2000–01 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2000–01 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
2000–01 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
Record	25–10 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (12th season);
Assistant coach	Mick Cronin (5th season)
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Southern Miss	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Charlotte †	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Memphis	10	–	6	.625	21	–	15	.583
South Florida	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Marquette	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
UAB	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Louisville	8	–	8	.500	12	–	19	.387
Houston	6	–	10	.375	9	–	20	.310
DePaul	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Tulane	2	–	14	.125	9	–	21	.300

† 2001 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000–01 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 12th year at the school. The Bearcats finished with a 25–10 record (11–5 C-USA).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Jamaal Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Merrillville, Indiana
G	2	Field Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	11	Kenny Satterfield	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	New York City, New York
G	13	Leonard Stokes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Buffalo, New York
G	14	David Dissinger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	22	Steve Logan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
G	34	Chris Taflinger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Lima, Ohio
C	44	B. J. Grove	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	42	Steven London	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Louisville, KY
C	50	Donald Little	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Augusta, Georgia

Head coach

Bob Huggins

Assistant coach(es)

Mick Cronin

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 18, 2000*	No. 17	Boise State	W 73–61	1–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 21, 2000*	No. 16	Marshall	W 79–75	2–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 25, 2000*	No. 16	at No. 14 Notre Dame	L 51–69	2–1	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 20, 2000*	No. 22	vs. Youngstown State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 74–65	6–2	Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 21, 2000*	No. 22	vs. Clemson Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 88–80	7–2	Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 2000*	No. 22	vs. No. 17 Alabama Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 77–74 ^OT	8–2	Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jan 27, 2001*		No. 9 Wake Forest	W 78–72 ^OT	13–6	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 3, 2001		at DePaul	W 75–62	21–8 (11–5)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. UAB Quarterfinals	W 73–70	22–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 9, 2001*		vs. Memphis Semifinals	W 89–79	23–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 10, 2001*		vs. UNC Charlotte Championship game	L 72–80	23–9	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(5 W)	vs. (12 W) BYU First round	W 84–59	24–9	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Mar 17, 2001*	(5 W)	vs. (13 W) Kent State Second Round	W 66–43	25–9	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Mar 22, 2001*	(5 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Stanford West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 65–78^[1]	25–10	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (18,008) Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	18	17	16	22	18	17	22	19	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	14	—	13	17	18	18	20	18	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^[3]

2001 NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
2	54	Kenny Satterfield	Dallas Mavericks

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References[edit]

^ "Stanford Shows Its Class in 78-65 Win". The Los Angeles Times. March 23, 2001. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ "2020–21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "2001 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[1] "Stanford Shows Its Class in 78-65 Win". The Los Angeles Times. March 23, 2001. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[2] "2020–21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] "2001 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

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