2000–01 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
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2000–01 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball | |
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MVC regular season champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 24–8 (14–4 MVC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2001 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1][2] |
The 2000–01 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 24-8 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title to earn an at-large bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 20, 2000* |
Western Illinois | W 96–50 | 1–0 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Nov 24, 2000* |
vs. Cleveland State Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament |
W 66–59 | 2–0 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Nov 25, 2000* |
vs. Providence Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament |
W 63–51 | 3–0 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Nov 26, 2000* |
vs. Toledo Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament |
L 57–61 | 3–1 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Dec 1, 2000* |
at Wyoming | L 74–78 | 3–2 |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||
Dec 6, 2000* |
Colorado State | W 74–51 | 4–2 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Dec 9, 2000* |
Georgia State | W 81–74 | 5–2 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Dec 16, 2000 |
Wichita State | W 74–64 | 6–2 (1–0) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Dec 19, 2000* |
at Tulsa | W 86–76 | 7–2 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Dec 23, 2000* |
Mississippi Valley State | W 89–82 | 8–2 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Dec 30, 2000 |
Evansville | W 87–57 | 9–2 (2–0) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Jan 2, 2001* |
at Nebraska | W 62–51 | 10–2 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Jan 6, 2001 |
at Bradley | L 68–73 OT | 10–3 (2–1) |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 8, 2001 |
at Illinois State | L 63–75 | 10–4 (2–2) |
Redbird Arena Normal, IL | |||||||
Jan 11, 2001 |
Indiana State | W 81–72 | 11–4 (3–2) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Jan 14, 2001 |
Northern Iowa | W 80–56 | 12–4 (4–2) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Jan 17, 2001 |
at Missouri State | L 67–74 | 12–5 (4–3) |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO | |||||||
Jan 20, 2001 |
at Wichita State | W 56–52 | 13–5 (5–3) |
Levitt Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||
Jan 24, 2001 |
at Evansville | L 52–61 | 13–6 (5–4) |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
Jan 27, 2001 |
Illinois State | W 78–69 | 14–6 (6–4) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Jan 31, 2001 |
Southern Illinois | W 78–63 | 15–6 (7–4) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Feb 4, 2001 |
at Indiana State | W 77–71 | 16–6 (8–4) |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Feb 7, 2001 |
Drake | W 69–44 | 17–6 (9–4) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Feb 10, 2001 |
at Southern Illinois | W 77–63 | 18–6 (10–4) |
SIU Arena Carbondale, IL | |||||||
Feb 14, 2001 |
Bradley | W 74–60 | 19–6 (11–4) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Feb 17, 2001* |
Wyoming | W 84–72 | 20–6 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Feb 21, 2001 |
at Northern Iowa | W 69–50 | 21–6 (12–4) |
UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
Feb 24, 2001 |
at Drake | W 78–70 | 22–6 (13–4) |
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA | |||||||
Feb 26, 2001 |
Missouri State | W 72–48 | 23–6 (14–4) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Missouri Valley Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2001* |
vs. Missouri State MVC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 63–41 | 24–6 |
Savvis Center St. Louis, MO | |||||||
Mar 4, 2001* |
vs. Indiana State MVC Tournament Semifinal |
L 74–87 | 24–7 |
Savvis Center St. Louis, MO | |||||||
2001 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/15/2001 CBS |
(10) | vs. (7) No. 24 Iowa First Round |
L 56–69[4] | 24–8 |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (-) Uniondale, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Central. |
References
[edit]- ^ mvc-sports.com 2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide
- ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "2000-01 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "Creighton vs. Iowa". USA Today. March 15, 2001. Retrieved March 24, 2019.