2000–01 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by third-year head coach, Rod Barnes. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

2000–01 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
SEC West champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record27–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marc Dukes (3rd season)
  • Eric Bozeman (3rd season)
  • Wayne Brent (3rd season)
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
Seasons
2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 8 Florida 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Kentucky 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
Georgia 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
South Carolina 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 15 15   .500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss 11 5   .688 27 8   .771
Arkansas 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Alabama 8 8   .500 25 11   .694
Mississippi State 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Auburn 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
LSU 2 14   .125 13 16   .448
2001 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2000–01 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 44 Rahim Lockhart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Mendenhall, Mississippi
F 23 Justin Reed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi
G/F 5 Aaron Harper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi
G 22 Jason Flanigan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 11 Jason Harrison 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 15 David Sanders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Jackson, Michigan
G 20 Jason Holmes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tylertown, Mississippi
G 32 Emmanuel Wade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Marianna, Arkansas
F/C 31 John Gunn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Oxford, Michigan
F 45 Richard Kirklin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pine Bluff, Arkansas
F 30 Josh Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
C 54 John Engstrom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Paragould, Arkansas
G 10 John Pilger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Ocean Springs, Mississippi
G 21 Carey Crain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Mendenhall, Mississippi
G 24 Syniker Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Gulfport, Mississippi
F 40 Derrick Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Gadsden, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

[1]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2000*
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 98–47  1–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Nov 22, 2000*
Sam Houston State W 71–65  2–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Nov 25, 2000*
at VCU W 88–84 OT 3–0
Siegel Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 28, 2000*
Louisiana-Monroe W 76–62  4–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 2, 2000*
No. 14 Oklahoma W 60–55  5–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 5, 2000*
Kansas State W 60–46  6–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 9, 2000*
at Memphis W 64–56  7–0
The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 13, 2000*
No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana W 58–46  8–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 18, 2000*
No. 24 Troy State W 92–65  9–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 21, 2000*
No. 24 vs. Southern Illinois
Yahoo Sports Invitational
W 70–66  10–0
Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2000*
No. 24 vs. No. 13 USC
Yahoo Sports Invitational
W 84–83 OT 11–0
Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, Hawaii
Dec 23, 2000*
No. 24 vs. Iowa State
Yahoo Sports Invitational
L 68–73  11–1
Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, Hawaii
Dec 30, 2000*
No. 24 Morris Brown W 94–59  12–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
SEC regular season
Jan 6, 2001
No. 22 at Vanderbilt W 81–68  13–1
(1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 2001
No. 20 at Arkansas W 53–48  14–1
(2–0)
Bud Walton Arena (18,419)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 13, 2001
No. 20 Georgia L 66–70  14–2
(2–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 17, 2001
No. 21 at No. 15 Alabama L 63–82  14–3
(2–2)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 20, 2001
No. 21 Kentucky W 65–55  15–3
(3–2)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 27, 2001
No. 19 at Mississippi State L 69–79  15–4
(3–3)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 31, 2001
Arkansas W 84–73  16–4
(4–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 3, 2001
at Auburn W 74–70  17–4
(5–3)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 7, 2001
No. 25 LSU W 50–33  18–4
(6–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 10, 2001
No. 25 No. 10 Tennessee W 87–71  19–4
(7–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 14, 2001
No. 16 Mississippi State W 51–48  20–4
(8–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 17, 2001
No. 16 at South Carolina W 67–61  21–4
(9–3)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 21, 2001
No. 12 at No. 7 Florida L 55–75  21–5
(9–4)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 24, 2001
No. 12 Auburn W 64–62  22–5
(10–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 28, 2001
No. 14 at LSU L 77–78 OT 22–6
(10–5)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 3, 2001
No. 14 No. 20 Alabama W 105–71  23–6
(11–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
SEC tournament
Mar 9, 2001*
(1 W) No. 14 vs. (4 E) Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 86–73  24–6
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 10, 2001*
(1 W) No. 14 vs. (2 E) No. 5 Florida
Semifinals
W 74–69  25–6
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 11, 2001*
(1 W) No. 14 vs. (1 E) No. 15 Kentucky
Championship game
L 55–77  25–7
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (14 MW) Iona
First round
W 72–70[2]  26–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 18, 2001*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (6 MW) No. 19 Notre Dame
Second Round
W 59–56[3]  27–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 23, 2001*
(3 MW) No. 14 vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 56–66[4]  27–8
Alamodome 
San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: [5]

References

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  1. ^ "2000-01 Ole Miss Men's Basketball Roster". Ole Miss Athletics. October 27, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Iona Bobbles Its Last Chance for an Upset". The New York Times. March 17, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Harrison comes up big against the Irish". The Deseret News. March 19, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Despite a Sluggish Start, Arizona Finishes Ole Miss". The New York Times. March 24, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.