2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 June 2024 Women's basketball 2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2 9 31–7 14–2 Kristy Curry 2nd Mackey Arena Big Ten regular season champions NCAA tournament Runner-up The 2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Kristy Curry, the Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue finished the regular season with a 14–2 record in Big Ten play to capture the regular season title. They were upset by Iowa in the Big Ten tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Mideast region. The Boilermakers beat UC Santa Barbara, LSU, Texas Tech, and Xavier to reach their second Final Four in three seasons. They defeated SW Missouri State in the National semifinals. In the National championship game, Purdue lost to Notre Dame by just two points, 68–66. Roster w 2000 Purdue Boilermakers y y Camille Cooper y C 42 C 6 4 w Sr Scott County Georgetown, Kentucky Candi Crawford n 31 F 6 1 w Sr Homestead Fort Wayne, Indiana Katie Douglas y basketball C 32 G/F 6 1 w Sr Perry Meridian Indianapolis, Indiana Cherrise Graham n 45 G 5 7 w Fr Archbishop Carroll Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Lindsey Hicks n 4 F 6 1 w Fr Lebanon H.S. Lebanon, Ohio Shalicia Hurns n 44 F 6 3 w Fr Broad Ripple Indianapolis, Indiana Beth Jones n 30 G 5 9 w Fr Mason Maineville, Ohio Kelly Komara n 3 G 5 7 w Jr Lake Central Schererville, Indiana Mo-Nique Langston n 41 G/F 5 11 w Sr Bakersfield North Bakersfield, California Laura Meadows n 2 F 6 3 w Sr yes Huntington East (H.S.) Kentucky Huntington, West Virginia Mary Jo Noon n 58 C 6 5 w So y Jeffersonville Clarksville, Indiana Shinika Parks n 11 G 5 8 w Sr Fairfield (H.S.) Trinity Valley C.C. Suisun, California Erika Valek y 33 G 5 6 w Fr Coronado Lubbock, Texas Shereka Wright y 50 F 5 10 w Fr Copperas Cove H.S. Copperas Cove, Texas Kristy Curry (Louisiana Monroe) Pam Stackhouse (Louisiana Tech) Kerry Cremeans (Florida) Kelly Curry (Texas A&M) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style="Purdue Boilermakers"|Non-Conference Regular Season November 11, 2000 yes 4 Eastern Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 7,833 Pre-Season WNIT – First Round Cooper 21 Hurns 6 Douglas 7 84–60 1–0 November 13, 2000 yes 4 Georgetown Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 7,211 Pre-Season WNIT – Second Round Douglas 22 Cooper 5 Valek 4 81–67 2–0 November 19, 2000 yes 4 Texas Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 2,163 Pre-Season WNIT – Semifinals Cooper 19 Cooper 10 Douglas 4 71–49 3–0 November 20, 2000 yes 4 Louisiana Tech 11 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 2,175 Pre-Season WNIT – Championship Game Douglas 22 Cooper 13 Tied Douglas, Hurns, Valek 2 63–68 3–1 November 25, 2000 yes yes 4 Montana State Kuchil-Baxal Gymnasium Cancun, Mexico 256 Torneo Cancun de Basquetbol – Semifinals Douglas 18 Hurns 9 Komara 5 86–61 4–1 November 26, 2000 yes yes 6 South Carolina Kuchil-Baxal Gymnasium Cancun, Mexico 217 Torneo Cancun de Basquetbol – Championship Game Douglas 18 Graham 9 Douglas 3 68–53 5–1 December 1, 2000 yes y 6 Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 2,010 Tied Douglas, Cooper 13 Tied Hurns, Wright 6 Tied Douglas, Parks 4 87–67 6–1 December 3, 2000 y yes 6 Boston College FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts 3,754 Douglas 18 Hurns 9 Douglas 5 73–61 7–1 December 6, 2000 yes yes 6 Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana 2,134 Valek 14 Wright 8 Wright 5 89–59 8–1 December 9, 2000 yes yes 6 Notre Dame 4 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana 7,330 Douglas 20 Cooper 8 Wright 3 61–72No. 4 Women's Basketball Tops No. 6 Purdue, 72-61 https://fightingirish.com/no-4-women-s-basketball-tops-no-6-purdue-72-61/ Notre Dame Athletics December 9, 2000 June 30, 2024 8–2 December 16, 2000 yes y 6 LSU 20 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Boilermaker Blockbuster Valek 13 Cooper 10 Douglas 6 55–62 8–3 December 19, 2000 yes 8 Stanford 14 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 8,507 Douglas 20 Hurns 11 Douglas 10 90–60 9–3 December 21, 2000 yes 8 DePaul Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 7,268 Cooper 29 Hurns 7 Douglas 7 80–67 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style="Purdue Boilermakers"|Big Ten Regular Season December 28, 2000 yes 8 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 7,205 Komara 12 Hurns 8 Douglas 6 70–58 11–3 1–0 December 30, 2000 2:00 pm CBS yes 8 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 2,042 Tied Douglas, Valek 13 Hurns 8 Douglas 5 65–54 12–3 2–0 January 4, 