The Team of the Week was in its fourth season in 2000-01, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hall So., Moravian |
G | Dari Magyar Junior, NYU |
| Najm Calhoun So., New Jersey City |
G | Hayley Smith Freshman, Maryville (Tenn.) |
| John Mietus So., Lewis & Clark |
F | Kendra Anderson So., Hardin-Simmons |
| Terry Frigo Senior, Benedictine |
F | Ekaterina Markova So., Rosemont |
| David Schaaf Senior, Emory |
C | Kate Smith Senior, Cortland |
| Games of Jan. 28-Feb. 4, 2001. |
Women's
Dari Magyar
Magyar hit the shot heard 'round the Internet as she drained a 3-point shot at the buzzer to give NYU a 65-64 win over No.1 Washington University. She also registered a career-high seven assists in the Wash. U. win and an 82-54 win against Chicago on Sunday. Magyar scored only 17 points in the two games but did have the 14 assists against six turnovers.
Hayley Smith
Smith averaged 18.3 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 3-0 week for Maryville despite playing only 23 minutes per game. The freshman shot 51 percent from the floor, 50 percent from downtown and 83 percent from the line.
Kendra Anderson
Anderson was 11-for-14 for a career-best 28 points against McMurry and averaged 18 points in 22.5 minutes in road wins against Schreiner and Texas Lutheran. The sophomore has averaged 17.5 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting better than 60 percent from the field in Hardin-Simmons' 10-game win streak.
Ekaterina Markova
Recorded double-doubles in three of four games (16 of 18 for year) on the week. Broke school's single season rebounding record (currently 257) and blocked shot record (78). Markova shot 60 percent from floor netting 29 points (including seven of team's 12 in OT) while grabbing 19 rebounds and dishing five assists in team's 71-69 overtime win against Neumann. The sophomore averaged 23.5 points and 15.5 rebounds for the week.
Kate Smith
Smith averaged 22 points, 16.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocked shots for Cortland State. She posted 25 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks in a 76-64 loss at Oneonta and 19 points, 17 rebounds and six blocked shots in a 85-66 win at Geneseo.
Men's
Kevin Hall
Hall averaged 23.3 points per game and shot 64 percent from downtown (14-for-22) in leading Moravian to a 3-0 week. The Greyhounds entered the week 4-13. The sophomore scored 24 points in a 104-96 upset of Wilkes.
Najm Calhoun
Following a 14-point performance in a huge, 74-69 road win and season-sweep of second-place Kean, Calhoun was single-handedly responsible for NJCU's 93-90 overtime road win against Richard Stockton. The sophomore hit a fallaway 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to force overtime. In the extra period, NJCU led 90-88 with 23.9 seconds remaining before Calhoun drove the lane with the shot clock winding down to clinch an eventual 93-90 win. Calhoun shot 45% from the floor and 5-for-6 from 3-point range on the week.
John Mietus
The sophomore shot 11-for-19 from the floor and averaged 18.5 rebounds in two games, corralling 24 boards against George Fox and 13 against Puget Sound. He scored 27 points in the two games.
Terry Frigo
Frigo led the Eagles in two huge conference victories. Against Concordia (Ill.) Frigo had 21 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks. In the Eagles' win against Aurora Frigo had 28 points, 13 rebounds, three blocks and two assists.
David Schaaf
The senior shot 58 percent from the floor and 93 percent from the line in three games for Emory. Schaaf averaged 18.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots.