2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders Basketball Holy Cross Athletics logo.svg 150 Patriot League Patriot 22–8 10–2 Ralph Willard 2nd Hart Center Patriot League regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament First round The 2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 2nd-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–8, 10–2 in Patriot League play to win the regular season league title. As the #1 seed, they defeated Lehigh and Navy to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the East region, they were beaten by No. 2 seed Kentucky, 72–68.Holy Cross doesn't go quietly in first round https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/234000055 https://web.archive.org/web/20230305023215/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/234000055 dead March 5, 2023 ESPN March 20, 2003 July 12, 2023 Roster 2000 Holy Cross Crusaders y y Tim Szatko y 35 F 6 8 220 So Naperville, Illinois Naperville Central Patrick Whearty y 45 C 6 10 245 So Poughkeepsie, New York Our Lady of Lourdes Ralph Willard https://goholycross.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-01 2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster https://goholycross.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-01 Holy Cross Athletics July 12, 2023 Schedule and results 2000-01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2000 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Holy Cross Crusaders|Non-conference regular season Nov 18, 2000 yes yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 57–63 0–1 Dec 4, 2000 yes yes Boston College Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 48–77 4–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Holy Cross Crusaders|Patriot League regular season |- !colspan=9 style=Holy Cross Crusaders| Patriot League Tournament Mar 4, 2001 yes 2000 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts Semifinals 69–57 21–7 Mar 9, 2001 yes 2000 men Navy Midshipmen Navy Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts Championship game 68–64 OT 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Holy Cross Crusaders|NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 2001 yes yes 14 E Kentucky 9 3 E Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York First round 68–72 22–8 AP Poll Eastern Time. E East 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goholycross.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 Holy Cross Athletics July 12, 2023https://patriotleague.org/documents/2003/9/19/03cumulative-stats.pdf?id=1588 2002-2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Stats Patriot Leaguehttps://static.goholycross.com/custompages/import_content/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2000-2001/teamcume.htm 2000-2001 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats Go Holy Cross References Category:Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball seasons Holy Cross Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball Holy Cross