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The 2000-01 Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team was the first NCAA squad to reach the NCAA Championship game after completing a 29-5 season winning both the MIAA regular season (15-3) and the MIAA Tournament Championships. The Ichabods beat Northwest Missouri four times that season including an 81-74 win in the MIAA tournament finals in Topeka and a 67-61 NCAA regional tournament victory in Topeka. At the Elite Eight, Washburn topped Johnson C. Smith 70-64 in the national quarterfinals before topping Western Washington 96-90 in the semifinals, avenging a 72-70 loss to the Vikings in an early season match up in Las Vegas. The Ichabods fell to Kentucky Wesleyan in the national championship game 72-63. The Ichabod squad averaged 80 points per game with four Ichabods averaging double figures including All-American Ewan Auguste and 15.5 ppg with 7.6 rpg. Ryan Murphy averaged 13.2 ppg and 5.6 rpg coming off the bench while Randolph Williams scored 13.2 ppg and 4.3 rpg and Eric Carter averaged 11.1 ppg and 4.4 rpg. Shannon Kruger led the team in 3-point shooting hitting 54 of 128 attempts leading the team with 101 assists. The Ichabods were led by Washburn Hall of Fame coach Bob Chipman.
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