2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2000–01 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2001 MCC Tournament winner ;

2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
MCC Tournament champions; MCC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
2000–01 record	24–8 (11–3 MCC)
Head coach	Thad Matta (1st season);
Assistant coach	Todd Lickliter
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 →

The 2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Thad Matta, serving in his 1st and only season as head coach at the school. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Butler finished first in the MCC season standings and won the MCC Tournament to receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament – the school’s fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in five years. As No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, the Bulldogs took down No. 7 seed Wake Forest, 79–63,^[1] in the opening round, before falling to No. 2 seed Arizona in the second round. For the second straight season, Butler lost to the eventual National runner-up. Butler finished the season with a record of 24–8 (11–3 MCC).

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Brandon Miller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	RS So	New Castle, IN
G	5	Thomas Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	East Lansing, MI
G	10	Darnell Archey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	New Castle, IN
G	25	LaVall Jordan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr
F	33	Joel Cornette	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Cincinnati, OH
F	42	Rylan Hainje	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Indianapolis, IN
F	51	Lewis Curry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Fort Wayne, IN
C	55	Mike Moore	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Fairborn, OH

Head coach

Thad Matta (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Lickliter (Butler)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 18, 2000*		Eastern Illinois	W 90–73	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 20, 2000*		at Birmingham-Southern	W 71–62	2–0	Bill Battle Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 27, 2000*		Ball State	W 71–48	3–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 2, 2000*		at Evansville	L 73–74	3–1	Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 6, 2000*		at Indiana State	L 88–90 ^OT	3–2	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Dec 16, 2000*		UNC Wilmington	L 48–53	3–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 18, 2000*		Tennessee-Martin	W 77–48	4–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 20, 2000*		Santa Clara	W 84–60	5–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 23, 2000*		TCU	W 86–73	6–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 28, 2000*		at No. 12 Arizona	L 60–72	6–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 2000*		vs. Louisiana-Lafayette	W 74–63	7–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 3, 2001*		Lipscomb	W 72–56	8–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 6, 2001		at Wright State	L 61–62	8–5 (0–1)	Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 11, 2001		Cleveland State	W 65–52	9–5 (1–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 13, 2001		Detroit	W 74–59	10–5 (2–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 20, 2001		at Milwaukee	W 60–51	11–5 (3–1)	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 22, 2001		at Green Bay	L 68–69	11–6 (3–2)	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Jan 25, 2001		UIC	W 76–69	12–6 (4–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 27, 2001		Loyola (IL)	W 71–57	13–6 (5–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 30, 2001*		at No. 10 Wisconsin	W 58–44	14–6	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 3, 2001		Wright State	W 59–48	15–6 (6–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 8, 2001		at Detroit	L 63–68	15–7 (6–3)	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Feb 10, 2001		at Cleveland State	W 59–56	16–7 (7–3)	CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 15, 2001		Milwaukee	W 80–75 ^OT	17–7 (8–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 17, 2001		Green Bay	W 78–52	18–7 (9–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 22, 2001		at Loyola (IL)	W 66–62	19–7 (10–3)	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, Illinois
Feb 24, 2001		at UIC	W 68–66	20–7 (11–3)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
MCC Tournament
Mar 3, 2001*		vs. Loyola (IL) Quarterfinals	W 78–52	21–7	Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
Mar 4, 2001*		at Wright State Semifinals	W 66–58	22–7	Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
Mar 6, 2001*		vs. Detroit Championship game	W 53–38	23–7	Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) No. 23 Wake Forest First Round	W 79–63	24–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 18, 2001*	(10 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona Second Round	L 52–73	24–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ "Bulldogs Chomp Down Hard on Wake". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "2000-01 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[ncaa-wake-1] "Bulldogs Chomp Down Hard on Wake". The Washington Post. March 17, 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[2] "2000-01 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[3] "2000-01 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

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2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

MCC Tournament champions MCC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
2000–01 record	24–8 (11–3 MCC)
Head coach	Thad Matta (1st season)
Assistant coach	Todd Lickliter
Seasons ← 1999–2000 →

2000–01 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	8	.750
Detroit	10	–	4	.714	25	–	12	.676
Cleveland State	9	–	5	.643	19	–	13	.594
Wright State	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
Milwaukee	7	–	7	.500	15	–	13	.536
UIC	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Green Bay	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
Loyola (IL)	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250

† 2001 MCC Tournament winner