2000–01 Hampton Pirates basketball team

2000–01 Hampton Pirates basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record25–7 (14–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHampton Convocation Center
Seasons
← 1999–2000
2001–02 →
2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
South Carolina State 14 – 4   .778 19 – 13   .594
Delaware State 11 – 7   .611 13 – 15   .464
Norfolk State 11 – 7   .611 12 – 17   .414
Coppin State 11 – 8   .579 13 – 15   .464
Maryland Eastern Shore 10 – 8   .556 12 – 16   .429
North Carolina A&T 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Howard 8 – 10   .444 10 – 18   .357
Bethune–Cookman 5 – 13   .278 10 – 19   .345
Florida A&M 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Morgan State 4 – 15   .211 6 – 23   .207
† 2001 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and were coached by Steve Merfeld, his fourth year as head coach. The Pirates played home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.

Hampton finished the season with a 25–7 record and an 14–4 MEAC record. The season was highlighted by the Pirates winning their first ever game in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, becoming the fourth 15-seed to beat a 2-seed in the tournament. Hampton defeated Iowa State[2] before losing to Georgetown[3] in the second round.

Roster

2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Marseilles Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Richmond Hampton, VA
G 2 Lasean Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Syracuse Toledo, OH
G 4 Isaac Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So ? West Columbus, OH
F 5 Cleveland Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So ? Fayetteville, NC
G 10 Tommy Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr C. D. Hylton Woodbridge, VA
G 32 Arthimus Howard
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 180 lb (82 kg) So ? Tuskegee, AL
F 34 David Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr ? Norfolk, VA
F/C 40 Tarvis Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr White Oak HS Maysville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 18, 2000*
 at Western Michigan W 87–81  1–0
 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2000*
 at Eastern Michigan W 73–71  2–0
 Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
November 22, 2000*
 at Green Bay W 92–70  3–0
 Brown County Arena 
Green Bay, WI
November 26, 2000*
 at Radford L 70–74  3–1
 Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
November 29, 2000
 at Norfolk State L 70–87  3–2
(0–1) 		Echols Hall 
Norfolk, VA
December 4, 2000
 Howard W 82–71  4–2
(1–1) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
December 6, 2000
 Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–72  5–2
(2–1) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
December 18, 2000*
 at Wichita State W 68–51  6–2
 Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 20, 2000*
 at Kansas State L 71–86  6–3
 Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2000*
 Chicago State W 83–68  7–3
 Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 6, 2001
 at Morgan State W 72–67  8–3
(3–1) 		Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 8, 2001
 at Coppin State W 61–60  9–3
(4–1) 		Coppin Center 
Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2001
 Delaware State W 79–54  10–3
(5–1) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 15, 2001*
 William & Mary W 71–63  11–3
 Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 20, 2001
 at North Carolina A&T L 80–82  11–4
(5–2) 		Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
January 22, 2001
 at South Carolina State L 68–72  11–5
(5–3) 		SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2001
 Bethune–Cookman W 87–85  12–5
(6–3) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 29, 2001
 at Florida A&M W 77–64  13–5
(7–3) 		Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, FL
January 31, 2001*
 at UCF W 78–74 OT 14–5
 UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 3, 2001
 at Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–67  15–5
(8–3) 		J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium 
Princess Anne, MD
February 5, 2001
 at Howard W 89–69  16–5
(9–3) 		Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2001
 Morgan State W 78–67  17–5
(10–3) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 12, 2001
 Coppin State W 70–67  18–5
(11–3) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 17, 2001
 at Delaware State W 89–69  19–5
(12–3) 		Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 24, 2001
 South Carolina State W 87–75  20–5
(13–3) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 26, 2001
 North Carolina A&T W 86–75  21–5
(14–3) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
March 3, 2001
 Norfolk State L 82–94 OT 21–6
(14–4) 		Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
MEAC tournament
March 7, 2001*
 (1) vs. (11) Morgan State
Quarterfinals 		W 76–64  22–6
 Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
March 9, 2001*
 (1) vs. (4) Norfolk State
Semifinals 		W 94–67  23–6
 Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
March 10, 2001*
 (1) vs. (2) South Carolina State
Championship Game 		W 70–68  24–6
 Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2001*
10:07 pm, CBS 		(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 10 Iowa State
First Round 		W 58–57[2]  25–6
 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
March 17, 2001*
 CBS 		(15 W) vs. (10 W) Georgetown
Second Round 		L 57–76[3]  25–7
 BSU Pavilion (11,669)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "Lowly Hampton stuns Iowa State". Baltimore Sun. March 16, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "'The Force' Isn't With Hampton This Time, but Fans Are". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2021.