# 2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his sixth season with the Badgers. Bennett resigned after the third game of the season citing burnout – he said he "simply was drained". Assistant coach Brad Soderberg took over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished 18–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West Region, where they were upset by Georgia State, 50–49.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/21/2000* | No. 18 | at No. 9 Tennessee | L 58–66 | 0–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| 11/25/2000* | No. 18 | Northern Illinois | W 68–64 | 1–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 11/29/2000* | No. 23 | vs. No. 13 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/02/2000* | No. 23 | Xavier | W 61–46 | 3–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/06/2000* | No. 17 | at UW–Green Bay | W 61–53 | 4–1 | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Ashwaubenon, WI |
| 12/09/2000* | No. 17 | Ohio | W 65–46 | 5–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/14/2000* | No. 16 | at Temple | W 66–58 | 6–1 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/16/2000* | No. 16 | UW–Milwaukee | W 55–47 | 7–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/23/2000* | No. 16 | at Marquette | W 52–47 | 8–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/30/2000* | No. 13 | South Florida | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/03/2001 | No. 12 | Indiana | W 49–46 | 10–1 (1–0) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/06/2001 | No. 12 | at Minnesota | L 49–54 | 10–2 (1–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/10/2001 | No. 17 | at Purdue | L 67–73 | 10–3 (1–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/13/2001 | No. 17 | at No. 3 Michigan State | L 59–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (1–3) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| 1/16/2001 | No. 19 | No. 14 Iowa | W 67–54 | 11–4 (2–3) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/24/2001 | No. 15 | Ohio State | W 57–42 | 12–4 (3–3) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/27/2001 | No. 15 | Penn State | W 63–58 | 13–4 (4–3) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/30/2001* | No. 10 | Butler | L 44–58 | 13–5 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/03/2001 | No. 10 | at Michigan | W 60–41 | 14–5 (5–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/07/2001 | No. 16 | Purdue | W 73–54 | 15–5 (6–3) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/10/2001 | No. 16 | at Ohio State | L 58–63 | 15–6 (6–4) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/13/2001 | No. 19 | at No. 4 Illinois | L 67–68 | 15–7 (6–5) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/18/2001 | No. 19 | Northwestern | W 59–37 | 16–7 (7–5) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/21/2001 | No. 19 | Minnesota | W 64–54 | 17–7 (8–5) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/24/2001 1:00, CBS | No. 19 | Indiana | L 55–85 | 17–8 (8–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/27/2001 | No. 22 | No. 3 Michigan State | L 47–51 | 17–9 (8–7) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 3/03/2001 | No. 22 | at Iowa | W 59–57 | 18–9 (9–7) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/09/2001 | (5) No. 23 | vs. (4) Indiana Big Ten tournament - Quarterfinals | L 52–64 | 18–10 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/15/2001* CBS | (6 W) No. 25 | vs. (11 W) Georgia State NCAA Tournament - First Round | L 49–50 | 18–11 | BSU Pavilion Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||