2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team

2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
	† 2001 MEAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big South Conference
2000–01 record	25–7 (14–4 Big South)
Head coach	Steve Merfeld (4th season);
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

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.

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[]

2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Marseilles Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Richmond	Hampton, VA
G	10	Tommy Adams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	C. D. Hylton	Woodbridge, VA
F/C	40	Tarvis Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	White Oak HS	Jacksonville, NC

Head coach

Steve Merfeld

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

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 Battle of the Bay	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		UMES	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
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 85–91	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* 9:20 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[]

Tarvis Williams – MEAC Player of the Year

References[]

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

External links[]

Hampton Basketball

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-r1-2] "Lowly Hampton stuns Iowa State". Baltimore Sun. March 16, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[ncaa-r2-3] "'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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v t Hampton Pirates men's basketball
Venues	(?–1993) Hampton Convocation Center (1993–present)
Rivalries	Norfolk State
People	Statistical leaders
	2000–01 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t	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]