2000–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. At the beginning of the season, the head coach was Bobby Knight; however, Knight was fired in early September 2000, and Mike Davis was named interim head coach. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2000–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record21–13 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Mike Davis (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Illinois133 .813278  .771
No. 3 Michigan State133 .813285  .848
No. 20 Indiana106 .6252113  .618
No. 25 Wisconsin97 .5631811  .621
No. 24 Iowa79 .4382312  .657
Penn State79 .4382112  .636
Purdue610 .3751715  .531
Minnesota511 .3131814  .563
Michigan412 .2501018  .357
Northwestern313 .1881119  .367
Ohio State*00 00  
2001 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21–13 and a conference record of 10–6, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. After losing in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament to Iowa, the Hoosiers earned a 4-seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament. However, IU quickly exited with a first round loss to 13-seed Kent State.

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