2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team


The 2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Dunn, in his sixth season with the team, and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Lions finished the season 21–12, 7–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a two-way tie for 6th place. They defeated Michigan and Michigan State before losing to Iowa in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament. They received a bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Providence and North Carolina before losing to Temple in the Sweet 16.

2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–12 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaBryce Jordan 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)

Roster

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2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Jamaal Tate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
G 3 Joe Crispin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Pitman, New Jersey
G 4 Ken Krimmel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G 5 Jon Crispin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 22*
Loyola (MD) W 87–58  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
November 25*
at Kentucky W 73–68  2–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
November 29*
at North Carolina State L 76–84  2–1
RBC Center 
Raleigh, NC
December 2*
Penn W 84–74  3–1
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 6*
Pittsburgh W 88–74  4–1
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 9*
Temple W 66–60  5–1
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 18*
Wagner W 100–91  6–1
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 22*
Bucknell W 82–72  7–1
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 26*
vs. Princeton W 65–52  8–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
December 27*
vs. Hofstra W 74–71  9–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
January 3
vs. No. 1 Michigan State L 73–98  9–2
(0–1)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
January 6
Iowa L 85–86  9–3
(0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 10
at Ohio State W 78–75  10–3
(1–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
January 13
Northwestern W 73–66  11–3
(2–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 17
at Indiana L 69–77  11–4
(2–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
January 20
at No. 11 Illinois L 60–92  11–5
(2–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
January 23*
at Yale W 90–75  12–5
(2–4)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 27
at No. 15 Wisconsin L 58–63  12–6
(2–5)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 31
No. 6 Illinois W 98–95 OT 13–6
(3–5)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 3
Indiana L 78–85 OT 13–7
(3–6)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 7
Michigan W 77–66  14–7
(4–6)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 14
at Minnesota W 82–62  15–7
(5–6)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 17
Purdue W 92–71  16–7
(6–6)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 21
at Northwestern L 61–62  16–8
(6–7)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 24
Michigan State L 57–76  16–9
(6–8)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 1
at Iowa W 78–73  17–9
(7–8)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
March 3
Ohio State L 87–93  17–10
(7–9)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Big Ten tournament
March 8
vs. Michigan W 82–80  18–10
(7–9)
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
March 9
vs. No. 2 Michigan State W 65–63  19–10
(7–9)
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
March 10
vs. Iowa L 74–94  19–11
(7–9)
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
2001 NCAA tournament
March 16*
vs. Providence W 69–59  20–11
(7–9)
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 18*
vs. North Carolina W 82–74  21–11
(7–9)
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 23*
vs. Temple
South Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 72–84  21–12
(7–9)
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.