2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
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. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 27–5, 13–3 to finish in a tie for the Big Ten regular season championship for the fourth consecutive year. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 4th consecutive year. For the third consecutive year, they received a #1 seed and reached the Final Four before falling to Arizona.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 1999–2000 season as NCAA National Champions with an overall record of 32–7 and in first place in the Big Ten with an 13–3 record. Michigan State received a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 3rd straight trip to the Tournament, and won the National Championship, the second in school history.

The Spartans lost Mateen Cleaves (12.1 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 6.9 APG) and Morris Peterson (16.8 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.3 APG) to the NBA Draft following the season.

Season Summary

Following their National Championship in 2000, Michigan State entered the regular season ranked #3 in both polls. The Spartans were led by freshman Zach Randolph (10.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.0 APG), sophomore Jason Richardson (14.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.2 APG), and seniors Charlie Bell (13.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.1 APG), and Andre Hutson (13.8 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.9 APG). MSU started the season strong, winning their first 12 games, including wins over #6 North Carolina,^[1] #8 Florida,^[2] and #8 Seton Hall.^[3] After beating Seton Hall, the Spartans ascended to the #1 ranking which they held for two weeks. MSU finished the non-conference season at 12–0.

After a loss in their second Big Ten game,^[4] MSU cruised through the Big Ten season with wins over #17 Wisconsin,^[5] #25 Iowa,^[6] and at #22 Wisconsin.^[7] finishing 13–3 and sharing the Big Ten Championship with Illinois. The championship marked the fourth consecutive Big Ten championship for the Spartans. The Spartans remained ranked in the top 5 during the entire season, ultimately finishing with a 24–3 overall record and ranked #2 in the country. MSU suffered a surprise defeat by Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament in their attempt to win the tournament for the third consecutive year.^[8]

The Spartans were awarded a #1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year. Seeking a repeat National Championship, MSU easily dispatched Alabama State^[9] and Fresno State^[10] to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year. A win over Gonzaga^[11] and Temple led to the school's third straight trip to the Final Four.^[12] However, they were unable to repeat as National Champions, losing to Arizona in the National Semifinal.^[13]^[14]

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition

Nov 7, 2000		Northern Michigan	W 93–40		Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 13, 2000 ESPN2		Harlem Globetrotters	W 72–68		Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Non Conference Regular season

Nov 19, 2000* 2:00 pm	#3	Oakland	W 97–61	1–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 24, 2000 6:00 pm	#4	Cornell Spartan Coca-Cola Classic	W 89–56	2–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 2000* 8:40 pm	#4	Eastern Washington Spartan Coca-Cola Classic	W 83–61	3–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 2000* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	#3	#6 North Carolina ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 77–64	4–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 2000* 7:30 pm	#3	Illinois-Chicago	W 97–53	5–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 6, 2000* 7:00 pm, ESPN	#2	#8 Florida	W 99–83	6–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 9, 2000* 1:00 pm, Fox Sports Chicago	#2	at Loyola-Chicago	W 103–71	7–0	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (5,513) Chicago, IL
Dec 16, 2000* 1:00 pm, CBS	#2	Kentucky	W 46–45	8–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 19, 2000* 10:00 pm, ESPN	#2	at #8 Seton Hall	W 72–57	9–0	Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 27, 2000* 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus Local	#1	Bowling Green State	W 85–69	10–0	The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076) Detroit, MI
Dec 30, 2000* 7:30 pm	#1	Wright State	W 88–61	11–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 3, 2001 ESPN Plus Local	#1	Penn State	W 98–73	12–0 (1–0)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 7, 2001 4:00 pm, CBS	#1	at Indiana	L 58–59	12–1 (1–1)	Assembly Hall (17,128) Bloomington, IN
Jan 10, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus Local	#3	Northwestern	W 84-53	13–1 (2–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 13, 2001 ESPN Plus Regional	#3	#17 Wisconsin	W 69–59 ^yes	14–1 (3–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 21, 2001 1:00 pm, CBS	#3	Ohio State	W 71–56	15–1 (4–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 24, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus Local	#3	at Northwestern	W 74–58	16–1 (5–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,525) Evanston, IL
Jan 27, 2001 3:15 pm, ESPN Plus Regional	#3	at Ohio State	L 55–64	16–2 (5–2)	Value City Arena (19,200) Columbus, OH
Jan 30, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN	#5	at Michigan	W 91–64	17–2 (6–2)	Crisler Arena (13,562) Ann Arbour, MI
Feb 4, 2001 1:00 pm, CBS	#5	Purdue	W 72–55	18–2 (7–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 6, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN	#4	at #7 Illinois	L 66–77	18–3 (7–3)	Assembly Hall (16,683) Champaign, IL
Feb 10, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus Local	#4	at Minnesota	W 94–83	19–3 (9–3)	Williams Arena (14,210) Minneapolis, MN
Feb 18, 2001 4:00 pm, CBS	#5	#25 Iowa	W 94–70	20–3 (10–3)	Breslin Center (14,749) East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN	#5	Indiana	W 66–57	21–3 (10–3)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2001 7:00 pm	#5	at Penn State	W 76–57 ^ESPN	22–3 (11–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (15,337) State College, PA
Feb 27, 2001 9:00 pm, ESPN	#3	at #22 Wisconsin	W 51–47	23–3 (12–3)	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, WI
Mar 3, 2001 4:30 pm, ESPN Plus Regional	#2	Michigan	W 78–57	24–3 (13–3)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 9, 2001 7:40 pm, ESPN Plus Regional	(2) #2	vs. (7) Penn State Quarterfinals	L 63–65	24–4	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001* 6:40 pm, CBS	(1 S) #2	vs. (16 S) Alabama State First Round	W 69–35	25–4	Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN
Mar 18, 2001* , CBS	(1 S) #2	vs. (9 S) Fresno State Second Round	W 81–65	26–4	Pyramid Arena (10,719) Memphis, TN
Mar 23, 2001* 7:38 pm, CBS	(1 S) #2	vs. (12 S) Gonzaga Sweet Sixteen	W 77–62	27–4	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Mar 25, 2001* 2:40 pm, CBS	(1 S) #2	vs. (11 S) Temple Elite Eight	W 69–62	28–4	Georgia Dome (25,995) Atlanta, GA
Mar 31, 2001* 5:42 pm, CBS	(1 S) #2	vs. (2 MW) #5 Arizona Final Four	L 61–80	28–5	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (45,406) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll Source^[15]^[16] (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East, MW=Midwest, W=West. (#) 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^[17]
Jason Richardson - AP All-American Second Team^[18]
Charlie Bell - All Big Ten First Team (Media), Second Team (Coaches)^[17]
Andre Hutson - All Big Ten Second Team^[17]
Tom Izzo - NABC National Coach of the Year^[19]

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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

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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

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