2000–01 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|sport = Basketball

|year = 2000–01

|team = Cincinnati Bearcats

|image =

|image_size =

|conference = Conference USA

|division =

|short_conf = C-USA

|CoachRank = 22

|APRank =

|record = 25–10

|conf_record = 11–5

|head_coach = Bob Huggins

|hc_year = 12th

|asst_coach1 = Mick Cronin

|ac1_year = 5th

|asst_coach2 =

|asst_coach3 =

|stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

|champion = Conference USA regular season champions

|tourney = NCAA tournament

|tourney_result = Sweet Sixteen

}}

{{2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings}}

The 2000–01 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 12th year at the school. The Bearcats finished with a 25–10 record (11–5 C-USA).

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jamaal|last=Davis|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=235|class=Jr|link=|rs=|home=Merrillville, Indiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Field|last=Williams|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=235|class=Fr|link=|rs=|home=Houston, Texas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kenny|last=Satterfield|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=175|class=So|link=y|rs=|home=New York City, New York}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Leonard|last=Stokes|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=So|link=|rs=|home=Buffalo, New York}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=David|last=Dissinger|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=Sr|link=n|rs=|home=Cincinnati, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steve|last=Logan|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=195|class=Jr|link=y|rs=|home=Cleveland, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chris|last=Taflinger|num=34|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=So|link=n|rs=|home=Lima, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=B. J.|last=Grove|num=44|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=255|class=So|link=n|rs=|home=Cincinnati, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steven|last=London|num=42|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=180|class=Sr|link=n|rs=|home=Louisville, KY}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Donald|last=Little|num=50|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=215|class=So|link=n|rs=|home=Augusta, Georgia}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=Bob Huggins

|asst_coach=

}}

Schedule and results

{{CBB schedule start

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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}|Regular Season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 18, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Boise State Broncos|title=Boise State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 73–61

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 21, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 16

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Marshall Thundering Herd|title=Marshall}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 79–75

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 25, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 16

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Joyce Center

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, Indiana

| gamename =

| score = 51–69

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 29, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 22

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}

| opprank = 24

| site_stadium = UD Arena

| site_cityst = Dayton, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 82–75

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 11, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 18

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Oakland Golden Grizzlies|title=Oakland}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 97–58

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 14, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = Xavier

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 67–69

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 16, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=none|team=UNLV Runnin' Rebels|title=UNLV}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename = Las Vegas Showdown

| score = 90–72

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 20, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 22

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Guerra Sports Complex

| site_cityst = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| gamename = Puerto Rico Holiday Classic

| score = 74–65

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 21, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 22

| opponent = Clemson

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Guerra Sports Complex

| site_cityst = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| gamename = Puerto Rico Holiday Classic

| score = 88–80

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 7–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 22

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Guerra Sports Complex

| site_cityst = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| gamename = Puerto Rico Holiday Classic

| score = 77–74

| overtime = OT

| attend =

| record = 8–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 28, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks|title=UNC Wilmington}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 65–55

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 9–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 2000

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 19

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Toledo Rockets|title=Toledo}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst =

| gamename = Gatorade Rock-N-Roll Shootout

| score = 66–69

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 6, 2001

| time = 6:05 p.m.

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 25

| opponent = UNC Charlotte

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 76–66

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–3

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 10, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Marquette

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bradley Center

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, Wisconsin

| gamename =

| score = 44–47

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–4

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 13, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Freedom Hall

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| gamename =

| score = 72–52

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 11–4

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 17, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=UAB Blazers|title=UAB}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 90–83

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 12–4

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Savvis Center

| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri

| gamename =

| score = 62–71

| overtime = OT

| attend =

| record = 12–5

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 24, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 54–63

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 12–6

| conference = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 27, 2001

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Wake Forest

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Myrl H. Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 78–72

| overtime = OT

| attend =

| record = 13–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 29, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 105–57

