2000–01 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2000–01 Providence Friars men's basketball
2000–01 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	21–10 (11–5 Big East)
Head coach	Tim Welsh (3rd season);
Home arena	Providence Civic Center

2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
	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

The 2000–01 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Welsh, the Friars finished the season 21–10 (11–5 Big East) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the 10 seed in the South region. The team was beaten by No. 7 seed Penn State, 69–59, in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	4	Marcus Douthit	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Syracuse, New York
F	22	Māris Ļaksa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Latvian Junior National Team	Ventspils, Latvia

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 2000*		Holy Cross	W 63–57	1–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 21, 2000*		Maine	L 71–80	1–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 24, 2000*		at UMKC Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament	W 60–53	2–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 25, 2000*		vs. Creighton Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament	L 51–63	2–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 26, 2000*		vs. Auburn Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament	L 69–80	2–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 22, 2001*		Binghamton	W 119–58	20–7	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 24, 2001*		No. 10 Boston College	L 58–59	20–8 (10–5)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 3, 2001		at Rutgers	W 69–66	21–8 (11–5)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Big East Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. No. 17 Syracuse Quarterfinals	L 54–55	21–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Penn State First round	L 59–69	21–10	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Providence Friars men's basketball
Venues	Bishop Harkins Hall (1926–1955) Alumni Hall (1955–1972, 2020–21) Amica Mutual Pavilion (1972–2020, 2021–present)
Rivalries	Rhode Island
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics