2000–01 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2000–01 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–8 (12–4 A10)
Head coach	Skip Prosser (7th season)
Assistant coach	Dino Gaudio
Home arena	Cintas 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

The 2000–01 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio during the 2000–01 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 21–8 (12–4 A10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers were beaten by No. 6 seed Notre Dame in the opening round.

Roster

2000–01 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Lionel Chalmers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Albany, New York
G	10	Romain Sato	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr
PF	30	David West	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So

Head coach

Thad Matta (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 2000*		at No. 23 Wisconsin	L 46–61	4–1	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 9, 2000*		at Princeton	L 52–58	5–2	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 14, 2000*		at No. 17 Cincinnati	W 69–67	6–2	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 16, 2000*		Marquette	W 75–59	7–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. George Washington Quarterfinals	L 74–83	21–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) No. 19 Notre Dame First round	L 71–83	21–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Main article: 2000-01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
"2000-01 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
"2000-01 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
"Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1097–1098. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

v t e Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Fieldhouse (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton
Culture & lore	2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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

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