2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
Ivy League Champion
2001 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Fifteen Seed, Round of 64
ConferenceIvy League
Record16–11 (11–3, 1st Ivy League)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Brennan
CaptainNate Walton
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
2000–01 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 11 – 3   .786 16 – 11   .593
Brown 9 – 5   .643 15 – 12   .556
Penn 9 – 5   .643 12 – 17   .414
Harvard 7 – 7   .500 14 – 12   .538
Columbia 7 – 7   .500 12 – 15   .444
Yale 7 – 7   .500 10 – 17   .370
Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 8 – 19   .296
Cornell 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was John Thompson III and the team captain was Nate Walton.[2] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded fifteenth in the South Region.[3] Prior to the season on September 7,[4] Thompson replaced Northwestern-bound Bill Carmody, who had achieved the Ivy League's highest career winning percentage,[5] as head coach. The team made the sixth of what would become seven consecutive postseason appearances.[6]

Using the Princeton offense under first year coach Thompson, the team posted a 16–11 overall record and an 11–3 conference record.[2] The season marked the thirteenth consecutive time and 31st of 33 that either Penn or Princeton had won or shared the Ivy League regular season title.[4] In its March 16, 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament South Regional first-round game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana the team lost by a 70–48 margin.[2][3][7][8]

The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Walton and Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Konrad Wysocki.[3] C.J. Chapman made 50.0% of his three-point field goals in his conference games to earn the Ivy League statistical championship.[9]

Schedule and results

The team posted a 16–11 (11-3 Ivy League) record.[10]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 2000*
 at No. 2 Duke
Preseason NIT 		L 50–87  0–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Nov 25, 2000*
 at Monmouth L 59–70  0–2
 Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Dec 1, 2000*
 vs. Weber State
First Merchants Classic 		W 65–60 OT 1–2
 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 2, 2000*
 at Ball State
First Merchants Classic 		W 49–47  2–2
 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 6, 2000*
 at Lafayette L 73–80  2–3
 Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 2000*
 Xavier W 58–52  3–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 14, 2000*
 Rutgers L 44–46  3–4
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 18, 2000*
 at TCU L 45–76  3–5
 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 23, 2000*
 at Holy Cross W 47–46  4–5
 Hart Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 26, 2000*
 vs. Penn State L 52–65  4–6
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 27, 2000*
 vs. Rutgers L 39–53  4–7
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 12, 2001
 Cornell W 78–53  5–7
(1–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 13, 2001
 Columbia W 53–36  6–7
(2–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 29, 2001*
 College of New Jersey W 69–59  7–7
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 2, 2001
 Brown W 66–62  8–7
(3–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 3, 2001
 Yale W 62–49  9–7
(4–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 9, 2001
 at Dartmouth L 56–57  9–8
(4–1) 		Leede Arena 
Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 10, 2001
 at Harvard W 69–67  10–8
(5–1) 		Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 13, 2001
 at Penn W 67–53  11–8
(6–1) 		The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 2001
 at Columbia L 42–59  11–9
(6–2) 		Levien Gymnasium 
New York, New York
Feb 17, 2001
 at Cornell L 49–66  11–10
(6–3) 		Newman Arena 
Ithaca, New York
Feb 23, 2001
 Harvard W 62–48  12–10
(7–3) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 24, 2001
 Dartmouth W 68–52  13–10
(8–3) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Mar 2, 2001
 at Yale W 60–49  14–10
(9–3) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, Connecticut
Mar 3, 2001
 at Brown W 64–55  15–10
(10–3) 		Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 6, 2001
 Penn W 68–52  16–10
(11–3) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*
 (15) vs. (2) No. 6 North Carolina L 48–70  16–11
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in EST.

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Ivy League Season Summary
  2. ^ a b c "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 40. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b "College Basketball: Ivy League; Princeton Wears the Crown After Its Victory Over Penn". The New York Times. March 7, 2001. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  5. ^ 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 56. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "College Basketball: Men's Roundup; Late Jumper by Louisville Beats Princeton in N.I.T." The New York Times. March 13, 2002. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  7. ^ Hermoso, Rafael (March 17, 2001). "College Basketball: South; This Princeton Edition Lacks a Magic Touch". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  8. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  9. ^ 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 51. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved February 5, 2024.