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2000–01 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

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2000–01 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference tournament Champion
Sun Belt Conference East Division Champion
NCAA Tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record24–7 (14–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coachPete Herrmann
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
2000–01 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 14 2   .875 24 7   .774
Arkansas State 10 6   .625 17 13   .567
Louisiana Tech 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Arkansas-Little Rock 9 7   .563 18 11   .621
Florida International 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
Middle Tennessee 1 15   .063 5 22   .185
West
South Alabama 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
New Orleans 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
New Mexico State 10 6   .625 14 14   .500
Denver 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
North Texas 1 15   .063 4 24   .143
2001 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2000–01 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Dennis Felton and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Chris Marcus.[1] The team won the East Division Championship and the Sun Belt Basketball tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2] Marcus was SBC tournament MVP and conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.[3] Nashon McPherson joined Marcus on the SBC All-Tournament team.[4]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/18/2000*
at Evansville W 61–59  1–0
Roberts Municipal Stadium (7,904)
Evansville, IN
11/21/2000*
Union (KY) W 75–45  2–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,500)
Bowling Green, KY
11/25/2000*
Tennessee State W 90–66  3–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,500)
Bowling Green, KY
11/28/2000*
Vanderbilt
Area Bank Classic
L 66–70  3–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,500)
Bowling Green, KY
12/2/2000*
at New Mexico L 57–75  3–2
The Pit (arena) (16,518)
Albuquerque, NM
12/5/2000*
at Murray State L 81–83  3–3
CFSB Center (3,927)
Murray, KY
12/9/2000*
at Louisville W 68–65  4–3
Freedom Hall (18,427)
Louisville, KY
12/16/2000*
Akron W 73–58  5–3
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,000)
Bowling Green, KY
12/18/2000*
Savannah State W 103–60  6–3
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,100)
Bowling Green, KY
12/21/2000*
Saint Joseph's (PA) L 68–74  6–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,100)
Bowling Green, KY
12/28/2000
at New Orleans W 68–63  7–4 (1-0)
Lakefront Arena (697)
New Orleans, LA
12/31/2000
at Denver W 80–61  8–4 (2-0)
Magness Arena (433)
Denver, CO
1/3/2001*
Asbury (KY) W 81–29  9–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,400)
Bowling Green, KY
1/6/2001
Louisiana–Lafayette W 79–62  10–4 (3-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,800)
Bowling Green, KY
1/10/2001
at South Alabama L 66–74 OT 10–5 (3-1)
Mitchell Center (2,421)
Mobile, AL
1/13/2001
Arkansas–Little Rock W 59–49  11–5 (4-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,800)
Bowling Green, KY
1/16/2001
New Mexico State W 72–61  12–5 (5-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,000)
Bowling Green, KY
1/18/2001
Louisiana Tech W 55–47  13–5 (6-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,300)
Bowling Green, KY
1/25/2001
Arkansas State W 79–61  14–5 (7-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,400)
Bowling Green, KY
1/27/2001
at FIU W 55–46  15–5 (8-1)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (685)
University Park, FL
2/1/2001
at Middle Tennessee W 71–63  16–5 (9-1)
Murphy Center (2,437)
Murfreesboro, TN
2/3/2001
North Texas W 107–63  17–5 (10-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,400)
Bowling Green, KY
2/10/2001
at Louisiana Tech L 72–73 OT 17–6 (10-2)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,879)
Ruston, LA
2/15/2001
FIU W 69–49  18–6 (11-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,500)
Bowling Green, KY
2/17/2001
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 86–73  19–6 (12-2)
Alltel Arena (5,912)
North Little Rock, AR
2/22/2001
at Arkansas State W 100–60  20–6 (13-2)
Convocation Center (6,539)
Jonesboro, AR
2/24/2001
Middle Tennessee W 92–51  21–6 (14-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,800)
Bowling Green, KY
2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
3/3/2001
(E1) (E5) FIU
Second Round
W 68–51  22–6
Mitchell Center (4,975)
Mobile, AL
3/5/2001
(E1) (W2) Louisiana–Lafayette
Semifinals
W 82–75  23–6
Mitchell Center (6,128)
Mobile, AL
3/6/2001
(E1) at (W1) South Alabama
Championship
W 64–54  24–6
Mitchell Center (8,069)
Mobile, AL
2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/16/2001*
(14 S) vs. (3 S) No. 8 Florida
First Round
L 56–69  24–7
Louisiana Superdome (10,948)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (S#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ What ever happened to Chris Marcus?, By ELLIOTT PRATT Daily News Apr 28, 2020, retrieved 30 April 2020
  2. ^ Tops going dancing, By the Daily News Online, Mar 7, 2001, retrieved 28 April 2020
  3. ^ SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
  4. ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  5. ^ 2000-01 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 28 April 2020
  6. ^ "2000-2001 Men's Basketball Statistics" (PDF). WKU Sports.