2000–01 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 January 2025 2000–01 South Alabama Jaguars Basketball South Alabama Jaguars wordmark.svg 250 Sun Belt Conference West Division Sun Belt 22–11 11–5 Bob Weltlich 4th Mitchell Center Sun Belt West division champions NIT tournament first round 1999–2000 2001–02 The 2000–01 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Bob Weltlich, in his fourth season as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were invited to play in the NIT tournament, but lost in the first round against 2000 men Toledo Rockets Toledo. Roster 2000 South Alabama Jaguars y Virgil Stanescu C 6 10 Sr Ravonte Dantzler G 6 2 Sr Demetrice Williams G 6 2 So Emmett Thomas F 6 4 Fr Henry Williams C 6 6 Fr Brett Gravitt G 6 3 Sr Ericson Beck G 5 11 Sr Mike Bollman C 6 6 So Matt Forget C 7 1 Fr Akbar Stepford G 6 3 Sr Derrick Davis G 6 2 Fr Bob Weltlich (Ohio State) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-alabama/2001.html 2000-01 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats Sports Reference January 24, 2025 Schedule and results 2000-01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2001 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=South Alabama Jaguars| Non-conference regular season Nov 14, 2000 yes yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tivo Preseason NIT First Round 67–54 1–0 Nov 17, 2000 7:00 p.m. yes yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana ESPN Plus Tivo Preseason NIT Second Round 62–70 12,581 1–1 Nov 21, 2000 yes 2000 none Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 73–51 2–1 Nov 25, 2000 yes 2000 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 70–66 3–1 Nov 28, 2000 yes yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 43–54 3–2 Dec 1, 2000 yes yes Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 68–66 4–2 Dec 4, 2000 yes Wright State Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 79–71 5–2 Dec 9, 2000 yes yes Alabama State Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama 61–69 5–3 Dec 12, 2000 yes 2000 men West Florida Argonauts West Florida Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 69–48 6–3 Dec 16, 2000 6:30 p.m. yes Louisville Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama Coors Classic 72–65 9,019 7–3 Dec 19, 2000 yes yes 2000 men Murray State Racers Murray State Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky 82–76 8–3 |- !colspan=9 style=South Alabama Jaguars| Sun Belt Regular Season Dec 23, 2000 2000 men Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 55–67 8–4 0–1 Dec 30, 2000 yes yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 42–64 8–5 Jan 4, 2001 yes 2000 men FIU Panthers Florida International Golden Panther Arena Miami, Florida 70–59 9–5 1–1 Jan 6, 2001 yes 2000 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas 63–64 9–6 1–2 Jan 10, 2001 Western Kentucky Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 74–66 OT 2,421 10–6 2–2 Jan 10, 2001 2000 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 72–64 11–6 3–2 Jan 17, 2001 yes 2000 men Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 77–51 12–6 Jan 21, 2001 2000 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 72–63 13–6 4–2 Jan 25, 2001 yes 2000 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 60–73 13–7 4–3 Jan 27, 2001 yes Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana 58–55 14–7 5–3 Feb 1, 2001 2000 men Denver Pioneers Denver Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 65–61 15–7 6–3 Feb 3, 2001 2000 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 54–60 15–8 6–4 Feb 8, 2001 yes 2000 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas 86–75 16–8 7–4 Feb 10, 2001 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 70–66 17–8 8–4 Feb 14, 2001 yes 2000 men Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas 84–81 18–8 9–4 Feb 17, 2001 New Orleans Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 58–67 18–9 9–5 Feb 22, 2001 yes Denver Magness Arena Denver, Colorado 86–80 2OT 19–9 10–5 Feb 24, 2001 North Texas Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 88–70 20–9 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style=South Alabama Jaguars| Sun Belt Conference tournament Mar 3, 2001 yes 1W Arkansas–Little Rock 4E Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama Quarterfinals 85–62 21–9 Mar 5, 2001 yes 1W Arkansas State 2E Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama Semifinals 76–53 22–9 Mar 6, 2001 1W Western Kentucky 1E Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama Championship 54–64 8,069 22–10 |- !colspan=9 style=South Alabama Jaguars| NIT tournament Mar 15, 2001 yes yes 2000 men Toledo Rockets Toledo John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio First round 67–76 OT 22–11 AP Poll Central Time W West 2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide https://usajaguars.com/documents/2019/11/4/19_20_Media_Guide.pdf University of South Alabama Athletics July 30, 2023https://static.usajaguars.com/custompages/Media_Guides/61-98History-Records.pdf 2011-12 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide University of South Alabama Athletics January 24, 2025https://usajaguars.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule usajaguars.com January 24, 2025 References Category:South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball seasons South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama Jaguars basketball South Alabama Jaguars basketball