2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
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|year=2000–01
|team=Princeton Tigers
|logo=Princeton Tigers logo.svg
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|conference=Ivy League
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|short_conf=Ivy League
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|record= 16–11
|conf_record= 11–3, 1st
|head_coach=John Thompson III
|hc_year=1st
|captain=Nate Walton
|asst_coach1=Mike Brennan
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|stadium=Jadwin Gymnasium
|champion= Ivy League Champion
|tourney=2001 NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
|tourney_result= Fifteen Seed, Round of 64
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{{2000–01 Ivy League men's basketball standings}}
The 2000–01 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was John Thompson III and the team captain was Nate Walton. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded fifteenth in the South Region.{{cite book|title=2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide|page=40|website=IvyLeagueSports.com}} Prior to the season on September 7,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/07/sports/college-basketball-ivy-league-princeton-wears-crown-after-its-victory-over-penn.html|title=College Basketball: Ivy League; Princeton Wears the Crown After Its Victory Over Penn|accessdate=October 5, 2010|date=March 7, 2001|work=The New York Times}} Thompson replaced Northwestern-bound Bill Carmody, who had achieved the Ivy League's highest career winning percentage,{{cite book|title=2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide|page=56|website=IvyLeagueSports.com}} as head coach. The team made the sixth of what would become seven consecutive postseason appearances.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/13/sports/college-basketball-men-s-roundup-late-jumper-louisville-beats-princeton-nit.html|title=College Basketball: Men's Roundup; Late Jumper by Louisville Beats Princeton in N.I.T.|accessdate=October 5, 2010|date=March 13, 2002|work=The New York Times}}
Using the Princeton offense under first year coach Thompson, the team posted a 16–11 overall record and an 11–3 conference record.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results |date=June 12, 2009|accessdate=September 27, 2010|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton Athletic Communications}} The season marked the thirteenth consecutive time and 31st of 33 that either Penn or Princeton had won or shared the Ivy League regular season title. In its March 16, 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament South Regional first-round game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana the team lost by a 70–48 margin.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/17/sports/college-basketball-south-this-princeton-edition-lacks-a-magic-touch.html|title=College Basketball: South; This Princeton Edition Lacks a Magic Touch|accessdate=October 5, 2010|date=March 17, 2001|work=The New York Times|author=Hermoso, Rafael}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3754497|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason|accessdate=September 30, 2010|date=June 22, 2009|author=Princeton Athletic Communications|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}}
The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Walton and Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Konrad Wysocki. C.J. Chapman made 50.0% of his three-point field goals in his conference games to earn the Ivy League statistical championship.{{cite book|title=2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide|page=51|website=IvyLeagueSports.com}}
Future Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was a reserve on this team.
Schedule and results
The team posted a 16–11 (11-3 Ivy League) record.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=3749695|title=Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results|accessdate=February 5, 2024|date=June 12, 2009|author=Princeton Athletic Communications|website=GoPrincetonTigers.com|publisher=Princeton University}}
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| date = Nov 14, 2000
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| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, North Carolina
| gamename = Preseason NIT
| score = 50–87
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| record = 0–1
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| date = Nov 25, 2000
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| opponent = Monmouth
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| site_stadium = Boylan Gymnasium
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, New Jersey
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| score = 59–70
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| record = 0–2
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| date = Dec 1, 2000
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}
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| site_stadium = Worthen Arena
| site_cityst = Muncie, Indiana
| gamename = First Merchants Classic
| score = 65–60
| overtime = OT
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| record = 1–2
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| date = Dec 2, 2000
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Ball State Cardinals|title=Ball State}}
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| site_stadium = Worthen Arena
| site_cityst = Muncie, Indiana
| gamename = First Merchants Classic
| score = 49–47
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| record = 2–2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 2000
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Lafayette Leopards|title=Lafayette}}
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| site_stadium = Kirby Sports Center
| site_cityst = Easton, Pennsylvania
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| score = 73–80
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| record = 2–3
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 9, 2000
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| opponent = Xavier
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
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| score = 58–52
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| record = 3–3
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 2000
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}}
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
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| score = 44–46
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| record = 3–4
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 18, 2000
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}}
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| site_stadium = Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, Texas
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| score = 45–76
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| record = 3–5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 2000
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| opponent = Holy Cross
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| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, Massachusetts
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| score = 47–46
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| record = 4–5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 26, 2000
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| opponent = Penn State
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
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| score = 52–65
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| record = 4–6
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 2000
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| opponent = Rutgers
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
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| score = 39–53
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| record = 4–7
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 12, 2001
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Cornell Big Red|title=Cornell}}
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 78–53
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| record = 5–7
| conference = 1–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 2001
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Columbia Lions|title=Columbia}}
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
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| score = 53–36
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| record = 6–7
| conference = 2–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 2001
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=TCNJ Lions |title=College of New Jersey}}
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 69–59
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| record = 7–7
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 2001
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Brown Bears|title=Brown}}
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 66–62
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| record = 8–7
| conference = 3–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 2001
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}}
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 62–49
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| record = 9–7
| conference = 4–0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 2001
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Dartmouth Big Green|title=Dartmouth}}
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| site_stadium = Leede Arena
| site_cityst = Hanover, New Hampshire
| gamename =
| score = 56–57
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| record = 9–8
| conference = 4–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 2001
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}}
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| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
| site_cityst = Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| score = 69–67
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| record = 10–8
| conference = 5–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 2001
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}}
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| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| score = 67–53
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| record = 11–8
| conference = 6–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16, 2001
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| opponent = Columbia
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| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New York, New York
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| score = 42–59
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| record = 11–9
| conference = 6–2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 2001
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| opponent = Cornell
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| site_stadium = Newman Arena
| site_cityst = Ithaca, New York
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| score = 49–66
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| record = 11–10
| conference = 6–3
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 2001
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| opponent = Harvard
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
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| score = 62–48
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| record = 12–10
| conference = 7–3
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 2001
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| opponent = Dartmouth
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
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| score = 68–52
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| record = 13–10
| conference = 8–3
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 2, 2001
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| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John J. Lee Amphitheater
| site_cityst = New Haven, Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 60–49
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| record = 14–10
| conference = 9–3
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 2001
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Brown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pizzitola Sports Center
| site_cityst = Providence, Rhode Island
| gamename =
| score = 64–55
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| record = 15–10
| conference = 10–3
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 2001
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| opponent = Penn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princeton, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 68–52
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| record = 16–10
| conference = 11–3
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Princeton Tigers}}| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 16, 2001
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| seed = 15
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 6
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 48–70
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| record = 16–11
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{{CBB schedule end
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| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = EST
| region = S
| regionname = South
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References
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