2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Patriot League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	22–8 (10–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Ralph Willard (2nd season);
Home arena	Hart Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Holy Cross †	10	–	2	.833	22	–	8	.733
Navy	9	–	3	.750	19	–	12	.613
Colgate	6	–	6	.500	13	–	15	.464
Lehigh	6	–	6	.500	13	–	16	.448
Lafayette	4	–	8	.333	12	–	16	.429
Bucknell	4	–	8	.333	14	–	15	.483
Army	3	–	9	.250	9	–	19	.321


† 2001 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 2nd-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–8, 10–2 in Patriot League play to win the regular season league title. As the #1 seed, they defeated Lehigh and Navy to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the East region, they were beaten by No. 3 seed Kentucky, 72–68.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	35	Tim Szatko	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Naperville Central	Naperville, Illinois
C	45	Patrick Whearty	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Our Lady of Lourdes	Poughkeepsie, New York

Head coach

Ralph Willard

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2000*		at Providence	L 57–63	0–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 4, 2000*		at Boston College	L 48–77	4–2	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Patriot League regular season
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 4, 2001*		Lehigh Semifinals	W 69–57	21–7	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 9, 2001*		Navy Championship game	W 68–64 ^OT	22–7	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 9 Kentucky First round	L 68–72	22–8	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

^ "Holy Cross doesn't go quietly in first round". ESPN. March 20, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2023.^{[dead link]}
^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "2002-2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Patriot League.
^ "2000-2001 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.

[1] "Holy Cross doesn't go quietly in first round". ESPN. March 20, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2023.^{[dead link]}

[2] "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[3] "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[4] "2002-2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Patriot League.

[5] "2000-2001 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.

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v t e Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Boston University
Culture & lore	The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Crusader Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–34 1934–35 1935–39 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 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics