2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Introduction The '''2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season''' began on November 8, 2000, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2001 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Duke Blue Devils won their third NCAA national championship with an 82–72 victory over the Arizona Wildcats.
Season headlines * The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 13.Shane Battier of Duke was the leading vote-getter (71 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Troy Murphy of Notre Dame (62 votes), Loren Woods of Arizona (46), Joseph Forte of North Carolina (39) and Jamaal Tinsley of Iowa State (39).
Major rule changes Beginning in 2000–01, the following rules changes were implemented:* Technical fouls divided into direct (two-shot penalty) and indirect (one shot penalty) with ball returned to point of interruption.
Season outlook === Pre-season polls ===The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 9, 2000. '''Associated Press'''RankingTeam1Arizona (37)2Duke (29)3Michigan State (5)4Stanford5Maryland (1)6North Carolina7Kansas8Illinois9Tennessee10Seton Hall11Florida12Kentucky13Utah14Connecticut 15ArkansasNotre Dame17UCLA18Cincinnati19Wisconsin20Wake Forest21DePaul22Oklahoma23Southern California24Virginia25Iowa State '''ESPN/USA Today Coaches'''RankingTeam1Arizona (19)2Duke (12)3Stanford4North Carolina5Michigan State6Kansas7Maryland8Tennessee9Illinois10Seton Hall11Florida12Kentucky13Connecticut14Cincinnati15Arkansas16Utah17Notre Dame18Wake Forest19UCLA20DePaul21Oklahoma22Wisconsin23Iowa State24Southern California25Virginia
Conference membership changes These schools joined new conferences for the 2000–01 season.SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Middle Tennessee Ohio Valley Conference Sun Belt Conference Nevada Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference New Mexico State Big West Conference Sun Belt Conference North Texas Big West Conference Sun Belt Conference Virginia Tech Atlantic 10 Conference Big East Conference
Regular season === Conference winners and tournaments ===ConferenceRegular  season winnerConference  player of the yearConference  tournamentTournament  venue (City)Tournament  winnerAmerica East Conference  Hofstra  Norman Richardson, Hofstra  2001 America East men's basketball tournament  Bob Carpenter Center(Newark, Delaware)(Except Finals)  HofstraAtlantic 10 Conference  St. Joseph's  David West, Xavier  2001 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament  The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)  TempleAtlantic Coast Conference  Duke & North Carolina  Shane Battier, Duke & Joseph Forte, North Carolina  2001 ACC men's basketball tournament  Georgia Dome(Atlanta, Georgia)  DukeBig 12 Conference  Iowa State  Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State  2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament  Kemper Arena(Kansas City, Missouri)  OklahomaBig East Conference  Boston College (East)Notre Dame (West)  Troy Bell, Boston College &Troy Murphy, Notre Dame  2001 Big East men's basketball tournament  Madison Square Garden(New York City, New York)  Boston CollegeBig Sky Conference  Cal State Northridge  Brian Heinle, Cal State Northridge  2001 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament  Matadome(Northridge, California)  Cal State NorthridgeBig South Conference  Radford  Torrey Butler, Coastal Carolina  2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament  Roanoke Civic Center(Roanoke, Virginia)  Winthrop Big Ten Conference  Michigan State & Illinois  Frank Williams, Illinois  2001 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament  United Center(Chicago, Illinois)  IowaBig West Conference  UC Irvine  Jerry Green, UC Irvine  2001 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament  Anaheim Convention Center(Anaheim, California)  Utah StateColonial Athletic Association  Richmond  George Evans, George Mason  