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 14–6

| conference = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 1, 2001

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UNC Charlotte

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena

| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina

| gamename =

| score = 58–60

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 14–7

| conference = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 91–70

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 15–7

| conference = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=none|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, Mississippi

| gamename =

| score = 64–52

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 16–7

| conference = 6–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Memphis Tigers|title=Memphis}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Pyramid

| site_cityst = Memphis, Tennessee

| gamename =

| score = 66–65

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 17–7

| conference = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 18, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Marquette

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 63–66

| overtime = OT

| attend =

| record = 17–8

| conference = 7–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 21, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Saint Louis

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 68–61

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 18–8

| conference = 8–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 24, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Myrl Shoemaker Center

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio

| gamename =

| score = 85–50

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 19–8

| conference = 9–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 1, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=South Florida Bulls|title=South Florida}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Yuengling Center

| site_cityst = Tampa, Florida

| gamename =

| score = 77–66

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 20–8

| conference = 10–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 2001

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = DePaul

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Allstate Arena

| site_cityst = Rosemont, Illinois

| gamename =

| score = 75–62

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 21–8

| conference = 11–5

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}|2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 8, 2001

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 1

| opponent = UAB

| opprank =

| oppseed = 9

| site_stadium = Freedom Hall

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 73–70

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 22–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 9, 2001

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 1

| opponent = Memphis

| opprank =

| oppseed = 4

| site_stadium = Freedom Hall

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 89–79

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 23–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 10, 2001

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 1

| opponent = UNC Charlotte

| opprank =

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Freedom Hall

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| gamename = Championship game

| score = 72–80

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 23–9

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}|2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 15, 2001

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 5 W

| opponent = BYU

| opprank =

| oppseed = 12 W

| site_stadium = Cox Arena

| site_cityst = San Diego, California

| gamename = First round

| score = 84–59

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 24–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 17, 2001

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 5 W

| opponent = Kent State

| opprank =

| oppseed = 13 W

| site_stadium = Cox Arena

| site_cityst = San Diego, California

| gamename = Second Round

| score = 66–43

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 25–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 22, 2001

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 5 W

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 2

| oppseed = 1 W

| site_stadium = Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

| site_cityst = Anaheim, California

| gamename = West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen

| score = 65–78{{cite news |title=Stanford Shows Its Class in 78-65 Win |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-23-sp-41707-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 23, 2001 |access-date=July 10, 2022}}

| overtime =

| tv = CBS

| attend = 18,008

| record = 25–10

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank =

| poll = AP poll

| timezone = Eastern Time

| region = W

| regionname = West

| notes =

}}

{{cite web |title=2020–21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://gobearcats.com/documents/2021/1/13/2020_21_Cincinnati_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=Cincinnati Bearcats |access-date=July 10, 2022}}

Rankings

{{main|2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek =0

| poll1lastweek = 18

| poll1_0=18

| poll1_1=17

| poll1_2=16

| poll1_3=22

| poll1_4=18

| poll1_5=17

| poll1_6=22

| poll1_7=19

| poll1_8=25

| poll1_9=NR

| poll1_10=NR

| poll1_11=NR

| poll1_12=NR

| poll1_13=NR

| poll1_14=NR

| poll1_15=NR

| poll1_16=NR

| poll1_17=NR

| poll1_18=NR

| poll1_19=

| poll1_20=

| poll2title = Coaches

| poll2firstweek = 0

| poll2lastweek = 19

| poll2_0=14

| poll2_1=–

| poll2_2=13

| poll2_3=17

| poll2_4=18

| poll2_5=18

| poll2_6=20

| poll2_7=18

| poll2_8=24

| poll2_9=NR

| poll2_10=NR

| poll2_11=NR

| poll2_12=NR

| poll2_13=NR

| poll2_14=NR

| poll2_15=NR

| poll2_16=NR

| poll2_17=NR

| poll2_18=NR

| poll2_19=22

| poll2_20=

}}

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=1097–1098|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}

2001 NBA draft

{{main|2001 NBA draft}}

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Cincinnati Bearcats| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team }}

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| 2

54Kenny SatterfieldDallas Mavericks
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{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2001.html|title=2001 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|accessdate=July 10, 2022}}

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