2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference North Big 12 7 12 26–7 12–4 Roy Williams 13th Neil Dougherty 6th Jerod Haase 2nd Joe Holladay 7th Ben Miller 1st Eric Chenowith Kenny Gregory Allen Fieldhouse Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 103rd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 13th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks were eliminated in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament by Illinois, who were coached by future Kansas head coach Bill Self. Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Luke Axtell 33 Guard/forward 6–10 220 Junior Austin, Texas Brett Ballard 3 Guard 6–0 175 Junior Hutchinson, Kansas Jeff Boschee 13 Guard 6–1 185 Junior Valley City, North Dakota Jeff Carey 22 Center 6–11 250 Junior Camdenton, Missouri Eric Chenowith 44 Center 7–1 270 Senior Orange, California Nick Collison 4 Forward 6–9 255 Sophomore Iowa Falls, Iowa Drew Gooden 0 Forward 6–10 230 Sophomore Richmond, California Kenny Gregory 20 Guard/forward 6–5 208 Senior Columbus, Ohio Lewis Harrison 2 Guard 6–0 165 Junior Kansas City, Kansas Kirk Hinrich 10 Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Sioux City, Iowa Todd Kappelmann 50 Forward 6–9 230 Junior Augusta, Kansas Mario Kinsey 1 Guard 6–2 183 Freshman Waco, Texas Bryant Nash 15 Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Carrollton, Texas Chris Zerbe 34 Forward 6–5 235 Junior Andover, Kansas Kansas Jayhawks 2003–2004 Men's Basketball Roster and player profiles http://www.kusports.com/basketball/roster/03-04/ English 2010-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20050221094650/http://www.kusports.com/basketball/roster/03-04/ February 21, 2005 dead Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/1/2000 yes 7 California All-Stars Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 98–80 15,600 11/4/2000 yes 7 Emporia State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 120–51 16,000 |- !colspan=9| Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 11/9/2000 5:30PM yes yes 7 UCLA 17 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals ESPN2 99–98 19,528 1–0 11/10/2000 8:00PM yes yes 7 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship Game ESPN 82–74 19,528 2–0 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/17/2000 7:05PM yes 4 North Dakota Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 92–61 16,300 3–0 11/20/2000 7:05PM yes 4 Boise State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 101–61 15,600 4–0 11/25/2000 7:05PM yes 3 Washburn Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 99–56 16,300 5–0 11/27/2000 7:05PM yes 3 Middle Tennessee State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 92–66 15,700 6–0 11/30/2000 7:00PM yes 2 Illinois State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk-TV 80–61 16,100 7–0 12/7/2000 6:00PM yes yes 3 Wake Forest 11 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPN 53–84 12,143 7–1 12/12/2000 8:00PM yes yes 10 DePaul United Center Chicago, IL ESPN 75–69 10,134 8–1 12/16/2000 8:05PM yes 10 Tulsa Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 92–69 16,300 9–1 12/23/2000 3:00PM yes yes 9 Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 69–68 19,200 10–1 12/30/2000 8:00PM yes 7 SW Missouri State Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Jayhawk-TV 77–43 15,500 11–1 1/6/2001 8:00PM yes 7 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX Big 12 (ESPN+) 94–82 11,820 12–1 1/13/2001 12:00PM yes 5 Oklahoma 22 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ABC 69–61 11,183 13–1 1/17/2001 8:00PM 5 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 84–62 16,300 14–1 1/20/2001 3:00PM 5 Texas A&M Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 100–70 16,300 15–1 1/22/2001 8:00PM yes 5 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO ESPN 85–75 11,075 16–1 1/27/2001 3:00PM 4 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown Big 12 (ESPN+) 92–66 16,300 17–1 1/29/2001 3:00PM 4 at Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War ESPN 66–75 13,545 17–2 2/3/2001 12:00PM 3 Texas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS CBS 82–66 16,300 18–2 2/5/2001 8:00PM 5 Iowa State 12 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 77–79 16,300 18–3 2/10/2001 3:00PM 5 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 77–61 16,300 19–3 2/12/2001 8:00PM yes 6 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 77–85 9,523 19–4 2/17/2001 12:00PM yes 6 Iowa State 7 James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA CBS 71–79 14,092 19–5 2/21/2001 7:00PM 11 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) 91–79 16,100 20–5 2/25/2001 2:30PM yes 11 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ABC 78–74 12,104 21–5 2/28/2001 8:00PM yes 10 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown Big 12 (ESPN+) 77–65 11,043 22–5 3/4/2001 1:00PM 10 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War CBS 75–59 16,300 23–5 |- !colspan=9| Big 12 tournament 3/9/2001 6:00PM yes 9 Kansas State Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO QuarterfinalsSunflower Showdown Big 12 (ESPN+) 94–63 18,000 24–5 3/10/2001 12:00PM yes 9 Oklahoma 16 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals Big 12 (ESPN+) 57–62 19,100 24–6 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament 3/16/2001 6:35PM yes yes 12 (4) (13) Cal State Northridge University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH First Round CBS 99–75 13,133 25–6 3/18/2001 11:10AM yes yes 12 (4) (5) Syracuse 17 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH Second Round CBS 87–58 13,159 26–6 3/23/2001 9:15PM yes yes 12 (4) (1) Illinois 4 Alamodome San Antonio, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 64–80 28,962 26–7 Central Standard Time AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesesKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2004–05 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2010-03-11 https://www.webcitation.org/6I7aKrZ36?url=http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2013-07-15 dead Rankings 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 7 4 3 2 3 10 9 7 7 5 5 4 3 5 6 11 10 9 12 Coaches 0 19 6 6* 4 4 4 8 9 8 7 5 5 4 3 5 6 10 11 10 12 7 *There was no week 2 coaches poll. See also 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2001 Big 12 men's basketball tournament 2000-01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Jay Jay