2000–01 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Dave Calloway, played their home games at the William T. Boylan Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 15–5 in NEC play to finish in second place. They won the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the East region, the Hawks were beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Duke in the opening round.^[1]

2000–01 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
Northeast Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	21–10 (15–5 NEC)
Head coach	Dave Calloway (4th season)
Home arena	William T. Boylan Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
St. Francis (NY)	16	–	4		.800			18	–	11		.621
Monmouth †	15	–	5		.750			21	–	10		.677
UMBC	13	–	7		.650			18	–	11		.621
Long Island	12	–	8		.600			12	–	16		.429
Wagner	11	–	9		.550			16	–	13		.552
Central Connecticut	11	–	9		.550			14	–	14		.500
Fairleigh Dickinson	10	–	10		.500			13	–	15		.464
Saint Francis (PA)	9	–	11		.450			9	–	18		.333
Mount St. Mary's	7	–	13		.350			7	–	21		.250
Robert Morris	7	–	13		.350			7	–	22		.241
Sacred Heart	6	–	14		.300			7	–	21		.250
Quinnipiac	3	–	17		.150			6	–	21		.222
† 2001 NEC tournament winner

Roster

2000–01 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Rahsaan Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr	Head coach Dave Calloway Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2000*		at Rider	L 63–65	0–1	Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Nov 25, 2000*		Princeton	W 70–59	1–1	Boylan Gymnasium  West Long Branch, New Jersey
Nov 27, 2000*		at Drexel	L 61–66	1–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 28, 2000*		at UNLV	L 70–81	6–3	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 30, 2000*		at Gonzaga	L 69–95	6–4	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre  Spokane, Washington
NEC tournament
Mar 3, 2001*		vs. Fairleigh Dickinson	W 71–59	19–9	Sun National Bank Center  Trenton, New Jersey
Mar 4, 2001*		vs. UMBC	W 67–54	20–9	Sun National Bank Center  Trenton, New Jersey
Mar 5, 2001*		vs. St. Francis (NY)	W 67–64	21–9	Sun National Bank Center  Trenton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke First round	L 52–95	21–10	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "Marquette 68, Monmouth 44". UPI Archives. March 15, 1996. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
2. "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
3. "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2023.