2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–12 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Karl Hobbs
  • Dave Leitao
  • Tom Moore
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College 13 3   .813 27 5   .844
Providence 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
St. John's# 8 8   .500 5 15   .250
Miami 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Villanova 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Connecticut 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Virginia Tech* 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame 11 5   .688 20 10   .667
No. 21 Georgetown 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
No. 17 Syracuse 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
West Virginia 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Pittsburgh 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Seton Hall 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Rutgers* 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
2001 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 2001
Rankings from AP Poll
#St. John's had 9 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 8–8, 14–15.
*Did not qualify for 2001 Big East tournament.

The 2000–01 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2000–01 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–12 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with an 8–8 record. UConn made it to the Second Round in the 2001 National Invitation Tournament before losing to Detroit 67–61.

The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fifteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.