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2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

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2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, runner-up
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record25–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
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
2001 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
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 20, 2000*
Troy W 92–64  1–0
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
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 7, 2000*
7:00 pm
No. 23 Wofford W 68–64  5–0
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
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20, 2000*
3:00 pm
No. 17 vs. Northern Iowa
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Quarterfinals
W 64–56  8–0
Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, PR
December 21, 2000*
3:00 pm
No. 17 vs. Washington
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Semifinals
W 69–60  9–0
Guerra Sports Complex 
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
Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, PR
December 30, 2000*
7:30 pm
No. 20 Alabama State W 82–56  10–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 2, 2000*
No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana W 92–63  11–1
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 9, 2001
No. 16 at No. 4 Tennessee L 69–86  12–2
(1–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
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
January 31, 2001
No. 17 at Vanderbilt L 62–68  16–4
(5–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
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 14, 2001
7:00 pm
No. 21 South Carolina W 60–55  19–5
(8–4)
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)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
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 8, 2001
 JP Sports
(W3) vs. (E6) Vanderbilt
First Round
W 78–59  21–9
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
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 13, 2001*
Seton Hall
First Round
W 85–79  22–10
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 20, 2001*
Toledo
Second Round
W 79–69  23–10
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
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
March 29, 2001*
6:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Tulsa
Championship
L 60–79  25–11
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

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