The 2000–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented

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. At the beginning of the season, the head coach was

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; however, Knight was fired in early September 2000, and Mike Davis was named interim head coach. The team played its home games in the

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, and was a member of the

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. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21–13 and a conference record of 10–6, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. After losing in the championship game of the

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, the Hoosiers earned a 4-seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament. However, IU quickly exited with a first round loss to 13-seed

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Roster

Schedule/Results

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References

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