2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his sixth season with the Badgers. Bennett resigned after the third game of the season citing burnout – he said he "simply was drained".[1] Assistant coach Brad Soderberg took over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished 18-11, 9-7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West Region, where they were upset by Georgia State, 50-49.

2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Georgia State, L, 49–50
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
2000–01 record18–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coachDick Bennett (3 games)
Brad Soderberg (26 games)
Assistant coaches
  • Shawn Hood
  • Tony Bennett
Home arenaKohl Center
2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Illinois13–3 .813  27–8  .771
No. 3 Michigan State13–3 .813  28–5  .848
No. 20 Indiana10–6 .625  21–13  .618
No. 25 Wisconsin9–7 .563  18–11  .621
No. 24 Iowa †7–9 .438  23–12  .657
Penn State7–9 .438  21–12  .636
Purdue6–10 .375  17–15  .531
Minnesota5–11 .313  18–14  .563
Michigan4–12 .250  10–18  .357
Northwestern3–13 .188  11–19  .367
Ohio State*0–0 –  0–0  –
† 2001 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)


Roster
2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 2 Travon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Argo, IL
G 3 Pete Schmit (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Saint Charles, IL
F 5 Maurice Linton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Calumet City, IL
G 13 Ike Ukawuba (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 14 Ricky Bower 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Meridian, ID
F 15 Andy Kowske 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brookfield, WI
G 20 Kirk Penney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Auckland
F 21 Kyle Grusczynski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Seymour, WI
G 22 Mike Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Menomonee Falls, WI
G 24 Freddie Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F/C 30 Dave Mader 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Appleton, WI
G 32 Roy Boone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Madison, WI
F 40 Charlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Angola, IN
F 50 Mark Vershaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr East Peoria, IL
F 54 Mike Wilkinson  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Blue Mounds, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-13

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/21/2000*
 No. 18 at No. 9 Tennessee L 58–66  0–1
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
11/25/2000*
 No. 18 Northern Illinois W 68–64  1–1
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
11/29/2000*
 No. 23 vs. No. 13 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 78–75 OT 2–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/02/2000*
 No. 23 Xavier W 61–46  3–1
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/06/2000*
 No. 17 at UW–Green Bay W 61–53  4–1
 Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Ashwaubenon, WI
12/09/2000*
 No. 17 Ohio W 65–46  5–1
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/14/2000*
 No. 16 at Temple W 66–58  6–1
 Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
12/16/2000*
 No. 16 UW–Milwaukee W 55–47  7–1
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/23/2000*
 No. 16 at Marquette W 52–47  8–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/30/2000*
 No. 13 South Florida W 63–61 OT 9–1
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/03/2001
 No. 12 Indiana W 49–46  10–1 (1–0)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/06/2001
 No. 12 at Minnesota L 49–54  10–2 (1–1)
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/10/2001
 No. 17 at Purdue L 67–73  10–3 (1–2)
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/13/2001
 No. 17 at No. 3 Michigan State L 59–69 OT 10–4 (1–3)
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
1/16/2001
 No. 19 No. 14 Iowa W 67–54  11–4 (2–3)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/24/2001
 No. 15 Ohio State W 57–42  12–4 (3–3)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/27/2001
 No. 15 Penn State W 63–58  13–4 (4–3)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/30/2001*
 No. 10 Butler L 44–58  13–5
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/03/2001
 No. 10 at Michigan W 60–41  14–5 (5–3)
 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/07/2001
 No. 16 Purdue W 73–54  15–5 (6–3)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/10/2001
 No. 16 at Ohio State L 58–63  15–6 (6–4)
 Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/13/2001
 No. 19 at No. 4 Illinois L 67–68  15–7 (6–5)
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/18/2001
 No. 19 Northwestern W 59–37  16–7 (7–5)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/21/2001
 No. 19 Minnesota W 64–54  17–7 (8–5)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/24/2001
1:00, CBS		 No. 19 Indiana L 55–85  17–8 (8–6)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/27/2001
 No. 22 No. 3 Michigan State L 47–51  17–9 (8–7)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
3/03/2001
 No. 22 at Iowa W 59–57  18–9 (9–7)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament
3/09/2001
 No. 22 vs. Indiana
Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinals		 L 52–64  18–10
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/15/2001*
 CBS		 No. (6 seed) vs. No. (11 seed) Georgia State
NCAA Tournament - First Round		 L 49–50  18–11
 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References
  1. AP (2000-11-30). "Wisconsin's Bennett Steps Down". CBS Sports.
  2. Badgers 2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule
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