2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Michigan State entered the regular season ranked #3 in both polls. The Spartans remained ranked in the top 5 during the entire season, ultimately finishing with a 28-5 overall record. During the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan State qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to the Arizona Wildcats.

NCAA basketball tournament

Mideast
- Michigan State (#1 seed) 69, Alabama State (16) 35
- Michigan State 81, Fresno State (#9 seed) 65
- Michigan State 77, Gonzaga (#12 seed) 62
- Michigan State 69, Temple (#11 seed) 62

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Final Four
- Arizona 80, Michigan State 61

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Awards and honors

Charlie Bell, Big Ten second team
Jason Richardson, Big Ten first team

Team players drafted into the NBA

Jason Richardson (5th overall) and Zach Randolph (19th overall) were selected in the 2001 NBA Draft.^[2]

References

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons

1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Bold denotes national championship, Italic denotes final four appearance

2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Contents

Regular season

NCAA basketball tournament

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

See also

References