2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24
Record	23–12 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Alford (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Jones; Greg Lansing; Sam Alford;
MVP	Reggie Evans; Dean Oliver
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena; (Capacity: 15,500)
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	27	–	8	.771
No. 3 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Indiana	10	–	6	.625	21	–	13	.618
No. 25 Wisconsin	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
No. 24 Iowa †	7	–	9	.438	23	–	12	.657
Penn State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Purdue	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Minnesota	5	–	11	.313	18	–	14	.563
Michigan	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367
Ohio State*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2001 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)

The 2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 23–12 overall and 7–9 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the East Region. After defeating Creighton, the Hawkeyes fell to the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Ryan Hogan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Deerfield, Illinois
F	4	Glen Worley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Coralville, Iowa
C	5	Jared Reiner	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Tripp, South Dakota
G	11	Brody Boyd	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Fr	Dugger, Indiana
G	20	Dean Oliver	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	Mason City, Iowa
F	23	Duez Henderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	24	Luke Recker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Auburn, Indiana
F	25	Rod Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Galesburg, Illinois
G	30	Kyle Galloway	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Jr	Sioux City, Iowa
F	32	Reggie Evans	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Pensacola, Florida
G	43	Jason Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	52	Cortney Scott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Jackson, Michigan
C	53	Sean Sonderleiter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Des Moines, Iowa

Head coach

Steve Alford (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 19, 2000* 7:00 pm		Milwaukee	W 83–79^[1]	1–0	17 – Recker	12 – Evans	9 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
November 21, 2000* 7:00 pm		at Drake Iowa Big Four	W 73–71	2–0	26 – Recker	15 – Evans	3 – Oliver	Knapp Center (7,112) Des Moines, IA
November 28, 2000* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 85–67	3–0	21 – Recker	15 – Evans	4 – Recker	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 1, 2000* 8:11 pm		Chattanooga Hawkeye Challenge	W 79–60	4–0	27 – Evans	12 – Evans	6 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 2, 2000* 8:11 pm		Tulsa Hawkeye Challenge	W 66–65^[2]	5–0	20 – Evans	14 – Evans	4 – Hogan	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 5, 2000* 7:00 pm		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 74–42^[3]	6–0	22 – Recker	11 – Evans	6 – Boyd	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 9, 2000* 7:00 pm		No. 25 Iowa State Rivalry	W 80–68	7–0	28 – Recker	13 – Evans	4 – Recker	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 16, 2000* 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Missouri	W 99–94 ^2OT	8–0	23 – Recker	13 – Evans	4 – Recker	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 19, 2000* 7:00 pm	No. 19	Centenary	W 72–52	9–0	16 – Oliver	10 – Evans	4 – Tied	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 23, 2000* 5:00 pm	No. 19	at Kansas State	L 78–86	9–1	25 – Recker	18 – Evans	4 – Oliver	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 28, 2000* 9:07 pm	No. 23	vs. Detroit Rainbow Classic	W 69–68	10–1	18 – Oliver	9 – Evans	4 – Oliver	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2000* 9:00 pm	No. 23	vs. No. 6 Tennessee Rainbow Classic	L 68–80^[4]	10–2	19 – Evans	10 – Evans	6 – Oliver	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2000* 9:00 pm	No. 23	vs. Saint Louis Rainbow Classic	W 68–56	11–2	19 – Evans	10 – Evans	6 – Oliver	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 6, 2001 11:17 am, ESPN Plus		at Penn State	W 86–85	12–2 (1–0)	20 – Recker	8 – Evans	6 – Recker	Bryce Jordan Center (9,591) University Park, PA
January 11, 2001 6:30 am, ESPN2		No. 7 Illinois	W 78–62^[5]	13–2 (2–0)	27 – Recker	15 – Evans	3 – Tied	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
January 13, 2001 1:30 pm, ESPN Plus		at Purdue	W 83–73	14–2 (3–0)	19 – Oliver	18 – Evans	8 – Oliver	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2001 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	at No. 19 Wisconsin	L 54–67	14–3 (3–1)	10 – Evans	9 – Evans	3 – Tied	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, WI
January 20, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 14	Michigan	L 69–70	14–4 (3–2)	22 – Evans	10 – Evans	6 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
January 24, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 21	at Minnesota	W 87–74	15–4 (4–2)	25 – Evans	10 – Evans	7 – Oliver	Williams Arena (14,523) Minneapolis, MN
January 27, 2001 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 21	Indiana	W 71–66	16–4 (5–2)	27 – Recker	9 – Worley	5 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
January 31, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 18	Minnesota	W 64–55	17–4 (6–2)	19 – Evans	15 – Evans	4 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
February 7, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 14	Ohio State	L 68–69	17–5 (6–3)	27 – Oliver	11 – Evans	5 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
February 10, 2001 1:30 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 14	at Northwestern	L 61–69	17–6 (6–4)	20 – Oliver	14 – Evans	6 – Oliver	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,887) Evanston, IL
February 14, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	No. 25	at Michigan	L 85–95	17–7 (6–5)	26 – Oliver	9 – Evans	4 – Oliver	Crisler Arena (9,949) Ann Arbor, MI
February 18, 2001 3:00 pm, CBS	No. 25	at No. 5 Michigan State	L 70–94	17–8 (6–6)	14 – Oliver	9 – Evans	3 – Oliver	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
February 21, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		Purdue	W 78–72 ^OT	18–8 (7–6)	20 – Evans	16 – Evans	11 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
February 24, 2001 4:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at No. 3 Illinois	L 63–89	18–9 (7–7)	19 – Oliver	11 – Evans	4 – Oliver	Assembly Hall (16,683) Champaign, IL
March 1, 2001 6:00 pm, ESPN		Penn State	L 73–78	18–10 (7–8)	19 – Boyd	16 – Evans	7 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
March 3, 2001 1:30 pm, ESPN Plus		No. 22 Wisconsin	L 57–59	18–11 (7–9)	18 – Oliver	7 – Worley	6 – Oliver	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
March 8, 2001* 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus	(6)	vs. (11) Northwestern First Round	W 72–55	19–11	20 – Evans	14 – Evans	7 – Boyd	United Center (20,003) Chicago, IL
March 9, 2001* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (3) No. 24 Ohio State Quarterfinals	W 75–66	20–11	18 – Worley	8 – Evans	6 – Oliver	United Center (21,739) Chicago, IL
March 10, 2001* 4:00 pm, CBS	(6)	vs. (7) Penn State Semifinals	W 94–74	21–11	30 – Evans	18 – Evans	8 – Oliver	United Center (23,418) Chicago, IL
March 11, 2001* 2:30 pm, CBS	(6)	vs. (4) Indiana Championship Game	W 63–61^[6]	22–11	22 – Boyd	11 – Evans	3 – Tied	United Center (22,081) Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2001* 1:50 pm, CBS	(7 E) No. 24	vs. (10 E) Creighton First Round	W 69–56^[7]	23–11	19 – Evans	7 – Evans	4 – Oliver	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,086) Uniondale, NY
March 17, 2001* 7:15 pm, CBS	(7 E) No. 24	vs. (2 E) No. 9 Kentucky Second Round	L 79–92^[8]	23–12	26 – Oliver	13 – Evans	4 – Tied	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,959) Uniondale, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Rankings

