# 2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the regular season with a record of 20–10, 11-5. There, they defeated Xavier to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the #3 seed Ole Miss, 59–56. This was Mike Brey's first year at Notre Dame.
Forward Troy Murphy was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 21.8 points per game.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 18* | | Sacred Heart | W 104–58 | 1–0 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| November 22* | | Loyola (IL) | W 107–68 | 2–0 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| November 25* | No. 14 | No. 16 Cincinnati | W 69–51 | 3–0 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| December 2* | | at Vanderbilt | W 77–74 | 4–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 5* | | Indiana | L 78–86 | 4–1 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| December 9* | | Miami (OH) | L 64–73 | 4–2 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| December 17* | | Tennessee Tech | W 82–68 | 5–2 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| December 19* | | Canisius | W 99–71 | 6–2 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| December 21* | | Vermont | W 96–86 | 7–2 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| December 29* | | Long Island University | W 97–49 | 8–2 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| January 2 | | at Syracuse | L 70–79 | 8–3 (0–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| January 6 | | Rutgers | W 87–80 | 9–3 (1–1) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| January 8 | | at Seton Hall | L 76–78 | 9–4 (1–2) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| January 13* | | at Kentucky | L 71–82 | 9–5 (1–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 16 | | Pittsburgh | W 74–58 | 10–5 (2–2) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| January 21 | | West Virginia | W 78–61 | 11–5 (3–2) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| January 23 | | Syracuse | W 74–60 | 12–5 (4–2) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| January 27 | | at Georgetown | W 78–71 | 13–5 (5–2) | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| February 3 | | at Pittsburgh | W 75–67 | 14–5 (6–2) | Fitzgerald Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| February 5 | | St. John’s | W 83–73 | 15–5 (7–2) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| February 11 | | at West Virginia | W 69–66 | 16–5 (8–2) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| February 14 | | at Rutgers | W 81–59 | 17–5 (9–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| February 18 | | Seton Hall | L 64–74 | 17–6 (9–3) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| February 21 | | Boston College | W 76–75 | 18–6 (10–3) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| February 24 | | at Virginia Tech | W 85–61 | 19–6 (11–3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| February 26 | | at Connecticut | L 50–75 | 19–7 (11–4) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| March 4 | | Georgetown | L 72–79 | 19–8 (11–5) | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 8 | | vs. Pittsburgh Quarterfinals | L 54–66 | 19–9 (11–6) | Madison Square Garden (IV) New York, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16* | | vs. Xavier First Round | W 83–71 | 20–9 (11–6) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 18* | | vs. Ole Miss Second Round | L 56–59 | 20–10 (11–6) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Players selected in NBA drafts

| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2001 | 1 | 14 | Troy Murphy | Golden State Warriors |