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2000–01 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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2000–01 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
DivisionEast
Record28–6 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
2000–01 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 1   .938 25 5   .833
Utah State 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Pacific 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Boise State 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Cal Poly 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
Idaho 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 5 23   .179
2001 Big West tournament[1] winner

The 2000–01 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2000–01 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 3rd season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the Big West Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament as No. 12 seed in the East Region. The Aggies upset No. 5 seed Ohio State in the opening round before falling to No. 4 seed UCLA in the round of 32.[2]

Roster

2000–01 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 5 Shawn Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Bakersfield, California
G 31 Tony Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 17, 2000*
vs. Santa Clara W 76–67  1–0
Carlson Center 
 
Nov 18, 2000*
vs. South Florida W 69–66  2–0
Carlson Center 
 
Nov 19, 2000*
vs. Austin Peay L 76–80 OT 2–1
Carlson Center 
 
Big West Regular Season
Big West Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals
W 74–43  25–5
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
Mar 9, 2001*
vs. Boise State
Semifinals
W 67–48  26–5
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
Mar 10, 2001*
vs. Pacific
Championship game
W 50–38  27–5
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
(12 E) vs. (5 E) Ohio State
First Round
W 77–68 OT 28–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 17, 2001*
(12 E) vs. (4 E) No. 15 UCLA
Second Round
L 50–75  28–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "El-Amin Injured as U-Conn. Downs Utah State". The Washington Post. March 18, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.