# 2000–01 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2000–01 men's college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 15–14, 9–7.

## Preseason

Coach Crean returned four starters from the previous season, where the Golden Eagles went 15-14 and went to the 2000 NIT. The team's chances were dealt a blow when top freshman Dwyane Wade was declared ineligible after failing to achieve a qualifying SAT/ACT score. Marquette was picked fifth in the Conference USA American division while senior guard Brian Wardle was named to the preseason all-conference team.

## Regular season

During the February 22, 2001 game against DePaul, Marquette held "Al McGuire night," honoring the school's Hall of Fame former coach, who had died the month before. As a part of the event, the court at the Bradley Center was renamed "Al McGuire Court."

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 14* | South Alabama Tivo Preseason NIT First Round | L 54–67 | 0–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| November 20* | Massachusetts | W 68–64 | 1–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 1* | Centenary (LA) | W 66–47 | 2–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 2* | Cal State Northridge | W 69–66 | 3–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 7* | Minnesota | L 59–61 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 9* | Little Rock | W 48–46 | 4–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 16* | at Xavier | L 59–75 | 4–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| December 20* | Western Carolina | W 78–66 | 5–3 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 23* | Wisconsin | L 47–52 | 5–4 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 30* | at Daytona | L 60–61 | 5–5 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| January 6 | at DePaul | W 69–49 | 6–5 (1–0) | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 10 | Cincinnati | W 47–44 | 7–5 (2–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 13* | at North Carolina | L 54–88 | 7–6 (2–0) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 17 | South Florida | W 72–68 | 8–6 (3–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 20 | Charlotte | L 71–74 | 8–7 (3–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 24 | at Saint Louis | W 73–64 | 9–7 (4–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 27 | Tulane | W 82–57 | 10–7 (5–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 30 | Southern Mississippi | L 65–78 | 10–8 (5–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 2 | at Memphis | W 71–65 | 11–8 (6–2) | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| February 8 | at Louisville | L 65–75 | 11–9 (6–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| February 11 | Saint Louis | W 75–69 | 12–9 (7–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 14 | at UAB | L 66–72 | 12–10 (7–4) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| February 18 | at Cincinnati | W 66–63 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (8–4) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 22 | DePaul | W 84–64 | 14–10 (9–4) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 24 | Louisville | L 74–77 $^{3OT}$ | 14–11 (9–5) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 28 | at Houston | L 64-66 | 14–12 (9–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| March 3 | at Charlotte | L 62-85 | 14–13 (9–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 7 | vs. Tulane Conference USA Conference tournament | W 72–67 | 15–13 (10–7) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| March 8 | vs. Memphis Conference USA Conference tournament | L 64–71 | 15–14 (10–8) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||