2000–01 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode = Basketball
|year = 2000–01
|team = Ohio State Buckeyes
|image = Buckeyes logo.svg
|conference = Big Ten
|division =
|short_conf = Big Ten
|CoachRank =
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|record = 0-0 (20–11 unadjusted)
|conf_record = 11–5
|head_coach = Jim O'Brien
|hc_year = 4th
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|stadium = Value City Arena
|champion =
|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = second round (vacated)
}}
{{2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2000–01 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buckeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the East region, but were upset by No. 12 seed Utah State in the first round.{{cite news |title=Utah State topples OSU in overtime |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/03/16/utah-state-topples-osu-in-overtime/ |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |date=March 16, 2001 |access-date=December 26, 2022}} The Buckeyes finished with a record of 20–11 (11–5 Big Ten), but all 31 games – including the NCAA Tournament appearance – were later vacated due to NCAA sanctions as a result of the Jim O’Brien scandal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2362496|title=OSU gets probation|date=2006-03-10|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-06-05}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ken |last=Johnson |num=32 |pos=C |ft=6 |in=11 |lbs=235 |class=Sr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school= |home=Detroit, Michigan |link=y |dab=basketball, born 1978 }}
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 17, 2000
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}}
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| site_stadium = Jerome Schottenstein Center
| site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio
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| score = 65–45
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| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 23, 2000
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}
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| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 90–65
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| record = 2–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 2000
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Syracuse
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| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 66–77
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| record = 2–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25, 2000
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}}
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| site_stadium = Sullivan Arena
| site_cityst = Anchorage, Alaska
| gamename = Great Alaska Shootout
| score = 64–67
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| record = 2–2
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}| Big Ten tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9, 2001
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = Iowa
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| site_stadium = United Center
| site_cityst = Chicago, Illinois
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 66–75
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| record = 20–10
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 2001
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| seed = 5 E
| opponent = Utah State
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| oppseed = 12 E
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = First Round
| score = 68–77
| overtime = OT
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| record = 20–11
}}
{{CBB schedule end
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Rankings
{{main|2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
References
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{{Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball navbox}}
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