami	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Connecticut	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Virginia Tech*	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	20	–	10	.667
No. 21 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
No. 17 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Pittsburgh	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Rutgers*	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† 2001 Big East Tournament winner As of April 2, 2001[1]; Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2001 Big East Tournament