2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball Alabama Athletics logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 25–11 8–8 Mark Gottfried 3rd Philip Pearson Tom Kelsey Johnny Jones Coleman Coliseum NIT runner-up 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 yes 2000–01 yes |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Exhibition November 8, 2000 yes Global Sports Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 63–57 - November 15, 2000 yes Athletes in Action Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 95–87 - |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide|Regular season November 20, 2000 yes Troy Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 92–64 1–0 November 25, 2000 7:00pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 110–53 2–0 November 30, 2000 7:00pm yes Louisville Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 100–71 3–0 December 4, 2000 7:00pm yes Grambling State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 107–61 4–0 December 7, 2000 7:00pm yes 23 Wofford Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 68–64 5–0 December 9, 2000 7:30pm yes yes 23 Akron BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic 73–59 6–0 December 16, 2000 9:05pm yes yes 18 North Texas Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 94–55 7–0 December 20, 2000 3:00pm yes yes 17 Northern Iowa Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Quarterfinals 64–56 8–0 December 21, 2000 3:00pm yes yes 17 Washington Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Semifinals 69–60 9–0 December 22, 2000 6:00pm yes yes 17 Cincinnati 22 Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Championship Game 74–77 OT 9–1 December 30, 2000 7:30pm yes 20 Alabama State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 82–56 10–1 January 2, 2000 yes 18 Southeastern Louisiana Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 92–63 11–1 January 6, 2001 12:30pm yes 18 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA JP Sports 82–73 12–1 1–0 January 9, 2001 yes 16 Tennessee 4 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 69–86 12–2 1–1 January 13, 2001 5:00pm 16 Mississippi State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 72–59 13–2 2–1 January 17, 2001 7:00pm 15 Ole Miss 21 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL JP Sports 82–63 14–2 3–1 January 20, 2001 4:00pm yes 15 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 58–87 14–3 3–2 January 23, 2001 8:00pm 18 Kentucky Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN 70–60 15–3 4–2 January 27, 2001 7:00pm 18 Auburn Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Iron Bowl of Basketball 81–80 16–3 5–2 January 31, 2001 yes 17 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 62–68 16–4 5–3 February 3, 2001 7:00pm 17 LSU Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 76–68 17–4 6–3 February 7, 2001 7:00pm yes 18 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 70–84 17–5 6–4 February 10, 2001 7:00pm 18 Georgia Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 76–68 18–5 7–4 February 14, 2001 7:00pm 21 South Carolina Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 60–55 19–5 8–4 February 17, 2001 3:00pm yes 21 Ohio State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL CBS 85–67 20–5 February 21, 2001 7:00pm yes 14 Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Iron Bowl of Basketball 69–72 OT 20–6 8–5 February 24, 2001 12:00pm yes 14 Florida 7 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL JP Sports 68–89 20–7 8–6 February 28, 2001 7:00pm 20 Arkansas Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 63–66 20–8 8–7 March 3, 2001 3:00pm yes 20 Ole Miss 14 The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS JP Sports 71–105 20–9 8–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| SEC tournament March 8, 2001 yes Vanderbilt E6 First Round Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN JP Sports W3 78–59 21–9 March 9, 2001 6:30pm yes Florida E2 5 Quarterfinals Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN JP Sports W3 61–69 21–10 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| National Invitation tournament March 13, 2001 yes Seton Hall Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL First Round 85–79 22–10 March 20, 2001 yes Toledo Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Second Round 79–69 23–10 March 23, 2001 6:00pm yes yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Quarterfinals 85–77 2OT 24–10 March 27, 2001 6:00pm yes yes Detroit Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Semifinals ESPN 74–63 25–10 March 29, 2001 6:00pm yes yes Tulsa Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Championship ESPN 60–79 25–11 Central Time AP Poll Sourceshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama/2001-schedule.html 2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results Sports Reference July 8, 2020 References Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama