2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Cyclones wordmark 1995 stacked Cyclones.png Big 12 Conference Big 12 15 10 25–6 13–3 Larry Eustachy 3rd Terry Carroll Leonard Perry Randy Brown Hilton Coliseum Big 12 regular season championsYahoo! Sports Invitational champions NCAA tournament first round The 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his third season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They lost to Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid as a No. 2 seed to the NCAA tournament, where they were upset by 15th-seeded Hampton.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2001-03-15-hampton.html Iowa State vs. Hampton Box Score, March 15, 2001 - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Previous season The Cyclones finished the season 32–5, 14–2 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They defeated Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This was their first regular season and conference tournament since joining the Big 12. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut State, Auburn, and UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight, where they lost to Michigan State.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2000-03-25-iowa-state.html Michigan State vs. Iowa State Box Score, March 25, 2000 - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com The Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a consensus First Team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year,http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2015/10/15/cyclones-basketball-great-marcus-fizer-makes-return-ames/73980468/ Iowa State basketball great Marcus Fizer makes return to Ames The Des Moines Register and Larry Eustachy being named AP Coach of the Year.http://www.cyclones.com/news/2000/3/13/869542.aspx Iowa State Big 12 Coach of the Year Larry Eustachy Signs 10-Year Contract Incoming players Incoming playersNamePositionHeightWeightPrevious schoolHometown Omar Bynum Forward 6'7 210 lbs. Indian Hills CC Omaha, Nebraska Shane Power Forward 6'5" 210 lbs. Merrillville Andrean Crown Point, Indiana Tyray Pearson Forward 6'7" 225 lbs. Kankakee CC Hammond, Indiana Jake Sullivan Guard 6'1" 195 lbs. Tartan High Oakdale, Minnesota Zach Fortune Guard 6'3" 185 lbs. Bellevue West Bellevue, Nebraska Marcus Jefferson Forward 6'5" 205 lbs. Notre Dame Prep East Chicago Anderw Skoglund Center 7'1" 250 lbs. Hopkins High Minnetonka, MinnesotaReference:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/2001.html 2000-01 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Roster 2000 Iowa State Cyclones y yes Richard Evans 00 G/F 6 5 190 sr Dallas, Texas Kimball Brandon Nicol 3 G 6 3 170 so Graettinger, Iowa Graettinger High Kantrail Horton 4 G 6 1 225 sr Covington, GA Middle Georgia JC C Omar Bynum 10 F 6 7 210 so Omaha, Nebraska Indian Hills CC Jamaal Tinsley y 11 G 6 3 195 sr Brooklyn, New York Mt. San Jacinto CC C Brandon Hawkins 12 G 6 3 185 so Fontana, California St. Thomas More Academy Shane Power 21 F 6 5 210 fr Crown Point, Indiana Merrillville Andrean Tyray Pearson 23 F 6 7 225 jr Hammond, Indiana Kankakee CC Jake Sullivan 24 G 6 1 195 fr Oakdale, Minnesota Tartan High Zach Fortune 30 G 6 3 185 fr Bellevue, Nebraska Bellevue West Clint Varley 33 F 6 4 225 so Menlo, Iowa Greenfield High Marcus Jefferson 34 G/F 6 5 205 fr yes East Chicago Notre Dame Prep Brad Davis 40 G 6 2 215 jr Knoxville, Iowa Knoxville High Justin Fries 42 G 6 2 200 so Sioux Falls, South Dakota Washington High Paul Shirley y 45 F 6 10 230 sr y Meriden, Kansas Jefferson West C Martin Rancik y 51 F 6 8 230 sr Nitra, SK Saint Louis Parl Andrew Skoglund 54 C 7 1 250 fr Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins High Larry Eustachy (California State University, Long Beach) Terry Carroll (Drake) Leonard Perry (Idaho) Randy Brown (Arizona) Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Exhibition November 8, 2000 7:00 pm Next Level Sports Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 85–72 12,776 |- November 15, 2000 7:00 pm Global Sports Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 91–85 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season November 21, 2000 8:00 pm yes Morningside Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 102–97 OT 1–0 |- November 24, 2000 7:00 pm yes Texas Southern Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 109–70 2–0 |- November 27, 2000 7:05 pm yes yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa Iowa Big Four KFXA/KFXB/KDSM 69–55 3–0 |- December 1, 2000 8:00 pm yes Southern Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Tribune Cyclone Challenge Cyclone Television Network 94–62 4–0 |- December 2, 2000 8:00 pm yes Southern Miss Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Tribune Cyclone Challenge Cyclone Television Network 69–67 5–0 |- December 5, 2000 8:00 pm yes 25 Tennessee Tech Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 89–74 6–0 |- December 9, 2000 7:05 pm yes yes 25 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Rivalry ITN 68–80 6–1 |- December 17, 2000 12:00 pm yes Drake Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Iowa Big Four Cyclone Television Network 75–55 7–1 |- December 21, 2000 5:00 pm yes yes Troy Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI Yahoo! Sports Invitational quarterfinal Yahoo! Streaminghttp://cyclones.