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Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Illinois 13 – 3   .813 27 – 8   .771
No. 3 Michigan State 13 – 3   .813 28 – 5   .848
No. 20 Indiana 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
No. 25 Wisconsin 9 – 7   .563 18 – 11   .621
No. 24 Iowa † 7 – 9   .438 23 – 12   .657
Penn State 7 – 9   .438 21 – 12   .636
Purdue 6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531
Minnesota 5 – 11   .313 18 – 14   .563
Michigan 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
Northwestern 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
Ohio State* 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2001 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)

The 2000–01 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach Bill Self, the Illini played their home games at Assmbly Hall in Champaign, Illinois and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season with a record of 27–8, 13–3 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season title with Michigan State. They lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament to Indiana. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region. They advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Arizona.

Regular season

In May 2000, Lon Kruger left Illinois to become head coach of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. Bill Self was named Illinois’ 15th head men’s basketball coach on June 9, 2000.[1] Self came to Illinois from Tulsa where he had led the Golden Hurricane to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 32–5 record and Tournament run to the Elite Eight in 2000. Self ’s first seasonat Illinois, was memorable. The Illini were ranked in the Top 10 the entire season and tied for the Big Ten Championship with Michigan State. The Illini defeated Purdue in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, but fell to Indiana in the semifinals.

The Illinis received an at-large as a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. Easy wins over Northwestern State[2] and Charlotte[3] led to a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The Illini defeated Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen to advance to the Elite Eight.[4] However, the Illini run ended in the Elite Eight to eventual national runner-up Arizona, the third meeting between the two schools on the season.[5] Sophomore Frank Williams became the first Illini player to earn Big Ten Player of the Year honors since 1967 and was named to several postseason All-America squads. Junior Cory Bradford set an NCAA record by making a three-point field goal in 88 consecutive games.

Roster

Source[6]

No. Player Hometown High School Class Position
00 Brett Melton Mahomet, Illinois Mahomet-Seymour High School Fr. Guard
5 Nate Mast Champaign, Illinois Champaign Central High School Sr. Guard
12 Joe Cross Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale High School Sr. Guard
13 Cory Bradford Memphis, Tennessee Raleigh Egypt High School Jr. Guard
21 Robert Archibald Ballwin, Missouri Lafayette High School Jr. Forward/Center
22 Lucas Johnson Des Plaines, Illinois Maine West High School Jr. Forward
24 Sean Harrington Bartlett, Illinois Elgin High School Fr. Guard
25 Jerrance Howard Peoria, Illinois Peoria High School Fr. Guard
30 Frank Williams Peoria, Illinois Manual High School So. Guard
33 Damir Krupalija Rockford, Illinois Rockford Boylan High School Jr. Forward
34 Brian Cook Lincoln, Illinois Lincoln Community High School So. Forward
40 Sergio McClain (captain) Peoria, Illinois Manual High School Sr. Forward
45 Nick Smith Valrico, Florida Bloomingdale High School Fr. Center
52 Marcus Griffin (captain) Peoria, Illinois Manual High School Sr. Forward

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/17/2000*
 No. 8 Maine W 86–57  1–0
 Assembly Hall (13,044)
Champaign, IL
11/20/2000*
 No. 8 vs. UNLV
Maui Invitational Tournament 		W 74–69  2–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
11/21/2000*
 No. 8 vs. (6) Maryland
Maui Invitational Tournament 		W 90–80  3–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
11/22/2000*
 No. 8 No. 1 Arizona
Maui Invitational Tournament Championship 		L 76–79  3–1
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
11/26/2000*
 No. 8 Texas Southern W 86–67  4–1
 Assembly Hall (12,970)
Champaign, IL
11/28/2000*
 No. 9 No. 1 Duke
Big Ten-ACC Challenge 		L 77–78  4–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (17,966)
Greensboro, NC
12/2/2000*
 No. 9 at Kansas State W 76–56  5–2
 Bramlage Coliseum (6,415)
Manhattan, KS
12/6/2000*
 No. 9 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 85–44  6–2
 Assembly Hall (12,312)
Champaign, IL
12/9/2000*
 No. 9 No. 7 Seton Hall W 87–79  7–2
 Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
12/16/2000*
 No. 5 vs. No. 7 Arizona W 81–73  8–2
 United Center (21,885)
Chicago, IL
12/21/2000*
 No. 5 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights 		W 86–81 OT 9–2
 Scottrade Center (22,089)
St. Louis, MO
12/23/2000*
 No. 5 at Texas L 64–72  9–3
 Frank Erwin Center (11,916)
Austin, TX
12/29/2000*
 No. 9 vs. Illinois-Chicago W 77–64  10–3
 Rosemont Horizon (9,152)
Rosemont, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/3/2001
 No. 9 Minnesota W 80–64  11–3
(1–0) 		Assembly Hall (13,840)
Champaign, IL
1/6/2001
 No. 9 Ohio State W 83–68  12–3
(2–0) 		Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
1/11/2001
 No. 7 at Iowa L 62–78  12–4
(2–1) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/13/2001
 No. 7 Michigan W 80–51  13–4
(3–1) 		Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
1/17/2001
 No. 11 at Northwestern W 63–49  14–4
(4–1) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
1/20/2001
 No. 11 Penn State W 92–60  15–4
(5–1) 		Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
1/25/2001
 No. 7 at Michigan W 55–51  16–4
(6–1) 		Crisler Arena (11,092)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/31/2001
 No. 6 at Penn State L 95–98 OT 16–5
(6–2) 		Bryce Jordan Center (8,953)
University Park, PA
2/3/2001
 No. 6 Northwestern W 84–59  17–5
(7–2) 		Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
2/6/2001
 No. 7 No. 4 Michigan State W 77–66  18–5
(8–2) 		Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
2/10/2001
 No. 7 at Purdue W 82–61  19–5
(9–2) 		Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/13/2001
 No. 4 No. 19 Wisconsin W 68–67  20–5
(10–2) 		Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
2/17/2001
 No. 4 at Indiana W 67–61  21–5
(11–2) 		Assembly Hall (17,460)
Bloomington, IN
2/22/2001
 No. 3 at Ohio State L 61–63  21–6
(11–3) 		Value City Arena (19,200)
Columbus, OH
2/24/2001
 No. 3 Iowa W 89–63  22–6
(12–3) 		Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
3/4/2001
 No. 5 at Minnesota W 67–59  23–6
(13–3) 		Williams Arena (14,329)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Tournament
3/9/2001
 (1) No. 4 vs. (8) Purdue
quarterfinals 		W 83–66  24–6
 United Center (22,679)
Chicago, IL
3/10/2001
 (1) No. 4 vs. (4) Indiana
semifinals 		L 56–58  24–7
 United Center (23,418)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/16/2001*
 CBS 		(1 MW) No. 4 vs. (16 MW) Northwestern State
First Round 		W 96–54  25–7
 University of Dayton Arena (13,007)
Dayton, OH
3/18/2001*
 CBS 		(1 MW) No. 4 (9 MW) Charlotte
Second Round 		W 79–61  26–7
 University of Dayton Arena (13,159)
Dayton, OH
3/23/2001*
no, no 		(1 MW) No. 4 vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Kansas
Sweet Sixteen 		W 80–64  27–7
 Alamodome (28,962)
San Antonio, TX
3/25/2001*
 CBS 		(1 MW) No. 4 vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona
Elite Eight 		L 81–87  27–8
 Alamodome (30,212)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[7]

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Frank Williams[8] 34 168 39 133 126 148 9 67 508
Marcus Griffin[9] 34 154 0 77 203 34 44 29 385
Brian Cook[10] 35 147 28 69 212 43 45 21 391
Cory Bradford[11] 35 113 72 47 89 63 3 23 345
Sergio McClain[12] 35 87 18 69 194 102 7 46 261
Robert Archibald[13] 34 77 0 90 154 22 26 12 244
Sean Harrington[14] 35 61 51 27 49 41 1 27 200
Lucas Johnson[15] 35 48 18 62 116 59 5 20 176
Damir Krupalija[16] 27 43 7 36 105 18 4 16 129

Awards and honors

Rankings

Main article: 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Final
AP[18] 8 8 8 9 9 5 9 9 7 11 7 6 7 4 3 5 4 4

References

  1. ^ "Illini Hires Self As Hoops Coach". Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. ^ "Northwestern State vs. Illinois Box Score, March 16, 2001 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  3. ^ "2001 Illinois vs. Charlotte Round of 32". ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  4. ^ "Kansas vs. Illinois Box Score, March 23, 2001 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  5. ^ "NCAA Men's Basketball - Arizona vs. Illinois". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  6. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois/2001.html
  7. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois/2001.html
  8. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  9. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  10. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  11. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  12. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  13. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  14. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  15. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  16. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  17. ^ List of MVPs
  18. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois/2001-schedule.html
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