2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Big West Regular Season Champions
NIT First round vs. Tulsa, L 71–75
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record25–5 (15–1 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
2000–01 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 1   .938 25 5   .833
Utah State 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Pacific 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Boise State 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Cal Poly 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
Idaho 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 5 23   .179
2001 Big West tournament winner

The 2000–01 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Pat Douglass and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season with a school record 25–5 and 15–1 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to the Pacific Tigers. The Anteaters earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.