2000-2001 Conference USA Conference standings --------------------- American Division ----------------- Cincinnati 11-5 .688 25-10 .714 NCAA #5 seed 2-1 Sweet Sixteen Charlotte 10-6 .625 22-11 .667 NCAA #9 seed 1-1 Marquette 9-7 .563 15-14 .517 Saint Louis 8-8 .500 17-14 .548 Louisville 8-8 .500 12-19 .387 DePaul 4-12 .250 12-18 .400 National Division ----------------- Southern Miss 11-5 .688 22-9 .710 NIT 0-1 Memphis 10-6 .625 21-15 .583 NIT 4-1 3rd Place South Florida 9-7 .563 18-13 .581 UAB 8-8 .500 17-14 .548 Houston 6-10 .375 9-20 .310 Tulane 2-14 .125 9-21 .300 Conference Tournament --------------------- Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY First Round- Wednesday, March 7 (6) South Florida 63, (11) DePaul 59 (7) Saint Louis 78, (10) Houston 65 (8) UAB 74, (9) Louisville 61 (5) Marquette 72, (12) Tulane 67 Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 8 (3) Charlotte 77, (6) South Florida 74 (2) Southern Miss 63, (7) Saint Louis 54 (1) Cincinnati 73, (8) UAB 70 (4) Memphis 71, (5) Marquette 64 Semifinals - Friday, March 9 (3) Charlotte 75, (2) Southern Miss 63 (1) Cincinnati 89, (4) Memphis 79 Finals - Saturday, March 10 (3) Charotte 80, (1) Cincinnati 72 NCAA Results (3-2) ------------------ (5) Cincinnati 84, (12) Brigham Young 59 (5) Cincinnati 66, (13) Kent State 43 (1) Stanford 78, (5) Cincinnati 65 (9) Charlotte 70, (8) Tennessee 63 (1) Illinois 79, (9) Charlotte 61 NIT Results (0-4) ------------------ Memphis 71, *Utah 62 *Memphis 90, UTEP 65 *Memphis 81, New Mexico 63 Tulsa 72, Memphis 64 Memphis 86, Detroit 71 *Mississippi St 75, Southern Miss 68 Awards ------- Player Of The Year: Steve Logan, Cincinnati Coach Of The Year: James Green, Southern Miss Freshman Of The year: Rodney White, Charlotte Defensive POY: Vandarel Jones, Southern Miss Sixth Player Of The Year: Altron Jackson, South Florida Tournament MVP: Rodney White, Charlotte All-Conference First Team Altron Jackson, South Florida Steve Logan, Cincinnati Brian Wardle, Marquette Rodney White, Charlotte Kelly Wise, Memphis Second Team LeDaryl Billingsley, Tulane Maurice Jeffers, Saint Louis Vandarel Jones, Southern Miss Marques Maybin, Louisville B.B. Waldon, South Florida Third Team Cordell Henry, Marquette Kenny Satterfield, Cincinnati Bobby Simmons, DePaul Jobey Thomas, Charlotte David Wall, Southern Miss All-Freshman Odartey Blankson, Marquette Alton Ford, Houston Scooter McFadgon, Memphis Imari Sawyer, DePaul Rodney White, Charlotte All-Tournament Rodney White, Charlotte Diego Guevara, Charlotte Steve Logan, Cincinnati Kenny Satterfield, Cincinnati Kelly Wise, Memphis Players Of The Week: N20 Rodney White, Charlotte N27 Imari Sawyer, DePaul D4 Demon Brown, Charlotte D11 B.B. Waldon, South Florida D18 Leonard Stokes, Cincinnati J 2 B.B. Waldon, South Florida J 8 Brian Wardle, Marquette J15 Altron Jackson, South Florida J22 Jobey Thomas, Charlotte J29 Marques Maybin, Louisville F5 Will Campbell, UAB F12 Kelly Wise, Memphis F19 Rodney White, Charlotte F26 Shyrone Chatman, Memphis M4 Vandarel Jones, Southern Miss