2000–01 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2000–01 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2000–01 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 12 tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 13
Record	26–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (7th season);
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
	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 Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.

The team posted a 26–7 overall record (12–4 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the South region. The team was upset by No. 13 seed Indiana State in the opening round, 70–68 in overtime.^[2]

Roster

2000–01 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Hollis Price	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	St. Augustine	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	44	Aaron McGhee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson

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
Dec 2, 2000*	No. 14	at Ole Miss	L 55–60	5–1	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 23, 2000*	No. 18	No. 25 Arkansas	W 88–79 ^OT	9–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Regular Season
Jan 6, 2001		at No. 23 Iowa State	L 80–100	11–2 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Mar 3, 2001	No. 17	Oklahoma State	W 68–56	23–6 (12–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 9, 2001*	(3) No. 16	vs. (6) Missouri Quarterfinals	W 67–65	24–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 10, 2001*	(3) No. 16	vs. (2) No. 9 Kansas Semifinals	W 62–57	25–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 2001*	(3) No. 16	vs. (4) No. 20 Texas Championship game	W 54–45	26–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(4 S) No. 13	vs. (13 S) Indiana State First Round	L 68–70 ^OT	26–7	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South.

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Rankings

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References

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Sycamores Surprise Sooners". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1086–1087. 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] "Sycamores Surprise Sooners". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] "2000-01 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[4] "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1086–1087. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 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 Final Four appearances in italics