Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2000–01 |
Prev Year: | 1999–2000 |
Next Year: | 2001–02 |
Team: | Hofstra Pride |
Conference: | America East Conference |
Short Conf: | AEC |
Record: | 26–5 |
Conf Record: | 16–2 |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Champion: | America East Champions |
Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2000–01 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University from Hempstead, New York in the 2000–01 Season. Led by head coach Jay Wright, Hofstra finished with a record of 26–5, the best in the AEC, and won the AEC tournament. As a result of winning the tournament, Hofstra was invited to the NCAA tournament. Although Hofstra fell in the first round of the tournament, coach Wright departed in the off-season to become the new head coach of Villanova, who he would coach to National Championships in 2016 and 2018. That season marked their final season in the America East Conference. In summer 2001, They moved to the Colonial Athletic Association.[1] [2]
AEC Tournament3/3/01 @ Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, DE Vs. Vermont W, 68–55
3/4/01 @ Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, DE Vs. Maine W, 78–66
3/10/01 @ Hofstra Arena, Hempstead, NY Vs. Delaware W, 68–54
NCAA Tournament3/15/01 @ Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC Vs. UCLA L, 48–61