2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores Basketball Missouri Valley Conference MVC 22–12 10–8 Royce Waltman 4th Hulman Center MVC tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2000–01 men's college basketball season. After finishing fourth in the conference regular season standings, they won the MVC tournament to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the South region, Indiana State knocked off No. 4 seed Oklahoma in the opening round.Sycamores Surprise Sooners https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/03/17/sycamores-surprise-sooners/45988823-230f-47df-bf54-a54c64e8eddd/ The Washington Post March 17, 2001 April 2, 2023 The Sycamores would fall to another cinderella, No. 12 seed Gonzaga,Gonzaga Wins, but Next Hurdle is Higher https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/19/sports/college-basketball-south-gonzaga-wins-but-next-hurdle-is-higher.html The New York Times March 19, 2001 April 2, 2023 in the round of 32 to finish the season at 22–12 (10–8 MVC). To date, this is the Sycamores' most recent appearance in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Roster 2000 Indiana State Sycamores y Djibril Kante 3 F 6 8 Jr Bloomington, Indiana y Michael Menser 5 G 5 11 Sr Matt Renn 32 F 6 6 Sr Royce Waltman Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana State Sycamores| Regular season Nov 23, 2000 yes yes Georgia Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout 64–82 0–1 Nov 24, 2000 yes yes American-Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout 85–58 1–1 Nov 25, 2000 yes yes 2000 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout 54–46 2–1 Nov 29, 2000 yes Indiana Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 59–58 3–1 Dec 2, 2000 yes 2000 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 76–70 4–1 Dec 6, 2000 yes Butler Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 90–88 OT 5–1 Dec 9, 2000 yes yes 2000 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, Illinois 84–79 6–1 Dec 16, 2000 yes yes 2000 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 74–80 OT 6–2 Dec 18, 2000 yes 2000 men Elon Phoenix Elon Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 80–54 7–2 Dec 20, 2000 yes yes 2000 men IUPUI Jaguars IUPUI The Jungle Indianapolis, Indiana 70–72 7–3 Dec 23, 2000 2000 men Bradley Braves Bradley Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 79–70 8–3 1–0 Dec 30, 2000 yes 2000 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 76–62 9–3 Jan 4, 2001 2000 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 69–57 10–3 2–0 Jan 6, 2001 yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 78–71 11–3 3–0 Jan 11, 2001 yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 72–81 11–4 3–1 Jan 14, 2001 2000 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 92–68 12–4 4–1 Jan 17, 2001 yes 2000 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 77–66 13–4 5–1 Jan 20, 2001 yes 2000 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 65–68 13–5 5–2 Jan 23, 2001 2000 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 72–61 14–5 6–2 Jan 27, 2001 yes Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 85–67 15–5 7–2 Jan 31, 2001 2000 none Southwest Missouri State Bears SW Missouri State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 80–64 16–5 8–2 Feb 4, 2001 yes Creighton Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 71–77 16–6 8–3 Feb 7, 2001 yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 60–67 16–7 8–4 Feb 10, 2001 Illinois State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 74–68 17–7 9–4 Feb 15, 2001 yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa 71–83 17–8 9–5 Feb 17, 2001 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 60–62 17–9 9–6 Feb 21, 2001 Evansville Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 78–42 18–9 10–6 Feb 24, 2001 yes SW Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 64–69 18–10 10–7 Feb 26, 2001 Southern Illinois Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 59–61 18–11 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana State Sycamores| Missouri Valley tournament Mar 3, 2001 yes yes Southern Illinois Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 67–64 19–11 Mar 4, 2001 yes yes Creighton Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 87–74 20–11 Mar 5, 2001 yes yes Bradley Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri Championship game 69–63 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana State Sycamores| 2000 NCAA tournament Mar 16, 2001 yes yes 13 S Oklahoma 13 4 S Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee First Round 70–68 OT 22–11 Mar 18, 2001 yes yes 13 S Gonzaga 12 S Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee Second Round 68–85 22–12 AP Poll S South 2000-01 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana-state/2000-schedule.html sports-reference.com References Category:Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball seasons Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball Indiana State Indiana State