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

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Big East Conference Big East 23 19 20–10 11–5 Mike Brey 1st Joyce Center NCAA tournament second round vs Ole Miss 56-59 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 November 18 yes Sacred Heart 104–58 1–0 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana November 22 yes Loyola (IL) 107–68 2–0 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana November 25 yes 14 16 Cincinnati 69–51 3–0 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana December 2 yes yes Vanderbilt 77–74 4–0 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee December 5 yes Indiana 78–86 4–1 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana December 9 yes Miami (OH) 64–73 4–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana December 17 yes Tennessee Tech 82–68 5–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana December 19 yes Canisius 99–71 6–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana December 21 yes Vermont 96–86 7–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana December 29 yes Long Island University 97–49 8–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana January 2 yes Syracuse 70–79 8–3 0–1 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York January 6 Rutgers 87–80 9–3 1–1 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana January 8 yes Seton Hall 76–78 9–4 1–2 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ January 13 yes yes Kentucky 71–82 9–5 1–2 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky January 16 Pittsburgh 74–58 10–5 2–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana January 21 West Virginia 78–61 11–5 3–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana January 23 Syracuse 74–60 12–5 4–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana January 27 yes Georgetown 78–71 13–5 5–2 MCI Center Washington, D.C. February 3 yes Pittsburgh 75–67 14–5 6–2 Fitzgerald Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania February 5 St. John’s 83–73 15–5 7–2 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana February 11 yes West Virginia 69–66 16–5 8–2 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV February 14 yes Rutgers 81–59 17–5 9–2 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ February 18 Seton Hall 64–74 17–6 9–3 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana February 21 Boston College 76–75 18–6 10–3 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana February 24 yes Virginia Tech 85–61 19–6 11–3 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia February 26 yes Connecticut 50–75 19–7 11–4 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut March 4 Georgetown 72–79 19–8 11–5 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |- !colspan=12 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish| Big East tournament March 8 yes Pittsburgh Quarterfinals 54–66 19–9 11–6 Madison Square Garden (IV) New York, New York |- !colspan=12 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish| NCAA tournament March 16 yes CBS yes Xavier First Round 83–71 20–9 11–6 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri March 18 yes CBS yes Ole Miss Second Round 56–59 20–10 11–6 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri 2000-01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/notre-dame/2001-schedule.html sports-reference.com June 22, 20212018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season https://und.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_Season_By_Season_Results-1.pdf Notre Dame Athletics Players selected in NBA drafts Year Round Pick Player NBA club 2001 1 14 Troy Murphy Golden State Warriorshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/draft.fcgi?college=notredame Notre Dame draft history at basketball-reference.com March 3, 2019 References Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball seasons Notre Dame Notre Dame