2000–01 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

2000–01 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
2000–01 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball
Mid-Continent tournament champions; Mid-Continent Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	25–6 (13–3 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Bill Evans;
Home arena	America First Event Center

2000–01 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
†	13	–	3	.813	25	–	6	.806
Youngstown State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
UMKC	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
Oakland	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
IUPUI	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Oral Roberts	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
Western Illinois	5	–	11	.313	5	–	23	.179
Chicago State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	23	.179

† 2001 Mid-Con Tournament^[1] winner

The 2000–01 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team represented Southern Utah University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds, led by 5th-year head coach Bill Evans, played their home games at the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 13–3 in Mid-Con play to finish in second place. They defeated Western Illinois, Oral Roberts, and Valparaiso to win the Mid-Con tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first, and only, appearance in program history. Playing as No. 14 seed in the East region, the Thunderbirds were beaten by No. 3 seed Boston College in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Fred House	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Bill Evans

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2000*		at Arizona State	L 72–94	0–1	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Dec 22, 2000*		at Utah	W 77–70	8–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Big Sky tournament
Mar 4, 2001*		vs. Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 66–53	23–5	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mar 5, 2001*		vs. Oral Roberts Semifinals	W 73–62	24–5	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mar 6, 2001*		vs. Valparaiso Championship game	W 62–59	25–5	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 7 Boston College First round	L 65–68	25–6	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[3]

References

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
^ "An Escape and an Exhale by the Eagles". The New York Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary

[2] "An Escape and an Exhale by the Eagles". The New York Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[3] "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

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