References

^ "Hawkeyes barely win season opener" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 11, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes up to the challenge" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 4, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes demolish young UNI team" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ "Tennessee 80, Iowa 68". UPI. December 30, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ "Hawkeyes Upset No. 7 Illinois". CBS News. January 11, 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ "Home On The Road: Iowa Captures Title". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ "Creighton vs. Iowa". USA Today. March 15, 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
^ "Kentucky, Prince go wild on Iowa, 92-79". The Baltimore Sun. March 18, 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[1] "Hawkeyes barely win season opener" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 11, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[2] "Hawkeyes up to the challenge" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 4, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[3] "Hawkeyes demolish young UNI team" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[4] "Tennessee 80, Iowa 68". UPI. December 30, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[5] "Hawkeyes Upset No. 7 Illinois". CBS News. January 11, 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[6] "Home On The Road: Iowa Captures Title". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2017.

[7] "Creighton vs. Iowa". USA Today. March 15, 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[8] "Kentucky, Prince go wild on Iowa, 92-79". The Baltimore Sun. March 18, 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

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v t e Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Venues	Close Hall (1901–1904) First Iowa Armory (1905–1922) Second Iowa Armory (1922–1926) Iowa Field House (1927–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) Illinois
Culture & lore	"Iowa Fight Song" Herky the Hawk Gambling scandal First 5-on-5 college basketball game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1892–93 1893–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics