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2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

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2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 9
Record31–7 (14–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2000–01 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Purdue 14 2   .875 31 7   .816
No. 16 Iowa 12 4   .750 21 10   .677
No. 24 Wisconsin 12 4   .750 18 10   .643
No. 21 Penn State 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Michigan 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Indiana 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Illinois 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
Ohio State 6 10   .375 22 11   .667
Michigan State 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Minnesota 1 15   .063 8 20   .286
Northwestern 0 16   .000 4 23   .148
2001 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Kristy Curry, the Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue finished the regular season with a 14–2 record in Big Ten play to capture the regular season title. They were upset by Iowa in the Big Ten tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Mideast region. The Boilermakers beat UC Santa Barbara, LSU, Texas Tech, and Xavier to reach their second Final Four in three seasons. They defeated SW Missouri State in the National semifinals. In the National championship game, Purdue lost to Notre Dame by just two points, 68–66.

Roster

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2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 3 Kelly Komara 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr
G/F Katie Douglas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Indianapolis, IN
C 42 Camille Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Georgetown, KY
F Shereka Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Copperas Cove, TX
F 44 Shalicia Hurns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 9, 2000*
No. 6 at No. 4 Notre Dame L 61–72[1]  8–2
Joyce Center (7,330)
Notre Dame, Indiana
Big Ten tournament
Mar 2, 2001*
(1) No. 7 vs. (8) Ohio State
Quarterfinals
W 81–61  25–5
Van Andel Arena 
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mar 3, 2001*
(1) No. 7 vs. (4) Michigan
Semifinals
W 74–55  26–5
Van Andel Arena 
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mar 4, 2001*
(1) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 23 Iowa
Championship game
L 70–75  26–6
Van Andel Arena 
Grand Rapids, Michigan
NCAA tournament
3/13/99
(3 ME) No. 9 (14 ME) Oral Roberts
First round
W 75–62  27–6
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
3/15/99
(3 ME) No. 9 (6 ME) LSU
Second round
W 73–70  28–6
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
March 24, 2001
(3 ME) No. 9 (2 ME) No. 8 Texas Tech
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 74–72  29–6
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 26, 2001
(3 ME) No. 9 (4 ME) Xavier
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 88–78  30–6
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex 
Birmingham, Alabama
March 30, 2001*
 ESPN
(3 ME) No. 9 vs. (5 W) No. 15 SW Missouri State
National Semifinal – Final Four
W 81–64[2]  31–6
Savvis Center (20,551)
St. Louis, Missouri
April 1, 2001*
 ESPN
(3 ME) No. 9 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Notre Dame
National Championship
L 66–68[3]  31–7
Savvis Center (20,551)
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 4 Women's Basketball Tops No. 6 Purdue, 72-61". Notre Dame Athletics. December 9, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Purdue Stops Stiles and SW Missouri's Dream". The New York Times. March 31, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Riley's Free Throws Lift Notre Dame". The New York Times. April 1, 2001. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "2000-01 Women's Basketball Schedule". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved June 30, 2024.