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2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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Preseason AP #1
  
Arizona Wildcats

NCAA Champions
  
Duke Blue Devils

NCAA Tournament
  
2001

Start date
  
November 8, 2000

Regular season
  
November 8, 2000– March 10, 2001

Tournament dates
  
March 13 – April 2, 2001

Other champions
  
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (NIT)

Champion
  
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball

National championship
  
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Similar
  
2004–05 NCAA Division I, 1999–2000 NCAA Division I, 2005–06 NCAA Division I, 2007–08 NCAA Division I, 2008–09 NCAA Division I

The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2000, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2001 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Duke Blue Devils won their third NCAA national championship with an 82–72 victory over the Arizona Wildcats.

Contents

Season headlines

  • The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 13. Shane Battier of Duke was the leading vote-getter (71 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Troy Murphy of Notre Dame (62 votes), Loren Woods of Arizona (46), Joseph Forte of North Carolina (39) and Jamaal Tinsley of Iowa State (39).

    • Major rule changes

    Beginning in 2000–01, the following rules changes were implemented:

  • Technical fouls divided into direct (two-shot penalty) and indirect (one shot penalty) with ball returned to point of interruption.

    • Pre-season polls

    The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 9, 2000.

    Semifinals & Finals

  • Third Place – Memphis 86, Detroit 71

    • Major player of the year awards

  • Wooden Award: Shane Battier, Duke
  • Naismith Award: Shane Battier, Duke
  • Associated Press Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke
  • NABC Player of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke
  • Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Shane Battier, Duke
  • Adolph Rupp Trophy: Shane Battier, Duke
  • Sporting News Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke

    • Major freshman of the year awards

  • USBWA Freshman of the Year: Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall
  • Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall

    • Major coach of the year awards

  • Associated Press Coach of the Year: Matt Doherty, North Carolina
  • Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Al Skinner, Boston College
  • NABC Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State
  • Naismith College Coach of the Year: Rod Barnes, Mississippi
  • CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Al Skinner, Boston College
  • Sporting News Coach of the Year: Al Skinner, Boston College

    • Other major awards

  • Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Jason Collins, Stanford
  • NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Rashad Phillips, Detroit
  • Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Shane Battier, Duke
  • Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Marvin O'Connor, St. Joseph's
  • NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Norman Richardson, Hofstra

    • References

    2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Wikipedia
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