2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season ended with five teams participating in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2000–01 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular Season
ChampionStanford
  Runners-upArizona
Season MVPSean Lampley, California
Basketball seasons
← 99–00
01–02 →
2000–01 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Stanford 16 2   .889 31 3   .912
No. 2 Arizona 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
No. 12 UCLA 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
No. 14 USC 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
California 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Oregon 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Arizona State 5 13   .278 13 16   .448
Washington State 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Oregon State 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Washington 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
As of November 30, 2007
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The Stanford Cardinal won the regular season championship.

Only three teams, Stanford (#2), Arizona (#4), and UCLA (#18), finished the season in the Coaches Poll. They were #2, #5, and #15 respectively in the "AP Top 25" poll. However, in the final post-NCAA tournament coaches' poll, USC was also ranked, coming in at #14, behind Arizona (#2), Stanford (#5) and UCLA (#12).

Postseason

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Five Pac-10 teams participated in the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Four teams (Stanford, Arizona, UCLA, USC) all advanced to the Sweet 16, with Stanford making it to the Elite 8. Arizona made it all the way to the national championship game, losing to Duke, 82-72

Awards and honors

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Player/Coach of the Year

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All-Pac-10 Team

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Name School Position Year
Gilbert Arenas Arizona Guard Sophomore
Bryan Bracey Oregon Forward Senior
Sam Clancy USC Forward Junior
Jarron Collins Stanford Forward Senior
Jason Collins Stanford Center Junior
Casey Jacobsen Stanford Guard/Forward Sophomore
Jason Kapono UCLA Forward Sophomore
Sean Lampley California Forward Senior
Earl Watson UCLA Guard Senior
Michael Wright Arizona Forward Junior

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Pac-12.org. Retrieved April 23, 2022.