The 2000–01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

 in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2000, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2001 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in...

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Regular season

Michigan State entered the regular season ranked #3 in both polls. The Spartans remained ranked in the top 5 during the entire season, ultimately finishing with a 28-5 overall record. During the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in...

, Michigan State qualified for the Final Four

2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in...

, where they lost to the Arizona Wildcats.

NCAA basketball tournament

• Mideast
  • Michigan State (#1 seed) 69, Alabama State (16) 35
  • Michigan State 81, Fresno State (#9 seed) 65
  • Michigan State 77, Gonzaga (#12 seed) 62
  • Michigan State 69, Temple (#11 seed) 62

• Final Four
  • Arizona 80, Michigan State 61

Team players drafted into the NBA

• Jason Richardson (5th overall) and Zach Randolph (19th overall) were selected in the 2001 NBA Draft
  2001 NBA Draft
  The 2001 NBA Draft took place on June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York. Kwame Brown became the first high school player drafted with the first overall pick...
  
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See also

• 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in...
  
  
• List of NCAA Division I institutions