The 2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented

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. The head coach was

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, coaching his sixth season with the Badgers. Bennett resigned after the third game of the season citing

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– he said he "simply was drained". Assistant coach Brad Soderberg took over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at the

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and was a member of the

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. Wisconsin finished 18–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West Region, where they were upset by

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, 50–49.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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