2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–10 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons
2000–01 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Iowa State 13 – 3   .813 25 – 6   .806
No. 12 Kansas 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 13 Oklahoma † 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 18 Texas 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
Oklahoma State 10 – 6   .625 20 – 10   .667
Missouri 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
Baylor 6 – 10   .375 19 – 12   .613
Colorado 5 – 11   .313 15 – 15   .500
Kansas State 4 – 12   .250 11 – 18   .379
Texas A&M 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
Texas Tech 3 – 13   .188 9 – 19   .321
† 2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]


The 2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 20–10, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Missouri in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State lost to No. 6 seed USC in the opening round.

Tragedy

On January 27, 2001 at 5:37 pm, following a road loss to the Colorado Buffalo, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 transporting two players and six Oklahoma State broadcasters and members of the team coaching staff, crashed into a field near Strasburg, Colorado. The crash killed all 8 passengers and both pilots onboard.

The plane was on-route from Jefferson County Airport to Stillwater Regional Airport. 20 minutes after takeoff, the pilot became disoriented by his equipment and instruments failing in the midst of a snow storm, resulting in the fatal crash.

Following the disaster, Oklahoma State erected a memorial inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, entitled "Remember the Ten", to commemorate the passing of all those involved in the crash. Additionally, a memorial was established in Strasburg, Colorado to honor and remember the tragedy.

Roster

2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Maurice Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Madison, Illinois
G 5 Victor Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 So
G 34 Melvin Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Liberal, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source:[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2000*
 UMKC W 69–46  1–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 2000*
 at North Texas W 94–56  2–0
 Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Dec 2, 2000*
 UNLV W 77–69 OT 3–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 2000*
 at Wichita State L 59–61  3–1
 Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 9, 2000*
 No. 21 Arkansas W 74–73  4–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 16, 2000*
 Northwestern State W 73–59  5–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 2000*
 Arkansas–Little Rock W 70–60  6–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 2000*
 Lamar W 86–45  7–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 2000*
 at San Diego State L 66–87  7–2
 Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 3, 2001*
 UTSA W 88–63  8–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 2001
 at No. 24 Texas L 71–78  8–3
(0–1) 		Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Jan 8, 2001
 ESPN 		No. 18 Iowa State W 88–80 OT 9–3
(1–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 13, 2001
 Texas Tech W 65–46  10–3
(2–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 2001
 at Baylor W 76-65  11–3
(3–1) 		Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Jan 20, 2001*
 St. Gregory's W 74-58  12–3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 2001
 Texas A&M W 76-64  13–3
(4–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 27, 2001
 at Colorado L 71-81  13–4
(4–2) 		Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 5, 2001
 Missouri W 69-66  14–4
(5–2) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 7, 2001
 at Nebraska L 75-78 OT 14–5
(5–3) 		Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 10, 2001
 at No. 5 Kansas L 61-77  14–6
(5–4) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 14, 2001
 No. 13 Oklahoma W 72-44  15–6
(6–4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 2001
 Texas L 69-80 OT 15–7
(6–5) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 21, 2001
 Texas A&M W 82-76  16-7
(7-5) 		Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
Feb 24, 2001
 Kansas State W 52-47  17-7
(8-5) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 26, 2001
 at Texas Tech W 66-58  18-7
(9-5) 		United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
Feb 28, 2001
 Baylor W 71-68  19-7
(10-5) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 3, 2001
 at No. 17 Oklahoma L 56–68  19–8
(10–6) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*
 vs. Texas Tech
First round 		W 71–59  20–8
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 9, 2001*
 vs. No. 20 Texas
Quarterfinals 		L 54–55  20–9
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
 CBS 		(11 E) vs. (6 E) USC
First round 		L 54–69  20–10
 Nassau Coliseum (13,817)
Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2000–01 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "2000-01 Oklahoma State Cowboys Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1099–1100. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.