2000–01 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2000–01 Temple Owls men's basketball
2000–01 Temple Owls men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	24–13 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	John Chaney (19th season);
Assistant coach	Dan Leibovitz (5th season)
Home arena	Liacouras Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Saint Joseph's	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Xavier	12	–	4	.750	21	–	8	.724
Temple †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	13	.649
UMass	11	–	5	.688	15	–	15	.500
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
George Washington	6	–	10	.375	14	–	18	.438
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Fordham	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414
Duquesne	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
Rhode Island	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233

† 2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2000–01 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach John Chaney in his 19th year. The Owls played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. After winning the Atlantic 10 tournament,^[2] Temple received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they made it to the Elite Eight, before losing to Michigan State. Temple finished the season 24–13, 12–4 in A-10 play.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Greg Jefferson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Los Angeles, California
G	14	Lynn Greer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	23	Alex Wesby	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	33	Quincy Wadley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G	34	David Hawkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
F	42	Kevin Lyde	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

John Chaney

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2000*		Delaware Preseason NIT	W 56–49	1–0	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Nov 15, 2000*		New Mexico Preseason NIT	W 61–49	2–0	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Nov 17, 2000*		at Memphis Preseason NIT	W 67–62	3–0	Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN
Nov 22, 2000* ESPN		vs. Indiana Preseason NIT	W 69–61	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Nov 24, 2000* ESPN		vs. No. 1 Duke Preseason NIT	L 61–63	4–1	Madison Square Garden (12,989) New York, NY
Nov 30, 2000*	No. 17	at Miami (OH)	L 58–66	4–2	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
Dec 2, 2000*	No. 17	No. 1 Duke	L 68–93^[4]	4–3	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
Dec 5, 2000*		at Villanova	L 62–69	4–4	Philadelphia, PA
Dec 9, 2000*		at Penn State	L 60–66	4–5	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 14, 2000*		No. 16 Wisconsin	L 58–66	4–6	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Dec 21, 2000*		No. 6 Wake Forest	L 65–73	4–7	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Dec 23, 2000*		Cleveland State	W 73–46	5–7	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Dec 29, 2000*		at Penn	W 74–60	6–7	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Jan 4, 2001		at La Salle	W 75–61	7–7 (1–0)	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
Jan 6, 2001		St. Bonaventure	W 63–43	8–7 (2–0)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 11, 2001		at Dayton	W 68–58	9–7 (3–0)	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 13, 2001		Fordham	W 77–70	10–7 (4–0)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 16, 2001		Saint Joseph's	L 51–73	10–8 (4–1)	Liacouras Center (8,329) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 20, 2001*		at DePaul	L 64–65	10–9	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Jan 23, 2001		at Fordham	W 90–72	11–9 (5–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York
Jan 27, 2001		UMass	L 64–65 ^OT	11–10 (5–2)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Feb 1, 2001		at Duquesne	W 84–58	12–10 (6–2)	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 2001		Rhode Island	W 77–47	13–10 (7–2)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Feb 8, 2001		George Washington	W 91–58	14–10 (8–2)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Feb 10, 2001		at No. 24 Xavier	L 71–78	14–11 (8–3)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 13, 2001		at St. Joseph's	L 62–71	14–12 (8–4)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA
Feb 17, 2001		at UMass	W 84–52	15–12 (9–4)	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 24, 2001		Dayton	W 70–62	16–12 (10–4)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Feb 28, 2001		La Salle	W 60–58	17–12 (11–4)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Mar 3, 2001		at George Washington	W 92–88 ^OT	18–12 (12–4)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 8, 2001*	(3)	vs. (6) Dayton Quarterfinal	W 76–63	19–12	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 2001*	(3)	vs. (7) George Washington Semifinal	W 77–76	20–12	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 10, 2001*	(3)	vs. (4) UMass Championship game	W 76–65^[5]	21–12	First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001* CBS	(11 S)	vs. (6 S) No. 18 Texas First Round	W 79–65^[6]	22–12	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Mar 18, 2001* CBS	(11 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 8 Florida Second Round	W 75–54^[7]	23–12	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Mar 23, 2001* CBS	(11 S)	vs. (7 S) Penn State Sweet Sixteen	W 84–72^[8]	24–12	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Mar 25, 2001* 2:40 pm, CBS	(11 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 2 Michigan State Elite Eight	L 62–69^[9]	24–13	Georgia Dome (25,995) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ Fittipaldo, Ray (March 11, 2001). "Owls Win, 76-65, Bag Title Again". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ProQuest 391233132. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ "2000–01 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ "No. 1 Duke Bombs No. 17 Temple". CBS News. December 2, 2000. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
^ "12th straight berth for Owls". The Deseret News. March 11, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
^ "Texas Loses Shootout to Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ "Temple's Zone Traps Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ "Chaney One Game From Final Four". The New York Times. March 24, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ "Michigan State Claims Success to Call Its Own". The New York Times. March 26, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[2] Fittipaldo, Ray (March 11, 2001). "Owls Win, 76-65, Bag Title Again". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ProQuest 391233132. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[3] "2000–01 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[4] "No. 1 Duke Bombs No. 17 Temple". CBS News. December 2, 2000. Retrieved March 22, 2025.

[5] "12th straight berth for Owls". The Deseret News. March 11, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2025.

[6] "Texas Loses Shootout to Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[7] "Temple's Zone Traps Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[8] "Chaney One Game From Final Four". The New York Times. March 24, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[9] "Michigan State Claims Success to Call Its Own". The New York Times. March 26, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[10] "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

[11] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics