# 2000–01 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2000–01 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 3rd in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 14–4 conference record, 23–9 overall. The Bruins competed in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the eventual champion Duke Blue Devils in the sweet sixteen.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2000 | | vs. Team Concept Exhibition | W 118–64 | 0–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| November 15, 2000 | | vs. EA Sports/California All-Stars Exhibition | W 81–78 | 0–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 9, 2000 ESPN2 | No. 17 | vs. No. 7 Kansas Coaches vs Cancer Tournament | L 98–99 | 0–1 | Madison Square Garden (16,415) New York, NY |
| November 10, 2000 ESPN2 | No. 17 | vs. No. 12 Kentucky Coaches vs Cancer Tournament | W 97–92 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| November 21, 2000 FSNW2 | No. 15 | Cal State Northridge | L 74–78 | 1–2 | Pauley Pavilion (6,448) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 29, 2000 FSNW2 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 83–77 | 2–2 | Pauley Pavilion (6,927) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 2, 2000 KCAL | | vs. Georgia Tech John R. Wooden Classic | L 67–72 | 2–3 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (15,280) Anaheim, CA |
| December 9, 2000 FSNW | | Hawaii | W 84–64 | 3–3 | Pauley Pavilion (6,604) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 16, 2000 FSNW2 | | UC Irvine | W 65–60 | 4–3 | Pauley Pavilion (6,974) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 2000 CBS | | No. 15 North Carolina | L 70–80 | 4–4 | Pauley Pavilion (10,593) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 30, 2000 FSNW | | at Purdue | W 87–82 | 5–4 | Mackey Arena (13,253) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 4, 2001 FSNW2 | | Washington | W 86–64 | 6–4 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (7,354) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 6, 2001 FSN | | Washington State | W 75–57 | 7–4 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (6,892) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 11, 2001 FSN | | No. 19 USC | W 80–75 | 8–4 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,109) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 13, 2001 CBS | | Villanova | W 93–65 | 9–4 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion (9,798) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 18, 2001 FSNW | | at Arizona State | W 91–83 | 10–4 (4–0) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,002) Tempe, AZ |
| January 20, 2001 FSN | | at No. 17 Arizona | L 63–88 | 10–5 (4–1) | McKale Center (14,562) Tucson, AZ |
| January 25, 2001 FSNW2 | | Oregon State | W 67–40 | 11–5 (5–1) | Pauley Pavilion (6,208) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 2001 FSN | | Oregon | W 98–88 | 12–5 (6–1) | Pauley Pavilion (6,957) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 1, 2001 FSNW2 | | at California | L 63–92 | 12–6 (6–2) | Haas Pavilion (12,172) Berkeley, CA |
| February 3, 2001 ABC | | at No. 1 Stanford | W 79–73 | 13–6 (7–2) | Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, CA |
| February 8, 2001 FSNW2 | | at No. 22 USC | W 85–76 | 14–6 (8–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (16,409) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 10, 2001 ABC | | at DePaul | W 94–88 | 15–6 | Allstate Arena (12,236) Chicago, IL |
| February 15, 2001 FSN | No. 24 | No. 8 Arizona | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (9–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,386) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 17, 2001 CBS | No. 24 | Arizona State | W 73–68 | 17–6 (10–2) | Pauley Pavilion (7,953) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 22, 2001 FSNW2 | No. 15 | at Oregon | W 88–73 | 18–6 (11–2) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| February 24, 2001 FSN | No. 15 | at Oregon State | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 19–6 (12–2) | Gill Coliseum (8,607) Corvallis, OR |
| March 01, 2001 FSN | No. 12 | California | W 79–75 | 20–6 (13–2) | Pauley Pavilion (11,753) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 03, 2001 | No. 12 | No. 1 Stanford | L 79–85 | 20–7 (13–3) | Pauley Pavilion (12,523) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 08, 2001 | No. 13 | at Washington State | W 86–76 | 21–7 (14–3) | Beasley Coliseum (3,740) Pullman, WA |
| March 10, 2001 FSN | No. 13 | at Washington | L 94–96 | 21–8 (14–4) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (8,611) Seattle, WA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2001 CBS | No. 15 | vs. Hofstra First Round | W 61–48 | 22–8 | Greensboro Coliseum (14,235) Greensboro, NC |
| March 17, 2001 CBS | No. 15 | vs. Utah State Second Round | W 75–50 | 23–8 | Greensboro Coliseum (20,943) Greensboro, NC |
| March 22, 2001 CBS | No. 15 | vs. No. 1 Duke Sweet Sixteen | L 63–76 | 23–9 | First Union Center (20,270) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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