2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record21–10 (11–5 Ohio Valley)
Head coach
  • Rick Samuels (21st season)
Home arenaLantz Arena
2000–01 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tennessee Tech133 .813209  .690
Eastern Illinois115 .6882110  .677
Murray State115 .6881712  .586
Austin Peay106 .6252210  .688
Southeast Missouri State88 .5001812  .600
Tennessee State79 .4381019  .345
Morehead State610 .3751216  .429
Tennessee-Martin511 .3131018  .357
Eastern Kentucky115 .063719  .269
2001 Ohio Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Rick Samuels' 21st season as head coach at Eastern Illinois. After finishing second in the conference regular season standings, Eastern Illinois won the OVC tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Panthers were beaten by No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Arizona, 101–76, in the opening round.

2000–01 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Kyle Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G Henry Domercant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
  • Rick Samuels
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2000*
at Butler L 73–90  0–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 21, 2000*
at Nebraska L 71–85  0–2
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Ohio Valley tournament
Feb 27, 2001*
Morehead State
Quarterfinals
W 102–80  19–9
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Mar 2, 2001*
vs. Murray State
Semifinals
W 97–71  20–9
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 2001*
vs. Austin Peay
Championship game
W 84–83  21–9
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*
(15 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona
First round
L 76–101  21–10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  3. "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
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