2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

2001 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament

Teams	48
Finals site	Centennial Garden Bakersfield, California
Champions	Kentucky Wesleyan (8th title)
Runner-up	Washburn (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Tampa (1st Final Four) Western Washington (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Ray Harper (2nd title)
MOP	Lorico Duncan (Kentucky Wesleyan)
NCAA Division II men's tournaments « 2000 2002 »

The 2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 45th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.

Officially culminating the 2000–01 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country.

The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were played, for the first time, at the Centennial Garden in Bakersfield, California.

After losing in the previous year's final, Kentucky Wesleyan (31–3) defeated Washburn in the final, 72–63, to win their record eighth Division II national championship. It was additionally their second title in three years and fourth consecutive appearance in the title game.

The Panthers were coached by Ray Harper. Kentucky Wesleyan's Lorico Duncan was the Most Outstanding Player.

Topeka

Fort Mill

Garden City

St. Cloud

St. Petersburg

Owensboro

Bellingham

Charlotte

Bakersfield

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2001 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regionals

Northeast - Garden City, New York

Location: Woodruff Hall Host: Adelphi University

	First round Round of 48 March 8					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Adelphi	87
						4	Philadelphia	66
	4	Philadelphia	90
	5	Saint Anselm	77
											1	Adelphi	78
											2	Saint Michael's	64
	3	UMass Lowell	85
	6	Queens (NY)	67
						2	Saint Michael's	80
						3	UMass Lowell	69

South - St. Petersburg, Florida

Location: MacArthur Physical Education Center Host: Eckerd College

	First round Round of 48 March 8					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Eckerd	56
						4	Tampa	67
	4	Tampa	83
	5	Kentucky State	68
											4	Tampa	60
											6	Henderson State	51
	3	West Georgia	57
	6	Henderson State	68
						2	Florida Southern	64
						6	Henderson State (OT)	69

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

	First round Round of 48 March 8					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Kentucky Wesleyan (OT)	73
						5	Hillsdale	71
	4	Gannon	58
	5	Hillsdale	60
											1	Kentucky Wesleyan	59
											3	Northern Kentucky	57
	3	Northern Kentucky	106
	6	Grand Valley State	102
						2	Southern Indiana	92
						3	Northern Kentucky	93

North Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota

Location: Halenbeck Hall Host: St. Cloud State University

	First round Round of 48 March 9					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional final Sweet 16 March 11
						1	St. Cloud State	100
						5	Metro State	61
	4	South Dakota State	80
	5	Metro State	91
											1	St. Cloud State	65
											3	Southwest Minnesota State	67
	3	Southwest Minnesota State	88
	6	Winona State	77
						2	Fort Hays State	63
						3	Southwest Minnesota State	82

South Atlantic - Charlotte, North Carolina

Location: Brayboy Gymnasium Host: Johnson C. Smith University

	First round Round of 48 March 8					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Johnson C. Smith	92
						4	Wingate	60
	4	Wingate	88
	5	Armstrong Atlantic State	67
											1	Johnson C. Smith	64
											2	Winston-Salem State	52
	3	Catawba	84
	6	Augusta State	96
						2	Winston-Salem State	65
						6	Augusta State	48

South Central - Topeka, Kansas

Location: Lee Arena Host: Washburn University

	First round Round of 48 March 8					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Washburn	86
						4	West Texas A&M	81
	4	West Texas A&M	67
	5	St. Mary's (TX)	55
											1	Washburn	67
											2	Northwest Missouri State	61
	3	Northeastern State	80
	6	Angelo State	75
						2	Northwest Missouri State	62
						3	Northeastern State	60

East - Fort Mill, South Carolina

Location: Hornets Training Facility Host: Queens College, with support from the NBA Charlotte Hornets

	First round Round of 48 March 8					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Queens (NC)	77
						5	Longwood	76
	4	West Chester	95
	5	Longwood	103
											1	Queens (NC)	81
											3	Salem International	67
	3	Salem International	77
	6	Clarion	72
						2	Charleston	70
						3	Salem International	88

West - Bellingham, Washington

Location: Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium Host: Western Washington University

	First round Round of 48 March 8					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Western Washington (OT)	95
						4	Cal State Bakersfield	86
	4	Cal State Bakersfield	99
	5	Humboldt State	88
											1	Western Washington	58
											2	Cal State San Bernardino	55
	3	Seattle Pacific	95
	6	Central Washington	101
						2	Cal State San Bernardino	79
						6	Central Washington	74

Elite Eight - Bakersfield, California

Location: Bakersfield Centennial Garden Host: California State University, Bakersfield

National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 21

National semifinals Final Four March 22

National championship March 24

GL

Kentucky Wesleyan

85

NC

SW Minnesota State

66

GL

Kentucky Wesleyan

85*

S

Tampa

84

S

Tampa

82

NE

Adelphi

68

GL

Kentucky Wesleyan

72

Bakersfield, California

SC

Washburn

63

SC

Washburn

70

SA

Johnson C. Smith

64

SC

Washburn

96

W

Western Washington

90

W

Western Washington

89

E

Queens (NC)

85

All-tournament team

• Lorico Duncan, Kentucky Wesleyan (MOP)
• Marshall Sanders, Kentucky Wesleyan
• Ewan Auguste, Washburn
• Ryan Murphy, Washburn
• Sylvere Bryan, Washburn

See also

• 2001 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

References

• NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Results
• 2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com