2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 20–10, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State lost to No. 6 seed USC in the opening round.

2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–10 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
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 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Maurice Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Madison, Illinois
G 5 Victor Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
G 34 Melvin Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Liberal, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source:[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2000*
UMKC W 69–46  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 2000*
at North Texas W 94–56  2–0
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Dec 2, 2000*
UNLV W 77–69 OT 3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 2000*
at Wichita State L 59–61  3–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 9, 2000*
No. 21 Arkansas W 74–73  4–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 16, 2000*
Northwestern State W 73–59  5–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 2000*
Arkansas–Little Rock W 70–60  6–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 2000*
Lamar W 86–45  7–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 2000*
at San Diego State L 66–87  7–2
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 3, 2001*
UTSA W 88–63  8–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 2001
at No. 24 Texas L 71–78  8–3
(0–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Jan 8, 2001
 ESPN
No. 18 Iowa State W 88–80 OT 9–3
(1–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 2001
at No. 17 Oklahoma L 56–68  19–8
(10–6)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*
vs. Texas Tech
First round
W 71–59  20–8
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 2001*
vs. No. 20 Texas
Quarterfinals
L 54–55  20–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
 CBS
(11 E) vs. (6 E) USC
First round
L 54–69  20–10
Nassau Coliseum (13,817)
Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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References

  1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1099–1100. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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