2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-10 conference with a 15–3 record.[1] Arizona reached the National Championship game in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Duke 82–72 and finishing the season with a 28–8 record.[2]

2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 5
Record28–8 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcKale Center
2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Stanford16–2 .88931–3  .912
No. 2 Arizona15–3 .83328–8  .778
No. 12 UCLA14–4 .77823–9  .719
No. 14 USC11–7 .61124–10  .706
California11–7 .61120–11  .645
Oregon5–13 .27814–14  .500
Arizona State5–13 .27813–16  .448
Washington State5–13 .27812–16  .429
Oregon State4–14 .22210–20  .333
Washington4–14 .22210–20  .333
As of November 30, 2007
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Roster
2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Gilbert Arenas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoGrant HS North Hollywood, California
F 2 Michael Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)238 lb (108 kg) JrFarragut Academy Chicago, Illinois
C 3 Loren Woods 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)244 lb (111 kg) SrWake Forest St. Louis, Missouri
F 4 Luke Walton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)233 lb (106 kg) SoUniv. of San Diego HS San Diego, California
G 5 Travis Hanour 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrLaguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, California
G 11 Jason Ranne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBishop Kelley HS Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 13 Andrew Zahn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)254 lb (115 kg) FrRedondo Union HS Redondo Beach, California
F 14 Mike Schwertley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)224 lb (102 kg) FrBrophy Prep Phoenix, Arizona
G 15 John Ash 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)179 lb (81 kg) SrSalpointe Catholic HS Tucson, Arizona
G 22 Jason Gardner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)181 lb (82 kg) SoNorth Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana
G 23 Lamont Frazier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) SrLon Morris College Los Angeles, California
G 24 Russell Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoMundelein HS Mundelein, Illinois
F 30 Justin Wessel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrPrairie HS Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F 33 Eugene Edgerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)237 lb (108 kg) SrSt. Augustine HS New Orleans, Louisiana
F 35 Rick Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)213 lb (97 kg) JrLong Beach Poly HS Long Beach, California
F 44 Richard Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) JrMoon Valley HS Phoenix, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Loren Woods Justin Wessel Andrew Zahn
PF Michael Wright Eugene Edgerson Rick Anderson
SF Richard Jefferson Luke Walton Mike Schwertley
SG Gilbert Arenas Travis Hanour Jason Ranne
PG Jason Gardner Lamont Frazier John Ash Russell Harris

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Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 20, 2000*
 No. 1 vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational quarterfinal		 W 97–57  1–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov. 21, 2000*
 No. 1 vs. Dayton
Maui Invitational semifinal		 W 76–59  2–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov. 22, 2000*
 No. 1 vs. No. 8 Illinois
Maui Invitational championship		 W 79–76  3–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov. 25, 2000*
 No. 1 at Purdue L 69–72  3–1
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov. 29, 2000*
 No. 5 Gonzaga W 101–87  4–1
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 2, 2000*
 No. 5 Saint Mary's W 101–41  5–1
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 9, 2000*
 CBS		 No. 5 at No. 15 Connecticut L 69–71  5–2
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec. 16, 2000*
 No. 7 at No. 5 Illinois L 73–81  5–3
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Dec. 20, 2000*
 No. 10 LSU W 88–75  6–3
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 28, 2000*
 No. 12 Butler W 72–60  7–3
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 30, 2000*
 No. 12 Mississippi State L 74–75  7–4
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 4, 2001
 No. 16 California W 78–75  8–4
(1–0)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 6, 2001
 CBS		 No. 16 No. 2 Stanford L 76–85  8–5
(1–1)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 11, 2001
 No. 21 at Washington State W 84–51  9–5
(2–1)		 Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
Jan. 13, 2001
 No. 21 at Washington W 89–64  10–5
(3–1)		 Bank of America Arena 
Seattle
Jan. 18, 2001
 No. 17 No. 24 USC W 71–58  11–5
(4–1)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 20, 2001
 No. 17 UCLA
Rivalry		 W 88–63  12–5
(5–1)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 24, 2001
 No. 12 Arizona State
Rivalry		 W 86–75  13–5
(6–1)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 27, 2001*
 No. 12 No. 20 Texas W 80–52  14–5
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 1, 2001
 No. 7 at Oregon L 67–79  14–6
(6–2)		 McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb. 3, 2001
 No. 7 at Oregon State W 68–41  15–6
(7–2)		 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb. 8, 2001
 No. 11 Washington W 82–62  16–6
(8–2)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 10, 2001
 No. 11 Washington State W 86–51  17–6
(9–2)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 15, 2001
 No. 8 at No. 24 UCLA
Rivalry		 L 77–79 OT 17–7
(9–3)		 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles
Feb. 17, 2001
 CBS		 No. 8 at USC W 105–61  18–7
(10–3)		 LA Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 21, 2001
 No. 8 at Arizona State W 88–58  19–7
(11–3)		 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Mar. 1, 2001
 No. 9 Oregon State W 65–54  20–7
(12–3)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 3, 2001
 No. 9 Oregon W 104–65  21–7
(13–3)		 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 8, 2001
 No. 8 at No. 1 Stanford W 76–75  22–7
(14–3)		 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar. 10, 2001
 No. 8 at California W 78–76  23–7
(15–3)		 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16, 2001*
 CBS		 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (15 MW) Eastern Illinois
First round		 W 101–76  24–7
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 18, 2001*
 CBS		 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (10 MW) Butler
Second round		 W 73–52  25–7
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar. 23, 2001*
 CBS		 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (3 MW) No. 14 Ole Miss
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		 W 66–56[4]  26–7
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, Texas
Mar. 25, 2001*
 CBS		 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Illinois
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight		 W 87–81  27–7
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, Texas
Mar. 31, 2001*
 CBS		 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (1 S) No. 3 Michigan State
National semifinal – Final Four		 W 80–61  28–7
 H.H.H. Metrodome 
Minneapolis
Apr. 2, 2001*
 CBS		 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
National Championship		 L 72–82  28–8
 H.H.H. Metrodome 
Minneapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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NCAA basketball tournament
  • Midwest
    • Arizona (#2 seed) 101, Eastern Illinois 76
    • Arizona 73, Butler 52
    • Arizona 66, Mississippi 56
    • Arizona 87, Illinois 81

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Awards and honors

Rankings
See also: 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP11155710121621171271188985Not released
Coaches11^255681015201713910887742

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Team players drafted into the NBA
RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
113Richard JeffersonHouston Rockets
231Gilbert ArenasGolden State Warriors
232Luke WaltonLos Angeles Lakers
238Michael WrightNew York Knicks
245Loren WoodsMinnesota Timberwolves

References
  1. "2000–01 season statistics". Arizona. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  2. "2000-01 schedule". Arizona. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  3. "Arizona Season Statistics". ArizonaWildcats.com. Arizona Athletics.
  4. "Despite a Sluggish Start, Arizona Finishes Ole Miss". The New York Times. March 24, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. "2000-01 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  6. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
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