2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his sixth season with the Badgers. Bennett resigned after the third game of the season citing burnout – he said he "simply was drained". Assistant coach Brad Soderberg took over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished 18–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West Region, where they were upset by Georgia State, 50–49.

2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record18–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shawn Hood
  • Tony Bennett
Home arenaKohl Center
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)


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