2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#5
2000–01 record	28–8 (15-3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson
Home arena	McKale Center
Seasons « 1999–2000 2001–02 »

2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#5 Stanford	16	–	2		.889			31	–	3		.912
#2 Arizona	15	–	3		.833			28	–	8		.778
#12 UCLA	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
USC	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
California	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Oregon	5	–	13		.278			14	–	14		.500
Arizona State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	16		.448
Washington State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	16		.429
Oregon State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	20		.333
Washington	4	–	14		.222			10	–	20		.333
As of November 30, 2007; Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-10 conference with a 15-3 record. Arizona reached the National Championship game in the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to Duke 82-72 and finishing the season with a 28-8 record.

NCAA basketball tournament

• Mideast
  • Arizona (#2 seed) 101, Eastern Illinois 76
  • Arizona 73, Butler 52
  • Arizona 66, Mississippi 56
  • Arizona 87, Illinois 81

• Final Four
  • Arizona 80, Michigan State 61
  • Duke 82, Arizona 72

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	13	Richard Jefferson	Houston Rockets
2	30	Gilbert Arenas	Golden State Warriors
2	38	Michael Wright	New York Knicks
2	45	Loren Woods	Minnesota Timberwolves