2000–01 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
2000–01 Northwestern State Demons basketball | |
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Southland Conference tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 19–13 (11–9 Southland) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Prather Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State † | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2001 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2000–01 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 2nd year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–9 in Southland play to finish in fourth place in the regular season standings. They were champions of the Southland Conference tournament, winning the championship game over McNeese State, to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. As one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, Northwestern State defeated Winthrop in the play-in game.[2] The Demons were then beaten by No. 1 seed Illinois in the opening round.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Southland Regular season | |||||||||||
Southland Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 2001* |
at Nicholls State Quarterfinals |
W 68–61 | 16–12 |
Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 9, 2001* |
vs. UTSA Semifinals |
W 86–73 | 17–12 |
CenturyTel Center Bossier City, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 10, 2001* |
vs. McNeese State Championship game |
W 72–71 | 18–12 |
CenturyTel Center Bossier City, Louisiana | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2001* |
(16 MW) | vs. (16 MW) Winthrop Play-in game |
W 71–67 | 19–12 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 16, 2001* CBS |
(16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Illinois First round |
L 54–96 | 19–13 |
University of Dayton Arena (13,007) Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Southland Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Northwestern State wins play-in game". The Tampa Bay Times. March 14, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Illini bench steps in midway through first half". ESPN. March 16, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "2000-01 Demon Basketball Roster". Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "2000–01 Northwestern State Demons Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "2000-01 Demon Basketball Schedule". Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.