2000–01 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross † 10 – 2   .833 22 – 8   .733
Navy 9 – 3   .750 19 – 12   .613
Colgate 6 – 6   .500 13 – 15   .464
Lehigh 6 – 6   .500 13 – 16   .448
Lafayette 4 – 8   .333 12 – 16   .429
Bucknell 4 – 8   .333 14 – 15   .483
Army 3 – 9   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 2001 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 2nd-year head coach Ralph Willard, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–8, 10–2 in Patriot League play to win the regular season league title. As the #1 seed, they defeated Lehigh and Navy to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the East region, they were beaten by No. 3 seed Kentucky, 72–68.[1]

Roster

2000–01 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 35 Tim Szatko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Naperville Central Naperville, Illinois
C 45 Patrick Whearty 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Our Lady of Lourdes Poughkeepsie, New York
Head coach
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 (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 18, 2000*
 at Providence L 57–63  0–1
 Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 4, 2000*
 at Boston College L 48–77  4–2
 Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Patriot League regular season
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 4, 2001*
 Lehigh
Semifinals 		W 69–57  21–7
 Hart Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 9, 2001*
 Navy
Championship game 		W 68–64 OT 22–7
 Hart Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
 (14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 9 Kentucky
First round 		L 68–72  22–8
 Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

  1. ^ "Holy Cross doesn't go quietly in first round". ESPN. March 20, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "2002-2003 Patriot League Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Patriot League.
  5. ^ "2000-2001 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Stats". Go Holy Cross.