# 2000–01 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 2000–01 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2000–01 NCAA men's basketball season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| November 19, 2000* | | St. Francis (NY) | W 73–53 | 1-0 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (17,730) Syracuse, NY |
| November 23, 2000* | | vs. DePaul Great Alaska Shootout | W 92–84 | 2-0 | – | – | – | Sullivan Arena (7,556) Anchorage, AK |
| November 24, 2000* | | vs. Ohio State Great Alaska Shootout | W 77–66 | 3-0 | – | – | – | Sullivan Arena (8,034) Anchorage, AK |
| November 25, 2000* | | vs. Missouri Great Alaska Shootout | W 84–62 | 4-0 | – | – | – | Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, AK |
| November 28, 2000* | No. 20 | Colgate | W 73–65 | 5-0 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (17,066) Syracuse, NY |
| December 1, 2000* | No. 20 | Akron | W 81–51 | 6-0 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (16,893) Syracuse, NY |
| December 2, 2000 | No. 20 | Virginia Tech | W 88–68 | 7-0 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (18,409) Syracuse, NY |
| December 5, 2000* | No. 13 | Albany | W 105–75 | 8-0 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (16,285) Syracuse, NY |
| December 16, 2000* | No. 12 | Wisconsin–Green Bay | W 69–57 | 9-0 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (18,105) Syracuse, NY |
| December 22, 2000* | No. 12 | No. 4 Tennessee | L 70–83 | 9-1 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (23,164) Syracuse, NY |
| December 28, 2000* | No. 15 | Columbia | W 61–47 | 10-1 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (16,203) Syracuse, NY |
| December 30, 2000* | No. 15 | Niagara | W 95–69 | 11-1 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (16,579) Syracuse, NY |
| January 2, 2001 | No. 14 | Notre Dame | W 79–70 | 12-1 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (17,368) Syracuse, NY |
| January 6, 2001 | No. 14 | at Pittsburgh | W 71–66 | 13-1 | – | – | – | Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 9, 2001 | No. 11 | at Rutgers | W 64–63 | 14-1 | – | – | – | Louis Brown Center (7,013) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 13, 2001 | No. 11 | West Virginia | W 86–80 | 15-1 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (20,495) Syracuse, NY |
| January 21, 2001 | No. 8 | at Seton Hall | L 65–77 | 15-2 | – | – | – | (15,086) East Rutherford, NJ |
| January 23, 2001 | No. 11 | at Notre Dame | L 60–74 | 15-3 | – | – | – | Joyce Center (11,120) South Bend, IN |
| January 27, 2001 | No. 11 | Rutgers | W 68–54 | 16-3 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| January 29, 2001 | No. 11 | Georgetown | W 70–63 | 17-3 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (21,054) Syracuse, NY |
| February 3, 2001* 1:00, CBS | No. 12 | at NC State | W 54–53 | 18-3 | – | – | – | (16,494) Raleigh, NC |
| February 7, 2001 | No. 9 | at Boston College | L 63–65 | 18-4 | – | – | – | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 10, 2001 | No. 9 | Seton Hall | W 63–62 | 19-4 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (29,453) Syracuse, NY |
| February 13, 2001 | No. 10 | Miami (FL) | L 57–68 | 19-5 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (18,395) Syracuse, NY |
| February 17, 2001 | No. 10 | at West Virginia | L 76–87 | 19-6 | – | – | – | WVU Coliseum (12,389) Morgantown, WV |
| February 19, 2001 | No. 10 | Connecticut | W 65–60 | 20-6 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (22,082) Syracuse, NY |
| February 24, 2001 | No. 17 | Georgetown | L 61–72 | 20-7 | – | – | – | MCI Center (18,189) Washington, D.C. |
| February 27, 2001 | No. 19 | Pittsburgh | W 80–69 | 21-7 | – | – | – | Carrier Dome (18,721) Syracuse, NY |
| March 4, 2001 12:00, CBS | No. 19 | at St. John's | W 93–91 | 22-7 | – | – | – | Madison Square Garden (18,401) New York, NY |
| March 7, 2001* | No. 17 | vs. Connecticut Big East tournament | W 86–75 | 23-7 | – | – | – | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| March 8, 2001* | No. 17 | vs. Providence Big East tournament | W 55–54 | 24-7 | – | – | – | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| March 9, 2001* | No. 17 | vs. Pittsburgh Big East tournament | L 54–55 | 24-8 | – | – | – | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| March 16, 2001* CBS | (MW5) No. 17 | vs. (MW12) Hawaii First Round | W 79–69 | 25-8 | – | – | – | (13,133) Dayton, OH |
| March 18, 2001* CBS | (MW5) No. 17 | vs. (MW4) Kansas Second Round | L 58–87 | 25-9 | – | – | – | (13,159) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |||||||||