2001 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–6 at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.[1]

2001 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams11
SiteMitchell Center
Mobile, AL
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (3rd title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (1st title)
MVPChris Marcus (Western Kentucky)
2000–01 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Western Kentucky142 .875  247  .774
Arkansas State106 .625  1713  .567
Louisiana Tech106 .625  1712  .586
Arkansas-Little Rock97 .563  1811  .621
Florida International511 .313  821  .276
Middle Tennessee115 .063  522  .185
West
South Alabama115 .688  2211  .667
Louisiana–Lafayette106 .625  1613  .552
New Orleans106 .625  1712  .586
New Mexico State106 .625  1414  .500
Denver511 .313  1018  .357
North Texas115 .063  424  .143
2001 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Western Kentucky defeated hosts South Alabama in the championship game, 64–54, to win their third Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Hilltoppers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

Format

The Sun Belt added three new teams prior to the 2000–01 season: Middle Tennessee State (Ohio Valley), New Mexico State (Big West), and North Texas (Big West). The conference's total membership increased to twelve.

The tournament field expanded once again, increasing from nine to eleven teams (NMSU did not compete). With all eleven participating Sun Belt members seeded based on regular season conference records, the five highest-seeded teams were awarded byes into the quarterfinal round while the six lowest-seeded teams entered the bracket in the preliminary first round.

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Sunday, March 4
Semifinals
Monday, March 5
Championship
Tuesday, March 6
                                     
       
  1E Western Kentucky 68  
    5E Florida International 51  
5E Florida International 59
4W Denver 52  
  1E Western Kentucky 82  
  2W Louisiana–Lafayette 75  
       
       
  3E Louisiana Tech 56
    2W Louisiana–Lafayette 63  
     
       
  1E Western Kentucky 64
  1W South Alabama 54
       
       
  2E Arkansas State 82
    3W New Orleans 73  
6E Middle Tennessee 61
3W New Orleans 66*  
  2E Arkansas State 53
  1W South Alabama 76  
4E Arkansas–Little Rock 80  
5W North Texas 67  
  4E Arkansas–Little Rock 62
    1W South Alabama 85  
     

See also

References

  1. "2000–01 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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