2001 CAA men's basketball tournament  Richmond Coliseum(Richmond, Virginia)  George MasonConference USA  Cincinnati (American) Southern Miss (National)  Steve Logan, Cincinnati  2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament  Freedom Hall(Louisville, Kentucky)  CharlotteIvy League  Princeton  Craig Austin, Columbia No TournamentMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference  Iona, Siena & Niagara  Demond Stewart, Niagara  2001 MAAC men's basketball tournament  HSBC Arena(Buffalo, New York)  IonaMid-American Conference  Kent State (East)Central Michigan (West)  David Webber, Central Michigan  2001 MAC men's basketball tournament  Gund Arena(Cleveland, Ohio) Kent StateMid-Continent Conference  Southern Utah & Valparaiso  Jeff Monaco, Southern Utah  2001 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament  Allen County War Memorial Coliseum(Fort Wayne, Indiana)  Southern UtahMid-Eastern Athletic Conference  Hampton & South Carolina State  Tarvis Williams, Hampton  2001 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament  Richmond Coliseum(Richmond, Virginia)  HamptonMidwestern Collegiate Conference  Butler  Rashad Phillips, Detroit  2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament  Nutter Center(Dayton, Ohio)  ButlerMissouri Valley Conference  Creighton  Tarise Bryson, Illinois State  2001 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament  Savvis Center(St. Louis, Missouri)  Indiana StateMountain West Conference  BYU, Wyoming & Utah  Mekeli Wesley, BYU  2001 MWC men's basketball tournament  Thomas & Mack Center(Las Vegas, Nevada)  BYUNortheast Conference  St. Francis (NY)  Rahsaan Johnson,  Monmouth  2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament  Sovereign Bank Arena(Trenton, New Jersey)  MonmouthOhio Valley Conference  Tennessee Tech  Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay  2001 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament  Gaylord Entertainment Center(Nashville, Tennessee)(Semifinals and Finals)  Eastern IllinoisPacific-10 Conference  Stanford  Sean Lampley, California No TournamentPatriot League  Holy Cross  Tim Szatko, Holy Cross  2001 Patriot League men's basketball tournament  Campus Sites  Holy CrossSoutheastern Conference  Florida & Kentucky (East) Mississippi (West)  Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky  2001 SEC men's basketball tournament  Gaylord Entertainment Center(Nashville, Tennessee)  KentuckySouthern Conference  East Tennessee State (North)Charleston (South)  Jody Lumpkin, Charleston  2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament  BI-LO Center(Greenville, South Carolina)  UNC GreensboroSouthland Conference  McNeese State  Demond Mallet, McNeese State  2001 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament  CenturyTel Center(Bossier City, Louisiana)(Finals)  Northwestern StateSouthwestern Athletic Conference  Alabama State  Dewayne Jefferson, Mississippi Valley State  2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament  Fair Park Arena(Birmingham, Alabama)  Alabama StateSun Belt Conference  Western Kentucky (East)South Alabama (West)  Chris Marcus, Western Kentucky  2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament  Mitchell Center(Mobile, Alabama)  Western KentuckyTrans America Athletic Conference  Georgia State  Shernard Long, Georgia State   2001 TAAC men's basketball tournament  GSU Sports Arena(Atlanta, Georgia)  Georgia StateWest Coast Conference  Gonzaga  Casey Calvary, Gonzaga  2001 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament  Jenny Craig Pavilion(San Diego, California)  GonzagaWestern Athletic Conference  Fresno State  Melvin Ely, Fresno State  2001 WAC men's basketball tournament  Reynolds Center(Tulsa, Oklahoma)  Hawaii=== Statistical leaders === Source for additional stats categories              Player  School  PPG    Player  School  RPG    Player  School  APG    Player  School  SPG Ronnie McCollum  Centenary  29.1   Chris Marcus  W. Kentucky  