2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
A-10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10
	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 22
Record	26–7 (14–2 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass (2nd season); Matt Brady (8th season); Monté Ross (5th season);
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under 6th year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 26–7 and a conference record of 14–2. In the A-10 tournament, Saint Joseph's beat La Salle before falling to UMass in the semifinals. The Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – as No. 9 seed in the West region – where they beat No. 8 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round^[2] before falling to No. 1 seed Stanford in the round of 32.^[3]

2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Xavier	12	–	4	.750	21	–	8	.724
Temple †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	13	.649
UMass	11	–	5	.688	15	–	15	.500
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
George Washington	6	–	10	.375	14	–	18	.438
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Fordham	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414
Duquesne	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
Rhode Island	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233

† 2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Tyrone Barley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Newark, NJ
G	14	Jameer Nelson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Chester HS	Chester, PA

Head coach

Phil Martelli (Widener)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2000*		vs. Western Carolina	W 103–53	1–0
Nov 18, 2000*		South Carolina State	W 84–71	2–0
Nov 19, 2000*		at Vanderbilt	L 76–78	2–1	Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2000*		at Villanova	L 75–78	6–2	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 2001*		at Penn	W 67–61	16–4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2001	No. 18	UMass	W 84–69	24–4 (14–1)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 2001	No. 18	at La Salle	L 90–91	24–5 (14–2)	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*	No. 21	vs. La Salle Quarterfinals	W 82–74	25–5	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 2001*	No. 21	UMass Semifinals	L 70–75	25–6	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(9 W) No. 22	vs. (8 W) Georgia Tech First Round	W 66–62	26–6	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Mar 17, 2001*	(9 W) No. 22	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Stanford Second Round	L 83–90	26–7	Cox Arena San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ "Georgia Tech Learns What Flap Over St. Joseph's Is All About". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Stanford survives St. Joseph's, 90-83". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[2] "Georgia Tech Learns What Flap Over St. Joseph's Is All About". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[3] "Stanford survives St. Joseph's, 90-83". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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