2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–12 (10–8 MVC)
Head coach	Royce Waltman (4th season);
Home arena	Hulman Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Creighton	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Bradley	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Illinois State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
Southern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Indiana State †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Drake	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Southwest Missouri State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Wichita State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Northern Iowa	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226

† 2001 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]^[2]

The 2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 2000–01 men's college basketball season. After finishing fourth in the conference regular season standings, they won the MVC tournament to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the South region, Indiana State knocked off No. 4 seed Oklahoma in the opening round.^[3] The Sycamores would fall to another cinderella, No. 12 seed Gonzaga,^[4] in the round of 32 to finish the season at 22–12 (10–8 MVC).

To date, this is the Sycamores' most recent appearance in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Roster[edit]

2000–01 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Djibril Kante	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Bloomington, Indiana
G	5	Michael Menser	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr
F	32	Matt Renn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Royce Waltman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2000*		vs. Georgia Puerto Rico Shootout	L 64–82	0–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Nov 24, 2000*		at American-Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout	W 85–58	1–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Nov 25, 2000*		vs. Miami (OH) Puerto Rico Shootout	W 54–46	2–1	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Nov 29, 2000*		Indiana	W 59–58	3–1	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Dec 2, 2000*		Austin Peay	W 76–70	4–1	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Dec 6, 2000*		Butler	W 90–88 ^OT	5–1	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Dec 9, 2000*		at Western Illinois	W 84–79	6–1	Western Hall Macomb, Illinois
Dec 16, 2000*		at Ball State	L 74–80 ^OT	6–2	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 18, 2000*		Elon	W 80–54	7–2	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Dec 20, 2000*		at IUPUI	L 70–72	7–3	The Jungle Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 23, 2000		Bradley	W 79–70	8–3 (1–0)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Dec 30, 2000*		Appalachian State	W 76–62	9–3	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 4, 2001		Northern Iowa	W 69–57	10–3 (2–0)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 6, 2001		at Illinois State	W 78–71	11–3 (3–0)	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Jan 11, 2001		at Creighton	L 72–81	11–4 (3–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 14, 2001		Wichita State	W 92–68	12–4 (4–1)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 17, 2001		at Evansville	W 77–66	13–4 (5–1)	Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 20, 2001		at Southern Illinois	L 65–68	13–5 (5–2)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 23, 2001		Drake	W 72–61	14–5 (6–2)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 27, 2001		at Wichita State	W 85–67	15–5 (7–2)	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Jan 31, 2001		SW Missouri State	W 80–64	16–5 (8–2)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 4, 2001*		Creighton	L 71–77	16–6 (8–3)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 7, 2001		at Northern Iowa	L 60–67	16–7 (8–4)	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 10, 2001		Illinois State	W 74–68	17–7 (9–4)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 15, 2001		at Drake	L 71–83	17–8 (9–5)	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 17, 2001		at Bradley	L 60–62	17–9 (9–6)	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
Feb 21, 2001		Evansville	W 78–42	18–9 (10–6)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 24, 2001		at SW Missouri State	L 64–69	18–10 (10–7)	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Feb 26, 2001		Southern Illinois	L 59–61	18–11 (10–8)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 3, 2001*		vs. Southern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 67–64	19–11	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2001*		vs. Creighton Semifinals	W 87–74	20–11	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 5, 2001*		vs. Bradley Championship game	W 69–63	21–11	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
2000 NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(13 S)	vs. (4 S) No. 13 Oklahoma First Round	W 70–68 ^OT	22–11	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 18, 2001*	(13 S)	vs. (12 S) Gonzaga Second Round	L 68–85	22–12	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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References[edit]

^ mvc-sports.com 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide
^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "Sycamores Surprise Sooners". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "Gonzaga Wins, but Next Hurdle is Higher". The New York Times. March 19, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule". sports-reference.com.

[1] vc-sports.com 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide

[2] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[3] "Sycamores Surprise Sooners". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[4] "Gonzaga Wins, but Next Hurdle is Higher". The New York Times. March 19, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[5] "2000-01 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule". sports-reference.com.

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Venues	North Hall (1895–1923) William H. Wiley High School Gymnasium (1923–1928) ISU Gymnasium (1928–1962) College Arena (1962–1973) Hulman Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	"Cheer for the Blue and White" "March On! (You Fighting Sycamores)" Robbie Avila
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Division I Final Four appearance in italics