2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, serving in his 1st and only season as head coach at the school. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Butler finished first in the MCC season standings and won the MCC Tournament to receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament the school’s fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in five years. As No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, the Bulldogs took down No. 7 seed Wake Forest, 79–63,[1] in the opening round, before falling to No. 2 seed Arizona in the second round. For the second straight season, Butler lost to the eventual National runner-up. Butler finished the season with a record of 24–8 (11–3 MCC).

2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
MCC Tournament champions
MCC regular season champions
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
2000–01 record24–8 (11–3 MCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTodd Lickliter
2000–01 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Butler113 .786248  .750
Detroit104 .7142512  .676
Cleveland State95 .6431913  .594
Wright State86 .5711811  .621
Milwaukee77 .5001513  .536
UIC59 .3571117  .393
Green Bay410 .2861117  .393
Loyola (IL)212 .143721  .250
2001 MCC Tournament winner

Roster

2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 25 LaVall Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 5 Thomas Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr East Lansing, MI
F 42 Rylan Hainje 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Indianapolis, IN
C 40 Scott Robisch 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) So Springfield, IL
G 4 Brandon Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So New Castle, IN
F 33 Joel Cornette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Cincinnati, OH
G 10 Darnell Archey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) So New Castle, IN
F 23 Rob Walls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Aurora, IL
F 51 Lewis Curry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Fort Wayne, IN
C 55 Mike Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Fairborn, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2] [3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 18, 2000*
Eastern Illinois W 90–73  1–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 20, 2000*
at Birmingham-Southern W 71–62  2–0
Bill Battle Coliseum 
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 27, 2000*
Ball State W 71–48  3–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 2, 2000*
at Evansville L 73–74  3–1
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 6, 2000*
at Indiana State L 88–90 OT 3–2
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Dec 16, 2000*
UNC Wilmington L 48–53  3–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 18, 2000*
Tennessee-Martin W 77–48  4–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 20, 2000*
Santa Clara W 84–60  5–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 23, 2000*
TCU W 86–73  6–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 28, 2000*
at No. 12 Arizona L 60–72  6–4
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 2000*
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W 74–63  7–4
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 3, 2001*
Lipscomb W 72–56  8–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 6, 2001
at Wright State L 61–62  8–5
(0–1)
Ervin J. Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 11, 2001
Cleveland State W 65–52  9–5
(1–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 13, 2001
Detroit W 74–59  10–5
(2–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 20, 2001
at Milwaukee W 60–51  11–5
(3–1)
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 22, 2001
at Green Bay L 68–69  11–6
(3–2)
Brown County Arena 
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Jan 25, 2001
UIC W 76–69  12–6
(4–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 27, 2001
Loyola (IL) W 71–57  13–6
(5–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 30, 2001*
at No. 10 Wisconsin W 58–44  14–6
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 3, 2001
Wright State W 59–48  15–6
(6–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 8, 2001
at Detroit L 63–68  15–7
(6–3)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Feb 10, 2001
at Cleveland State W 59–56  16–7
(7–3)
CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 15, 2001
Milwaukee W 80–75 OT 17–7
(8–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 17, 2001
Green Bay W 78–52  18–7
(9–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 22, 2001
at Loyola (IL) W 66–62  19–7
(10–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 24, 2001
at UIC W 68–66  20–7
(11–3)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
MCC Tournament
Mar 3, 2001*
vs. Loyola (IL)
Quarterfinals
W 78–52  21–7
Ervin J. Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
Mar 4, 2001*
at Wright State
Semifinals
W 66–58  22–7
Ervin J. Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
Mar 6, 2001*
vs. Detroit
Championship game
W 53–38  23–7
Ervin J. Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001*
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) No. 23 Wake Forest
First Round
W 79–63  24–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 18, 2001*
(10 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona
Second Round
L 52–73  24–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Bulldogs Chomp Down Hard on Wake". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. "2000-01 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. "2000-01 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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