2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 2 5 28–8 15–3 Lute Olson 18th McKale Center NCAA tournament, Runner-upMaui Invitational Champions National Championship Game L Lost 72-82 vs. Duke The 2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-10 conference with a 15–3 record.http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112700aac.html 2000–01 season statistics Arizona July 25, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120322091819/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112700aac.html March 22, 2012 Arizona reached the National Championship game in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Duke 82–72 and finishing the season with a 28–8 record.http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/2000_01schedule.html 2000-01 schedule Arizona July 25, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120322091822/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/2000_01schedule.html March 22, 2012 Roster 2000 Arizona Wildcats y yes Gilbert Arenas y 0 G 6 3 188 SO North Hollywood, California Grant HS Michael Wright basketball y 2 F 6 7 238 JR Chicago, Illinois Farragut Academy Loren Woods y 3 C 7 1 244 SR St. Louis, Missouri Wake Forest Luke Walton y 4 F 6 8 233 SO San Diego, California Univ. of San Diego HS Travis Hanour 5 G 6 6 189 FR Laguna Beach, California Laguna Beach HS Jason Ranne 11 G 6 4 200 FR Tulsa, Oklahoma Bishop Kelley HS Andrew Zahn 13 F 6 9 254 FR Redondo Beach, California Redondo Union HS Mike Schwertley 14 F 6 5 224 FR Phoenix, Arizona Brophy Prep John Ash 15 G 5 11 179 SR Tucson, Arizona Salpointe Catholic HS Jason Gardner y 22 G 5 10 181 SO Indianapolis, Indiana North Central HS Lamont Frazier 23 G 6 2 182 SR Los Angeles, California Lon Morris College Russell Harris 24 G 5 11 165 SO Mundelein, Illinois Mundelein HS Justin Wessel 30 F 6 8 240 SR Cedar Rapids, Iowa Prairie HS Eugene Edgerson y 33 F 6 6 237 SR New Orleans, Louisiana St. Augustine HS Rick Anderson 35 F 6 9 213 JR Long Beach, California Long Beach Poly HS Richard Jefferson y 44 F 6 7 222 JR Phoenix, Arizona Moon Valley HS Lute Olson (Augsburg) Jim Rosborough (associate head coach) (Iowa) Rodney Tention (San Francisco) Jay John (Arizona) http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/2000/6/6/207916044.aspx Depth chart Arizona Wildcats 3 Arizona Wildcats 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Loren Woods Michael Wright Richard Jefferson Gilbert Arenas Jason Gardner Justin Wessel Eugene Edgerson Luke Walton Travis Hanour Lamont Frazier Andrew Zahn Rick Anderson Mike Schwertley Jason Ranne John Ash Russell Harris Arizona Season Statistics http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/2013/4/18/208209278.aspx ArizonaWildcats.com Arizona Athletics Schedule and results 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2000 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1; color:white;"| Regular season Nov. 20, 2000 yes yes 1 Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational quarterfinal 97–57 1–0 Nov. 21, 2000 yes yes 1 Dayton Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational semifinal 76–59 2–0 Nov. 22, 2000 yes yes 1 Illinois 8 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational championship 79–76 3–0 Nov. 25, 2000 yes yes 1 Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana John Wooden Tradition 69–72 3–1 Nov. 29, 2000 yes 5 Gonzaga McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 101–87 4–1 Dec. 2, 2000 yes 5 Saint Mary's McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 101–41 5–1 Dec. 9, 2000 yes yes 5 Connecticut 15 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut CBS 69–71 5–2 Dec. 16, 2000 yes yes 7 Illinois 5 United Center Chicago, Illinois 73–81 5–3 Dec. 20, 2000 yes 10 LSU McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 88–75 6–3 Dec. 28, 2000 yes 12 Butler McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 72–60 7–3 Dec. 30, 2000 yes 12 Mississippi State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 74–75 7–4 Jan. 4, 2001 16 California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 78–75 8–4 1–0 Jan. 6, 2001 16 Stanford 2 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona CBS 76–85 8–5 1–1 Jan. 11, 2001 yes 21 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington 84–51 9–5 2–1 Jan. 13, 2001 yes 21 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle 89–64 10–5 3–1 Jan. 18, 2001 17 USC 24 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 71–58 11–5 4–1 Jan. 20, 2001 17 UCLA McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry CBS 88–63 12–5 5–1 Jan. 24, 2001 12 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 86–75 13–5 6–1 Jan. 27, 2001 yes 12 Texas 20 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona ABC 80–52 14–5 Feb. 1, 2001 yes 7 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 67–79 14–6 6–2 Feb. 3, 2001 yes 7 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 68–41 15–6 7–2 Feb. 8, 2001 11 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 82–62 16–6 8–2 Feb. 10, 2001 11 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 86–51 17–6 9–2 Feb. 15, 2001 yes 8 UCLA 24 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles Rivalry 77–79 OT 17–7 9–3 Feb. 17, 2001 yes 8 USC LA Sports Arena Los Angeles, California CBS 105–61 18–7 10–3 Feb. 21, 2001 yes 8 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona 88–58 19–7 11–3 Mar. 1, 2001 9 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 65–54 20–7 12–3 Mar. 3, 2001 9 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 104–65 21–7 13–3 Mar. 8, 2001 yes 8 Stanford 1 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 76–75 22–7 14–3 Mar. 10, 2001 yes 8 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 78–76 23–7 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 16, 2001 yes yes 5 2 MW Eastern Illinois 15 MW Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri First round CBS 101–76 24–7 Mar. 18, 2001 yes yes 5 2 MW Butler 10 MW Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Second round CBS 73–52 25–7 Mar. 23, 2001 yes yes 5 2 MW Ole Miss 14 3 MW Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen CBS 66–56Despite a Sluggish Start, Arizona Finishes Ole Miss https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/24/sports/college-basketball-midwest-despite-a-sluggish-start-arizona-finishes-ole-miss.html The New York Times March 24, 2001 August 13, 2022 26–7 Mar. 25, 2001 yes yes 5 2 MW Illinois 4 1 MW Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight CBS 87–81 27–7 Mar. 31, 2001 yes yes 5 2 MW Michigan State 3 1 S H.H.H. Metrodome Minneapolis National semifinal – Final Four CBS 80–61 28–7 Apr. 2, 2001 yes yes 5 2 MW Duke 1 1 E H.H.H. Metrodome Minneapolis National Championship CBS 72–82 28–8 |- AP Poll Mountain Time https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/2001-schedule.html 2000-01 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results NCAA basketball tournament Midwest Arizona (#2 seed) 101, Eastern Illinois 76 Arizona 73, Butler 52 Arizona 66, Mississippi 56 Arizona 87, Illinois 81 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2001 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Final Four Arizona 80, Michigan State 61 Duke 82, Arizona 72 Rankings 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 1 1 1 5 5 7 10 12 16 21 17 12 7 11 8 8 9 8 5 Coaches 0 19 1 1^ 2 5 5 6 8 10 15 20 17 13 9 10 8 8 7 7 4 2 *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 13 Richard Jefferson Houston Rockets 2 31 Gilbert Arenas Golden State Warriors 2 32 Luke Walton Los Angeles Lakers 2 38 Michael Wright New York Knicks 2 45 Loren Woods Minnesota Timberwolves References Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Wildcats Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Arizona Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats