2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20–10 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton; Paul Graham;
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Iowa State	13	–	3	.813	25	–	6	.806
No. 12 Kansas	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 13 Oklahoma †	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 18 Texas	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	10	.667
Missouri	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
Baylor	6	–	10	.375	19	–	12	.613
Colorado	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
Kansas State	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 2001 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 20–10, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State lost to No. 6 seed USC in the opening round.

Roster[edit]

2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
G	1	Maurice Baker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Madison, Illinois
G	5	Victor Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So
G	34	Melvin Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Liberal, Kansas

Head coach

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Sean Sutton

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2000*		UMKC	W 69–46	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 2000*		at North Texas	W 94–56	2–0	Super Pit Denton, Texas
Dec 2, 2000*		UNLV	W 77–69 ^OT	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 2000*		at Wichita State	L 59–61	3–1	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 9, 2000*		No. 21 Arkansas	W 74–73	4–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 16, 2000*		Northwestern State	W 73–59	5–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 2000*		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 70–60	6–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 2000*		Lamar	W 86–45	7–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 2000*		at San Diego State	L 66–87	7–2	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Jan 3, 2001*		UTSA	W 88–63	8–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 2001		at No. 24 Texas	L 71–78	8–3 (0–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 8, 2001 ESPN		No. 18 Iowa State	W 88–80 ^OT	9–3 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 2001		at No. 17 Oklahoma	L 56–68	19–8 (10–6)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. Texas Tech First round	W 71–59	20–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 2001*		vs. No. 20 Texas Quarterfinals	L 54–55	20–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001* CBS	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) USC First round	L 54–69	20–10	Nassau Coliseum (13,817) Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1099–1100. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[Standings-1] 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[3] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1099–1100. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Venues	Armory–Gymnasium (1919–1938) Gallagher-Iba Arena (1938–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma
Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete 2001 team plane crash 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics