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2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West Regular Season Champions
NIT First round vs. Tulsa, L 71–75
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record25–5 (15–1 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
Seasons
2000–01 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 1   .938 25 5   .833
Utah State 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Pacific 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Boise State 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Cal Poly 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
Idaho 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 5 23   .179
2001 Big West tournament[1] winner

The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Pat Douglass[2] and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season with a school record 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to the Pacific Tigers. The Anteaters earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.[3]

Roster

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2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Aras Baskauskas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Santa Monica, California
C 4 J.R. Christ 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
G 5 Jerry Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pomona, California
F Jordan Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Phoenix, Arizona
G Mike Hood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Santa Monica, California
G Jeff Hufford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Los Angeles, California
C Dave Korfman 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Sr Boulder City, Nevada
G Jesse Obrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Laguna Beach, California
F 40 Matt Okoro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Buena Park, California
C Adam Parada 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Alta Loma, California
F Stanislav Zuzak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So
Head coach

Pat Douglass (Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 17, 2000*
Howard W 71–47  1–0
Bren Events Center (1,189)
Irvine, California
November 21, 2000*
Loyola Marymount W 62–57  2–0
Bren Events Center (1,018)
Irvine, California
November 29, 2000*
San Diego L 60–63  2–1
Bren Events Center (1,247)
Irvine, California
December 2, 2000*
California W 56–52  3–1
Bren Events Center (4,904)
Irvine, California
December 13, 2000*
UC San Diego W 97–60  4–1
Bren Events Center (1,244)
Irvine, California
December 16, 2000*
at #17 UCLA L 60–65  4–2
Pauley Pavilion (6,974)
Los Angeles, California
December 19, 2000*
Belmont W 84–74  5–2
Bren Events Center (907)
Irvine, California
December 23, 2000*
at UC Riverside W 80–72  6–2
Student Recreation Center (1,844)
Riverside, California
December 28, 2000*
at Washington W 56–55  7–2
Bank of America Arena (5,166)
Seattle, Washington
January 3, 2001*
at Saint Mary's W 57–37  8–2
McKeon Pavilion (485)
Moraga, California
Conference Season
January 6, 2001
at Pacific W 85–80  9–2
(1–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center (4,014)
Stockton, California
January 11, 2001
Idaho W 65–61  10–2
(2–0)
Bren Events Center (2,074)
Irvine, California
January 13, 2001
UC Santa Barbara W 80–56  11–2
(3–0)
Bren Events Center (3,084)
Irvine, California
January 18, 2001
Boise State W 76–71  12–2
(4–0)
Bren Events Center (2,492)
Irvine, California
January 20, 2001
at Cal State Fullerton W 62–54  13–2
(5–0)
Titan Gym (1,182)
Fullerton, California
January 25, 2001
at UC Santa Barbara W 66–56  14–2
(6–0)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,022)
Santa Barbara, California
January 27, 2001
at Cal Poly W 75–63  15–2
(7–0)
Mott Athletic Center (2,517)
San Luis Obispo, California
January 31, 2001
Utah State W 56–51  16–2
(8–0)
Bren Events Center (5,231)
Irvine, California
February 3, 2001
at Long Beach State W 58–57  17–2
(9–0)
Walter Pyramid (2,956)
Long Beach, California
February 8, 2001
at Utah State L 52–67  17–3
(9–1)
Smith Spectrum (10,114)
Logan, Utah
February 10, 2001
at Boise State W 89–87 OT 18–3
(10–1)
BSU Pavilion (8,327)
Boise, ID
February 15, 2001
Pacific W 69–60  19–3
(11–1)
Bren Events Center (2,421)
Irvine, California
February 17, 2001
Cal Poly W 93–89  20–3
(12–1)
Bren Events Center (3,218)
Irvine, California
February 22, 2001
Long Beach State W 83–78  21–3
(13–1)
Bren Events Center (5,300)
Irvine, California
February 24, 2001*
UC Riverside W 74–66  22–3
Bren Events Center (3,763)
Irvine, California
March 1, 2001
Cal State Fullerton W 58–55  23–3
(14–1)
Bren Events Center (4,054)
Irvine, California
March 3, 2001
at Idaho W 84–80 OT 24–3
(15–1)
Cowan Spectrum (2,115)
Moscow, Idaho
Big West tournament
March 8, 2001
vs. Cal Poly
Quarterfinals
W 71–66  25–3
Anaheim Convention Center (2,976)
Anaheim, California
March 9, 2001
vs. Pacific
Semifinals
L 58–74  25–4
Anaheim Convention Center (4,268)
Anaheim, California
NIT
March 14, 2001*
at Tulsa
First round
L 71–74  25–5
Reynolds Center (5,748)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "Pat Douglass". Archived from the original on September 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "2001 National Invitational Tournament results".
  4. ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "Final 2001 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.