2000–01 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2000–01 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record20–11 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Stanford 16 – 2   .889 31 – 3   .912
No. 2 Arizona 15 – 3   .833 28 – 8   .778
No. 12 UCLA 14 – 4   .778 23 – 9   .719
No. 14 USC 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
California 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Oregon 5 – 13   .278 14 – 14   .500
Arizona State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 16   .448
Washington State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 16   .429
Oregon State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Washington 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
As of November 30, 2007
Rankings from Coaches Poll

[1] The 2000–01 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2000–01 season.

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 11–7 record in the Pac-10, placing them in fourth. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they fell to No. 9 seed Fresno State[2] in the opening round. The team finished the season with an overall record of 20–11.

Roster

2000–01 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 15 Dennis Gates 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Country Club Hills, Illinois
G 25 Brian Wethers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Murietta, California
F 34 Joe Shipp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Los Angeles, California
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 13, 2000*
 Mississippi State W 83–76 OT 1–0
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Nov 15, 2000*
 at Texas L 54–57  1–1
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Nov 29, 2000*
 at Saint Louis L 66–88  1–2
 Savvis Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 2, 2000*
 at UC Irvine L 52–56  1–3
 Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Dec 5, 2000*
 Cleveland State W 62–54  2–3
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 9, 2000*
 Colorado W 75–63  3–3
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 11, 2000*
 Albany W 95–61  4–3
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 21, 2000*
 vs. Georgia
Pete Newell Challenge 		W 85–64  5–3
 SAP Center 
San Jose, California
Dec 23, 2000*
 Coppin State W 75–59  6–3
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 2000*
 Yale W 76–62  7–3
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 30, 2000*
 La Salle W 81–59  8–3
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 4, 2001
 at No. 16 Arizona L 75–78  8–4
(0–1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 6, 2001
 at Arizona State W 82–67  9–4
(1–1) 		Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 11, 2001
 Oregon W 78–62  10–4
(2–1) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 13, 2001
 Oregon State W 81–67  11–4
(3–1) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 17, 2001
 at No. 1 Stanford L 58–84  11–5
(3–2) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 20, 2001*
 South Florida W 79–69  12–5
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 25, 2001
 at Washington State W 75–71 OT 13–5
(4–2) 		Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Jan 27, 2001
 at Washington W 79–64  14–5
(5–2) 		Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 1, 2001
 UCLA W 92–63  15–5
(6–2) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 3, 2001
 No. 21 USC L 66–80  15–6
(6–3) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Mar 10, 2001
 No. 8 Arizona L 76–78  20–10
(11–7) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001*
 (8 S) vs. (9 S) Fresno State
First round 		L 70–82  20–11
 Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

Main article: 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "2001-02 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Sooners Bounce Bears". The Washington Post. March 23, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2022.