2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team


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. Tom Izzo, in his sixth year as head coach, led the team that played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 28–5, 13–3 to finish in a tie for the Big Ten regular season championship for the fourth consecutive year. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. For the third consecutive year, they received a No. 1 seed and reached the Final Four before falling to Arizona.

2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record28–5 (13–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (6th season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Illinois 13 3   .813 27 8   .771
No. 3 Michigan State 13 3   .813 28 5   .848
No. 20 Indiana 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
No. 25 Wisconsin 9 7   .563 18 11   .621
No. 24 Iowa 7 9   .438 23 12   .657
Penn State 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Purdue 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Minnesota 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
Michigan 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Northwestern 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
Ohio State* 0 0   0 0  
2001 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 1999–2000 season as NCAA National champions with an overall record of 32–7 and in first place in the Big Ten with a 13–3 record. Michigan State received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their third straight trip to the Tournament, and won the National Championship, the second in school history, by beating Florida in the National Championship game.

The Spartans lost Mateen Cleaves (12.1 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 6.9 APG) and Morris Peterson (16.8 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.3 APG) to the NBA draft following the season.

Season summary

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Following their National Championship in 2000, Michigan State entered the regular season ranked No. 3 in both polls. The Spartans were led by freshman Zach Randolph (10.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.0 APG), sophomore Jason Richardson (14.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.2 APG), and seniors Charlie Bell (13.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.1 APG), and Andre Hutson (13.8 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.9 APG). MSU started the season strong, winning their first 12 games, including wins over No. 6 North Carolina,[1] No. 8 Florida,[2] and No. 8 Seton Hall.[3] After beating Seton Hall, the Spartans ascended to the No. 1 ranking which they held for two weeks. MSU finished the non-conference season at 12–0.

After a loss in their second Big Ten game,[4] MSU cruised through the Big Ten season with wins over No. 17 Wisconsin,[5] No. 25 Iowa,[6] and at No. 22 Wisconsin.[7] finishing 13–3 and sharing the Big Ten Championship with Illinois. The championship marked the fourth consecutive Big Ten championship for the Spartans. The Spartans remained ranked in the top 5 during the entire season, ultimately finishing with a 24–3 overall record and ranked No. 2 in the country. MSU suffered a surprise defeat by Penn State in the Big Ten tournament in their attempt to win the tournament for the third consecutive year.[8]

The Spartans were awarded a No. 1 seed, their third consecutive No. 1 seed, in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. Seeking a repeat National Championship, MSU easily dispatched Alabama State[9] and Fresno State[10] to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year. A win over Gonzaga[11] and Temple led to the school's third straight trip to the Final Four.[12] However, they were unable to repeat as National Champions, losing to Arizona in the National Semifinal.[13][14]

Following the season, Randolph and Richardson declared for the NBA draft.

