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The 2000–01 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2000–01 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 3rd season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 12 seed in the East Region. The Aggies upset No. 5 seed Ohio State in the opening round before falling to No. 4 seed UCLA in the round of 32.[2]

DivisionEast
Record28–6 (13–3 Big West)
Headcoach
Quick facts Utah State Aggies men's basketball, Big West tournament champions ...
2000–01 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig West Conference
DivisionEast
Record28–6 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coachRandy Rahe (3rd season)
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
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2000–01 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Irvine15–1 .93825–5  .833
Utah State †13–3 .81328–6  .824
Long Beach State10–6 .62518–13  .581
UC Santa Barbara10–6 .62518–13  .581
Pacific8–8 .50018–12  .600
Boise State8–8 .50017–14  .548
Cal Poly3–13 .1889–19  .321
Idaho3–13 .1886–21  .222
Cal State Fullerton3–13 .1885–23  .179
† 2001 Big West tournament[1] winner
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More information Players, Coaches ...
2000–01 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 5 Shawn Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Bakersfield, California
G 31 Tony Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 17, 2000*
    vs. Santa Clara W 76–67  1–0
    Carlson Center (3,183)
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Nov 18, 2000*
    vs. South Florida W 69–66  2–0
    Carlson Center (4,132)
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Nov 19, 2000*
    vs. Austin Peay L 76–80 OT 2–1
    Carlson Center (4,842)
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Dec 6, 2000*
    No. 22 Utah W 58–57  5–1
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270)
    Logan, Utah
    Dec 30, 2000*
    Air Force W 59–50  10–2
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,832)
    Logan, Utah
    Big West Regular Season
    Jan 4, 2001
    at Cal Poly W 82–69  11–2
    (1–0)
    Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (2,415)
    San Luis Obispo, California
    Mar 3, 2001
    Cal Poly W 82–55  24–5
    (13–3)
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,721)
    Logan, Utah
    Big West tournament
    Mar 8, 2001*
    vs. Cal State Fullerton
    Quarterfinals
    W 74–43  25–5
    Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (1,915)
    Anaheim, California
    Mar 9, 2001*
    vs. Boise State
    Semifinals
    W 67–48  26–5
    Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (4,268)
    Anaheim, California
    Mar 10, 2001*
    vs. Pacific
    Championship game
    W 50–38  27–5
    Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (2,524)
    Anaheim, California
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 15, 2001*
    (12 E) vs. (5 E) Ohio State
    First Round
    W 77–68 OT 28–5
    Greensboro Coliseum (14,235)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Mar 17, 2001*
    (12 E) vs. (4 E) No. 15 UCLA
    Second Round
    L 50–75  28–6
    Greensboro Coliseum (20,943)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Mountain.
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