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2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Doherty. The team captain for this season was Brendan Haywood.[2] The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC regular season co-champions
NABC Classic champions
Tournament of Champions champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 6
Record26–7 (13–3 ACC Atlantic Coast Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainBrendan Haywood
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings
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]

Roster

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2000–01 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Brendan Haywood (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Sr Dudley Greensboro, North Carolina
G 3 Brian Morrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Lake Washington Redmond, Washington
G/F 11 Michael Brooker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Brentwood Academy Sandersville, Georgia
C 13 Neil Fingleton   7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Holy Name Durham, England
G 14 Jonathan Holmes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
G 22 Ronald Curry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hampton Hampton, Virginia
G/F 24 Max Owens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Mt. Zion Academy Macon, Georgia
G/F 25 Jason Capel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. John's Prospect Hall Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 31 Adam Boone 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Minnetonka Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 32 Orlando Meléndez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr McDowell Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
F 35 Jim Everett (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Providence Charlotte, North Carolina
G 40 Joseph Forte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So DeMatha Greenbelt, Maryland
F/C 42 Kris Lang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Jr Hunter Huss Gastonia, North Carolina
F 44 Will Johnson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Hickory Hickory, North Carolina
F 45 Julius Peppers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Southern Nash Bailey, North Carolina
F/C 50 Brian Bersticker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Jr Kempsville Virginia Beach, Virginia
Head coach

Matt Doherty

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Wojcik, Fred Quartlebaum, Bob MacKinnon

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

Roster

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Fingleton had back surgery in August 2000, but was unable to practice with the team until midway into the season.[4]

Schedule and results

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This season was Doherty's first year as head coach, after the retirement of Bill Guthridge. He was formally announced as head coach on July 11, 2000.[5]

The Tar Heels started the season ranked sixth in the AP Poll. After suffering back to back losses from Michigan State and an upset loss against an unranked Kentucky, the Tar Heels went on an 18-0 undefeated run, including an undefeated 11-0 run in conference play. During this run, the Tar Heels were ranked number one in the AP Poll; this Tar Heel team was the first team Doherty coached that reached that achievement.[6] Despite losses to Clemson, Virginia, and eventual national champions Duke in return fixtures, the Tar Heels won a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title.

The Tar Heels were the number one seed in the 2001 ACC men's basketball tournament, held that year in Atlanta, Georgia. They defeated Clemson and Georgia Tech in the semifinals and finals, respectfully, before falling to Duke in the final.

Seeded second in the South Region for the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels defeated fifteenth-seeded Princeton in New Orleans, Louisiana before falling to seventh-seeded Penn State in a surprise upset.

The Tar Heels would end the season ranked sixth in the AP Poll and fifth in the Coaches Poll.[7]

On March 30, 2001, Doherty was named the AP Coach of the Year. He was the first coach to win this honor in his first season coaching a team since Kelvin Sampson in 1995.[8]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
October 21, 2000*
2:00 pm 		Blue Team/White Team
Scrimmage 		      Dean Smith Center (10,225)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 6, 2000*
7:00 pm 		Yakima Sun Kings
Exhibition game 		W 96–87  0–0
  22 – Tied   13 – Haywood   9 – Forte[10]  Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 10, 2000*
7:30 pm 		No. 6 Winthrop
NABC Classic 		W 66–61  1–0
  14 – Tied   8 – Lang   4 – Forte  Dean Smith Center (16,850)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 11, 2000*
8:30 pm 		No. 6 Tulsa
NABC Classic 		W 91–81  2–0
  38 – Forte   10 – Forte   6 – Forte  Dean Smith Center (19,875)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 17, 2000*
7:30 pm, Fox Sports South 		No. 7 at Appalachian State W 99–69  3–0
  20 – Forte   6 – Tied   6 – Capel  Holmes Center (8,325)
Boone, NC
November 21, 2000*
7:00 pm 		No. 7 EA California All-Stars
Exhibition game 		W 88–65  0–0
  19 – Forte   17 – Haywood    –    Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 29, 2000*
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 at No. 3 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 64–77  3–1
  22 – Lang   5 – Tied   5 – Capel[11]  Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
December 2, 2000*
3:50 pm[12], CBS 		No. 6 Kentucky
Rivalry 		L 76–93  3–2
  19 – Forte   11 – Haywood   5 – Morrison  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 4, 2000*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 Miami (FL) W 67–45  4–2
  18 – Haywood   14 – Haywood   7 – Forte  Dean Smith Center (19,859)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 9, 2000*
9:00 pm, Fox Sports 		No. 14 at Texas A&M W 82–60  5–2
  23 – Forte   7 – Capel   7 – Capel  Reed Arena (9,123)
College Station, TX
December 17, 2000*
1:30 pm, RJ 		No. 15 Buffalo W 95–74  6–2
  23 – Forte   11 – Capel   10 – Capel  Dean Smith Center (18,134)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 23, 2000*
4:00 pm, CBS 		No. 15 at UCLA W 80–70  7–2
  29 – Forte   13 – Haywood   3 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (10,593)
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 2000*
9:15 pm, RJ 		No. 14 vs. UMass
Tournament of Champions 		W 91–60  8–2
  16 – Forte   7 – Tied   4 – Curry  Charlotte Coliseum (13,224)
Charlotte, NC
December 30, 2000*
9:15 pm, RJ 		No. 14 vs. Charleston
Tournament of Champions 		W 64–60  9–2
  29 – Forte   8 – Tied   3 – Capel  Charlotte Coliseum (13,378)
Charlotte, NC
January 2, 2001
8:00 pm, RJ 		No. 13 at Georgia Tech W 84–70  10–2
(1–0) 		 20 – Forte   12 – Lang   4 – Curry  Alexander Coliseum (9,510)
Atlanta, GA
January 6, 2001
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 No. 4 Wake Forest W 70–69  11–2
(2–0) 		 24 – Haywood   10 – Haywood   7 – Curry  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 10, 2001
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 9 at No. 14 Maryland W 86–83  12–2
(3–0) 		 26 – Forte   10 – Capel   7 – Curry  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, MD
January 13, 2001*
1:00 pm, ABC 		No. 9 Marquette W 84–54  13–2
  17 – Haywood   9 – Tied   3 – Haywood  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 17, 2001
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 Clemson W 92–65  14–2
(4–0) 		 14 – Forte   9 – Capel   5 – Capel  Dean Smith Center (21,335)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 2001
4:00 pm, RJ 		No. 6 at Florida State W 80–70  15–2
(5–0) 		 28 – Forte   6 – Capel   4 – Curry  Tallahassee Civic Center (7,452)
Tallahassee, FL
January 24, 2001
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 No. 13 Virginia W 88–81  16–2
(6–0) 		 33 – Forte   10 – Haywood   4 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 28, 2001
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 at NC State
Carolina–State Game 		W 60–52  17–2
(7–0) 		 21 – Forte   8 – Tied   5 – Tied  Raleigh ESA (19,722)
Raleigh, NC
February 1, 2001
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 4 at No. 2 Duke
Carolina–Duke rivalry 		W 85–83  18–2
(8–0) 		 24 – Forte   16 – Forte   6 – Forte  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 3, 2001
4:00 pm, RJ 		No. 4 Georgia Tech W 82–69  19–2
(9–0) 		 23 – Forte   11 – Capel   5 – Capel  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 6, 2001
9:00 pm, RJ 		No. 1 at No. 19 Wake Forest W 80–74  20–2
(10–0) 		 24 – Forte   10 – Capel   6 – Haywood  LJVM Coliseum (14,407)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 10, 2001
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 1 No. 13 Maryland W 96–82  21–2
(11–0) 		 27 – Capel   8 – Capel   8 – Curry  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 18, 2001
4:00 pm, RJ 		No. 1 at Clemson L 65–75  21–3
(11–1) 		 16 – Tied   12 – Capel   4 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (11,200)
Clemson, SC
February 22, 2001
8:00 pm, RJ 		No. 2 Florida State W 95–67  22–3
(12–1) 		 36 – Forte   9 – Lang   4 – Forte  Dean Smith Center (21,652)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 24, 2001
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 at No. 9 Virginia L 66–86  22–4
(12–2) 		 28 – Forte   9 – Capel   5 – Tied  University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2001
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 NC State
Carolina–State Game 		W 76–63  23–4
(13–2) 		 27 – Forte   8 – Haywood   4 – Capel  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 4, 2001
3:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 No. 2 Duke
Carolina–Duke rivalry 		L 81–95  23–5
(13–3) 		 21 – Forte   11 – Capel   5 – Curry  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 9, 2001
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. 6 vs. (9) Clemson
Quarterfinal 		W 99–81  24–5
  23 – Capel   3 – Capel   10 – Curry  Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 10, 2001
1:30 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. 6 vs. (5) Georgia Tech
Semifinal 		W 70–63  25–5
  27 – Forte   12 – Forte   4 – Capel  Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 11, 2001
1:00PM, ESPN 		(1) No. 6 vs. (2) No. 3 Duke
Rivalry/Final 		L 53–79  25–6
  14 – Forte   13 – Haywood   4 – Tied  Georgia Dome (40,083)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2001
 CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (15 S) Princeton
First Round 		W 70–48  26–6
  15 – Haywood   12 – Forte   8 – Capel  Louisiana Superdome (12,107)
New Orleans, LA
March 18, 2001
 CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (7 S) Penn State
Second Round 		L 74–82  26–7
  21 – Peppers   13 – Haywood   7 – Curry[13]  Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.

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Rankings

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See also: 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP677614151514139654112466Not released
Coaches44^7612151616141166411245510

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2001 1 20 Brendan Haywood Cleveland Cavaliers
2001 1 21 Joseph Forte Boston Celtics

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Carolina Basketball 2016-17 Fact & Records Book (PDF). Chapel Hill: GoHeels.com. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b U.N.C. basketball blue book. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2000.
  4. ^ "Player Bio: Neil Fingleton". GoHeels.com. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Droschak, David (July 11, 2000). "Doherty Named Head Coach at Carolina". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Associated Press. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Droschak, David (February 5, 2001). "Doherty Gets First No. 1 As Coach". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Associated Press. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "Espn/usa Today Men's Top 25 Poll". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connenticut. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Battier, Doherty win top AP honors". The Topeka-Kansas Journal. Associated Press. March 31, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  9. ^ http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=12965&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205494977 [dead link]
  10. ^ "Carolina Defeats Yakima 96-87 - University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "Michigan State University Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
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  13. ^ "CNNSI.com - 2001 NCAA Men's Tourney - NCAA Basketball Scoreboard: Box Score: Penn St. At North Carolina - Sunday March 18, 2001 07:11 PM". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  15. ^ "2001 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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