2000–01 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

2000–01 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
2000–01 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
MAC tournament champions; MAC East Division Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East
Record	24–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach	Gary Waters (5th season);
Home arena	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Marshall	12	–	6	.667	18	–	9	.667
Ohio	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Miami (OH)	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Akron	9	–	9	.500	12	–	16	.429
Buffalo	2	–	16	.111	4	–	24	.143
West
Central Michigan	14	–	4	.778	20	–	8	.714
Toledo	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Ball State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Western Michigan	7	–	11	.389	7	–	21	.250
Northern Illinois	4	–	14	.222	5	–	23	.179
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17	.056	3	–	25	.107

† 2001 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000–01 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Gary Waters, the Flashes reached the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons. After finishing atop the MAC East division in the regular season standings, Kent State won the MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the West region, Kent State upset No. 4 seed Indiana in the opening round^[1] before losing to No. 5 seed Cincinnati in the round of 32.^[2] The team finished the season with a record of 24–10 (13–5 MAC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Demetric Shaw	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Fort Worth, Texas
G	12	Andrew Mitchell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	22	Eric Haut	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Lansing, Michigan
G	24	Trevor Huffman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Petoskey, Michigan
F		Kyrem Massey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Columbus, OH
G	32	Brian Howard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Troy, Michigan
G	32	Anthony Wilkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Cleveland, Ohio
F	34	Bryan Bedford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Racine, Wisconsin
F	40	Eric Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Springfield, Ohio
C	54	John Edwards	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	Hudson, Ohio

Head coach

Gary Waters

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 (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 25, 2000*		at Arizona State	L 61–76	1–1	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Dec 20, 2000*		vs. Northwestern	W 67–58	6–2	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Dec 21, 2000*		vs. Nebraska	L 68–69	6–3	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 2000*		vs. VCU	W 81–75	7–3	Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Dec 30, 2000*		at Xavier	L 60–71	7–4	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
MAC Regular season
Jan 3, 2001		Eastern Michigan	W 70–57	8–4 (1–0)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Mar 3, 2001		at Akron	L 68–76	20–9 (13–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
MAC Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. Bowling Green State Quarterfinals	W 71–64	21–9	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 9, 2001*		vs. Ball State Semifinals	W 67–55	22–9	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 10, 2001*		vs. Miami (OH) Championship game	W 67–61	23–9	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 20 Indiana First Round	W 77–73	24–9	Cox Arena (9,697) San Diego, California
Mar 17, 2001*	(13 W)	vs. (5 W) Cincinnati Second Round	L 43–66	24–10	Cox Arena San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Second-half rally sends Kent State to upset of No. 4 seed Indiana". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^ "Bearcats Run Wild". The Orlando Sentinel. March 18, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results".
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Second-half rally sends Kent State to upset of No. 4 seed Indiana". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

[2] "Bearcats Run Wild". The Orlando Sentinel. March 18, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

[3] "2000-01 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results".

[4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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