2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	21–10 (11–5 Ohio Valley)
Head coach	Rick Samuels (21st season);
Home arena	Lantz Arena
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tennessee Tech	13	–	3	.813	20	–	9	.690
Eastern Illinois †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
Murray State	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
Austin Peay	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee State	7	–	9	.438	10	–	19	.345
Morehead State	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Tennessee-Martin	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	15	.063	7	–	19	.269

† 2001 Ohio Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Rick Samuels' 21st season as head coach at Eastern Illinois. After finishing second in the conference regular season standings, Eastern Illinois won the OVC tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Panthers were beaten by No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Arizona, 101–76, in the opening round.

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Kyle Hill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G		Henry Domercant	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Rick Samuels

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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2000*		at Butler	L 73–90	0–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 21, 2000*		at Nebraska	L 71–85	0–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Ohio Valley tournament
Feb 27, 2001*		Morehead State Quarterfinals	W 102–80	19–9	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
Mar 2, 2001*		vs. Murray State Semifinals	W 97–71	20–9	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2001*		vs. Austin Peay Championship game	W 84–83	21–9	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona First round	L 76–101	21–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[3] "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

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