2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2000–01 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-10 conference with a 15–3 record. Arizona reached the National Championship game in the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, losing to Duke 82–72 and finishing the season with a 28–8 record.Roster
Depth chart
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| NCAA Tournament- Mideast
- *Arizona 101, Eastern Illinois 76
- *Arizona 73, Butler 52
- *Arizona 66, Mississippi 56
- *Arizona 87, Illinois 81
- Final Four
- *Arizona 80, Michigan State 61
- *Duke 82, Arizona 72
Awards and honors
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 pollTeam players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1 | 13 | Richard Jefferson | Houston Rockets |
2 | 30 | Gilbert Arenas | Golden State Warriors |
2 | 32 | Luke Walton | Los Angeles Lakers |
2 | 38 | Michael Wright | New York Knicks |
2 | 45 | Loren Woods | Minnesota Timberwolves |