# 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Pat Douglass and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season with a school record 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to the Pacific Tigers. The Anteaters earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

## Roster
### Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Season ||||||
| November 17, 2000* | Howard | W 71–47 | 1–0 | Bren Events Center (1,189) Irvine, California |
| November 21, 2000* | Loyola Marymount | W 62–57 | 2–0 | Bren Events Center (1,018) Irvine, California |
| November 29, 2000* | San Diego | L 60–63 | 2–1 | Bren Events Center (1,247) Irvine, California |
| December 2, 2000* | California | W 56–52 | 3–1 | Bren Events Center (4,904) Irvine, California |
| December 13, 2000* | UC San Diego | W 97–60 | 4–1 | Bren Events Center (1,244) Irvine, California |
| December 16, 2000* | at #17 UCLA | L 60–65 | 4–2 | Pauley Pavilion (6,974) Los Angeles, California |
| December 19, 2000* | Belmont | W 84–74 | 5–2 | Bren Events Center (907) Irvine, California |
| December 23, 2000* | at UC Riverside | W 80–72 | 6–2 | Student Recreation Center (1,844) Riverside, California |
| December 28, 2000* | at Washington | W 56–55 | 7–2 | Bank of America Arena (5,166) Seattle, Washington |
| January 3, 2001* | at Saint Mary's | W 57–37 | 8–2 | McKeon Pavilion (485) Moraga, California |
| Conference Season ||||||
| January 6, 2001 | at Pacific | W 85–80 | 9–2 (1–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,014) Stockton, California |
| January 11, 2001 | Idaho | W 65–61 | 10–2 (2–0) | Bren Events Center (2,074) Irvine, California |
| January 13, 2001 | UC Santa Barbara | W 80–56 | 11–2 (3–0) | Bren Events Center (3,084) Irvine, California |
| January 18, 2001 | Boise State | W 76–71 | 12–2 (4–0) | Bren Events Center (2,492) Irvine, California |
| January 20, 2001 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 62–54 | 13–2 (5–0) | Titan Gym (1,182) Fullerton, California |
| January 25, 2001 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 66–56 | 14–2 (6–0) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,022) Santa Barbara, California |
| January 27, 2001 | at Cal Poly | W 75–63 | 15–2 (7–0) | Mott Athletic Center (2,517) San Luis Obispo, California |
| January 31, 2001 | Utah State | W 56–51 | 16–2 (8–0) | Bren Events Center (5,231) Irvine, California |
| February 3, 2001 | at Long Beach State | W 58–57 | 17–2 (9–0) | Walter Pyramid (2,956) Long Beach, California |
| February 8, 2001 | at Utah State | L 52–67 | 17–3 (9–1) | Smith Spectrum (10,114) Logan, Utah |
| February 10, 2001 | at Boise State | W 89–87 $^{OT}$ | 18–3 (10–1) | BSU Pavilion (8,327) Boise, ID |
| February 15, 2001 | Pacific | W 69–60 | 19–3 (11–1) | Bren Events Center (2,421) Irvine, California |
| February 17, 2001 | Cal Poly | W 93–89 | 20–3 (12–1) | Bren Events Center (3,218) Irvine, California |
| February 22, 2001 | Long Beach State | W 83–78 | 21–3 (13–1) | Bren Events Center (5,300) Irvine, California |
| February 24, 2001* | UC Riverside | W 74–66 | 22–3 | Bren Events Center (3,763) Irvine, California |
| March 1, 2001 | Cal State Fullerton | W 58–55 | 23–3 (14–1) | Bren Events Center (4,054) Irvine, California |
| March 3, 2001 | at Idaho | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 24–3 (15–1) | Cowan Spectrum (2,115) Moscow, Idaho |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2001 | vs. Cal Poly Quarterfinals | W 71–66 | 25–3 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,976) Anaheim, California |
| March 9, 2001 | vs. Pacific Semifinals | L 58–74 | 25–4 | Anaheim Convention Center (4,268) Anaheim, California |
| NIT ||||||
| March 14, 2001* | at Tulsa First round | L 71–74 | 25–5 | Reynolds Center (5,748) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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