# 2000–01 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 12th year at the school. The Bearcats finished with a 25–10 record (11–5 C-USA).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2000* | No. 17 | Boise State | W 73–61 | 1–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 21, 2000* | No. 16 | Marshall | W 79–75 | 2–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 25, 2000* | No. 16 | at No. 14 Notre Dame | L 51–69 | 2–1 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Nov 29, 2000* | No. 22 | at No. 24 Dayton | W 82–75 | 3–1 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 11, 2000* | No. 18 | Oakland | W 97–58 | 4–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 14, 2000* | No. 17 | Xavier | L 67–69 | 4–2 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 16, 2000* | No. 17 | at UNLV Las Vegas Showdown | W 90–72 | 5–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 20, 2000* | No. 22 | vs. Youngstown State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 74–65 | 6–2 | Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 21, 2000* | No. 22 | vs. Clemson Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 88–80 | 7–2 | Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 22, 2000* | No. 22 | vs. No. 17 Alabama Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 28, 2000* | No. 19 | UNC Wilmington | W 65–55 | 9–2 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 2000* | No. 19 | vs. Toledo Gatorade Rock-N-Roll Shootout | L 66–69 | 9–3 | |
| Jan 6, 2001 6:05 p.m. | No. 25 | UNC Charlotte | W 76–66 | 10–3 (1–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 10, 2001 | | at Marquette | L 44–47 | 10–4 (1–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 13, 2001 | | at Louisville | W 72–52 | 11–4 (2–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 17, 2001 | | UAB | W 90–83 | 12–4 (3–1) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 20, 2001 | | at Saint Louis | L 62–71 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (3–2) | Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 24, 2001 | | Louisville | L 54–63 | 12–6 (3–3) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 2001* | | No. 9 Wake Forest | W 78–72 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 | Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 29, 2001 | | Tulane | W 105–57 | 14–6 (4–3) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 1, 2001 9:00 p.m. | | at UNC Charlotte | L 58–60 | 14–7 (4–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 3, 2001 | | DePaul | W 91–70 | 15–7 (5–4) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 10, 2001 | | at Southern Miss | W 64–52 | 16–7 (6–4) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Feb 15, 2001 | | at Memphis | W 66–65 | 17–7 (7–4) | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 18, 2001 | | Marquette | L 63–66 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (7–5) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 21, 2001 | | Saint Louis | W 68–61 | 18–8 (8–5) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 24, 2001 | | Houston | W 85–50 | 19–8 (9–5) | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 1, 2001 | | at South Florida | W 77–66 | 20–8 (10–5) | Yuengling Center Tampa, Florida |
| Mar 3, 2001 | | at DePaul | W 75–62 | 21–8 (11–5) | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2001* | (1) | vs. (9) UAB Quarterfinals | W 73–70 | 22–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 9, 2001* | (1) | vs. (4) Memphis Semifinals | W 89–79 | 23–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 10, 2001* | (1) | vs. (3) UNC Charlotte Championship game | L 72–80 | 23–9 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2001* | (5 W) | vs. (12 W) BYU First round | W 84–59 | 24–9 | Cox Arena San Diego, California |
| Mar 17, 2001* | (5 W) | vs. (13 W) Kent State Second Round | W 66–43 | 25–9 | Cox Arena San Diego, California |
| Mar 22, 2001* 9:00 p.m., CBS | (5 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Stanford West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 65–78 | 25–10 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (18,008) Anaheim, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 14 | — | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

## 2001 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
| 2 | 54 | Kenny Satterfield | Dallas Mavericks |