2000–01 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Quin Snyder, the Tigers reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 20–13 (9–7 Big 12).

2000–01 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–13 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Harvey (2nd season)
  • Lane Odom (1st season)
  • Marcus Perez (1st season)
Home arenaHearnes Center
2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Iowa State133 .813256  .806
No. 12 Kansas124 .750267  .788
No. 13 Oklahoma124 .750267  .788
No. 18 Texas124 .750259  .735
Oklahoma State106 .6252010  .667
Missouri97 .5632013  .606
Nebraska79 .4381416  .467
Baylor610 .3751912  .613
Colorado511 .3131515  .500
Kansas State412 .2501118  .379
Texas A&M313 .1881020  .333
Texas Tech313 .188919  .321
2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

2000–01 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 00 Uche Okafor 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Anambra State, Nigeria
G 2 Wesley Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
G 4 Clarence Gilbert (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)194 lb (88 kg) Jr Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
F 5 Travon Bryant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
G 10 Ryan Kiernan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) So St. Charles, Missouri
F 12 Justin Gage 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) So Jefferson City, Missouri
F 15 Josh Kroenke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Columbia, Missouri
F 21 Kareem Rush (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) So Kansas City, Missouri
G 23 Rickey Paulding 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Jake Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg) So DeSoto, Missouri
G 35 Michael Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Norcross, Georgia
F 50 Arthur Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (122 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 2000*
vs. Rhode Island
Great Alaska Shootout
W 70–60  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 24, 2000*
vs. Valparaiso
Great Alaska Shootout
W 77–61  3–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 2000*
vs. Syracuse
Great Alaska Shootout
L 62–84  3–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 16, 2000*
 ESPN
at No. 22 Iowa L 94–99 2OT 6–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 18, 2000*
at Indiana W 68–63  7–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 21, 2000*
vs. No. 5 Illinois L 81–86 OT 7–3
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 6, 2001
Nebraska W 68–66  10–3
(1–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Big 12 Conference tournament
Mar 8, 2001*
vs. Texas A&M
First Round
W 77–62  19–11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 2001*
vs. No. 16 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
L 65–67  19–12
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
(9 E) vs. (8 E) Georgia
First Round
W 70–68[2]  20–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 17, 2001*
(9 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
Second Round
L 81–94[3]  20–13
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

References

  1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "Missouri Keeps Harrick, Georgia From Getting a Crack at UCLA". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  3. "Duke rides a second wind". Tampa Bay Times. March 18, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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