The 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at

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and competed in the

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. They finished the season 25–6, 13–3 in

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play to finish in first place. They lost to Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid as a No. 2 seed to the NCAA tournament, where they were upset by 15th-seeded Hampton.

Previous season

They finished the season 32–5, 14–2 in

play to finish in first place. They defeated Baylor,

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, and

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to become champions of the Big 12 Conference tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This was their first regular season and conference tournament since joining the Big 12. In the NCAA Tournament they defeated Central Connecticut State, Auburn, and

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to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to

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. The Cyclones saw individual success with

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being named a consensus First Team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year and Larry Eustachy being named AP Coach of the Year.

Incoming players

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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

Awards and honors

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(Consensus Second Team) * Big 12 Player of the Year :

* Big 12 Freshman of the Year :Jake Sullivan * Big 12 Coach of the Year : Larry Eustachy * All-Conference Selections :

(1st Team) :Kantrail Horton (2nd Team) : Martin Rancik (3rd Team) : Paul Shirley (Honorable Mention) * Academic All American : Paul Shirley (Second Team) * Academic All-Big 12 First Team : Paul Shirley * Big 12 Player of the Week :Kantrail Horton (January 8) :

(January 22) * Big 12 Rookie of the Week :Jake Sullivan *Ralph A. Olsen Award :

References

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