2000–01 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

2000–01 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
2000–01 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–9 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach	James Green (5th season);
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

2000–01 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
Cincinnati	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Charlotte †	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Marquette	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Louisville	8	–	8	.500	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
National
Southern Miss	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Memphis	10	–	6	.625	21	–	15	.583
South Florida	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
UAB	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Houston	6	–	10	.375	9	–	20	.310
Tulane	2	–	14	.125	9	–	21	.300

† 2001 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000–01 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 2000–01 college basketball season.

Roster

2000–01 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	Vandarel Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
G	David Wall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	Elvin Mims	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Century, Florida
F	Kilavorus Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	Mario Myles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	Mel Cauthen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
G	Brad Richardson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
G	Pete Meneses	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	Clement Carter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr
G	Bernard Duncan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	Carlos Gill	—	—	Jr
F	Carl Henderson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
G	Terrell Bolton	—	—	So

Head coach

James Green

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 17, 2000*		vs. Louisiana Tech John Thompson Classic	W 70–63	1–0	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 18, 2000* 8:30 p.m.		at No. 15 Arkansas John Thompson Classic	W 63–54	2–0	Bud Walton Arena (16,372) Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 21, 2000*		Alcorn State	W 88–62	3–0	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Nov 28, 2000*		South Alabama	W 54–43	4–0	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 1, 2000*		vs. Western Illinois Tribune Cyclone Challenge	W 84–51	5–0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 2, 2000* 8:00 p.m.		at Iowa State Tribune Cyclone Challenge	L 67–69	5–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 5, 2000*		Jackson State	W 90–67	6–1	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 9, 2000*		at New Orleans	W 82–68	7–1	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 16, 2000*		Arkansas State	W 76–71	8–1	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 19, 2000*		Arkansas Tech	W 87–41	9–1	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Conference USA regular season
Dec 27, 2000		at Memphis	W 75–67	10–1 (1–0)	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2000*		at Auburn	L 69–73	10–2	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 6, 2001		at South Florida	L 49–59	10–3 (1–1)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Jan 10, 2001		DePaul	W 63–49	11–3 (2–1)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 13, 2001		at UAB	W 64–52	12–3 (3–1)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 18, 2001*		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 76–61	13–3	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 21, 2001 6:00 p.m.		Louisville	W 69–60	14–3 (4–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,414) Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 24, 2001		Houston	W 72–51	15–3 (5–1)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 27, 2001 6:30 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 60–71	15–4 (5–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 30, 2001		at Marquette	W 78–65	16–4 (6–2)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 3, 2001		UAB	L 59–71	16–5 (6–3)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 7, 2001		at Tulane	L 69–80	16–6 (6–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 10, 2001		Cincinnati	L 52–64	16–7 (6–5)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 14, 2001		at Houston	W 62–58	17–7 (7–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 17, 2001		at Saint Louis	W 69–67	18–7 (8–5)	Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 24, 2001		Tulane	W 78–63	19–7 (9–5)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 28, 2001		Memphis	W 74–55	20–7 (10–5)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mar 3, 2001		South Florida	W 83–77	21–7 (11–5)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
C-USA tournament
Mar 8, 2001*	(2)	vs. (7) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 63–54	22–7	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 9, 2001* 4:30 p.m.	(2)	vs. (3) Charlotte Semifinals	L 63–75	22–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
NIT
Mar 14, 2001*		at Mississippi State First round	L 68–75	22–9	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[1] "2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

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