2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 1999–00 2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters logo.svg 125 Big West Conference Big West 25–5 15–1 Pat Douglass 4th Bren Events Center Big West Regular Season Champions NIT First round vs. Tulsa L 71–75 The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Pat Douglasshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/pat-douglass-1.html Pat Douglass and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season with a school record 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to the Pacific Tigers. The Anteaters earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketba/skm/2001-nit-glance.htm 2001 National Invitational Tournament results Roster 2001 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Aras Baskauskas y G 6 4 So Santa Monica, California J.R. Christ 4 C 6 9 238 Sr St. Louis, Missouri Jerry Green basketball, born 1980 y 5 G 6 3 190 Sr Pomona, California Jordan Harris F 6 5 Jr Phoenix, Arizona Mike Hood G 6 4 Jr Santa Monica, California Jeff Hufford G 6 4 Fr Los Angeles, California Dave Korfman C 7 2 Sr Boulder City, Nevada Jesse Obrand G 6 2 So Laguna Beach, California Matt Okoro 40 F 6 7 210 So Buena Park, California Adam Parada y C 7 0 265 So Alta Loma, California Stanislav Zuzak F 6 11 So https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/california-irvine/2002.html Pat Douglass (Pacific) Schedule yes 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2000 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Non-Conference Season November 17, 2000 yes 2000 men Howard Bison Howard University Howard Bren Events Center Irvine, California 1,189 71–47 1–0 November 21, 2000 yes 2000 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount Bren Events Center Irvine, California 1,018 62–57 2–0 November 29, 2000 yes 2000 men San Diego Toros University of San Diego San Diego Bren Events Center Irvine, California 1,247 60–63 2–1 December 2, 2000 yes California Bren Events Center Irvine, California 4,904 56–52 3–1 December 13, 2000 yes 2000 men UC San Diego Tritons University of California, San Diego UC San Diego Bren Events Center Irvine, California 1,244 97–60 4–1 December 16, 2000 yes y #17 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 6,974 60–65 4–2 December 19, 2000 yes 2000 men Belmont Bruins Belmont University Belmont Bren Events Center Irvine, California 907 84–74 5–2 December 23, 2000 yes y 2000 men UC Riverside Highlanders University of California, Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, California 1,844 80–72 6–2 December 28, 2000 yes y Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 5,166 56–55 7–2 January 3, 2001 yes y 2000 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 485 57–37 8–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Conference Season January 6, 2001 y 2000 men Pacific Tigers University of the Pacific (United States) Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 4,014 85–80 9–2 1–0 January 11, 2001 Idaho Bren Events Center Irvine, California 2,074 65–61 10–2 2–0 January 13, 2001 2000 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos University of California, Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Bren Events Center Irvine, California 3,084 80–56 11–2 3–0 January 18, 2001 2000 men Boise State Broncos Boise State University Boise State Bren Events Center Irvine, California 2,492 76–71 12–2 4–0 January 20, 2001 y 2000 men Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 1,182 62–54 13–2 5–0 January 25, 2001 y UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California 2,022 66–56 14–2 6–0 January 27, 2001 y 2000 men Cal Poly Mustangs California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, California 2,517 75–63 15–2 7–0 January 31, 2001 Utah State Bren Events Center Irvine, California 5,231 56–51 16–2 8–0 February 3, 2001 y 2000 men Long Beach State 49ers California State University, Long Beach Long Beach State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California 2,956 58–57 17–2 9–0 February 8, 2001 y Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 10,114 52–67 17–3 9–1 February 10, 2001 y Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, ID 8,327 89–87 OT 18–3 10–1 February 15, 2001 Pacific Bren Events Center Irvine, California 2,421 69–60 19–3 11–1 February 17, 2001 Cal Poly Bren Events Center Irvine, California 3,218 93–89 20–3 12–1 February 22, 2001 Long Beach State Bren Events Center Irvine, California 5,300 83–78 21–3 13–1 February 24, 2001 yes UC Riverside Bren Events Center Irvine, California 3,763 74–66 22–3 March 1, 2001 Cal State Fullerton Bren Events Center Irvine, California 4,054 58–55 23–3 14–1 March 3, 2001 y Idaho Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho 2,115 84–80 OT 24–3 15–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002244; color:#FFDE6C;"| Big West tournament March 8, 2001 yes Cal Poly Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Quarterfinals 2,976 71–66 25–3 March 9, 2001 yes Pacific Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Semifinals 4,268 58–74 25–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002244; color:#FFDE6C;"| NIT March 14, 2001 yes yes 2000 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma First round 5,748 71–74 25–5 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=30 UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports July 22, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=30 dead http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_2001_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf#page=2 Final 2001 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report NCAA July 22, 2017 References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:2000s in sports in Orange County, California Category:2001 in Orange County, California Category:2000 in Orange County, California UC Irvine UC Irvine UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team