2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–12 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Karl Hobbs Dave Leitao Tom Moore
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

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 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2000–01 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–12 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with an 8–8 record. They made it to the Second Round in the 2001 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fifteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2][3]

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2000–2001 team.^[4]

Name	Position	Year
Justin Brown	C	SO
Taliek Brown	G	FR
Caron Butler	F	FR
Marcus Cox	G	SO
Ajou Deng	F	JR
Kwasi Gyambibi	G	JR
Scott Hazelton	F	FR
Albert Mouring	G	SR
Tony Robertson	G	SO
Edmund Saunders	F	SR
Johnnie Selvie	F	JR
Robert Swain	G	FR
Shamon Tooles	G	FR
Souleymane Wane	C	SR
Ace Watanasuparp	G	FR
Mike Woodward	G	SO

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/8/2000*	No. 13	Marathon Basketball	W 100–87		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, Connecticut
11/14/2000*	No. 13	NY All-Stars	W 111–59		Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Regular Season
11/17/2000*  WTXX	No. 13	Quinnipiac	W 86–71	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (14,423) Hartford, Connecticut
11/20/2000*  WTXX	No. 13	vs. Dayton Maui Invitational Tournament	L 66–80	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
11/21/2000*	No. 12	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament	W 77–61	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
11/22/2000*  WTXX	No. 12	vs. Louisville Maui Invitational Tournament	W 83–71	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
11/28/2000*  WTXX	No. 16	Brown	W 88–78	4–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,992) Storrs, Connecticut
11/30/2000*  WTXX	No. 16	Houston	W 72–60	5–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
12/2/2000*  WTXX	No. 16	New Hampshire	W 97–70	6–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
12/9/2000*  CBS	No. 15	No. 5 Arizona	W 71–69	7–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
12/12/2000*  ESPN	No. 11	Massachusetts MassMutual UGame	W 82–67	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (9,123) Hartford, Connecticut
12/22/2000*  WTXX	No. 11	Fairfield	W 100–66	9–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,694) Hartford, Connecticut
12/26/2000*  WTXX	No. 10	Rhode Island	W 87–76	10–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/2000*  WTXX	No. 10	Stony Brook	W 67–58	11–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,876) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/2001  WTXX	No. 10	at Boston College	L 68–85	11–2 (0–1)	Conte Forum (8,606) Boston
1/6/2001  CBS	No. 10	St. John's	W 82–80	12–2 (1–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
1/10/2001  WTXX	No. 13	Pittsburgh	W 73–53	13–2 (2–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/13/2001  WTXX	No. 13	at Providence	L 68–81	13–3 (2–2)	Providence Civic Center (12,409) Providence, Rhode Island
1/15/2001*  ESPN	No. 13	at No. 23 Texas	L 56–60	13–4	Frank Erwin Center (14,311) Austin, Texas
1/20/2001  WTXX	No. 15	at Miami	L 59–70	13–5 (2–3)	Miami Arena (7,138) Miami
1/24/2001  ESPN	No. 24	Villanova	L 59–70	13–6 (2–4)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/30/2001  ESPN2		at St. John's	L 55–60	13–7 (2–5)	Madison Square Garden (16,314) New York City
2/3/2001  WTXX		Virginia Tech	W 85–72	14–7 (3–5)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
2/6/2001  WTXX		Providence	W 83–68	15–7 (4–5)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/10/2001  WTXX		at Villanova	L 60–74	15–8 (4–6)	Wells Fargo Center (15,242) Philadelphia
2/13/2001  WTXX		No. 9 Boston College	W 82–71	16–8 (5–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/17/2001  WTXX		at Virginia Tech	W 61–46	17–8 (6–6)	Cassell Coliseum (6,211) Blacksburg, Virginia
2/19/2001  ESPN		at No. 17 Syracuse Rivalry	L 60–65	17–9 (6–7)	Carrier Dome (22,082) Syracuse, New York
2/24/2001  ABC		Miami	W 60–53	18–9 (7–7)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
2/26/2001  ESPN		No. 13 Notre Dame	W 75–59	19–9 (8–7)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
3/3/2001  CBS		at Seton Hall	L 63–65	19–10 (8–8)	Continental Airlines Arena (18,055) East Rutherford, New Jersey
Big East tournament
3/7/2001  ESPN		vs. No. 14 Syracuse First round/Rivalry	L 75–86	19–11	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York
NIT
3/14/2001*  ESPN2		South Carolina First Round	W 72–65	20–11	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,244) Storrs, Connecticut
3/18/2001*		Detroit Second Round	L 61–67	20–12	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,689) Storrs, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2][5]

References

1. "2000-01 Big East Conference Season Summary". www.sports-reference.com.
2. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
3. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, Georgia: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
4. "2000-01 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats".
5. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.