2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 Georgia State Panthers GSU wordmark.png Trans America Athletic Conference TAAC 29–5 16–2 Lefty Driesell GSU Sports Arena TAAC tournament championsTAAC Regular season championsNike Festival champions NCAA tournament Second round The 2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Lefty Driesell, and they played their home games at GSU Sports Arena as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC). They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in TAAC play to run away with the regular season title. They won the TAAC tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament the program's first appearance in 10 years. Playing as No. 11 seed in the West region, the Panthers upset No. 6 seed Wisconsin, 50–49,Georgia State Knocks Off the Badgers https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/15/sports/georgia-state-knocks-off-the-badgers.html The New York Times March 15, 2001 July 15, 2023 in the opening round before falling to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant, and Coach Driesell's former team, Maryland, 79–60.Maryland Floors Georgia State with Lefty-Righty Combination https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-18-ss-39514-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 18, 2001 July 15, 2023 Roster 2000 Georgia State Panthers y Shernard Long G 6 4 190 Sr Tucker, GA Thomas Terrell F 6 7 230 Jr Brookhaven, MS y basketball Lefty Driesell 2000–01 Men's Basketball Stats https://georgiastatesports.com/documents/2021/5/18//GSU_Men_s_Basketball_1990_91_Stats.pdf?id=8705 Georgia State University Athletics July 15, 2023 Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Georgia State Panthers| Regular season Nov 17, 2000 yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 91–79 6,458 1–0 Nov 20, 2000 yes 2000 men Savannah State Tigers Savannah State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 88–45 1,064 2–0 Nov 25, 2000 yes yes 2000 men Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, Alabama 82–73 757 3–0 Nov 29, 2000 yes 2000 men Bradley Braves Bradley GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 67–54 1,022 4–0 Dec 1, 2000 yes 2000 men Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 83–54 932 5–0 Dec 4, 2000 2000 men Samford Bulldogs Samford GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 64–50 1,588 6–0 1–0 Dec 6, 2000 yes 2000 men Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 84–70 3,014 7–0 Dec 9, 2000 yes yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 74–81 6,218 7–1 Dec 21, 2000 yes yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Nike Festival 65–64 5,781 8–1 Dec 22, 2000 yes yes 2000 men UAB Blazers UAB Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Nike Festival 74–63 5,727 9–1 Dec 23, 2000 yes yes Cal State Northridge Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Nike Festival 97–88 5,794 10–1 Jan 2, 2001 yes 2000 men Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina 77–67 523 11–1 2–0 Jan 6, 2001 yes 2000 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida 66–71 1,512 11–2 2–1 Jan 8, 2001 yes 2000 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, Florida 93–82 1,279 12–2 3–1 Jan 11, 2001 2000 men Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 96–77 1,242 13–2 4–1 Jan 13, 2001 2000 men UCF Golden Knights Central Florida GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 97–75 1,512 14–2 5–1 Jan 18, 2001 yes 2000 men Mercer Bears Mercer Porter Gym Macon, Georgia 87–81 1,123 15–2 6–1 Jan 20, 2001 yes 2000 men Troy Trojans Troy Trojan Arena Troy, Alabama 67–74 3,271 15–3 6–2 Jan 23, 2001 2000 men Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 76–52 1,145 16–3 7–2 Jan 27, 2001 Mercer GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 86–77 2,369 17–3 8–2 Jan 29, 2001 2000 men Troy Trojans Troy GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 79–75 1,183 18–3 9–2 Feb 1, 2001 yes 2000 men Samford Bulldogs Samford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, Alabama 73–62 4,240 19–3 10–2 Feb 3, 2001 yes Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama 75–58 2,109 20–3 11–2 Feb 10, 2001 Campbell GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 95–67 3,142 21–3 12–2 Feb 12, 2001 yes yes 2000 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 78–91 16,215 21–4 Feb 15, 2001 Jacksonville GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 90–82 1,710 22–4 13–2 Feb 17, 2001 Stetson GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 68–65 2,746 23–4 14–2 Feb 22, 2001 yes Central Florida UCF Arena Orlando, Florida 90–85 743 24–4 15–2 Feb 24, 2001 yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida 88–79 916 25–4 16–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Georgia State Panthers| TAAC Tournament Mar 1, 2001 yes Florida Atlantic GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia Quarterfinals 96–57 2,318 26–4 Mar 2, 2001 yes Samford GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia Semifinals 66–56 3,385 27–4 Mar 3, 2001 yes Troy GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia Championship game 79–55 4,028 28–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Georgia State Panthers| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 2001 yes yes 11 W Wisconsin 25 6 W BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho First round 50–49 10,824 29–4 Mar 17, 2001 yes yes 11 W Maryland 11 3 W BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho Second round 60–79 11,250 29–5 AP Poll Eastern Time W West 2000–01 Men's Basketball Schedule https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 Georgia State University Athletics July 15, 20232020–21 Georgia State Men's Basketball Media Guide https://georgiastatesports.com/documents/2020/11/19//2020_21_GSU_MBB_MediaGuide_11_30.pdf?id=8301 Georgia State University Athletics July 15, 2023 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_2001_254_Georgia%20State%20University.pdf 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