2000–01 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and were coached by Steve Merfeld, his fourth year as head coach. The Pirates played home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.

2000–01 Hampton Pirates basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record25–7 (14–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHampton Convocation Center
Seasons
← 1999–2000
2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
South Carolina State 14 4   .778 19 13   .594
Delaware State 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Norfolk State 11 7   .611 12 17   .414
Coppin State 11 8   .579 13 15   .464
Maryland Eastern Shore 10 8   .556 12 16   .429
North Carolina A&T 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Howard 8 10   .444 10 18   .357
Bethune–Cookman 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Morgan State 4 15   .211 6 23   .207
2001 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Hampton finished the season with a 25–7 record and an 14–4 MEAC record. The season was highlighted by the Pirates winning their first ever game in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, becoming the fourth 15-seed to beat a 2-seed in the tournament. Hampton defeated Iowa State[2] before losing to Georgetown[3] in the second round.

Roster

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2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Marseilles Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Richmond Hampton, VA
G 2 Lasean Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Syracuse Toledo, OH
G 4 Isaac Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So ? West Columbus, OH
F 5 Cleveland Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So ? Fayetteville, NC
G 10 Tommy Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr C. D. Hylton Woodbridge, VA
G 32 Arthimus Howard
180 lb (82 kg) So ? Tuskegee, AL
F 34 David Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr ? Norfolk, VA
F/C 40 Tarvis Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr White Oak HS Maysville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 18, 2000*
at Western Michigan W 87–81  1–0
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2000*
at Eastern Michigan W 73–71  2–0
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
November 22, 2000*
at Green Bay W 92–70  3–0
Brown County Arena 
Green Bay, WI
November 26, 2000*
at Radford L 70–74  3–1
Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
November 29, 2000
at Norfolk State L 70–87  3–2
(0–1)
Echols Hall 
Norfolk, VA
December 4, 2000
Howard W 82–71  4–2
(1–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
December 6, 2000
Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–72  5–2
(2–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
December 18, 2000*
at Wichita State W 68–51  6–2
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 20, 2000*
at Kansas State L 71–86  6–3
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2000*
Chicago State W 83–68  7–3
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 6, 2001
at Morgan State W 72–67  8–3
(3–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 8, 2001
at Coppin State W 61–60  9–3
(4–1)
Coppin Center 
Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2001
Delaware State W 79–54  10–3
(5–1)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 15, 2001*
William & Mary W 71–63  11–3
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 20, 2001
at North Carolina A&T L 80–82  11–4
(5–2)
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
January 22, 2001
at South Carolina State L 68–72  11–5
(5–3)
SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2001
Bethune–Cookman W 87–85  12–5
(6–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
January 29, 2001
at Florida A&M W 77–64  13–5
(7–3)
Jake Gaither Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, FL
January 31, 2001*
at UCF W 78–74 OT 14–5
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 3, 2001
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–67  15–5
(8–3)
J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium 
Princess Anne, MD
February 5, 2001
at Howard W 89–69  16–5
(9–3)
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2001
Morgan State W 78–67  17–5
(10–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 12, 2001
Coppin State W 70–67  18–5
(11–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 17, 2001
at Delaware State W 89–69  19–5
(12–3)
Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 24, 2001
South Carolina State W 87–75  20–5
(13–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 26, 2001
North Carolina A&T W 86–75  21–5
(14–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
March 3, 2001
Norfolk State L 82–94 OT 21–6
(14–4)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
MEAC tournament
March 7, 2001*
(1) vs. (11) Morgan State
Quarterfinals
W 76–64  22–6
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
March 9, 2001*
(1) vs. (4) Norfolk State
Semifinals
W 94–67  23–6
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
March 10, 2001*
(1) vs. (2) South Carolina State
Championship Game
W 70–68  24–6
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center 
Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2001*
10:07 pm, CBS
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 10 Iowa State
First Round
W 58–57[2]  25–6
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
March 17, 2001*
 CBS
(15 W) vs. (10 W) Georgetown
Second Round
L 57–76[3]  25–7
BSU Pavilion (11,669)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "Lowly Hampton stuns Iowa State". Baltimore Sun. March 16, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "'The Force' Isn't With Hampton This Time, but Fans Are". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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