2000–01 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–14 (9–7 CUSA)
Head coach	Tom Crean (2nd season)
Home arena	Bradley Center
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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

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. 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.