The 2000–01 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented 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 named AP Coach of the Year.
Incoming players
Incoming PlayersNamePositionHeightWeightPrevious SchoolHometown Omar Bynum Forward 6'7 210 lbs. Indian Hills CC Omaha, Nebraska Shane Power Forward 6'5" 210 lbs. Merrillville Andrean Crown Point, Indiana Tyray Pearson Forward 6'7" 225 lbs. Kankakee CC Hammond, Indiana Jake Sullivan Guard 6'1" 195 lbs. Tartan High Oakdale, Minnesota Zach Fortune Guard 6'3" 185 lbs. Bellevue West Bellevue, Nebraska Marcus Jefferson Forward 6'5" 205 lbs. Notre Dame Prep East Chicago Anderw Skoglund Center 7'1" 250 lbs. Hopkins High Minnetonka, MinnesotaReference:
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
All-American Jamaal Tinsley (Consensus Second Team)
Big 12 Player of the Year
Jamaal Tinsley
Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Jake Sullivan
Big 12 Coach of the Year
Larry Eustachy
All-Conference Selections Jamaal Tinsley (1st Team) Kantrail Horton (2nd Team) Martin Rancik (3rd Team) Paul Shirley (Honorable Mention)
Academic All American
Paul Shirley (Second Team)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Paul Shirley
Big 12 Player of the Week
Kantrail Horton (January 8) Jamaal Tinsley (January 22)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week
Jake Sullivan
Ralph A. Olsen Award
Jamaal Tinsley
References