2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round vs Ole Miss 56-59
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 19
Record	20–10 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Brey (1st season);
Home arena	Joyce Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Providence	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
St. John's	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Miami	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Connecticut	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Virginia Tech*	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	20	–	10	.667
No. 21 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
No. 17 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Pittsburgh	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Rutgers*	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† 2001 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2001^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2001 Big East tournament

The 2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the regular season with a record of 20–10, 11-5. There, they defeated Xavier to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the #3 seed Ole Miss, 59–56. This was Mike Brey's first year at Notre Dame.

Forward Troy Murphy was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.8 points per game.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 18*		Sacred Heart	W 104–58	1–0	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
November 22*		Loyola (IL)	W 107–68	2–0	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
November 25*	No. 14	No. 16 Cincinnati	W 69–51	3–0	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 2*		at Vanderbilt	W 77–74	4–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
December 5*		Indiana	L 78–86	4–1	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 9*		Miami (OH)	L 64–73	4–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 17*		Tennessee Tech	W 82–68	5–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 19*		Canisius	W 99–71	6–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 21*		Vermont	W 96–86	7–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
December 29*		Long Island University	W 97–49	8–2	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 2		at Syracuse	L 70–79	8–3 (0–1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
January 6		Rutgers	W 87–80	9–3 (1–1)	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 8		at Seton Hall	L 76–78	9–4 (1–2)	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ
January 13*		at Kentucky	L 71–82	9–5 (1–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 16		Pittsburgh	W 74–58	10–5 (2–2)	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 21		West Virginia	W 78–61	11–5 (3–2)	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 23		Syracuse	W 74–60	12–5 (4–2)	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
January 27		at Georgetown	W 78–71	13–5 (5–2)	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
February 3		at Pittsburgh	W 75–67	14–5 (6–2)	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 5		St. John’s	W 83–73	15–5 (7–2)	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
February 11		at West Virginia	W 69–66	16–5 (8–2)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 14		at Rutgers	W 81–59	17–5 (9–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 18		Seton Hall	L 64–74	17–6 (9–3)	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
February 21		Boston College	W 76–75	18–6 (10–3)	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
February 24		at Virginia Tech	W 85–61	19–6 (11–3)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
February 26		at Connecticut	L 50–75	19–7 (11–4)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
March 4		Georgetown	L 72–79	19–8 (11–5)	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
Big East tournament
March 8		vs. Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	L 54–66	19–9 (11–6)	Madison Square Garden (IV) New York, New York
NCAA tournament
March 16*		vs. Xavier First Round	W 83–71	20–9 (11–6)	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
March 18*		vs. Ole Miss Second Round	L 56–59	20–10 (11–6)	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Players selected in NBA drafts

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2001	1	14	Troy Murphy	Golden State Warriors

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References

^ "2000-01 Big East Conference Season Summary". www.sports-reference.com.
^ "2000-01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
^ "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics.
^ "Notre Dame draft history at basketball-reference.com". Retrieved March 3, 2019.

[1] "2000-01 Big East Conference Season Summary". www.sports-reference.com.

[2] "2000-01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[3] "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics.

[4] "Notre Dame draft history at basketball-reference.com". Retrieved March 3, 2019.

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