2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 150 Conference USA CUSA 12–19 8–8 Denny Crum 30th Freedom Hall The 2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the university's 87th season of intercollegiate competition. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 12–19.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2001.html Sports-Reference 2000-2001 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats 11 November 2013https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2001-schedule.html Sports-Reference 2000-2001 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results 11 November 2013 It was Crum's last season as head coach of Louisville, ending the longest tenure of any Louisville head basketball coach.http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030201aac.html Crum Will Retire After 30 Years at Louisville Louisville Cardinals March 2, 2001 January 11, 2014 January 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111165707/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030201aac.html deadhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/denny-crum-1.html Denny Crum Coaching Record Sports-Reference January 13, 2014https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/peck-hickman-1.html Peck Hickman Coaching Record Sports-Reference January 13, 2014 Crum also became the winningest coach of the Louisville basketball team during his 30-year coaching career, with 675 wins.http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/denny_crum_49718.html Denny Crum Profile Louisville Cardinals Crum has reached many major milestones in his career, including becoming U of L's all-time winningest coach in 1991, passing 23-year Cardinal coach Bernard "Peck" Hickman. January 13, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140114190404/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/denny_crum_49718.html January 14, 2014 Rick Pitino replaced Crum after the season ended.http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031401aaa.html Pitino Visits U of L Campus Gocards.com March 14, 2001 December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217165146/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031401aaa.html dead Regular season The Cardinals began their regular season on November 17 with an 86–71 win over Hawaii. However, the Cardinals went on a five-game losing streak from November 22 until an 86–70 win over Loyola (Chicago) ended the streak on December 18. They won again on December 21 by a score of 89–86 over Murray State but lost the next four games between December 23 and January 10, 2001. The Cardinals never won more than two games in a row, with their largest losses coming against Alabama by a score of 100–71 on November 30, and against Charlotte by a score of 106–72 on February 11. Postseason On Wednesday March 7, 2001, the Cardinals played UAB for the first round of the Conference USA tournament. Led by Murry Bartow, the Blazers defeated the Cardinals 71–64, leaving the Cardinals with a final record of 12–19 The Cardinals did not play in the NCAA Tournament. Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals|Regular Season Nov 17, 2000 1:00 am yes yes Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawai'i 86–71 Maybin 25 Tied Myles, N'Sima 5 Gaines 5 6,776 1–0 Nov 20, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes Maryland 6 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawai'i Maui Invitational – First Round 73–95 Gaines 22 Tied Myles, N'Sima, Whitehead 6 Brooks 4 2,500 1–1 Nov 21, 2000 4:00 pm yes yes UNLV Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawai'i Maui Invitational – Consolation Round Maybin 21 Myles 10 Gaines 4 OT 86–85 2,500 2–1 Nov 22, 2000 3:30 pm yes yes UConn 12 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawai'i Maui Invitational – Fifth Place Game 71–83 Maybin 25 Tied N'Sima, Whitehead 5 Myles 4 2,500 2–2 Nov 30, 2000 8:00 pm yes yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 71–100 Maybin 20 Tied Gaines, Myles 8 Tied Maybin, Myles, Gaines 2 13,375 2–3 Dec 5, 2000 7:00 pm yes Georgetown Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 63–70 Maybin 28 Myles 11 Tied Myles, Whitehead 3 18,586 2–4 Dec 9, 2000 2:00 pm yes Western Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 65–68 Maybin 22 Myles 5 Gaines 7 18,427 2–5 Dec 16, 2000 7:30 pm yes yes South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama Coors Classic 65–72 Maybin 15 Tied Myles, N'Sima 7 Myles 3 9,019 2–6 Dec 18, 2000 7:30 pm yes Loyola–Chicago Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 86–70 Gaines 26 Tied Myles, N'Sima 7 Gaines 6 10,206 3–6 Dec 21, 2000 7:30 pm yes Murray State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 89–86 Maybin 30 Myles 9 Tied Gaines, Maybin, Myles, Northern 4 17,871 4–6 Dec 23, 2000 2:00 pm yes Dayton Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 68–91 Northern 13 Myles 8 Gaines 6 18,739 4–7 Dec 30, 2000 7:00 pm yes Oregon Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 65–88 Gaines 17 Lasege 8 Maybin 3 16,917 4–8 Jan 2, 2001 7:00 pm yes Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Rivalry 62–64 Gaines 27 Gaines 8 Gaines 4 20,061 4–9 Jan 6, 2001 2:10 pm yes Saint Louis St. Louis, Missouri Savvis Center 61–71 Maybin 22 Myles 6 Whitehead 4 12,237 4–10 0–1 Jan 10, 