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2000–01 Hampton Pirates basketball team

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2000–01 Hampton Pirates basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record25–7 (14–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHampton Convocation Center
Seasons
← 1999–2000
2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
South Carolina State 14 4   .778 19 13   .594
Delaware State 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Norfolk State 11 7   .611 12 17   .414
Coppin State 11 8   .579 13 15   .464
Maryland Eastern Shore 10 8   .556 12 16   .429
North Carolina A&T 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Howard 8 10   .444 10 18   .357
Bethune–Cookman 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Morgan State 4 15   .211 6 23   .207
2001 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and were coached by Steve Merfeld, his fourth year as head coach. The Pirates played home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.

Hampton finished the season with a 25–7 record and an 14–4 MEAC record. The season was highlighted by the Pirates winning their first ever game in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, becoming the fourth 15-seed to beat a 2-seed in the tournament. Hampton defeated Iowa State[2] before losing to Georgetown[3] in the second round.

Roster

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2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Marseilles Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Richmond Hampton, VA
G 2 Lasean Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Syracuse Toledo, OH
G 4 Isaac Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So ? West Columbus, OH
F 5 Cleveland Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So ? Fayetteville, NC
G 10 Tommy Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr C. D. Hylton Woodbridge, VA
G 32 Arthimus Howard
180 lb (82 kg) So ? Tuskegee, AL
F 34 David Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr ? Norfolk, VA
F/C 40 Tarvis Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr White Oak HS Maysville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 18, 2000*
at Western Michigan W 87–81  1–0
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2000*
at Eastern Michigan W 73–71  2–0
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
November 22, 2000*
at Green Bay W 92–70  3–0
Brown County Arena 
Green Bay, WI
November 26, 2000*
at Radford L 70–74  3–1
Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
November 29, 2000
at Norfolk State L 70–87  3–2
(0–1)
Echols Hall 
Norfolk, VA
December 4, 2000
Howard W 82–71  4–2
(1–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
December 6, 2000
Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–72  5–2
(2–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
December 18, 2000*
at Wichita State W 68–51  6–2
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 20, 2000*
at Kansas State L 71–86  6–3
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2000*
Chicago State W 83–68  7–3
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 6, 2001
at Morgan State W 72–67  8–3
(3–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 8, 2001
at Coppin State W 61–60  9–3
(4–1)
Coppin Center 
Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2001
Delaware State W 79–54  10–3
(5–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 15, 2001*
William & Mary W 71–63  11–3
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 20, 2001
at North Carolina A&T L 80–82  11–4
(5–2)
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
January 22, 2001
at South Carolina State L 68–72  11–5
(5–3)
SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2001
Bethune–Cookman W 87–85  12–5
(6–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 29, 2001
at Florida A&M W 77–64  13–5
(7–3)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, FL
January 31, 2001*
at UCF W 78–74 OT 14–5
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 3, 2001
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–67  15–5
(8–3)
J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium 
Princess Anne, MD
February 5, 2001
at Howard W 89–69  16–5
(9–3)
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2001
Morgan State W 78–67  17–5
(10–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 12, 2001
Coppin State W 70–67  18–5
(11–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 17, 2001
at Delaware State W 89–69  19–5
(12–3)
Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 24, 2001
South Carolina State W 87–75  20–5
(13–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 26, 2001
North Carolina A&T W 86–75  21–5
(14–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
March 3, 2001
Norfolk State L 82–94 OT 21–6
(14–4)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
MEAC tournament
March 7, 2001*
(1) vs. (11) Morgan State
Quarterfinals
W 76–64  22–6
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
March 9, 2001*
(1) vs. (4) Norfolk State
Semifinals
W 94–67  23–6
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
March 10, 2001*
(1) vs. (2) South Carolina State
Championship Game
W 70–68  24–6
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2001*
10:07 pm, CBS
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 10 Iowa State
First Round
W 58–57[2]  25–6
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
March 17, 2001*
 CBS
(15 W) vs. (10 W) Georgetown
Second Round
L 57–76[3]  25–7
BSU Pavilion (11,669)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "Lowly Hampton stuns Iowa State". Baltimore Sun. March 16, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "'The Force' Isn't With Hampton This Time, but Fans Are". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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