2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under 6th year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks held an overall record of 26–7 and a conference record of 14–2. In the A-10 tournament, Saint Joseph's beat La Salle before falling to UMass in the semifinals. The Hawks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – as No. 9 seed in the West region – where they beat No. 8 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round^[2] before falling to No. 1 seed Stanford in the round of 32.^[3]

2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
A-10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10
Division	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 22
Record	26–7 (14–2 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Bass (2nd season) Matt Brady (8th season) Monté Ross (5th season)
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Xavier	12	–	4		.750			21	–	8		.724
Temple †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	13		.649
UMass	11	–	5		.688			15	–	15		.500
Dayton	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
George Washington	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Fordham	4	–	12		.250			12	–	17		.414
Duquesne	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
† 2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2000–01 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 12 Tyrone Barley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Newark, NJ G 14 Jameer Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chester HS Chester, PA	Head coach Phil Martelli (Widener) Assistant coach(es) Mark Bass (Saint Joseph's) Matt Brady (Siena) Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2000*		vs. Western Carolina	W 103–53	1–0
Nov 18, 2000*		South Carolina State	W 84–71	2–0
Nov 19, 2000*		at Vanderbilt	L 76–78	2–1	Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2000*		at Villanova	L 75–78	6–2	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 2001*		at Penn	W 67–61	16–4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2001	No. 18	UMass	W 84–69	24–4 (14–1)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 3, 2001	No. 18	at La Salle	L 90–91	24–5 (14–2)	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*	No. 21	vs. La Salle Quarterfinals	W 82–74	25–5	First Union Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 2001*	No. 21	UMass Semifinals	L 70–75	25–6	First Union Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(9 W) No. 22	vs. (8 W) Georgia Tech First Round	W 66–62	26–6	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
Mar 17, 2001*	(9 W) No. 22	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Stanford Second Round	L 83–90	26–7	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Rankings

Main article: 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
2. "Georgia Tech Learns What Flap Over St. Joseph's Is All About". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
3. "Stanford survives St. Joseph's, 90-83". The Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2001. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
4. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.