2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
| 2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 12-19 (8-8 Conference USA) |
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| Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2001 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the university's 87th season of intercollegiate competition. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 12-19.[1][2] It was Crum's last season as head coach of Louisville, ending the longest tenure of any Louisville head basketball coach.[3][4][5] Crum also became the winningest coach of the Louisville basketball team during his 30-year coaching career, with 675 wins.[6] Rick Pitino replaced Crum after the season ended.[7]
Regular season
The Cardinals began their regular season on November 17 with an 86-71 win over Hawaii. However, the Cardinals went on a five-game losing streak from November 22 until an 86-70 win over Loyola (Chicago) ended the streak on December 18. They won again on December 21 by a score of 89-86 over Murray State, but lost the next four games between December 23 and January 10, 2001. The Cardinals never won more than two games in a row, with their largest losses coming against Alabama by a score of 100-71 on November 30, and against Charlotte by a score of 106-72 on February 11.[2]
Postseason
On Wednesday March 7, 2001, the Cardinals played Alabama-Birmingham for the first round of the Conference USA Tournament. Led by Murry Bartow, the Blazers defeated the Cardinals 71-64, leaving the Cardinals with a final record of 12-19 The Cardinals did not play in the NCAA Tournament.[2]
Awards
Louisville distributed the following awards at the end of the season:[8]
- Peck Hickman Most Valuable Player Award
- Marques Maybin
- Most Improved Player
- Rashad Brooks
- Most Three Points Awards
- Reece Gaines
- Most Assists Awards
- Reece Gaines
- Best Defensive Player
- Joseph N'Sima
- Best First-Year Player
- Joseph N'Sima
- Rebound Award
- Joseph N'Sima
- Best Field Goal Percentage Award
- Hajj Turner
- Best Free-Throw Percentage
- Erik Brown
- Scholar-Athlete Award
- Muhammed Lasege
- Most Inspirational Player Award
- Bryant Northern
- Coaches' Award
- Simeon Naydenov
Coaching change
At the end of the season, coach Denny Crum retired from coaching the Cardinals, with the original announcement coming on March 2, 2001.[9] The soon-to-be coach Rick Pitino visited the campus on March 14, 2001.[7] He held his first press conference on March 23, 2001 at 6:30 PM EDT.[10] On April 17, a rally was held commemorating the new head coach.[11] Two days later, Pitino completed the basketball staff.[12]
References
- ^ "2000-2001 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "2000-2001 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Crum Will Retire After 30 Years at Louisville". Louisville Cardinals. March 2, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ "Denny Crum Coaching Record". Sports-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ "Peck Hickman Coaching Record". Sports-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ "Denny Crum Profile". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
Crum has reached many major milestones in his career, including becoming U of L's all-time winningest coach in 1991, passing 23-year Cardinal coach Bernard "Peck" Hickman.
- ^ a b "Pitino Visits U of L Campus". Gocards.com. March 14, 2001. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Marques Maybin Honored as Cards' Basketball MVP". Gocards.com. April 4, 2001. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Coach Denny Crum Retires - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site". Gocards.com. March 2, 2001. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "Pitino Holds First Press Conference as Cardianls' Head Coach - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site". Gocards.com. March 23, 2001. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "Pitino to Address U of L Student Rally April 17 - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site". Gocards.com. April 16, 2001. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "Pitino Completes Cardinals' Basketball Staff - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site". Gocards.com. April 19, 2001. Retrieved December 25, 2013.