# 2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2000–01 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–12 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with an 8–8 record. They made it to the Second Round in the 2001 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fifteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 2000–2001 team.
| Name | Position | Year |
| Justin Brown | C | SO |
| Taliek Brown | G | FR |
| Caron Butler | F | FR |
| Marcus Cox | G | SO |
| Ajou Deng | F | JR |
| Kwasi Gyambibi | G | JR |
| Scott Hazelton | F | FR |
| Albert Mouring | G | SR |
| Tony Robertson | G | SO |
| Edmund Saunders | F | SR |
| Johnnie Selvie | F | JR |
| Robert Swain | G | FR |
| Shamon Tooles | G | FR |
| Souleymane Wane | C | SR |
| Ace Watanasuparp | G | FR |
| Mike Woodward | G | SO |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/8/2000* | No. 13 | Marathon Basketball | W 100–87 | | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/14/2000* | No. 13 | NY All-Stars | W 111–59 | | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/17/2000* WTXX | No. 13 | Quinnipiac | W 86–71 | 1–0 | Hartford Civic Center (14,423) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11/20/2000* WTXX | No. 13 | vs. Dayton Maui Invitational Tournament | L 66–80 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| 11/21/2000* | No. 12 | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament | W 77–61 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| 11/22/2000* WTXX | No. 12 | vs. Louisville Maui Invitational Tournament | W 83–71 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI |
| 11/28/2000* WTXX | No. 16 | Brown | W 88–78 | 4–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,992) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/30/2000* WTXX | No. 16 | Houston | W 72–60 | 5–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/2/2000* WTXX | No. 16 | New Hampshire | W 97–70 | 6–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/9/2000* CBS | No. 15 | No. 5 Arizona | W 71–69 | 7–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/12/2000* ESPN | No. 11 | Massachusetts MassMutual UGame | W 82–67 | 8–1 | Hartford Civic Center (9,123) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/22/2000* WTXX | No. 11 | Fairfield | W 100–66 | 9–1 | Hartford Civic Center (15,694) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/26/2000* WTXX | No. 10 | Rhode Island | W 87–76 | 10–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/28/2000* WTXX | No. 10 | Stony Brook | W 67–58 | 11–1 | Hartford Civic Center (15,876) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/3/2001 WTXX | No. 10 | at Boston College | L 68–85 | 11–2 (0–1) | Conte Forum (8,606) Boston |
| 1/6/2001 CBS | No. 10 | St. John's | W 82–80 | 12–2 (1–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/10/2001 WTXX | No. 13 | Pittsburgh | W 73–53 | 13–2 (2–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/13/2001 WTXX | No. 13 | at Providence | L 68–81 | 13–3 (2–2) | Providence Civic Center (12,409) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1/15/2001* ESPN | No. 13 | at No. 23 Texas | L 56–60 | 13–4 | Frank Erwin Center (14,311) Austin, Texas |
| 1/20/2001 WTXX | No. 15 | at Miami | L 59–70 | 13–5 (2–3) | Miami Arena (7,138) Miami |
| 1/24/2001 ESPN | No. 24 | Villanova | L 59–70 | 13–6 (2–4) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/30/2001 ESPN2 | | at St. John's | L 55–60 | 13–7 (2–5) | Madison Square Garden (16,314) New York City |
| 2/3/2001 WTXX | | Virginia Tech | W 85–72 | 14–7 (3–5) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/6/2001 WTXX | | Providence | W 83–68 | 15–7 (4–5) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/10/2001 WTXX | | at Villanova | L 60–74 | 15–8 (4–6) | Wells Fargo Center (15,242) Philadelphia |
| 2/13/2001 WTXX | | No. 9 Boston College | W 82–71 | 16–8 (5–6) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/17/2001 WTXX | | at Virginia Tech | W 61–46 | 17–8 (6–6) | Cassell Coliseum (6,211) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 2/19/2001 ESPN | | at No. 17 Syracuse Rivalry | L 60–65 | 17–9 (6–7) | Carrier Dome (22,082) Syracuse, New York |
| 2/24/2001 ABC | | Miami | W 60–53 | 18–9 (7–7) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/26/2001 ESPN | | No. 13 Notre Dame | W 75–59 | 19–9 (8–7) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 3/3/2001 CBS | | at Seton Hall | L 63–65 | 19–10 (8–8) | Continental Airlines Arena (18,055) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/7/2001 ESPN | | vs. No. 14 Syracuse First round/Rivalry | L 75–86 | 19–11 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/14/2001* ESPN2 | | South Carolina First Round | W 72–65 | 20–11 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,244) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 3/18/2001* | | Detroit Second Round | L 61–67 | 20–12 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,689) Storrs, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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