2001 6 Iowa Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 7,474 Cooper 15 Wright 9 Komara 5 73–58 13–3 3–0 January 7, 2001 6 yes Indiana Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 3,414 Rivalry Game Douglas 13 Cooper 10 Tied Cooper, Hicks 2 67–59 14–3 4–0 January 14, 2001 6 Northwestern Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 8,651 Wright 19 Cooper 9 Wright 5 94–37 15–3 5–0 January 18, 2001 6 Michigan State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 7,495 Douglas 15 Hurns 8 Tied Douglas, Komara 3 57–34 16–3 6–0 January 21, 2001 6 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 6.606 Komara 17 Cooper 10 Douglas 7 72–64 17–3 7–0 January 25, 2001 6 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 913 Cooper 17 Douglas 7 Wright 8 86–61 18–3 8–0 January 28, 2001 6 Wisconsin Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 9,082 Douglas 24 Douglas 9 Tied Hurns, Komara 3 OT Overtime 75–70 19–3 9–0 February 1, 2001 6 Illinois Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 7,717 Cooper 19 Wright 7 Tied Douglas, Valek 5 83–67 20–3 10–0 February 4, 2001 1:00 pm FSN Chicago 6 Michigan Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 8,216 Wright 25 Cooper 9 Valek 4 73–64 21–3 11–0 February 8, 2001 5 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 3,292 Cooper 19 Hurns 5 Valek 5 87–96 21–4 11–1 February 11, 2001 5 yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio 11,467 Hurns 19 Hurns 14 Valek 3 OT Overtime 74–71 22–4 12–1 February 15, 2001 8:00 pm FSN Chicago 7 Indiana Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 10,207 Rivalry Game / Senior Night Cooper 25 Hurns 7 Valek 6 87–46 23–4 13–1 February 18, 2001 7 Minnesota Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 12,264 Douglas 21 Hurns 8 Valek 8 96–43 24–4 14–1 February 22, 2001 5 yes Penn State 19 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania 6,490 Douglas 25 Cooper 9 Tied Komara, Valek, Wright 3 65–75 24–5 14–2 |- !colspan=12 style="Purdue Boilermakers"|Big Ten Tournament March 2, 2001 2:20 pm FSN yes yes 7 1 Ohio State 8 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan 4,853 Douglas 21 Cooper 8 Douglas 5 Quarterfinals 81–61 25–5 March 3, 2001 4:00 pm FSN yes yes 7 1 Michigan 4 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan 7,781 Semifinals Douglas 18 Cooper 14 Valek 4 74–55 26–5 March 4, 2001 8:00 pm ESPN2 yes yes 7 1 Iowa 23 2 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan 5,369 Championship Game Douglas 23 Hurns 13 Douglas 4 70–75 26–6 |- !colspan=12 style="Purdue Boilermakers"|NCAA Tournament March 16, 2001 8:30 pm ESPN2 yes 9 3 ME UC Santa Barbara 14 ME Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 5,262 First Round Cooper 23 Douglas 9 Tied Douglas, Wright 3 75–62 27–6 March 18, 2001 9:00 pm ESPN2 yes 9 3 ME LSU 18 6 ME Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 5,043 Second Round Douglas 21 Cooper 6 Douglas 7 73–70 28–6 March 24, 2001 2:30 pm ESPN2 yes y 9 3 ME Texas Tech 13 2 ME BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Sweet Sixteen 6,576 Douglas 18 Tied Cooper, Komara 7 Valek 3 74–72 29–6 March 26, 2001 8:00 pm ESPN2 yes y 9 3 ME Xavier 12 4 ME BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama 4,092 Elite Eight Komara 20 Hurns 12 Douglas 8 88–78 30–6 March 30, 2001 7:00 pm ESPN yes yes 9 3 ME Southwest Missouri State 15 5 W Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri 20,551 Final Four Douglas 25 Hurns 12 Tied Komara, Wright 3 81–64Purdue Stops Stiles and SW Missouri's Dream https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/31/sports/college-basketball-purdue-stops-stiles-and-sw-missouri-s-dream.html The New York Times March 31, 2001 June 30, 2024 31–6 April 1, 2001 8:30 pm ESPN yes yes 9 3 ME Notre Dame 2 1 MW Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri 20,551 National Championship Game Douglas 18 Tied Douglas, Hurns 7 Douglas 5 66–68Riley's Free Throws Lift Notre Dame https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/sports/rileys-free-throws-lift-notre-dame.html The New York Times April 1, 2001 June 30, 2024 31–7 AP Poll Eastern Time. ME = Mid-East, W = West, MW = Mid-West Sources:https://purduesports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 2000-01 Women's Basketball Schedule June 30, 2024 Purdue University Athletics2000-01 Results https://purduesports.com/sports/2018/5/17/sports-w-baskbl-archive-041101aab-html purduesports.com Purdue University Athletics May 13, 2025 Rankings 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball seasons Purdue Purdue Purdue Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons