Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2000–01 |
Team: | Washington Huskies |
Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
Record: | 10–20 |
Conf Record: | 4–14 |
Hc Year: | 8th |
The 2000–01 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at newly-renovated Hec Edmundson Pavilion in
The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, tied for last in the standings.[1] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.
In the season finale, the Huskies upset #13 UCLA 96–94; senior guard Michael Johnson hit a three-pointer with a second remaining to break an eight-game losing streak.[2]