# 2000–01 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2000–01 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Henry Bibby, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans finished the season with a record of 24–10 (11–7 Pac-10) and made a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2000* | No. 23 | Bradley | W 107–92 | 1–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Nov 21, 2000* | No. 20 | San Diego | W 78–67 | 2–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Nov 25, 2000* | No. 20 | Loyola Marymount | W 91–68 | 3–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 2, 2000* | No. 15 | No. 18 Utah | W 65–60 | 4–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 5, 2000* | No. 12 | Cal State Northridge | W 99–90 | 5–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 9, 2000* | No. 12 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 75–73 | 6–0 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Dec 14, 2000* | No. 13 | Pepperdine | W 76–73 | 7–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 21, 2000 | No. 13 | at BYU-Hawaii | W 86–74 | 8–0 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 2000* | No. 13 | vs. No. 24 Ole Miss | L 83–84 $^{OT}$ | 8–1 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii |
| Dec 23, 2000* | No. 13 | vs. BYU | W 70–67 | 9–1 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii |
| Dec 27, 2000* | No. 16 | at Northwestern | L 61–63 | 9–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Dec 30, 2000* | No. 16 | Long Beach State | W 95–73 | 10–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 2001 | No. 20 | Washington State | W 82–59 | 11–2 (1–0) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 6, 2001 | No. 20 | Washington | W 87–61 | 12–2 (2–0) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 11, 2001 | No. 19 | at UCLA | L 75–80 | 12–3 (2–1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 18, 2001 | No. 24 | at No. 17 Arizona | L 58–71 | 12–4 (2–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 20, 2001 | No. 24 | at Arizona State | W 77–58 | 13–4 (3–2) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 25, 2001 | No. 25 | Oregon | W 78–74 | 14–4 (4–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 27, 2001 | No. 25 | Oregon State | W 73–47 | 15–4 (5–2) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 1, 2001 | No. 21 | at No. 1 Stanford | L 71–77 | 15–5 (5–3) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 3, 2001 | No. 21 | at California | W 80–66 | 16–5 (6–3) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Feb 8, 2001 | No. 22 | UCLA | L 76–85 | 16–6 (6–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 15, 2001 | | Arizona State | W 80–68 | 17–6 (7–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 17, 2001 | | No. 8 Arizona | L 61–105 | 17–7 (7–5) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 22, 2001 | | at Oregon State | L 52–67 | 17–8 (7–6) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 24, 2001 | | at Oregon | W 87–80 $^{OT}$ | 18–8 (8–6) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Mar 1, 2001 | | No. 1 Stanford | L 68–70 | 18–9 (8–7) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 3, 2001 | | California | W 74–69 | 19–9 (9–7) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 8, 2001 | | at Washington | W 85–56 | 20–9 (10–7) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Mar 10, 2001 | | at Washington State | W 78–63 | 21–9 (11–7) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2001* | (6 E) | vs. (11 E) Oklahoma State First round | W 69–54 | 22–9 | Nassau Coliseum (13,817) Uniondale, New York |
| Mar 17, 2001* | (6 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 7 Boston College Second Round | W 74–71 | 23–9 | Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York |
| Mar 22, 2001* | (6 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 9 Kentucky East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 80–76 | 24–9 | First Union Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 24, 2001* | (6 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke East Regional final – Elite Eight | L 69–79 | 24–10 | First Union Center (20,270) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Team Players in the 2001 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 34 | Brian Scalabrine | New Jersey Nets |
| 2 | 36 | Jeff Trepagnier | Cleveland Cavaliers |