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2000–01 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Gary Waters, the Flashes reached the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons. After finishing atop the MAC East division in the regular season standings, Kent State won the MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the West region, Kent State upset No. 4 seed Indiana in the opening round[1] before losing to No. 5 seed Cincinnati in the round of 32.[2] The team finished the season with a record of 24–10 (13–5 MAC).

2000–01 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
MAC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record24–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Marshall 12 – 6   .667 18 – 9   .667
Ohio 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Miami (OH) 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Akron 9 – 9   .500 12 – 16   .429
Buffalo 2 – 16   .111 4 – 24   .143
West
Central Michigan 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714
Toledo 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 7 – 21   .250
Northern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 5 – 23   .179
Eastern Michigan 1 – 17   .056 3 – 25   .107
† 2001 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2000–01 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Demetric Shaw 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas
G 12 Andrew Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 22 Eric Haut 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lansing, Michigan
G 24 Trevor Huffman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Petoskey, Michigan
F Kyrem Massey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Columbus, OH
G 32 Brian Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Troy, Michigan
G 32 Anthony Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
F 34 Bryan Bedford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Racine, Wisconsin
F 40 Eric Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Springfield, Ohio
C 54 John Edwards 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Hudson, Ohio
Head coach

Gary Waters

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 25, 2000*
 at Arizona State L 61–76  1–1
 ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 20, 2000*
 vs. Northwestern W 67–58  6–2
 Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Dec 21, 2000*
 vs. Nebraska L 68–69  6–3
 Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 2000*
 vs. VCU W 81–75  7–3
 Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Dec 30, 2000*
 at Xavier L 60–71  7–4
 Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
MAC Regular season
Jan 3, 2001
 Eastern Michigan W 70–57  8–4
(1–0) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Mar 3, 2001
 at Akron L 68–76  20–9
(13–5) 		James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, Ohio
MAC Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*
 vs. Bowling Green State
Quarterfinals 		W 71–64  21–9
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 9, 2001*
 vs. Ball State
Semifinals 		W 67–55  22–9
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 10, 2001*
 vs. Miami (OH)
Championship game 		W 67–61  23–9
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
 (13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 20 Indiana
First Round 		W 77–73  24–9
 Cox Arena (9,697)
San Diego, California
Mar 17, 2001*
 (13 W) vs. (5 W) Cincinnati
Second Round 		L 43–66  24–10
 Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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Main article: 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Second-half rally sends Kent State to upset of No. 4 seed Indiana". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bearcats Run Wild". The Orlando Sentinel. March 18, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "2000-01 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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