2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–12 (10–8 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2000–01 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Djibril Kante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr Bloomington, Indiana
G 5 Michael Menser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Sr
F 32 Matt Renn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

  1. ^ mvc-sports.com 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide
  2. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  3. ^ "Sycamores Surprise Sooners". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Gonzaga Wins, but Next Hurdle is Higher". The New York Times. March 19, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "2000-01 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule". sports-reference.com.