2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Big Ten Regular season champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #3
2000–01 record 27-5 (13-3 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo
Assistant coach Stan Heath
Assistant coach Brian Gregory
Assistant coach Mike Garland
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
« 1999–2000 2001–02 »

The 2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Regular season

Michigan State entered the regular season ranked #3 in both polls. The Spartans remained ranked in the top 5 during the entire season, ultimately finishing with a 28-5 overall record. During the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan State qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to the Arizona Wildcats.

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NCAA basketball tournament

  • Mideast
    • Michigan State (#1 seed) 69, Alabama State (16) 35
    • Michigan State 81, Fresno State (#9 seed) 65
    • Michigan State 77, Gonzaga (#12 seed) 62
    • Michigan State 69, Temple (#11 seed) 62

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  • Final Four
    • Arizona 80, Michigan State 61

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Awards and honors

  • Charlie Bell, Big Ten second team
  • Jason Richardson, Big Ten first team
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Team players drafted into the NBA

  • Jason Richardson (5th overall) and Zach Randolph (19th overall) were selected in the 2001 NBA Draft.[2]
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See also

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References

  1. ^ a b http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2001
  2. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2001&lg=N
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