Roster

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2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Name Class Pos Height Summary
Aloysius Anagonye SO F 6'8" 4.7 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Jason Andreas FR C 6'10" 0.5 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Adam Ballinger SO F 6'9" 1.9 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Charlie Bell SR G 6'3" 13.5 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 5.1 Ast
Mike Chappell SR F 6'9" 4.7 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Andre Hutson ST F 6'8" 13.8 Pts, 7.6 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Mat Ishbia SO G 5'10" 0.3 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Zach Randolph FR C 6'9" 10.8 Pts, 6.7 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Jason Richardson SO G 6'6" 14.7 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 2.2 Ast
Brandon Smith SR G 6'11" 0.4 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Marcus Taylor FR G 6'3" 7.4 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 3.6 Ast
David Thomas SR F 6'9" 5.4 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Adam Wolfe FR F 6'9" 1.7 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Source[15]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2000
Northern Michigan W 93–40 
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 13, 2000
, ESPN2
Harlem Globetrotters W 72–68 
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 2000*
2:00 pm
No. 3 Oakland W 97–61  1–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 24, 2000
6:00 pm
No. 4 Cornell
Spartan Coca-Cola Classic
W 89–56  2–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 2000*
8:40 pm
No. 4 Eastern Washington
Spartan Coca-Cola Classic championship
W 83–61  3–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 2000*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 No. 6 North Carolina
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
W 77–64  4–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 2000*
7:30 pm
No. 3 UIC W 97–53  5–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 6, 2000*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 8 Florida W 99–83  6–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 9, 2000*
1:00 pm, Fox Sports Chicago
No. 2 at Loyola-Chicago W 103–71  7–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (5,513)
Chicago, IL
Dec 16, 2000*
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 2 Kentucky W 46–45  8–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 19, 2000*
10:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at No. 8 Seton Hall
Jimmy V Classic
W 72–57  9–0
Izod Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 27, 2000*
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus Local
No. 1 Bowling Green
Sprite Holiday Classic
W 85–69  10–0
The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076)
Detroit, MI
Dec 30, 2000*
7:30 pm
No. 1 Wright State W 88–61  11–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 3, 2001
, ESPN Plus Local
No. 1 Penn State W 98–73  12–0
(1–0)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 7, 2001
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 1 at Indiana L 58–59  12–1
(1–1)
Assembly Hall (17,128)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 10, 2001
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus Local
No. 3 Northwestern W 84-53  13–1
(2–1)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 13, 2001
, ESPN Plus Regional
No. 3 No. 17 Wisconsin W 69–59 OT 14–1
(3–1)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 21, 2001
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 3 Ohio State W 71–56  15–1
(4–1)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 24, 2001
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus Local
No. 3 at Northwestern W 74–58  16–1
(5–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,525)
Evanston, IL
Jan 27, 2001
3:15 pm, ESPN Plus Regional
No. 3 at Ohio State L 55–64  16–2
(5–2)
Value City Arena (19,200)
Columbus, OH
Jan 30, 2001
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 at Michigan
Rivalry
W 91–64  17–2
(6–2)
Crisler Arena (13,562)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 4, 2001
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 5 Purdue W 72–55  18–2
(7–2)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 6, 2001
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at No. 7 Illinois L 66–77  18–3
(7–3)
Assembly Hall (16,683)
Champaign, IL
Feb 10, 2001
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus Local
No. 4 at Minnesota W 94–83  19–3
(9–3)
Williams Arena (14,210)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 18, 2001
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 5 No. 25 Iowa W 94–70  20–3
(10–3)
Breslin Center (14,749)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 2001
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 Indiana W 66–57  21–3
(10–3)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2001
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 at Penn State W 76–57  22–3
(11–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (15,337)
State College, PA
Feb 27, 2001
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at No. 22 Wisconsin W 51–47  23–3
(12–3)
Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
Mar 3, 2001
4:30 pm, ESPN Plus Regional
No. 2 Michigan
Rivalry
W 78–57  24–3
(13–3)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
Mar 9, 2001
7:40 pm, ESPN Plus Regional
(2) No. 2 vs. (7) Penn State
quarterfinals
L 63–65  24–4
United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*
6:40 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 2 vs. (16 S) Alabama State
First Round
W 69–35  25–4
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, TN
Mar 18, 2001*
, CBS
(1 S) No. 2 vs. (9 S) Fresno State
Second Round
W 81–65  26–4
Pyramid Arena (10,719)
Memphis, TN
Mar 23, 2001*
7:38 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 2 vs. (12 S) Gonzaga
Sweet Sixteen
W 77–62  27–4
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 25, 2001*
2:40 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 2 vs. (11 S) Temple
Elite Eight
W 69–62  28–4
Georgia Dome (25,995)
Atlanta, GA
Mar 31, 2001*
5:42 pm, CBS
(1 S) No. 2 vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona
Final Four
L 61–80  28–5
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (45,406)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll Source[16][17]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP3343222113335455323Not released
Coaches55^322221133354453333

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Awards and honors

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  • Jason Richardson – All-Big Ten First Team[18]
  • Jason Richardson – AP All-American Second Team[19]
  • Charlie Bell – All-Big Ten First Team (Media), Second Team (Coaches)[18]
  • Andre Hutson – All-Big Ten Second Team[18]
  • Tom Izzo - NABC National Coach of the Year[20]

References

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  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Defeats No. 8 Seton Hall, 72-57 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "No. 1 Spartans Fall Victim To Hoosiers' Buzzer Beater – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "No. 3 Spartans Dispense Of No. 17 Wisconsin In Overtime, 69-59 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "No. 4 Spartans Cruise Past Hawkeyes, 94-70 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
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  10. ^ "NCAA Men's Basketball – Fresno State vs. Michigan State". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Gonzaga Gonzaga/Michigan State Michigan St Men's College Basketball recap on ESPN". a.espncdn.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "Michigan State's Thomas Plays Career Game – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "Michigan State Falls Short In Title Defense – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  14. ^ "Arizona steals the show, 80-61". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  15. ^ "2001 Michigan State Spartans". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  16. ^ "2000-01 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results".
  17. ^ "2000-2001 Results - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  18. ^ a b c "Three Spartans Earn All-Big Ten Honors – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  19. ^ "Richardson Named Second Team AP All-American – Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  20. ^ "Tom Izzo Named NABC National Coach Of The Year - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.