2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Big East tournament champion; Big East Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 7
Record	27–5 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach	Al Skinner (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Coen (4th season); Ed Cooley (4th season); Pat Duquette (4th season);
Home arena	Silvio O. Conte Forum
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Al Skinner, they played their home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished atop the Big East regular season standings, won the Big East tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 3 seed in the East region, the Eagles defeated Southern Utah in the opening round^[2] before being upset 74–71 by No. 6 seed USC in the second round.^[3] Boston College finished the season with a 27–5 (13–3 Big East) record and a No. 7 ranking in the AP poll.

2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Providence	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
St. John's	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Miami	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Connecticut	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Virginia Tech*	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	20	–	10	.667
No. 21 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
No. 17 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Pittsburgh	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Rutgers*	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† 2001 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2001^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2001 Big East tournament

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Troy Bell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G		Xavier Singletary	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
G		Kenny Harley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Bronx, New York
G		Ryan Sidney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Ann Arbor, Michigan
F		Uka Agbai	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	So	Queens Village, Queens
G		Kenny Walls	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	San Francisco, California
F		Jonathan Beerbohm	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Fairbury, Nebraska
F		Brian Ross	7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	North Quincy, Massachusetts
G		Ludmil Hadjisotirov	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Sofia
G		Nicolas Dunn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Braintree, Massachusetts
G		Adam DeMong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Glen Ellyn, Illinois
G		Jon Ekweozor (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Newton, Massachusetts
C		Andrew Dudley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Bristol, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Al Skinner

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2000*		Saint Peter's	W 100–75	1–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 25, 2000*		Brown	W 81–52	2–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nov 28, 2000*		Marist	W 74–65	3–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 2, 2000*		Wofford	W 71–57	4–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 4, 2000*		Holy Cross	W 77–48	5–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 9, 2000*		Youngstown State	W 93–65	6–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 17, 2000*		at UMass	W 74–65	7–0	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 23, 2000*		Quinnipiac	W 88–55	8–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dec 30, 2000*		Vanderbilt	W 97–74	9–0	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 3, 2001		No. 10 Connecticut	W 85–68	10–0 (1–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 7, 2001		at Miami (FL)	W 73–72	11–0 (2–0)	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Jan 10, 2001	No. 24	at St. John's	L 71–73	11–1 (2–1)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 13, 2001	No. 24	Miami (FL)	W 82–73	12–1 (3–1)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 16, 2001*	No. 25	at No. 2 Duke	L 75–97	12–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 20, 2001	No. 25	Rutgers	W 77–51	13–2 (4–1)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 27, 2001	No. 23	at Villanova	W 90–80	14–2 (5–1)	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 2001	No. 20	Virginia Tech	W 83–61	15–2 (6–1)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 4, 2001	No. 20	Villanova	W 89–74	16–2 (7–1)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 7, 2001	No. 17	No. 9 Syracuse	W 65–63	17–2 (8–1)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 10, 2001	No. 17	at Virginia Tech	W 83–59	18–2 (9–1)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 13, 2001	No. 9	at UConn	L 71–82	18–3 (9–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 17, 2001	No. 9	Providence	W 81–73	19–3 (10–2)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 2001	No. 10	at No. 18 Notre Dame	L 75–76	19–4 (10–3)	Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 24, 2001	No. 10	at No. 25 Providence	W 59–58	20–4 (11–3)	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 26, 2001	No. 11	Morris Brown	W 84–63	21–4 (11–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 2001	No. 11	St. John's Red	W 67–62	22–4 (12–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Mar 3, 2001	No. 11	at West Virginia	W 96–65	23–4 (13–3)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Big East tournament
Mar 8, 2001*	(1 E) No. 10	vs. (5 E) Villanova Quarterfinals	W 93–79	24–4	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 9, 2001*	(1 E) No. 10	vs. (6 W) Seton Hall Semifinals	W 75–48	25–4	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 10, 2001*	(1 E) No. 10	vs. (5 W) Pittsburgh Championship game	W 79–57	26–4	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(3 E) No. 7	vs. (14 E) Southern Utah First Round	W 68–65	27–4	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York
Mar 17, 2001*	(3 E) No. 7	vs. (6 E) USC Second Round	L 71–74	27–5	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

References

^ "2000-01 Big East Conference Season Summary". www.sports-reference.com.
^ "An Escape and an Exhale by the Eagles". The New York Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "Boston College Slips From High Wire Despite Late Rally". The New York Times. March 18, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[1] "2000-01 Big East Conference Season Summary". www.sports-reference.com.

[2] "An Escape and an Exhale by the Eagles". The New York Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[3] "Boston College Slips From High Wire Despite Late Rally". The New York Times. March 18, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

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2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Big East tournament champion Big East Regular season champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 7
Record	27–5 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach	Al Skinner (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Coen (4th season) Ed Cooley (4th season) Pat Duquette (4th season)
Home arena	Silvio O. Conte Forum
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →