2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

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 Horizon League. Butler finished first in the Horizon 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, 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).

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

2000–01 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings

	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 Chicago	2	–	12		.143			7	–	21		.250
† 2001 MCC tournament winner

Roster

2000–01 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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

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
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
MCC Tournament
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.