2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 July 2021 Basketball none 2000–01 1999–00 2001–02 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 21–12 7–9 Jerry Dunn 6th Bryce Jordan Center NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Dunn, in his sixth season with the team, and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Lions finished the season 21–12, 7–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a two-way tie for 6th place. They defeated Michigan and Michigan State before losing to Iowa in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament. They received a bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Providence and North Carolina before losing to Temple in the Sweet 16. Roster 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions y Jamaal Tate 1 F 6 5 Fr Joe Crispin 3 G 6 0 Sr Pitman, New Jersey y Ken Krimmel 4 G 6 2 Jr Jon Crispin 5 G 6 1 So Gyasi Cline-Heard 23 F 6 7 Sr Titus Ivory 33 G 6 4 Sr y Jerry Dunn https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/penn-state/2001.html Schedule November 22 yes Loyola (MD) 87–58 1–0 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania November 25 yes yes Kentucky 73–68 2–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky November 29 yes yes North Carolina State 76–84 2–1 RBC Center Raleigh, NC December 2 yes Penn 84–74 3–1 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania December 6 yes Pittsburgh 88–74 4–1 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania December 9 yes Temple 66–60 5–1 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania December 18 yes Wagner 100–91 6–1 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania December 22 yes Bucknell 82–72 7–1 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania December 26 yes yes Princeton 65–52 8–1 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY December 27 yes yes Hofstra 74–71 9–1 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY January 3 yes 1 Michigan State 73–98 9–2 0–1 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan January 6 Iowa 85–86 9–3 0–2 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania January 10 yes Ohio State 78–75 10–3 1–2 Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio January 13 Northwestern 73–66 11–3 2–2 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania January 17 yes Indiana 69–77 11–4 2–3 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana January 20 yes 11 Illinois 60–92 11–5 2–4 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois January 23 yes yes Yale 90–75 12–5 2–4 Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT January 27 yes 15 Wisconsin 58–63 12–6 2–5 Kohl Center Madison, WI January 31 6 Illinois 98–95 OT 13–6 3–5 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania February 3 Indiana 78–85 OT 13–7 3–6 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania February 7 Michigan 77–66 14–7 4–6 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania February 14 yes Minnesota 82–62 15–7 5–6 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota February 17 Purdue 92–71 16–7 6–6 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania February 21 yes Northwestern 61–62 16–8 6–7 Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois February 24 Michigan State 57–76 16–9 6–8 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania March 1 yes Iowa 78–73 17–9 7–8 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa March 3 Ohio State 87–93 17–10 7–9 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |- !colspan=9 style=Penn State Nittany Lions| Big Ten tournament March 8 yes Michigan 82–80 18–10 7–9 United Center Chicago, Illinois March 9 yes 2 Michigan State 65–63 19–10 7–9 United Center Chicago, Illinois March 10 yes Iowa 74–94 19–11 7–9 United Center Chicago, Illinois |- !colspan=9 style=Penn State Nittany Lions| 2001 NCAA tournament March 16 yes yes Providence 69–59 20–11 7–9 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana March 18 yes yes North Carolina 82–74 21–11 7–9 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana March 23 yes yes Temple South Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 72–84Chaney One Game From Final Four https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/24/sports/college-basketball-south-chaney-one-game-from-final-four.html The New York Times March 24, 2001 March 21, 2025 21–12 7–9 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/penn-state/2001-schedule.html 2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com References Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State