2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team


The 2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 103rd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 13th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks were eliminated in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament by Illinois, who were coached by future Kansas head coach Bill Self.

2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 12
Record26–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Iowa State 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
No. 12 Kansas 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 13 Oklahoma 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 18 Texas 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 20 10   .667
Missouri 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Nebraska 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Baylor 6 10   .375 19 12   .613
Colorado 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
Kansas State 4 12   .250 11 18   .379
Texas A&M 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
Texas Tech 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

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Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Luke Axtell 33 Guard/Forward 6–10 220 Junior Austin, Texas
Brett Ballard 3 Guard 6–0 175 Junior Hutchinson, Kansas
Jeff Boschee 13 Guard 6–1 185 Junior Valley City, North Dakota
Jeff Carey 22 Center 6–11 250 Junior Camdenton, Missouri
Eric Chenowith 44 Center 7–1 270 Senior Orange, California
Nick Collison 4 Forward 6–9 255 Sophomore Iowa Falls, Iowa
Drew Gooden 0 Forward 6–10 230 Sophomore Richmond, California
Kenny Gregory 20 Guard/Forward 6–5 208 Senior Columbus, Ohio
Lewis Harrison 2 Guard 6–0 165 Junior Kansas City, Kansas
Kirk Hinrich 10 Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Sioux City, Iowa
Todd Kappelmann 50 Forward 6–9 230 Junior Augusta, Kansas
Mario Kinsey 1 Guard 6–2 183 Freshman Waco, Texas
Bryant Nash 15 Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Carrollton, Texas
Chris Zerbe 34 Forward 6–5 235 Junior Andover, Kansas

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/1/2000*
No. 7 California All-Stars W 98–80 
Allen Fieldhouse (15,600)
Lawrence, KS
11/4/2000*
No. 7 Emporia State W 120–51 
Allen Fieldhouse (16,000)
Lawrence, KS
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
11/9/2000*
5:30PM, ESPN2
No. 7 vs. No. 17 UCLA
Semifinals
W 99–98  1–0
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
11/10/2000*
8:00PM, ESPN
No. 7 vs. St. John's
Championship Game
W 82–74  2–0
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
Regular season
11/17/2000*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 4 North Dakota W 92–61  3–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/20/2000*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 4 Boise State W 101–61  4–0
Allen Fieldhouse (15,600)
Lawrence, KS
11/25/2000*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 3 Washburn W 99–56  5–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/27/2000*
7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 3 Middle Tennessee State W 92–66  6–0
Allen Fieldhouse (15,700)
Lawrence, KS
11/30/2000*
7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 2 Illinois State W 80–61  7–0
Allen Fieldhouse (16,100)
Lawrence, KS
12/7/2000*
6:00PM, ESPN
No. 3 at No. 11 Wake Forest L 53–84  7–1
Lawrence Joel Coliseum (12,143)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/12/2000*
8:00PM, ESPN
No. 10 at DePaul W 75–69  8–1
United Center (10,134)
Chicago, IL
12/16/2000*
8:05PM, ESPN
No. 10 Tulsa W 92–69  9–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/23/2000*
3:00PM, CBS
No. 9 at Ohio State W 69–68  10–1
Value City Arena (19,200)
Columbus, OH
12/30/2000*
8:00PM, Jayhawk-TV
No. 7 SW Missouri State W 77–43  11–1
Kemper Arena (15,500)
Kansas City, MO
1/6/2001
8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 7 at Texas Tech W 94–82  12–1
United Spirit Arena (11,820)
Lubbock, TX
1/13/2001
12:00PM, ABC
No. 5 at No. 22 Oklahoma W 69–61  13–1
Lloyd Noble Center (11,183)
Norman, OK
1/17/2001
8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 5 Nebraska W 84–62  14–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/20/2001
3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 5 Texas A&M W 100–70  15–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/22/2001
8:00PM, ESPN
No. 5 at Colorado W 85–75  16–1
Coors Events Center (11,075)
Boulder, CO
1/27/2001
3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 4 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 92–66  17–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
1/29/2001
3:00PM, ESPN
No. 4 at Missouri
Border War
L 66–75  17–2
Hearnes Center (13,545)
Columbia, MO
2/3/2001
12:00PM, CBS
No. 3 Texas W 82–66  18–2
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/5/2001
8:00PM, ESPN
No. 5 No. 12 Iowa State L 77–79  18–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/10/2001
3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 5 Oklahoma State W 77–61  19–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
2/12/2001
8:00PM, ESPN2
No. 6 at Baylor L 77–85  19–4
Ferrell Center (9,523)
Waco, TX
2/17/2001
12:00PM, CBS
No. 6 at No. 7 Iowa State L 71–79  19–5
James H. Hilton Coliseum (14,092)
Ames, IA
2/21/2001
7:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 11 Colorado W 91–79  20–5
Allen Fieldhouse (16,100)
Lawrence, KS
2/25/2001
2:30PM, ABC
No. 11 at Nebraska W 78–74  21–5
Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,104)
Lincoln, NE
2/28/2001
8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 10 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 77–65  22–5
Bramlage Coliseum (11,043)
Manhattan, KS
3/4/2001
1:00PM, CBS
No. 10 Missouri
Border War
W 75–59  23–5
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 tournament
3/9/2001
6:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 9 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals
Sunflower Showdown
W 94–63  24–5
Kemper Arena (18,000)
Kansas City, MO
3/10/2001
12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+)
No. 9 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma
Semifinals
L 57–62  24–6
Kemper Arena (19,100)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/16/2001*
6:35PM, CBS
No. 12 (4) vs. (13) Cal State Northridge
First Round
W 99–75  25–6
University of Dayton Arena (13,133)
Dayton, OH
3/18/2001*
11:10AM, CBS
No. 12 (4) vs. No. 17 (5) Syracuse
Second Round
W 87–58  26–6
University of Dayton Arena (13,159)
Dayton, OH
3/23/2001*
9:15PM, CBS
No. 12 (4) vs. No. 4 (1) Illinois
Sweet Sixteen
L 64–80  26–7
Alamodome (28,962)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP74323109775543561110912Not released
Coaches66*4448987554356101110127

*There was no week 2 coaches poll.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks 2003–2004 Men's Basketball Roster and player profiles". Archived from the original (English) on February 21, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (English) on July 15, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2010.