2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2000–01 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Basketball Big 12 Conference Big 12 20–10 10–6 Eddie Sutton 11th Sean Sutton Kyle Keller 2nd Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381) NCAA tournament first round The 2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 20–10, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State lost to No. 6 seed USC in the opening round. Plane crash Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team plane crash On January 27, 2001 at 5:37 pm, following a road loss to the Colorado Buffaloes, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 transporting two players and six Oklahoma State broadcasters and members of the team coaching staff, crashed into a field near Strasburg, Colorado. The crash killed all 8 passengers and both pilots onboard. The plane was on-route from Jefferson County Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport. 20 minutes after takeoff, the pilot became disoriented by his equipment and instruments failing in the midst of a snow storm, resulting in the fatal crash. Following the disaster, Oklahoma State erected a memorial inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, entitled "Remember the Ten", to commemorate the passing of all those involved in the crash. Additionally, a memorial was established in Strasburg, Colorado to honor and remember the tragedy. Roster 2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys y yes Maurice Baker y 1 G 6 1 180 JR Madison, Illinois Victor Williams 5 G 5 10 SO Melvin Sanders y 34 G 6 5 210 FR Liberal, Kansas Eddie Sutton Sean Sutton Kyle Keller Source:2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oklahoma-state/2001.html Sports Reference April 5, 2023 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Oklahoma State Cowboys| Regular season Nov 21, 2000 yes yes UMKC Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 69–46 1–0 Nov 28, 2000 yes yes 2000 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Super Pit Denton, Texas 94–56 2–0 Dec 2, 2000 yes 2000 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 77–69 OT 3–0 Dec 6, 2000 yes yes 2000 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 59–61 3–1 Dec 9, 2000 yes Arkansas 21 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 74–73 4–1 Dec 16, 2000 yes Northwestern State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 73–59 5–1 Dec 19, 2000 yes 2000 men Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 70–60 6–1 Dec 22, 2000 yes 2000 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 86–45 7–1 Dec 30, 2000 yes yes 2000 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, California 66–87 7–2 Jan 3, 2001 yes 2000 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 88–63 8–2 Jan 6, 2001 yes Texas 24 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 71–78 8–3 0–1 Jan 8, 2001 ESPN Iowa State 18 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 88–80 OT 9–3 1–1 Jan 13, 2001 Texas Tech Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 65–46 10–3 2–1 Jan 17, 2001 yes 2000 men Baylor Bears Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 76–65 11–3 3–1 Jan 20, 2001* 2000 men St. Gregory's University St. Gregory's Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 74–58 12–3 Jan 24, 2001 2000 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 76–64 13–3 4–1 Jan 27, 2001 yes 2000 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 71–81 13–4 4–2 Feb 5, 2001 Missouri Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 69–66 14–4 5–2 Feb 7, 2001 yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 75–78 OT 14–5 5–3 Feb 10, 2001 yes Kansas 5 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 61–77 14–6 5–4 Feb 14, 2001 Oklahoma 13 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 72–44 15–6 6–4 Feb 17, 2001 Texas Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 69–80 OT 15–7 6–5 Feb 21, 2001 2000 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, Texas 82–76 16–7 7–5 Feb 24, 2001 2000 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 52–47 17–7 8–5 Feb 26, 2001 yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas 66–58 18–7 9–5 Feb 28, 2001 2000 men Baylor Bears Baylor Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 71–68 19–7 10–5 Mar 3, 2001 yes Oklahoma 17 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 56–68 19–8 10–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Oklahoma State Cowboys| Big 12 Tournament Mar 8, 2001 yes yes Texas Tech Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri First round 71–59 20–8 Mar 9, 2001 yes yes Texas 20 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals 54–55 20–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Oklahoma State Cowboys| NCAA Tournament Mar 15, 2001 CBS yes yes 11 E USC 6 E Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York First round 54–69 13,817 20–10 AP poll E East 2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide https://okstate.com/documents/2019/9/27/2019_20_Cowboy_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf Oklahoma State University Athletics April 5, 2023 2000-01 Oklahoma State Cowboys Men's Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oklahoma-state/men/2001-schedule.html Sports Reference August 3, 2024 Rankings 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1099–1100 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball seasons Oklahoma State Category:2000 in sports in Oklahoma Category:2001 in sports in Oklahoma Oklahoma State