2000–01 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2000–01 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 16
Record	20–9 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Herrion (3rd season) Walt Fuller (3rd season) Scott Shepherd (2nd season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 North Carolina	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
No. 1 Duke †	13	–	3		.813			35	–	4		.897
No. 11 Maryland	10	–	6		.625			25	–	11		.694
No. 16 Virginia	9	–	7		.563			20	–	9		.690
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
No. 23 Wake Forest	8	–	8		.500			19	–	11		.633
NC State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	16		.448
Florida State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Clemson	2	–	14		.125			12	–	19		.387
† 2001 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 20–9, with a conference record of 9–7.

Roster

2000–01 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 4 Stephane Dondon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Lycée Robert Schuman Toulouse, France G 5 Jason Dowling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Xaverian HS Brooklyn, New York G 11 Majestic Mapp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So St. Raymond HS Harlem, New York G 12 Keith Friel (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oyster River HS Durham, New Hampshire G 13 Donald Hand (C) 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Paterson Catholic HS Paterson, New Jersey G 15 Greg Lyons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Holy Cross HS Mineola, New York G 21 Roger Mason, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Good Counsel HS Silver Spring, Maryland G 22 Josh Hare 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Rockville HS Vernon, Connecticut G 23 Maurice Young 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Bishop McNamara HS Mitchellville, Maryland F/C 30 Jason Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Robert E. Lee HS Staunton, Virginia G/F 31 Adam Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Katy HS Katy, Texas F 32 J.C. Mathis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Fr John F. Kennedy HS Brooklyn, New York F 33 Chris Williams (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Minor HS Birmingham, Alabama F/C 35 Travis Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) So Oak Hill Brookneal, Virginia	Head coach Pete Gillen (Fairfield) Assistant coach(es) Tom Herrion (Merrimack) Walt Fuller (Drexel) Scott Shepherd (Robert Morris) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 6 January 2015

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 4 2:00 pm	No. 25	London Leopards	L 88–89		University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 12 1:00 pm		Nantucket Nectars Naturals	W 95–80		University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 17* 7:30 pm	No. 25	LIU Brooklyn	W 96–50	1–0	University Hall (8,367) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 20* 7:30 pm	No. 25	Coastal Carolina	W 117–78	2–0	University Hall (7,241) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 24* 7:00 pm	No. 25	at Virginia Tech	W 64–48	3–0	Cassell Coliseum (10,052) Blacksburg, Virginia
Nov. 29* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 21	Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 98–79	4–0	University Hall (8,296) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 4* 7:30 pm, FSN South/HTS	No. 16	at VMI	W 89–70	5–0	Cameron Hall (4,109) Lexington, Virginia
Dec. 6* 7:30 pm	No. 16	Ohio	W 90–71	6–0	University Hall (7,750) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	vs. No. 4 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic	W 107–89	7–0	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec. 23* 4:00 pm, HTS	No. 14	UMBC	W 85–69	8–0	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 28* 7:30 pm	No. 8	Bucknell	W 99–49	9–0	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30* 1:00 pm	No. 8	at Dartmouth	W 102–56	10–0	Leede Arena (2,100) Hanover, New Hampshire
Jan. 2 7:00 pm, FSN South/HTS	No. 8	at No. 4 Wake Forest	L 73–96	10–1 (0–1)	LJVM Coliseum (11,825) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan. 6 8:00 pm, Raycom	No. 8	NC State	W 88–81	11–1 (1–1)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 9 8:00 pm, Raycom	No. 10	Georgia Tech	L 68–73	11–2 (1–2)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 13 3:30 pm, ABC	No. 10	at No. 2 Duke	L 61–103	11–3 (1–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 16 8:00 pm, Raycom	No. 13	Florida State	W 89–71	12–3 (2–3)	University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20* 1:00 pm, ABC	No. 13	No. 20 Missouri	W 85–72	13–3 (2–3)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 24 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 13	at No. 5 North Carolina	L 81–88	13–4 (2–4)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan. 27 4:00 pm, Raycom	No. 13	at Clemson	W 104–76	14–4 (3–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,400) Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 31 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	No. 9 Maryland	W 99–78	15–4 (4–4)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 3 8:00 pm, Raycom	No. 11	No. 16 Wake Forest	W 82–71	16–4 (5–4)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 7 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6	at NC State	L 80–90	16–5 (5–5)	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (14,996) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 11 1:30 pm, Raycom	No. 6	at Georgia Tech	L 56–62	16–6 (5–6)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,005) Atlanta
Feb. 14 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	No. 3 Duke	W 91–89	17–6 (6–6)	University Hall (8,242) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 17 4:00 pm, Raycom	No. 12	at Florida State	W 69–66	18–6 (7–6)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (4,554) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb. 25 1:30 pm, Raycom	No. 9	No. 2 North Carolina	W 86–66	19–6 (8–6)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 28 7:00 pm, FSN South/HTS	No. 7	Clemson	W 84–65	20–6 (9–6)	University Hall (7,867) Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 3 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 7	at No. 16 Maryland	L 67–102	20–7 (9–7)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar. 9 2:30 pm, Raycom	No. 12	vs. Georgia Tech ACC Quarterfinals	L 69–74	20–8	Georgia Dome (40,083) Atlanta
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16* 12:25 pm	No. 16	vs. Gonzaga NCAA First Round	L 85–86	20–9	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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