2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mark Gottfried and played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 8–8 in SEC play, which placed them in fourth place in the SEC Western Division. They defeated Vanderbilt to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Florida. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they advanced all the way to the championship game before they lost to Tulsa.

2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, Finals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2000–01 record	25–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Gottfried (3rd season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 8 Florida	12	–	4		.750			24	–	7		.774
No. 9 Kentucky †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
Tennessee	8	–	8		.500			22	–	11		.667
South Carolina	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Vanderbilt	4	–	12		.250			15	–	15		.500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss	11	–	5		.688			27	–	8		.771
Arkansas	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
Alabama	8	–	8		.500			25	–	11		.694
Mississippi State	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
Auburn	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
LSU	2	–	14		.125			13	–	16		.448
† SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2000*		Global Sports	W 63–57	-	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 15, 2000*		Athletes in Action	W 95–87	-	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular season
November 25, 2000* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 110–53	2–0	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 30, 2000* 7:00 pm		Louisville	W 100–71	3–0	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 4, 2000* 7:00 pm		Grambling State	W 107–61	4–0	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 9, 2000* 7:30 pm	No. 23	vs. Akron Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic	W 73–59	6–0	- – -	- – -	- – -	BJCC Arena (-) Birmingham, AL
December 16, 2000* 9:05 pm	No. 18	vs. North Texas	W 94–55	7–0	- – -	- – -	- – -	Mitchell Center (-) Mobile, AL
December 20, 2000* 3:00 pm	No. 17	vs. Northern Iowa Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Quarterfinals	W 64–56	8–0	- – -	- – -	- – -	(-) San Juan, PR
December 22, 2000* 6:00 pm	No. 17	vs. No. 22 Cincinnati Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Championship Game	L 74–77 ^OT	9–1	- – -	- – -	- – -	(-) San Juan, PR
December 30, 2000* 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 82–56	10–1	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 6, 2001 12:30 pm, JP Sports	No. 18	at LSU	W 82–73	12–1 (1–0)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (-) Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 2001 5:00 pm	No. 16	Mississippi State	W 72–59	13–2 (2–1)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 17, 2001 7:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 15	No. 21 Ole Miss	W 82–63	14–2 (3–1)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 2001 4:00 pm	No. 15	at Arkansas	L 58–87	14–3 (3–2)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Bud Walton Arena (-) Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	Kentucky	W 70–60	15–3 (4–2)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 27, 2001 7:00 pm	No. 18	Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	W 81–80	16–3 (5–2)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 3, 2001 7:00 pm	No. 17	LSU	W 76–68	17–4 (6–3)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 7, 2001 7:00 pm	No. 18	at Mississippi State	L 70–84	17–5 (6–4)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Humphrey Coliseum (-) Starkville, MS
February 10, 2001 7:00 pm	No. 18	Georgia	W 76–68	18–5 (7–4)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 17, 2001* 3:00 pm, CBS	No. 21	Ohio State	W 85–67	20–5	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 21, 2001 7:00 pm	No. 14	at Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	L 69–72 ^OT	20–6 (8–5)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Auburn Arena (-) Auburn, AL
February 24, 2001 12:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 14	at No. 7 Florida	L 68–89	20–7 (8–6)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Stephen C. O'Connell Center (-) Gainesville, FL
February 28, 2001 7:00 pm	No. 20	Arkansas	L 63–66	20–8 (8–7)	- – -	- – -	- – -	Coleman Coliseum (-) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2001 3:00 pm, JP Sports	No. 20	at No. 14 Ole Miss	L 71–105	20–9 (8–8)	- – -	- – -	- – -	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (-) Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
March 9, 2001 6:30 pm, JP Sports	(W3)	vs. (E2) No. 5 Florida Quarterfinals	L 61–69	21–10	- – -	- – -	- – -	Bridgestone Arena (-) Nashville, TN
National Invitation Tournament
March 23, 2001* 6:00 pm		at Purdue Quarterfinals	W 85–77 ^2OT	24–10	- – -	- – -	- – -	Mackey Arena (-) West Lafayette, IN
March 27, 2001* 6:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Detroit Semifinals	W 74–63	25–10	- – -	- – -	- – -	Madison Square Garden (-) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Sources[1]

References

1. "2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2020.