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2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

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2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
A-10 Regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 22
Record26–7 (14–2 Atlantic 10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons
2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Xavier 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
Temple 12 4   .750 24 13   .649
UMass 11 5   .688 15 15   .500
Dayton 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
St. Bonaventure 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
George Washington 6 10   .375 14 18   .438
La Salle 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Fordham 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
Duquesne 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under 6th year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 26–7 and a conference record of 14–2. In the A-10 tournament, Saint Joseph's beat La Salle before falling to UMass in the semifinals. The Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – as No. 9 seed in the West region – where they beat No. 8 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round[2] before falling to No. 1 seed Stanford in the round of 32.[3]

Roster

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2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Tyrone Barley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Newark, NJ
G 14 Jameer Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chester HS Chester, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2000*
vs. Western Carolina W 103–53  1–0
 
 
Nov 18, 2000*
South Carolina State W 84–71  2–0
 
 
Nov 19, 2000*
at Vanderbilt L 76–78  2–1
 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2000*
at Villanova L 75–78  6–2
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 2001*
at Penn W 67–61  16–4
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2001
No. 18 UMass W 84–69  24–4
(14–1)
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 2001
No. 18 at La Salle L 90–91  24–5
(14–2)
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*
No. 21 vs. La Salle
Quarterfinals
W 82–74  25–5
First Union Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 2001*
No. 21 UMass
Semifinals
L 70–75  25–6
First Union Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
(9 W) No. 22 vs. (8 W) Georgia Tech
First Round
W 66–62  26–6
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Mar 17, 2001*
(9 W) No. 22 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Stanford
Second Round
L 83–90  26–7
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Learns What Flap Over St. Joseph's Is All About". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Stanford survives St. Joseph's, 90-83". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.