2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 20–10, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State lost to No. 6 seed USC in the opening round.

2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20–10 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton Kyle Keller (2nd season)
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)

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

Tragedy

On January 27, 2001 at 5:37 pm, following a road loss to the Colorado Buffalo, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 transporting two players and six Oklahoma State broadcasters and members of the team coaching staff, crashed into a field near Strasburg, Colorado. The crash killed all 8 passengers and both pilots onboard.

The plane was on-route from Jefferson County Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport. 20 minutes after takeoff, the pilot became disoriented by his equipment and instruments failing in the midst of a snow storm, resulting in the fatal crash.

Following the disaster, Oklahoma State erected a memorial inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, entitled "Remember the Ten", to commemorate the passing of all those involved in the crash. Additionally, a memorial was established in Strasburg, Colorado to honor and remember the tragedy.

Roster

2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Maurice Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Madison, Illinois G 5 Victor Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So G 34 Melvin Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Liberal, Kansas	Head coach Eddie Sutton Assistant coach(es) Sean Sutton Kyle Keller Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2000*		UMKC	W 69–46	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 2000*		at North Texas	W 94–56	2–0	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Dec 2, 2000*		UNLV	W 77–69 OT	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 2000*		at Wichita State	L 59–61	3–1	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Dec 9, 2000*		No. 21 Arkansas	W 74–73	4–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 16, 2000*		Northwestern State	W 73–59	5–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 2000*		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 70–60	6–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 2000*		Lamar	W 86–45	7–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 2000*		at San Diego State	L 66–87	7–2	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Jan 3, 2001*		UTSA	W 88–63	8–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 2001		at No. 24 Texas	L 71–78	8–3 (0–1)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 8, 2001  ESPN		No. 18 Iowa State	W 88–80 OT	9–3 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 13, 2001		Texas Tech	W 65–46	10–3 (2–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 2001		at Baylor	W 76-65	11–3 (3–1)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Jan 20, 2001*		St. Gregory's	W 74-58	12–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 2001		Texas A&M	W 76-64	13–3 (4–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 27, 2001		at Colorado	L 71-81	13–4 (4–2)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 5, 2001		Missouri	W 69-66	14–4 (5–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 7, 2001		at Nebraska	L 75-78 OT	14–5 (5–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 10, 2001		at No. 5 Kansas	L 61-77	14–6 (5–4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 14, 2001		No. 13 Oklahoma	W 72-44	15–6 (6–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 2001		Texas	L 69-80 OT	15–7 (6–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 21, 2001		Texas A&M	W 82-76	16-7 (7-5)	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
Feb 24, 2001		Kansas State	W 52-47	17-7 (8-5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 26, 2001		at Texas Tech	W 66-58	18-7 (9-5)	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, Texas
Feb 28, 2001		Baylor	W 71-68	19-7 (10-5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 2001		at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 56–68	19–8 (10–6)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. Texas Tech First round	W 71–59	20–8	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 2001*		vs. No. 20 Texas Quarterfinals	L 54–55	20–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*  CBS	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) USC First round	L 54–69	20–10	Nassau Coliseum (13,817) Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings