2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
A-10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10
	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 22
Record	26–7 (14–2 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass (2nd season); Matt Brady (8th season); Monté Ross (5th season);
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Xavier	12	–	4	.750	21	–	8	.724
Temple †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	13	.649
UMass	11	–	5	.688	15	–	15	.500
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
George Washington	6	–	10	.375	14	–	18	.438
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Fordham	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414
Duquesne	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
Rhode Island	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233

† 2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under 6th year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 26–7 and a conference record of 14–2. In the A-10 tournament, Saint Joseph's beat La Salle before falling to UMass in the semifinals. The Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – as No. 9 seed in the West region – where they beat No. 8 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round^[2] before falling to No. 1 seed Stanford in the round of 32.^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Tyrone Barley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Newark, NJ
G	14	Jameer Nelson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Chester HS	Chester, PA

Head coach

Phil Martelli (Widener)

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 city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2000*		vs. Western Carolina	W 103–53	1–0
Nov 18, 2000*		South Carolina State	W 84–71	2–0
Nov 19, 2000*		at Vanderbilt	L 76–78	2–1	Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2000*		at Villanova	L 75–78	6–2	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 2001*		at Penn	W 67–61	16–4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2001	No. 18	UMass	W 84–69	24–4 (14–1)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 2001	No. 18	at La Salle	L 90–91	24–5 (14–2)	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*	No. 21	vs. La Salle Quarterfinals	W 82–74	25–5	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 2001*	No. 21	UMass Semifinals	L 70–75	25–6	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(9 W) No. 22	vs. (8 W) Georgia Tech First Round	W 66–62	26–6	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Mar 17, 2001*	(9 W) No. 22	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Stanford Second Round	L 83–90	26–7	Cox Arena San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ "Georgia Tech Learns What Flap Over St. Joseph's Is All About". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Stanford survives St. Joseph's, 90-83". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[2] "Georgia Tech Learns What Flap Over St. Joseph's Is All About". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[3] "Stanford survives St. Joseph's, 90-83". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Gambling scandal Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 appearance in italics