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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2000–01 record25–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 8 Florida124 .750  247  .774
No. 9 Kentucky124 .750  2410  .706
Georgia97 .563  1615  .516
Tennessee88 .500  2211  .667
South Carolina610 .375  1515  .500
Vanderbilt412 .250  1515  .500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss115 .688  278  .771
Arkansas106 .625  2011  .645
Alabama88 .500  2511  .694
Mississippi State79 .438  1813  .581
Auburn79 .438  1814  .563
LSU214 .125  1316  .448
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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.

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