2001 8:00 pm yes Tulane Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 87–84 OT Gaines 28 Myles 8 Gaines 4 3,069 5–10 1–1 Jan 13, 2001 3:00 pm Cincinnati Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 52–72 Brooks 16 Myles 7 Brooks 4 19,892 5–11 1–2 Jan 17, 2001 7:30 pm Houston Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 79–67 Gaines 20 N'Sima 5 Gaines 8 17,214 6–11 2–2 Jan 21, 2001 7:00 pm yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 60–69 Maybin 17 N'Sima 6 Tied Brooks, Gaines 3 4,414 6–12 2–3 Jan 24, 2001 8:05 pm yes Cincinnati Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 63–54 Maybin 19 Tied Brown, N'Sima 6 Maybin 4 13,176 7–12 3–3 Jan 27, 2001 3:00 pm DePaul Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 73–63 Maybin 30 N'Sima 9 N'Sima 4 17,437 8–12 4–3 Jan 31, 2001 7:30 pm yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 67–73 Maybin 28 Maybin 9 Brooks 5 5,343 8–13 4–4 Feb 3, 2001 2:00 pm Saint Louis Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 51–72 Maybin 20 N'Sima 10 Northern 3 18,521 8–14 4–5 Feb 8, 2001 9:00 pm Marquette Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 75–65 Brooks 14 N'Sima 8 Gaines 3 15,390 9–14 5–5 Feb 11, 2001 9:00 pm Charlotte Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 72–106 Tied Gaines, Myles 15 N'Sima 8 Northern 5 15,156 9–15 5–6 Feb 14, 2001 8:30 pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 71–62 Tied Brooks, Maybin 17 Gaines 8 Brooks 4 10–15 6–6 Feb 17, 2001 1:00 pm yes yes Utah Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 67–84 Maybin 13 Tied Gaines, N'Sima 5 Gaines 3 12,171 10–16 Feb 21, 2001 7:30 pm yes Charlotte Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 68–74 Maybin 22 Myles 8 Myles 5 6,325 10–17 6–7 Feb 24, 2001 8:00 pm yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 77–74 3OT Maybin 22 N'Sima 10 Northern 7 14,743 11–17 7–7 Feb 27, 2001 8:00 pm UAB Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 57–74 Gaines 17 N'Sima 9 Gaines 4 17,305 11–18 7–8 Mar 3, 2001 3:00 pm Memphis Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 65–56 Gaines 23 N'Sima 5 Tied Brown, Gaines, N'Sima 2 19,920 12–18 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals|Conference USA Tournament Mar 7, 2001 7:00 pm yes yes 8 UAB 9 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky First Round 61–74 Brooks 21 Myles 8 Brooks 3 17,675 12–19 AP Poll Eastern Time Awards Louisville distributed the following awards at the end of the season:http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040401aaa.html Marques Maybin Honored as Cards' Basketball MVP Gocards.com April 4, 2001 December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217231906/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040401aaa.html dead Peck Hickman Most Valuable Player Award Marques Maybin Most Improved Player Rashad Brooks Most Three Points Awards Reece Gaines Most Assists Awards Reece Gaines Best Defensive Player Joseph N'Sima Best First-Year Player Joseph N'Sima Rebound Award Joseph N'Sima Best Field Goal Percentage Award Hajj Turner Best Free-Throw Percentage Erik Brown Scholar-Athlete Award Muhammed Lasege Most Inspirational Player Award Bryant Northern Coaches' Award Simeon Naydenov Coaching change At the end of the season, coach Denny Crum retired from coaching the Cardinals, with the original announcement coming on March 2, 2001.http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030201aad.html Coach Denny Crum Retires - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site Gocards.com March 2, 2001 December 25, 2013 December 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131226232626/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030201aad.html dead The soon-to-be coach Rick Pitino visited the campus on March 14, 2001. He held his first press conference on March 23, 2001, at 6:30 PM EDT.http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032301aaa.html Pitino Holds First Press Conference as Cardianls' Head Coach - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site Gocards.com March 23, 2001 December 25, 2013 December 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131226232532/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032301aaa.html dead On April 17, a rally was held commemorating the new head coach.http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041601aaa.html Pitino to Address U of L Student Rally April 17 - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site Gocards.com April 16, 2001 December 25, 2013 December 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131226232347/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041601aaa.html dead Two days later, Pitino completed the basketball staff.http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041901aaa.html Pitino Completes Cardinals' Basketball Staff - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site Gocards.com April 19, 2001 December 25, 2013 December 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131226232250/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041901aaa.html dead References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2000-01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2000-01 Category:2000 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:2001 in Louisville, Kentucky