2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Kristy Curry, the Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue finished the regular season with a 14–2 record in Big Ten play to capture the regular season title. They were upset by Iowa in the Big Ten tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Mideast region. The Boilermakers beat UC Santa Barbara, LSU, Texas Tech, and Xavier to reach their second Final Four in three seasons. They defeated SW Missouri State in the National semifinals. In the National championship game, Purdue lost to Notre Dame by just two points, 68–66.

2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
Big Ten regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 9
Record	31–7 (14–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (2nd season)
Home arena	Mackey Arena

2000–01 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Purdue	14	–	2		.875			31	–	7		.816
No. 16 Iowa †	12	–	4		.750			21	–	10		.677
No. 24 Wisconsin	12	–	4		.750			18	–	10		.643
No. 21 Penn State	11	–	5		.688			19	–	10		.655
Michigan	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
Indiana	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Illinois	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Ohio State	6	–	10		.375			22	–	11		.667
Michigan State	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Minnesota	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
Northwestern	0	–	16		.000			4	–	23		.148
† 2001 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2000–01 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 3 Kelly Komara 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr G/F Katie Douglas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Indianapolis, IN C 42 Camille Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Georgetown, KY F Shereka Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Copperas Cove, TX F 44 Shalicia Hurns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr	Head coach Kristy Curry Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 9, 2000*	No. 6	at No. 4 Notre Dame	L 61–72	8–2	Joyce Center (7,330) Notre Dame, Indiana
Big Ten tournament
Mar 2, 2001*	(1) No. 7	vs. (8) Ohio State Quarterfinals	W 81–61	25–5	Van Andel Arena  Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mar 3, 2001*	(1) No. 7	vs. (4) Michigan Semifinals	W 74–55	26–5	Van Andel Arena  Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mar 4, 2001*	(1) No. 7	vs. (2) No. 23 Iowa Championship game	L 70–75	26–6	Van Andel Arena  Grand Rapids, Michigan
NCAA tournament
3/13/99	(3 ME) No. 9	(14 ME) Oral Roberts First round	W 75–62	27–6	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
3/15/99	(3 ME) No. 9	(6 ME) LSU Second round	W 73–70	28–6	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
March 24, 2001	(3 ME) No. 9	(2 ME) No. 8 Texas Tech Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 74–72	29–6	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex  Birmingham, Alabama
March 26, 2001	(3 ME) No. 9	(4 ME) Xavier Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 88–78	30–6	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex  Birmingham, Alabama
March 30, 2001*  ESPN	(3 ME) No. 9	vs. (5 W) No. 15 SW Missouri State National Semifinal – Final Four	W 81–64	31–6	Savvis Center (20,551) St. Louis, Missouri
April 1, 2001*  ESPN	(3 ME) No. 9	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Notre Dame National Championship	L 66–68	31–7	Savvis Center (20,551) St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

Rankings

Main article: 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings