2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team


The 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 25-6, 13-3 in Big 12 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 Big 12 play to finish in first place. They defeated Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma 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 UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State.
The Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a consensus First Team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year and Larry Eustachy being name AP Coach of the Year.

Incoming players

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=""|Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""|Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""|Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=12 style=""|NCAA Tournament

Rankings

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

Awards and honors