The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2000, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on Apri ...

. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Pat Douglass and played their home games at the

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. They were members of the

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. They finished the season with a school record 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to the Pacific Tigers. The Anteaters earned a bid to the

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where they lost in the first round to the

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Roster

Schedule

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References

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