# 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 25–6, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They lost to Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid as a No. 2 seed to the NCAA tournament, where they were upset by 15th-seeded Hampton.

## Previous season

They finished the season 32–5, 14–2 in Big 12 play to finish in first place. They defeated Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This was their first regular season and conference tournament since joining the Big 12. In the NCAA Tournament they defeated Central Connecticut State, Auburn, and UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State.
The Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a consensus First Team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year and Larry Eustachy being named AP Coach of the Year.

## Incoming players

Incoming Players :
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Previous School | Hometown |
| Omar Bynum | Forward | 6'7 | 210 lbs. | Indian Hills CC | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Shane Power | Forward | 6'5" | 210 lbs. | Merrillville Andrean | Crown Point, Indiana |
| Tyray Pearson | Forward | 6'7" | 225 lbs. | Kankakee CC | Hammond, Indiana |
| Jake Sullivan | Guard | 6'1" | 195 lbs. | Tartan High | Oakdale, Minnesota |
| Zach Fortune | Guard | 6'3" | 185 lbs. | Bellevue West | Bellevue, Nebraska |
| Marcus Jefferson | Forward | 6'5" | 205 lbs. | Notre Dame Prep | East Chicago |
| Anderw Skoglund | Center | 7'1" | 250 lbs. | Hopkins High | Minnetonka, Minnesota |
| Reference: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2000 7:00 pm | | Next Level Sports | W 85–72 | | Hilton Coliseum (12,776) Ames, Iowa |
| November 15, 2000 7:00 pm | | Global Sports | W 91–85 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 21, 2000* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Morningside | W 102–97 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 24, 2000* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Texas Southern | W 109–70 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| November 27, 2000* 7:05 pm, KFXA/KFXB/KDSM | | at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 69–55 | 3–0 | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| December 1, 2000* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Southern Tribune Cyclone Challenge | W 94–62 | 4–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 2, 2000* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Southern Miss Tribune Cyclone Challenge | W 69–67 | 5–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 2000* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 25 | Tennessee Tech | W 89–74 | 6–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 9, 2000* 7:05 pm, ITN | No. 25 | at Iowa Rivalry | L 68–80 | 6–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 17, 2000* 12:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 75–55 | 7–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 21, 2000* 5:00 pm, Yahoo! Streaming | | vs. Troy Yahoo! Sports Invitational quarterfinal | W 66–56 | 8–1 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| December 22, 2000* 10:00 pm, Yahoo! Streaming | | vs. BYU Yahoo! Sports Invitational semifinal | W 77–71 | 9–1 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| December 23, 2000* 9:00 pm, Yahoo! Streaming | | vs. No. 24 Ole Miss Yahoo! Sports Invitational championship | W 73–68 | 10–1 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| December 30, 2000* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 25 | Western Carolina | W 91–53 | 11–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 2, 2001* 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 23 | Illinois-Chicago | W 95–44 | 12–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 6, 2001 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 23 | No. 15 Oklahoma | W 100–80 | 13–1 (1–0) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 8, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | at Oklahoma State | L 80–88 $^{OT}$ | 13–2 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 13, 2001 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 18 | at Missouri | L 109–112 $^{4OT}$ | 13–3 (1–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| January 16, 2001 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 23 | Colorado | W 84–68 | 14–3 (2–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 20, 2001 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 23 | at Nebraska | W 60–59 | 15–3 (3–2) | Bob Devaney Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 25, 2001 7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 17 | Baylor | W 72–51 | 16–3 (4–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 28, 2001 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 17 | at Texas A&M | W 72–53 | 17–3 (5–2) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| January 31, 2001 8:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 15 | at Colorado | W 71–61 | 18–3 (6–2) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| February 3, 2001 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 15 | Kansas State | W 84–78 | 19–3 (7–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 5, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 12 | at No. 3 Kansas | W 79–77 | 20–3 (8–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 11, 2001 3:00 pm, ABC | No. 12 | Missouri | W 72–64 | 21–3 (9–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 17, 2001 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 7 | No. 6 Kansas | W 79–71 | 22–3 (10–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 21, 2001 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 6 | at Kansas State | W 62–51 | 23–3 (11–2) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 24, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at Texas | L 78–94 | 23–4 (11–3) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| February 28, 2001 6:30 pm, Cyclone Television Network | No. 8 | Texas Tech | W 80–63 | 24–4 (12–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 3, 2001 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 8 | Nebraska | W 86–73 | 25–4 (13–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2001 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus | (1) No. 7 | vs. (8) Baylor Quarterfinals | L 49–62 | 25–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2001 9:07 pm, CBS | (2 W) No. 10 | vs. (15 W) Hampton First round | L 57–58 | 25–6 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Not released |
| Coaches | 23 | 23^ | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll