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- "2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference . Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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- ↑ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
- ↑ "Atlantic 10 2019-20 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 118. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Temple Topples UMass" . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . March 11, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2022– via ProQuest.
- ↑ "Atlantic 10 2019-20 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 129. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ↑ Fittipaldo, Ray (March 11, 2001). "Owls Win, 76-65, Bag Title Again" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved April 9, 2022– via ProQuest.