# 2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 20–10, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State lost to No. 6 seed USC in the opening round.

## Tragedy

On January 27, 2001 at 5:37 pm, following a road loss to the Colorado Buffalo, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 transporting two players and six Oklahoma State broadcasters and members of the team coaching staff, crashed into a field near Strasburg, Colorado. The crash killed all 8 passengers and both pilots onboard.
The plane was on-route from Jefferson County Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport. 20 minutes after takeoff, the pilot became disoriented by his equipment and instruments failing in the midst of a snow storm, resulting in the fatal crash.
Following the disaster, Oklahoma State erected a memorial inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, entitled "Remember the Ten", to commemorate the passing of all those involved in the crash. Additionally, a memorial was established in Strasburg, Colorado to honor and remember the tragedy.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 2000* | | vs. UMKC | W 69–46 | 1–0 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Nov 28, 2000* | | at North Texas | W 94–56 | 2–0 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 2, 2000* | | UNLV | W 77–69 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 6, 2000* | | at Wichita State | L 59–61 | 3–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 9, 2000* | | No. 21 Arkansas | W 74–73 | 4–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 16, 2000* | | Northwestern State | W 73–59 | 5–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 19, 2000* | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 70–60 | 6–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 22, 2000* | | Lamar | W 86–45 | 7–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 30, 2000* | | at San Diego State | L 66–87 | 7–2 | Cox Arena San Diego, California |
| Jan 3, 2001* | | UTSA | W 88–63 | 8–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 6, 2001 | | at No. 24 Texas | L 71–78 | 8–3 (0–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 8, 2001 ESPN | | No. 18 Iowa State | W 88–80 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 13, 2001 | | Texas Tech | W 65–46 | 10–3 (2–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 17, 2001 | | at Baylor | W 76-65 | 11–3 (3–1) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Jan 20, 2001* | | St. Gregory's | W 74-58 | 12–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 24, 2001 | | Texas A&M | W 76-64 | 13–3 (4–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 27, 2001 | | at Colorado | L 71-81 | 13–4 (4–2) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 5, 2001 | | Missouri | W 69-66 | 14–4 (5–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 7, 2001 | | at Nebraska | L 75-78 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (5–3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 10, 2001 | | at No. 5 Kansas | L 61-77 | 14–6 (5–4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 14, 2001 | | No. 13 Oklahoma | W 72-44 | 15–6 (6–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 17, 2001 | | Texas | L 69-80 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (6–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 21, 2001 | | Texas A&M | W 82-76 | 16-7 (7-5) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Feb 24, 2001 | | Kansas State | W 52-47 | 17-7 (8-5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 26, 2001 | | at Texas Tech | W 66-58 | 18-7 (9-5) | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas |
| Feb 28, 2001 | | Baylor | W 71-68 | 19-7 (10-5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 3, 2001 | | at No. 17 Oklahoma | L 56–68 | 19–8 (10–6) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2001* | | vs. Texas Tech First round | W 71–59 | 20–8 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 9, 2001* | | vs. No. 20 Texas Quarterfinals | L 54–55 | 20–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2001* CBS | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) USC First round | L 54–69 | 20–10 | Nassau Coliseum (13,817) Uniondale, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||