# 2000–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. At the beginning of the season, the head coach was Bobby Knight; however, Knight was fired in early September 2000, and Mike Davis was named interim head coach. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21–13 and a conference record of 10–6, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. After losing in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament to Iowa, the Hoosiers earned a 4-seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament. However, IU quickly exited with a first round loss to 13-seed Kent State.

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 14, 2000* 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Pepperdine Tivo Preseason NIT First Round | W 80–68 | 1–0 | 28 – Haston | 14 – Haston | 8 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| November 17, 2000* 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | South Alabama Tivo Preseason NIT Second Round | W 70–62 | 2–0 | 21 – Haston | 11 – Haston | 4 – Tied | Assembly Hall (12,581) Bloomington, Indiana |
| November 22, 2000* 7:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 25 Temple Tivo Preseason NIT Semifinals | L 61–69 | 2–1 | 16 – Owens | 7 – Leach | 6 – Fife | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| November 24, 2000* 6:00 pm | | vs. Texas Tivo Preseason NIT Consolation | L 58–70 | 2–2 | 22 – Haston | 12 – Haston | 8 – Fife | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| November 29, 2000* 8:00 pm, Fox Sports Net Midwest | | at Indiana State | L 58–59 | 2–3 | 19 – Jefferies | 10 – Haston | 9 – Coverdale | Hulman Center (10,220) Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 2, 2000* 1:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Southern Illinois | W 85–63 | 3–3 | 21 – Jefferies | 9 – Coverdale | 10 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (12,486) Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 5, 2000* 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 10 Notre Dame | W 86–78 | 4–3 | 30 – Coverdale | 8 – Tied | 4 – Coverdale | Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, Indiana |
| December 8, 2000* 6:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Western Michigan Indiana Classic | W 87–59 | 5–3 | 22 – Owens | 9 – Haston | 6 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (12,319) Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 9, 2000* 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Ball State Indiana Classic | W 65–50 | 6–3 | 16 – Hornsby | 8 – Haston | 10 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (12,470) Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 16, 2000* 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | No. 24 Charlotte | W 76–72 | 7–3 | 19 – Tied | 11 – Haston | 6 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (12,719) Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 18, 2000* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Missouri | L 63–68 | 7–4 | 18 – Jefferies | 12 – Newton | 3 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (12,517) Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 22, 2000* 9:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 74–88 | 7–5 | 18 – Haston | 4 – Haston | 3 – Fife | Freedom Hall (20,059) Louisville, Kentucky |
| December 28, 2000* 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | vs. Northeastern Hoosier Classic | W 103–65 | 8–5 | 20 – Owens | 8 – Tied | 8 – Coverdale | Conseco Fieldhouse (10,020) Indianapolis |
| December 29, 2000* 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Valparaiso Hoosier Classic | W 63–60 | 9–5 | 17 – Coverdale | 8 – Haston | 4 – Coverdale | Conseco Fieldhouse (10,891) Indianapolis |
| January 4, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 12 Wisconsin | L 46–49 | 9–6 (0–1) | 19 – Haston | 10 – Haston | 3 – Jefferies | Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin |
| January 7, 2001 4:00 pm, CBS | | No. 1 Michigan State | W 59–58 | 10–6 (1–1) | 27 – Haston | 8 – Jefferies | 4 – Tied | Assembly Hall (17,128) Bloomington, Indiana |
| January 9, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Michigan | L 64–70 | 10–7 (1–2) | 15 – Jefferies | 9 – Haston | 4 – Fife | Crisler Arena (10,871) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| January 17, 2001 6:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Penn State | W 77–69 | 11–7 (2–2) | 22 – Haston | 17 – Jefferies | 5 – Jefferies | Assembly Hall (17,054) Bloomington, Indiana |
| January 20, 2001 12:17 pm, ESPN Plus | | at Minnesota | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (2–3) | 17 – Haston | 11 – Haston | 5 – Coverdale | Williams Arena (13,120) Minneapolis |
| January 23, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 66–55 | 12–8 (3–3) | 24 – Haston | 15 – Haston | 4 – Fife | Assembly Hall (17,288) Bloomington, Indiana |
| January 27, 2001 1:00 pm, CBS | | at Iowa | L 66–71 | 12–9 (3–4) | 12 – Tied | 13 – Haston | 6 – Coverdale | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, Iowa |
| January 31, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | at Ohio State | W 70–67 | 13–9 (4–4) | 18 – Tied | 8 – Jefferies | 5 – Fife | Value City Arena (19,200) Columbus, Ohio |
| February 3, 2001 4:37 pm, ESPN Plus | | at Penn State | W 85–78 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (5–4) | 29 – Haston | 14 – Jefferies | 4 – Tied | Bryce Jordan Center (15,232) University Park, Pennsylvania |
| February 11, 2001 1:00 pm, CBS | | Michigan | W 72–59 | 15–9 (6–4) | 30 – Haston | 12 – Jefferies | 6 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (16,859) Bloomington, Indiana |
| February 14, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Northwestern | W 78–54 | 16–9 (7–4) | 19 – Haston | 13 – Haston | 4 – Tied | Assembly Hall (16,430) Bloomington, Indiana |
| February 17, 2001 4:37 pm, ESPN Plus | | No. 4 Illinois Rivalry | L 61–67 | 16–10 (7–5) | 18 – Haston | 9 – Jefferies | 3 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (17,460) Bloomington, Indiana |
| February 20, 2001 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 5 Michigan State | L 57–66 | 16–11 (7–6) | 18 – Haston | 5 – Jefferies | 6 – Coverdale | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, Michigan |
| February 24, 2001 1:00 pm, CBS | | Wisconsin | W 85–55 | 17–11 (8–6) | 24 – Coverdale | 5 – Jefferies | 8 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (17,051) Bloomington, Indiana |
| February 28, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Minnesota | W 89–53 | 18–11 (9–6) | 21 – Haston | 14 – Haston | 6 – Coverdale | Assembly Hall (17,187) Bloomington, Indiana |
| March 3, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | | Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 74–58 | 19–11 (10–6) | 22 – Haston | 15 – Haston | 6 – Coverdale | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2001 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (5) Wisconsin Quarterfinals | W 64–52 | 20–11 | 19 – Haston | 9 – Newton | 5 – Tied | United Center (22,679) Chicago |
| March 10, 2001 2:30 pm, CBS | (4) | vs. (1) No. 4 Illinois Semifinals | W 58–56 | 21–11 | 17 – Coverdale | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | United Center (23,418) Chicago |
| March 11, 2001 3:30 pm, CBS | (4) | vs. (6) Iowa Championship | L 61–63 | 21–12 | 24 – Haston | 12 – Haston | 5 – Coverdale | United Center (22,081) Chicago |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2001* 7:55 pm, CBS | (4 W) No. 20 | vs. (13 W) Kent State First Round | L 73–77 | 21–13 | 29 – Haston | 9 – Haston | 4 – Tied | Cox Arena (9,697) San Diego |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||