2000–01 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2000–01 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
2000–01 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20–13 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Quin Snyder (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Harvey (2nd season); Lane Odom (1st season); Marcus Perez (1st season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Quin Snyder, the Tigers reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 20–13 (9–7 Big 12).

2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	00	Uche Okafor	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Anambra State, Nigeria
G	2	Wesley Stokes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Long Beach, California
G	4	Clarence Gilbert (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
F	5	Travon Bryant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Long Beach, California
G	10	Ryan Kiernan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	St. Charles, Missouri
F	12	Justin Gage	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Jefferson City, Missouri
F	15	Josh Kroenke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Columbia, Missouri
F	21	Kareem Rush (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Kansas City, Missouri
G	23	Rickey Paulding	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Detroit, Michigan
G	24	Jake Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	DeSoto, Missouri
G	35	Michael Griffin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Norcross, Georgia
F	50	Arthur Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Detroit, Michigan

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2000*		vs. Rhode Island Great Alaska Shootout	W 70–60	2–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 24, 2000*		vs. Valparaiso Great Alaska Shootout	W 77–61	3–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 2000*		vs. Syracuse Great Alaska Shootout	L 62–84	3–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 16, 2000* ESPN		at No. 22 Iowa	L 94–99 ^2OT	6–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 18, 2000*		at Indiana	W 68–63	7–2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 21, 2000*		vs. No. 5 Illinois	L 81–86 ^OT	7–3	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 6, 2001		Nebraska	W 68–66	10–3 (1–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Big 12 Conference tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. Texas A&M First Round	W 77–62	19–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 2001*		vs. No. 16 Oklahoma Quarterfinals	L 65–67	19–12	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Georgia First Round	W 70–68^[2]	20–12	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 17, 2001*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke Second Round	L 81–94^[3]	20–13	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.