2000–01 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2000–01 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
2000–01 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
WAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	26–7 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach	Jerry Tarkanian (6th season);
Home arena	Selland Arena
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Jerry Tarkanian's sixth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Selland Arena and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in WAC play to finish in first place. They defeated Tulsa to win the WAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs beat No. 8 seed California in the first round before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Michigan State.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Demetrius Porter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr
F	12	Noel Felix	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Inglewood	Inglewood, California
G	22	Travis Demanby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So		Medford, Oregon
C	33	Melvin Ely	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Thornton Township	Harvey, Illinois

Source^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 2000*		vs. NC State	W 82–63	2–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts
WAC regular season
Mar 3, 2001		Tulsa	W 84–77	24–5 (13–3)	Selland Arena Fresno, California
WAC tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. Rice Quarterfinals	W 60–52	25–5	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 9, 2001*		vs. Hawaii Semifinals	L 67–76	25–6	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) California First Round	W 82–70	26–6	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 18, 2001*	(9 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Michigan State Second Round	L 65–81	26–7	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific Time.

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