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2000–01 Providence Friars men's basketball
2000–01 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	21–10 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach	Tim Welsh (3rd season);
Home arena	Providence Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2000–01 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Welsh, the Friars finished the season 21–10 (11–5 Big East) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 10 seed in the South region. The team was beaten by No. 7 seed Penn State, 69–59, in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

2000–01 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	4	Marcus Douthit	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Syracuse, New York
F	22	Māris Ļaksa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Latvian Junior National Team	Ventspils, Latvia

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2000*		Holy Cross	W 63–57	1–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 21, 2000*		Maine	L 71–80	1–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 24, 2000*		at UMKC Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament	W 60–53	2–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 25, 2000*		vs. Creighton Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament	L 51–63	2–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 26, 2000*		vs. Auburn Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament	L 69–80	2–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 22, 2001*		Binghamton	W 119–58	20–7	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 24, 2001*		No. 10 Boston College	L 58–59	20–8 (10–5)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 3, 2001		at Rutgers	W 69–66	21–8 (11–5)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. No. 17 Syracuse Quarterfinals	L 54–55	21–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Penn State First round	L 59–69	21–10	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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^ "Penn State brothers lead Lions to victory against Providence". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 17, 2001. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Providence Friars Roster and Stats". Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
^ "2019-20 Providence Men's Basketball Media Guide". Providence College Athletics. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Providence Friars Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.