2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Big 12 Regular Season Champion
Yahoo! Sports Invitational Champion
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 10
2000–01 record25–6 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coachLarry Eustachy (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Iowa State13–3 .813  25–6  .806
No. 12 Kansas12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 13 Oklahoma †12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 18 Texas12–4 .750  25–9  .735
Oklahoma State10–6 .625  20–10  .667
Missouri9–7 .563  20–13  .606
Nebraska7–9 .438  14–16  .467
Baylor6–10 .375  19–12  .613
Colorado5–11 .313  15–15  .500
Kansas State4–12 .250  11–18  .379
Texas A&M3–13 .188  10–20  .333
Texas Tech3–13 .188  9–19  .321
† 2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

They finished the season 25-6, 13-3 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They lost to Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. They received an at-large bid as a No. 2 seed to the NCAA Tournament, where they were upset by 15th-seeded Hampton.[2]

Previous season

They finished the season 32-5, 14-2 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They defeated Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This was their first regular season and conference tournament since joining the Big 12. In the NCAA Tournament they defeated Central Connecticut State, Auburn, and UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State.[3]

The Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a consensus First Team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year[4] and Larry Eustachy being name AP Coach of the Year.[5]

Incoming players
Incoming Players
Name Position Height Weight Previous School Hometown
Omar BynumForward6'7210 lbs.Indian Hills CCOmaha, NE
Shane PowerForward6'5"210 lbs.Merrillville AndreanCrown Point, IN
Tyray PearsonForward6'7"225 lbs.Kankakee CCHammond, IN
Jake SullivanGuard6'1"195 lbs.Tartan HighOakdale, MN
Zach FortuneGuard6'3"185 lbs.Bellevue WestBellevue, NE
Marcus JeffersonForward6'5"205 lbs.Notre Dame PrepEast Chicago
Anderw SkoglundCenter7'1"250 lbs.Hopkins HighMinnetonka, MN
Reference:[6]

Roster
2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 00 Richard Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrKimball Dallas, TX
G 3 Brandon Nicol 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoGraettinger High Graettinger, IA
G 4 Kantrail Horton (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrMiddle Georgia JC Covington, GA
F 10 Omar Bynum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoIndian Hills CC Omaha, NE
G 11 Jamaal Tinsley (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMt. San Jacinto CC Brooklyn, NY
G 12 Brandon Hawkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSt. Thomas More Academy Fontana, CA
F 21 Shane Power 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrMerrillville Andrean Crown Point, IN
F 23 Tyray Pearson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrKankakee CC Hammond, IN
G 24 Jake Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrTartan High Oakdale, MN
G 30 Zach Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBellevue West Bellevue, NE
F 33 Clint Varley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoGreenfield High Menlo, IA
G/F 34 Marcus Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrNotre Dame Prep East Chicago
G 40 Brad Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrKnoxville High Knoxville, IA
G 42 Justin Fries 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoWashington High Sioux Falls, SD
F 45 Paul Shirley (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrJefferson West Meriden, KS
F 51 Martin Rancik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrSaint Louis Parl Nitra, SK
C 54 Andrew Skoglund 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrHopkins High Minnetonka, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2000
 Next Level Sports W 85–72 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 15, 2000
 Global Sports W 91–85 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 21, 2000*
 Cyclone Television Network		 Morningside W 102–97  1–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 24, 2000*
 Cyclone Television Network		 Texas Southern W 109–70  2–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 27, 2000*
 at Northern Iowa W 69–55  3–0
 UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, IA
December 1, 2000*
 Cyclone Television Network		 Southern
Tribune Cyclone Challenge		 W 94–62  4–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 2, 2000*
 Cyclone Television Network		 Southern Miss
Tribune Cyclone Challenge		 W 69–67  5–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 5, 2000*
 Cyclone Television Network		 No. 25 Tennessee Tech W 89–74  6–0
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 9, 2000*
 ITN		 No. 25 at Iowa
Rivalry		 L 68–80  6–1
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
December 17, 2000*
 Cyclone Television Network		 Drake W 75–55  7–1
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
December 21, 2000*
 vs. Troy
Yahoo Sports Invitational		 W 66–56  8–1
 Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 22, 2000*
 vs. BYU
Yahoo Sports Invitational		 W 77–71  9–1
 Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 23, 2000*
 vs. No. 24 Ole Miss
Yahoo Sports Invitational		 W 73–68  10–1
 Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 30, 2000*
 Cyclone Television Network		 No. 25 Western Carolina W 91–53  11–1
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 2, 2001*
 Cyclone Television Network		 No. 23 Illinois-Chicago W 95–44  12–1
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 6, 2001
 ESPN Plus		 No. 23 No. 15 Oklahoma W 100–80  13–1
(1–0)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 8, 2001
 ESPN		 No. 18 at Oklahoma State L 80–88 OT 13–2
(1–1)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 13, 2001
 ESPN Plus		 No. 18 at Missouri L 109–112 4OT 13–3
(1–2)		 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2001
 Cyclone Television Network		 No. 23 Colorado W 84–68  14–3
(2–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 20, 2001
 ESPN Plus		 No. 23 at Nebraska W 60–59  15–3
(3–2)		 Bob Devaney Center 
Lincoln, NE
January 25, 2001
 Cyclone Television Network		 No. 17 Baylor W 72–51  16–3
(4–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 28, 2001
 ESPN Plus		 No. 17 at Texas A&M W 72–53  17–3
(5–2)		 Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 31, 2001
 Cyclone Television Network		 No. 15 at Colorado W 71–61  18–3
(6–2)		 Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 3, 2001
 ESPN Plus		 No. 15 Kansas State W 84–78  19–3
(7–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 5, 2001
 ESPN		 No. 12 at No. 3 Kansas W 79–77  20–3
(8–2)		 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 11, 2001
 ABC		 No. 12 Missouri W 72–64  21–3
(9–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 17, 2001
 CBS		 No. 7 No. 6 Kansas W 79–71  22–3
(10–2)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 21, 2001
 Cyclone Television Network		 No. 6 at Kansas State W 62–51  23–3
(11–2)		 Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 24, 2001
 ESPN		 No. 6 at Texas L 78–94  23–4
(11–3)		 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 28, 2001
 Cyclone Television Network		 No. 8 Texas Tech W 80–63  24–4
(12–3)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
March 3, 2001
 ESPN Plus		 No. 8 Nebraska W 86–73  25–4
(13–3)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
March 9, 2001
 ESPN		 No. 7 vs. Baylor
Quarterfinals		 L 49–62  25–5
(13–3)		 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2001
 CBS		 (2) No. 10 vs. (15) Hampton
First Round		 L 57–58  25–6
(13–3)		 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings
See also: 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 25 RV RV RV 25 RV RV 25 23 18 23 17 15 12 7 6 8 7 10 Not released 
Coaches 23 23^ RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 18 18 14 9 6 8 8 9 15

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

Awards and honors

References
  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "Iowa State vs. Hampton Box Score, March 15, 2001 - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  3. "Michigan State vs. Iowa State Box Score, March 25, 2000 - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  4. "Iowa State basketball great Marcus Fizer makes return to Ames".
  5. "Iowa State Big 12 Coach of the Year Larry Eustachy Signs 10-Year Contract".
  6. "2000-01 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  7. "NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams - Basketball-Reference.com".
  8. "2008-09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). \big12sports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  9. "Men's Basketball Traditions" (PDF). cyclones.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
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