2000–01 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2000–01 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2000–01 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–14 (9–7 CUSA)
Head coach	Tom Crean (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Darrin Horn (2nd season); Tod Kowalczyk (1st season); Dwayne Stephens (2nd season);
Home arena	Bradley Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2000–01 men's college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 15–14, 9–7.

2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Southern Miss	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Charlotte †	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Memphis	10	–	6	.625	21	–	15	.583
South Florida	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Marquette	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
UAB	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Louisville	8	–	8	.500	12	–	19	.387
Houston	6	–	10	.375	9	–	20	.310
DePaul	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Tulane	2	–	14	.125	9	–	21	.300

† 2001 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Coach Crean returned four starters from the previous season, where the Golden Eagles went 15-14 and went to the 2000 NIT.^[1] The team's chances were dealt a blow when top freshman Dwyane Wade was declared ineligible after failing to achieve a qualifying SAT/ACT score.^[2] Marquette was picked fifth in the Conference USA American division while senior guard Brian Wardle was named to the preseason all-conference team.^[3]

Regular season

During the February 22, 2001 game against DePaul, Marquette held "Al McGuire night," honoring the school's Hall of Fame former coach, who had died the month before. As a part of the event, the court at the Bradley Center was renamed "Al McGuire Court."^[4]

Roster

2000–01 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Cordell Henry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
C	35	John Mueller	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Cedarburg, Wisconsin
C	5	Scott Merritt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
F	40	Terry Sanders	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	25	Dwyane Wade (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
G	22	Brian Wardle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Clarendon Hills, Illinois

Head coach

Tom Crean

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 14*	South Alabama	L 54–67	0–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
November 20*	Massachusetts	W 68–64	1–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
December 1*	Centenary (LA)	W 66–47	2–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
December 2*	Cal State Northridge	W 69–66	3–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
December 7*	Minnesota	L 59–61 ^OT	3–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
December 9*	Little Rock	W 48–46	4–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
December 16*	at Xavier	L 59–75	4–3	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
December 20*	Western Carolina	W 78–66	5–3	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
December 23*	Wisconsin	L 47–52	5–4	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
December 30*	at Daytona	L 60–61	5–5	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
January 6	at DePaul	W 69–49	6–5 (1–0)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
January 10	Cincinnati	W 47–44	7–5 (2–0)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 13*	at North Carolina	L 54–88	7–6 (2–0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 17	South Florida	W 72–68	8–6 (3–0)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 20	Charlotte	L 71–74	8–7 (3–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 24	at Saint Louis	W 73–64	9–7 (4–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 27	Tulane	W 82–57	10–7 (5–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 30	Southern Mississippi	L 65–78	10–8 (5–2)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
February 2	at Memphis	W 71–65	11–8 (6–2)	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
February 8	at Louisville	L 65–75	11–9 (6–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
February 11	Saint Louis	W 75–69	12–9 (7–3)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
February 14	at UAB	L 66–72	12–10 (7–4)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
February 18	at Cincinnati	W 66–63 ^OT	13–10 (8–4)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
February 22	DePaul	W 84–64	14–10 (9–4)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
February 24	Louisville	L 74–77 ^3OT	14–11 (9–5)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
February 28	at Houston	L 64-66	14–12 (9–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 3	at Charlotte	L 62-85	14–13 (9–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Conference USA tournament
March 7	vs. Tulane Conference USA Conference tournament	W 72–67	15–13 (10–7)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
March 8	vs. Memphis Conference USA Conference tournament	L 64–71	15–14 (10–8)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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External links

MUScoop's MUWiki

References

^ "Marquette pins progress on Wardle, freshman trio". Racine Journal Times. November 12, 2000. p. 19. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marquette recruit Wade to sit out 2000–01 season". Racine Journal Times. July 21, 2000. p. 38. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bearcats early C-USA pick". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 2000. p. 17. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Remembering a special spirit". Chicago Tribune. February 22, 2001. p. 33. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2000–01 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

[1] "Marquette pins progress on Wardle, freshman trio". Racine Journal Times. November 12, 2000. p. 19. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Marquette recruit Wade to sit out 2000–01 season". Racine Journal Times. July 21, 2000. p. 38. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Bearcats early C-USA pick". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 2000. p. 17. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Remembering a special spirit". Chicago Tribune. February 22, 2001. p. 33. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "2000–01 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[6] 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

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