2000–01 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and were coached by Steve Merfeld, his fourth year as head coach. The Pirates played home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.

2000–01 Hampton Pirates basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	25–7 (14–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Steve Merfeld (4th season)
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hampton †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
South Carolina State	14	–	4		.778			19	–	13		.594
Delaware State	11	–	7		.611			13	–	15		.464
Norfolk State	11	–	7		.611			12	–	17		.414
Coppin State	11	–	8		.579			13	–	15		.464
Maryland Eastern Shore	10	–	8		.556			12	–	16		.429
North Carolina A&T	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Howard	8	–	10		.444			10	–	18		.357
Bethune–Cookman	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Florida A&M	4	–	14		.222			6	–	22		.214
Morgan State	4	–	15		.211			6	–	23		.207
† 2001 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Hampton finished the season with a 25–7 record and an 14–4 MEAC record. The season was highlighted by the Pirates winning their first ever game in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, becoming the fourth 15-seed to beat a 2-seed in the tournament. Hampton defeated Iowa State^[2] before losing to Georgetown^[3] in the second round.

Roster

2000–01 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Marseilles Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Richmond Hampton, VA G 2 Lasean Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Syracuse Toledo, OH G 4 Isaac Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So ? West Columbus, OH F 5 Cleveland Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So ? Fayetteville, NC G 10 Tommy Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr C. D. Hylton Woodbridge, VA G 32 Arthimus Howard — 180 lb (82 kg) So ? Tuskegee, AL F 34 David Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr ? Norfolk, VA F/C 40 Tarvis Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr White Oak HS Maysville, NC	Head coach Steve Merfeld Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 18, 2000*		at Western Michigan	W 87–81	1–0	University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2000*		at Eastern Michigan	W 73–71	2–0	Convocation Center  Ypsilanti, MI
November 22, 2000*		at Green Bay	W 92–70	3–0	Brown County Arena  Green Bay, WI
November 26, 2000*		at Radford	L 70–74	3–1	Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
November 29, 2000		at Norfolk State	L 70–87	3–2 (0–1)	Echols Hall  Norfolk, VA
December 4, 2000		Howard	W 82–71	4–2 (1–1)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
December 6, 2000		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 91–72	5–2 (2–1)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
December 18, 2000*		at Wichita State	W 68–51	6–2	Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
December 20, 2000*		at Kansas State	L 71–86	6–3	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2000*		Chicago State	W 83–68	7–3	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
January 6, 2001		at Morgan State	W 72–67	8–3 (3–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
January 8, 2001		at Coppin State	W 61–60	9–3 (4–1)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2001		Delaware State	W 79–54	10–3 (5–1)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
January 15, 2001*		William & Mary	W 71–63	11–3	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
January 20, 2001		at North Carolina A&T	L 80–82	11–4 (5–2)	Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, NC
January 22, 2001		at South Carolina State	L 68–72	11–5 (5–3)	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2001		Bethune–Cookman	W 87–85	12–5 (6–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
January 29, 2001		at Florida A&M	W 77–64	13–5 (7–3)	Jake Gaither Gymnasium  Tallahassee, FL
January 31, 2001*		at UCF	W 78–74 OT	14–5	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
February 3, 2001		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 91–67	15–5 (8–3)	J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium  Princess Anne, MD
February 5, 2001		at Howard	W 89–69	16–5 (9–3)	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2001		Morgan State	W 78–67	17–5 (10–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
February 12, 2001		Coppin State	W 70–67	18–5 (11–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
February 17, 2001		at Delaware State	W 89–69	19–5 (12–3)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 24, 2001		South Carolina State	W 87–75	20–5 (13–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
February 26, 2001		North Carolina A&T	W 86–75	21–5 (14–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
March 3, 2001		Norfolk State	L 82–94 OT	21–6 (14–4)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
MEAC tournament
March 7, 2001*	(1)	vs. (11) Morgan State Quarterfinals	W 76–64	22–6	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center  Richmond, VA
March 9, 2001*	(1)	vs. (4) Norfolk State Semifinals	W 94–67	23–6	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center  Richmond, VA
March 10, 2001*	(1)	vs. (2) South Carolina State Championship Game	W 70–68	24–6	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center  Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2001* 10:07 pm, CBS	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 10 Iowa State First Round	W 58–57[2]	25–6	BSU Pavilion  Boise, ID
March 17, 2001* CBS	(15 W)	vs. (10 W) Georgetown Second Round	L 57–76[3]	25–7	BSU Pavilion (11,669) Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

• Tarvis Williams – MEAC Player of the Year