12.1   Markus Carr  CS Northridge  8.9   Greedy Daniels  TCU  4.3 Kyle Hill  E. Illinois  23.8   Reggie Evans  Iowa  11.9   Omar Cook  St. John's  8.7   Desmond Cambridge  Alabama A&M  3.8 Dewayne Jefferson  Miss. Valley St.  23.6   J. R. Van Hoose  Marshall  11.1   Sean Kennedy  Marist  8.1   Senecca Wall  Sam Houston St.  3.6  Tarise Bryson  Illinois St.  22.8    David West  Xavier  10.9   Tito Maddox  Fresno St.  8.0    John Linehan  Providence  3.1  Henry Domercant  E. Illinois  22.8   Eddie Griffin  Seton Hall  10.8   Ashley Robinson  Miss. Valley St.  7.4   Fred House  S. Utah  3.0               Player  School  BPG    Player  School  FG%    Player  School  3FG%    Player  School  FT% Tarvis Williams  Hampton  4.6   Michael Bradley  Villanova  69.2   Amory Sanders  SE Missouri St.  55.8   Gary Buchanan  Villanova  94.2 Eddie Griffin  Seton Hall  4.4   Nakiea Miller  Iona  66.8   David Falknor  Akron  54.0    Brent Jolly  Tenn. Tech  93.1 Wojciech Myrda  LA-Monroe  4.4   Kimani Ffriend  Nebraska  62.3   Cary Cochran  Nebraska  47.3   Ryan Mendez  Stanford  93.1 Kris Hunter  Jacksonville  4.1   Andre Hutson  Michigan St.  62.2   Casey Jacobsen  Stanford  47.2   Rashad Phillips  Detroit  91.6 Ken Johnson  Ohio St.  4.0   George Evans  George Mason  61.3   Tim Erickson  Idaho St.  46.3   Ronnie McCollum  Centenary  90.7
Post-season tournaments === NCAA tournament ======= Final Four – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota ======= National Invitation tournament ====== Semifinals & finals ===* Third Place – Memphis 86, Detroit 71
Award winners === Consensus All-American teams ===+ '''Consensus First Team'''  Player Position Class Team Shane Battier F Senior Duke Joseph Forte G Sophomore North Carolina Casey Jacobsen G/F Sophomore Stanford Troy Murphy F Junior Notre Dame Jason Williams G Sophomore Duke+ '''Consensus Second Team''' Player  Position Class Team Troy Bell GSophomore Boston College Michael Bradley F/C Junior Villanova Tayshaun Prince F Junior Kentucky Jason Richardson G/F Sophomore Michigan State Jamaal Tinsley G Senior Iowa State=== Major player of the year awards ===* '''Wooden Award:''' Shane Battier, Duke* '''Naismith Award:''' Shane Battier, Duke* '''Associated Press Player of the Year:''' Shane Battier, Duke* '''NABC Player of the Year:''' Jason Williams, Duke* '''Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA):''' Shane Battier, Duke* '''Adolph Rupp Trophy:''' Shane Battier, Duke* '''''Sporting News'' Player of the Year:''' Shane Battier, Duke=== Major freshman of the year awards ===* '''USBWA Freshman of the Year:''' Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall* '''''Sporting News'' Freshman of the Year:''' Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall=== Major coach of the year awards ===* '''Associated Press Coach of the Year:''' Matt Doherty, North Carolina* '''Henry Iba Award (USBWA):''' Al Skinner, Boston College* '''NABC Coach of the Year:''' Tom Izzo, Michigan State* '''Naismith College Coach of the Year:''' Rod Barnes, Mississippi* '''CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year:''' Al Skinner, Boston College* '''''Sporting News'' Coach of the Year:''' Al Skinner, Boston College=== Other major awards ===* '''Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man):''' Jason Collins, Stanford* '''NABC Defensive Player of the Year:''' Shane Battier, Duke* '''Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0):''' Rashad Phillips, Detroit* '''Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior):''' Shane Battier, Duke* '''Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5):''' Marvin O'Connor, St. Joseph's* '''NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area):''' Norman Richardson, Hofstra* '''Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character):''' Shane Battier, Duke
Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonLouisvilleDenny CrumRick PitinoTexas TechJames DickeyBob Knight
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