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
Seasons
2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Stanford 16 2   .889 31 3   .912
No. 2 Arizona 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
No. 12 UCLA 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
No. 14 USC 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
California 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Oregon 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Arizona State 5 13   .278 13 16   .448
Washington State 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Oregon State 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Washington 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
As of November 30, 2007
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Roster

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2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gilbert Arenas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Grant HS North Hollywood, California
F 2 Michael Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Farragut Academy Chicago, Illinois
C 3 Loren Woods 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Sr Wake Forest St. Louis, Missouri
F 4 Luke Walton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Univ. of San Diego HS San Diego, California
G 5 Travis Hanour 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, California
G 11 Jason Ranne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bishop Kelley HS Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 13 Andrew Zahn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Fr Redondo Union HS Redondo Beach, California
F 14 Mike Schwertley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Brophy Prep Phoenix, Arizona
G 15 John Ash 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Salpointe Catholic HS Tucson, Arizona
G 22 Jason Gardner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So North Central HS Indianapolis, Indiana
G 23 Lamont Frazier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Lon Morris College Los Angeles, California
G 24 Russell Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Mundelein HS Mundelein, Illinois
F 30 Justin Wessel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Prairie HS Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F 33 Eugene Edgerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr St. Augustine HS New Orleans, Louisiana
F 35 Rick Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, California
F 44 Richard Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Moon Valley HS Phoenix, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Depth chart

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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

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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 vs. Purdue
John Wooden Tradition
L 69–72  3–1
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, 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 vs. No. 5 Illinois L 73–81  5–3
United Center 
Chicago, 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

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  • 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

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Rankings

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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

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 13 Richard Jefferson Houston Rockets
2 31 Gilbert Arenas Golden State Warriors
2 32 Luke Walton Los Angeles Lakers
2 38 Michael Wright New York Knicks
2 45 Loren Woods Minnesota Timberwolves

References

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  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. ^ a b "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".