2001 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 27th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

2001 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams64
Finals site Salem, Virginia
ChampionsCatholic (1st title)
Runner-upWilliam Paterson (1st title game)
Semifinalists
  • Illinois Wesleyan (3rd Final Four)
  • Ohio Northern (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachMike Lonergan (Catholic)
MOPPat Maloney (Catholic)
Attendance57,784
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«2000 2002»

The field contained sixty-four teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]

Catholic defeated William Paterson, 76–62, in the championship, clinching their first national title.

The Cardinals (28–5) were coached by Mike Lonergan. Lonergan would later coach at Division I programs Vermont and George Washington.

Pat Maloney, also from Catholic, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Championship Rounds
  National Semifinals     National Championship
                 
  Ohio Northern 77  
  Catholic 82    
      Catholic 76
      William Paterson 62
  Illinois Wesleyan 52    
  William Paterson 67   National Third-place
 
Ohio Northern 73
  Illinois Wesleyan 76

See also

References
  1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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