2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
2000–01 record	27–5 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (6th year)
Assistant coach	Stan Heath (5th year)
Assistant coach	Brian Gregory (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Mike Garland (5th year)
Home arena	Breslin Center

2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	27	–	8	.771
#3 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	28	–	5	.848
#20 Indiana	10	–	6	.625	21	–	13	.618
#25 Wisconsin	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
#24 Iowa †	7	–	9	.438	23	–	12	.657
Penn State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Purdue	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Minnesota	5	–	11	.313	18	–	14	.563
Michigan	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367
Ohio State*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2001 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)

The 2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Tom Izzo, in his sixth year as head coach led the team that played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

Season Summary

Following their National Championship in 2000, Michigan State entered the regular season ranked number 3 in both polls. The Spartans were led by sophomore Jason Richardson, senior Charlie Bell, and senior Andre Hutson. They were ranked number 1 in the AP Poll for two weeks during the season and won their first 12 games despite losing two players to the NBA Draft the previous year (Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson). The wins included wins over #6 North Carolina, #8 Florida, #8 Seton Hall. They finished the non-conference season at 12–0. After a loss in their first Big Ten game, MSU cruised through the Big Ten season, finishing 13–3 and sharing the Big Ten Championship with Illinois.The Spartans remained ranked in the top 5 during the entire season, ultimately finishing with a 24-4 overall record. They suffered a surprise defeat by Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament.

The Spartans were awarded a #1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. Seeking a repeat National Championship, MSU easily dispatched Alabama State, Fresno State, and Gonzaga to face Temple in the Elite Eight. The Spartans used a career-high 19 points from David Thomas to advance to the Final Four for the third consecutive year.^[1] However, they were unable to repeat as National Champions, losing to the Arizona Wildcats in the National Semifinal.^[2]^[3]

Following the season, Jason Richardson^[4] and Zach Randolph^[5] declared early for the NBA Draft.

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
Nov 13, 2000		Harlem Globetrotters	W 72-68
Non Conference Regular season
Nov 19, 2000*	#3	Oakland	W 97–61	1–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 24, 2000	#4	Cornell	W 89–56	2–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 2000*	#4	Eastern Washington	W 83–61	3–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 2000*	#3	#6 North Carolina ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 77–64	4–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 2000*	#3	Illinois-Chicago	W 97–53	5–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 6, 2000*	#2	#8 Florida	W 99–83	6–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 9, 2000*	#2	at Loyola-Chicago	W 103–71	7–0	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Dec 16, 2000*	#2	Kentucky	W 46–45	8–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 19, 2000*	#2	at #8 Seton Hall	W 72–57	9–0	Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 27, 2000*	#1	Bowling Green State	W 85–69	10–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 30, 2000*	#1	Wright State	W 88–61	11–0	Breslin Center East Lansing
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 3, 2001	#1	Penn State	W 98–73	12–0 (1–0)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 7, 2001	#1	at Indiana	L 58–59	12–1 (1–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 10, 2001	#3	Northwestern	W 84-53	13–1 (2–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 13, 2001	#3	#17 Wisconsin	W 69–59 ^yes	14–1 (3–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 21, 2001	#3	Ohio State	W 71–56	15–1 (4–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 24, 2001	#3	at Northwestern	W 74–58	16–1 (5–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 27, 2001	#3	at Ohio State	L 55–64	16–2 (5–2)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 30, 2001	#5	at Michigan	W 91–64	17–2 (6–2)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbour, MI
Feb 4, 2001	#5	Purdue	W 72–55	18–2 (7–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 6, 2001	#4	at #7 Illinois	L 66–77	18–3 (7–3)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Feb 10, 2001	#4	at Minnesota	W 94–83	19–3 (9–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 18, 2001	#5	#25 Iowa	W 94–70	20–3 (10–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 2001	#5	Indiana	W 66–57	21–3 (10–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2001	#5	at Penn State	W 76–57	22–3 (11–3)	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
Feb 27, 2001	#3	at #22 Wisconsin	W 51–47	23–3 (12–3)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Mar 3, 2001	#2	Michigan	W 78–57	24–3 (13–3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 9, 2001	#2	vs. Penn State	L 63–65	24–4	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001* , CBS	(1S) #2	vs. (16S) Alabama State First Round	W 69–35	25–4	Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN
Mar 18, 2001* , CBS	(1S) #2	vs. (9S) Fresno State Second Round	W 81–65	26–4	Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN
Mar 23, 2001* , CBS	(1S) #2	vs. (12S) Gonzaga Sweet Sixteen	W 77–62	27–4	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Mar 25, 2001* , CBS	(1S) #2	vs. (11S) Temple Elite Eight	W 69–62	28–4	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Mar 31, 2001* , CBS	(1S) #2	vs. (2MW) #5 Arizona Final Four	L 61–80	28–5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll Source^[6]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	5	4	5	5	3	2	3

Awards and honors

Jason Richardson - All Big Ten First Team^[7]
Jason Richardson - AP All-American Second Team^[8]
Charlie Bell - All Big Ten First Team (Media), Second Team (Coaches)^[7]
Andre Hutson - All Big Ten Second Team^[7]

References

↑ "Michigan State's Thomas Plays Career Game - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ "Michigan State Falls Short In Title Defense - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ "Arizona steals the show, 80-61". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ "Richardson Declares Himself Eligible For NBA Draft - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ "Randolph Declares Himself Eligible For NBA Draft - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2001-schedule.html
1 2 3 "Three Spartans Earn All-Big Ten Honors - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
↑ "Richardson Named Second Team AP All-American - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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