# 2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 103rd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 13th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks were eliminated in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament by Illinois, who were coached by future Kansas head coach Bill Self.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Luke Axtell | 33 | Guard/Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Junior | Austin, Texas |
| Brett Ballard | 3 | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Junior | Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Jeff Boschee | 13 | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Valley City, North Dakota |
| Jeff Carey | 22 | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Junior | Camdenton, Missouri |
| Eric Chenowith | 44 | Center | 7–1 | 270 | Senior | Orange, California |
| Nick Collison | 4 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Sophomore | Iowa Falls, Iowa |
| Drew Gooden | 0 | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Sophomore | Richmond, California |
| Kenny Gregory | 20 | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 208 | Senior | Columbus, Ohio |
| Lewis Harrison | 2 | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Junior | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Kirk Hinrich | 10 | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Todd Kappelmann | 50 | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Junior | Augusta, Kansas |
| Mario Kinsey | 1 | Guard | 6–2 | 183 | Freshman | Waco, Texas |
| Bryant Nash | 15 | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Carrollton, Texas |
| Chris Zerbe | 34 | Forward | 6–5 | 235 | Junior | Andover, Kansas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/1/2000* | No. 7 | California All-Stars | W 98–80 | | Allen Fieldhouse (15,600) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/4/2000* | No. 7 | Emporia State | W 120–51 | | Allen Fieldhouse (16,000) Lawrence, KS |
| Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic ||||||
| 11/9/2000* 5:30PM, ESPN2 | No. 7 | vs. No. 17 UCLA Semifinals | W 99–98 | 1–0 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| 11/10/2000* 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 7 | vs. St. John's Championship Game | W 82–74 | 2–0 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/17/2000* 7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 4 | North Dakota | W 92–61 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/20/2000* 7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 4 | Boise State | W 101–61 | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (15,600) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/25/2000* 7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 3 | Washburn | W 99–56 | 5–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/27/2000* 7:05PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 3 | Middle Tennessee State | W 92–66 | 6–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (15,700) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/30/2000* 7:00PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 2 | Illinois State | W 80–61 | 7–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,100) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/7/2000* 6:00PM, ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 11 Wake Forest | L 53–84 | 7–1 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (12,143) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/12/2000* 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 10 | at DePaul | W 75–69 | 8–1 | United Center (10,134) Chicago, IL |
| 12/16/2000* 8:05PM, ESPN | No. 10 | Tulsa | W 92–69 | 9–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/23/2000* 3:00PM, CBS | No. 9 | at Ohio State | W 69–68 | 10–1 | Value City Arena (19,200) Columbus, OH |
| 12/30/2000* 8:00PM, Jayhawk-TV | No. 7 | SW Missouri State | W 77–43 | 11–1 | Kemper Arena (15,500) Kansas City, MO |
| 1/6/2001 8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 7 | at Texas Tech | W 94–82 | 12–1 | United Spirit Arena (11,820) Lubbock, TX |
| 1/13/2001 12:00PM, ABC | No. 5 | at No. 22 Oklahoma | W 69–61 | 13–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,183) Norman, OK |
| 1/17/2001 8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 5 | Nebraska | W 84–62 | 14–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/20/2001 3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 5 | Texas A&M | W 100–70 | 15–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/22/2001 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 5 | at Colorado | W 85–75 | 16–1 | Coors Events Center (11,075) Boulder, CO |
| 1/27/2001 3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 4 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 92–66 | 17–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 1/29/2001 3:00PM, ESPN | No. 4 | at Missouri Border War | L 66–75 | 17–2 | Hearnes Center (13,545) Columbia, MO |
| 2/3/2001 12:00PM, CBS | No. 3 | Texas | W 82–66 | 18–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 2/5/2001 8:00PM, ESPN | No. 5 | No. 12 Iowa State | L 77–79 | 18–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 2/10/2001 3:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 5 | Oklahoma State | W 77–61 | 19–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 2/12/2001 8:00PM, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at Baylor | L 77–85 | 19–4 | Ferrell Center (9,523) Waco, TX |
| 2/17/2001 12:00PM, CBS | No. 6 | at No. 7 Iowa State | L 71–79 | 19–5 | James H. Hilton Coliseum (14,092) Ames, IA |
| 2/21/2001 7:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 11 | Colorado | W 91–79 | 20–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,100) Lawrence, KS |
| 2/25/2001 2:30PM, ABC | No. 11 | at Nebraska | W 78–74 | 21–5 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,104) Lincoln, NE |
| 2/28/2001 8:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 10 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 77–65 | 22–5 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,043) Manhattan, KS |
| 3/4/2001 1:00PM, CBS | No. 10 | Missouri Border War | W 75–59 | 23–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 3/9/2001 6:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 9 | vs. Kansas State Quarterfinals Sunflower Showdown | W 94–63 | 24–5 | Kemper Arena (18,000) Kansas City, MO |
| 3/10/2001 12:00PM, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 9 | vs. No. 16 Oklahoma Semifinals | L 57–62 | 24–6 | Kemper Arena (19,100) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/16/2001* 6:35PM, CBS | No. 12 (4) | vs. (13) Cal State Northridge First Round | W 99–75 | 25–6 | University of Dayton Arena (13,133) Dayton, OH |
| 3/18/2001* 11:10AM, CBS | No. 12 (4) | vs. No. 17 (5) Syracuse Second Round | W 87–58 | 26–6 | University of Dayton Arena (13,159) Dayton, OH |
| 3/23/2001* 9:15PM, CBS | No. 12 (4) | vs. No. 4 (1) Illinois Sweet Sixteen | L 64–80 | 26–7 | Alamodome (28,962) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Not released |
| Coaches | 6 | 6* | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
*There was no week 2 coaches poll.