2000–01 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 2000–01 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Dennis Felton and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Chris Marcus.[1] The team won the East Division Championship and the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.[2] Marcus was SBC tournament MVP and conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.[3] Nashon McPherson joined Marcus on the SBC All-Tournament team.[4]
2000–01 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champion Sun Belt Conference East Division Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
East Division | |
2000–01 record | 24–7 (14–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | Pete Herrmann |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
2000–01 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida International | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2001 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/18/2000* |
at Evansville | W 61–59 | 1–0 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
11/21/2000* |
Union (KY) | W 75–45 | 2–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/25/2000* |
Tennessee State | W 90–66 | 3–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/28/2000* |
Vanderbilt Area Bank Classic |
L 66–70 | 3–1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/2/2000* |
at New Mexico | L 57–75 | 3–2 |
The Pit (arena) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
12/5/2000* |
at Murray State | L 81–83 | 3–3 |
CFSB Center Murray, KY | |||||||
12/9/2000* |
at Louisville | W 68–65 | 4–3 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/16/2000* |
Akron | W 73–58 | 5–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/18/2000* |
Savannah State | W 103–60 | 6–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/21/2000* |
Saint Joseph's (PA) | L 68–74 | 6–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/28/2000 |
at New Orleans | W 68–63 | 7–4 (1-0) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
12/31/2000 |
at Denver | W 80–61 | 8–4 (2-0) |
Magness Arena Denver, CO | |||||||
1/3/2001* |
Asbury (KY) | W 81–29 | 9–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/6/2001 |
Louisiana–Lafayette | W 79–62 | 10–4 (3-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/10/2001 |
at South Alabama | L 66–74 OT | 10–5 (3-1) |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/13/2001 |
Arkansas–Little Rock | W 59–49 | 11–5 (4-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/16/2001 |
New Mexico State | W 72–61 | 12–5 (5-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/18/2001 |
Louisiana Tech | W 55–47 | 13–5 (6-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/25/2001 |
Arkansas State | W 79–61 | 14–5 (7-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/27/2001 |
at FIU | W 55–46 | 15–5 (8-1) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center University Park, FL | |||||||
2/1/2001 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 71–63 | 16–5 (9-1) |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/3/2001 |
North Texas | W 107–63 | 17–5 (10-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/10/2001 |
at Louisiana Tech | L 72–73 OT | 17–6 (10-2) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||
2/15/2001 |
FIU | W 69–49 | 18–6 (11-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/17/2001 |
at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 86–73 | 19–6 (12-2) |
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||
2/22/2001 |
at Arkansas State | W 100–60 | 20–6 (13-2) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
2/24/2001 |
Middle Tennessee | W 92–51 | 21–6 (14-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2001 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/3/2001 |
No. (SBC E1) | No. (SBC E5) FIU Second Round |
W 68–51 | 22–6 |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | ||||||
3/5/2001 |
No. (SBC E1) | No. (SBC W2) Louisiana–Lafayette Semifinals |
W 82–75 | 23–6 |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | ||||||
3/6/2001 |
No. (SBC E1) | at No. (SBC W1) South Alabama Finals |
W 64–54 | 24–6 |
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | ||||||
2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/16/2001* |
No. (S 14) | vs. No. 8 (S 3) Florida South Region First Round |
L 56–69 | 24–7 |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (S#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- What ever happened to Chris Marcus?, By ELLIOTT PRATT Daily News Apr 28, 2020, retrieved 30 April 2020
- Tops going dancing, By the Daily News Online, Mar 7, 2001, retrieved 28 April 2020
- SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
- 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- 2000-01 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 28 April 2020
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