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121700aaa.html Official Athletic Site, Iowa State University – Men's Basketball cyclones.fansonly.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20010123233000/http://cyclones.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121700aaa.html 23 January 2001 dead 66–56 8–1 |- December 22, 2000 10:00 pm yes yes BYU Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI Yahoo! Sports Invitational semifinal Yahoo! Streaming 77–71 9–1 |- December 23, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes Ole Miss 24 Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI Yahoo! Sports Invitational championship Yahoo! Streaming 73–68 10–1 |- December 30, 2000 7:00 pm yes 25 Western Carolina Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 91–53 11–1 |- January 2, 2001 8:00 pm yes 23 Illinois-Chicago Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 95–44 12–1 |- January 6, 2001 12:45 pm 23 Oklahoma 15 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Plus 100–80 13–1 1–0 |- January 8, 2001 8:00 pm yes 18 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma ESPN 80–88 OT 13–2 1–1 |- January 13, 2001 3:00 pm yes 18 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri ESPN Plus 109–112 4OT 13–3 1–2 |- January 16, 2001 7:00 pm 23 Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 84–68 14–3 2–2 |- January 20, 2001 12:45 pm yes 23 Nebraska Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska ESPN Plus 60–59 15–3 3–2 |- January 25, 2001 7:05 pm 17 Baylor Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 72–51 16–3 4–2 |- January 28, 2001 12:00 pm yes 17 Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas ESPN Plus 72–53 17–3 5–2 |- January 31, 2001 8:00 pm yes 15 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado Cyclone Television Network 71–61 18–3 6–2 |- February 3, 2001 12:45 pm 15 Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Plus 84–78 19–3 7–2 |- February 5, 2001 8:00 pm yes 12 Kansas 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN 79–77 20–3 8–2 |- February 11, 2001 3:00 pm 12 Missouri Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ABC 72–64 21–3 9–2 |- February 17, 2001 12:00 pm 7 Kansas 6 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CBS 79–71 22–3 10–2 |- February 21, 2001 7:00 pm yes 6 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas Cyclone Television Network 62–51 23–3 11–2 |- February 24, 2001 8:00 pm yes 6 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas ESPN 78–94 23–4 11–3 |- February 28, 2001 6:30 pm 8 Texas Tech Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Cyclone Television Network 80–63 24–4 12–3 |- March 3, 2001 3:00 pm 8 Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Plus 86–73 25–4 13–3 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big 12 Tournament March 9, 2001 12:00 pm yes 7 1 Baylor 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals ESPN Plus 49–62 25–5 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|NCAA Tournament March 15, 2001 9:07 pm yes 10 2 W 15 W Hampton BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho First round CBS 57–58 25–6 |- AP poll Central Time Rankings 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 25 RV RV RV 25 RV RV 25 23 18 23 17 15 12 7 6 8 7 10 Coaches 0 19 23 23^ RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 18 18 14 9 6 8 8 9 15 *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll. Awards and honors All-Americanhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams – Basketball-Reference.com Jamaal Tinsley (Consensus Second Team) Big 12 Player of the Yearhttp://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/147025.pdf 2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide \big12sports.com 2017-02-12 Jamaal Tinsley Big 12 Freshman of the Year Jake Sullivan Big 12 Coach of the Year Larry Eustachy All-Conference Selections Jamaal Tinsley (1st Team) Kantrail Horton (2nd Team) Martin Rancik (3rd Team) Paul Shirley (Honorable Mention) Academic All American Paul Shirley (Second Team) Academic All-Big 12 First Team Paul Shirley Big 12 Player of the Week Kantrail Horton (January 8) Jamaal Tinsley (January 22) Big 12 Rookie of the Week Jake Sullivan Ralph A. Olsen Awardhttp://www.cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Tradition.pdf Men's Basketball Traditions cyclones.com 2017-02-01 Jamaal Tinsley References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc