2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2001 Conference USA I Men's 12 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Charlotte 2nd Bobby Lutz 2nd Rodney White Charlotte The 2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.2000-01 Conference USA Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/cusa/2001.html April 19, 2016 Charlotte defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, 80–72, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship. The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA member Cincinnati, who earned an at-large bid. Format There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records. UNC Charlotte rebranded itself as Charlotte prior to the season. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 7 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 8 SemifinalsFriday, March 9 ChampionshipSaturday, March 10 high 9 2000 UAB Blazers UAB 74 8 Louisville 61 5 Marquette 72 12 2000 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 67 11 2000 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 59 6 2000 South Florida Bulls South Florida 63 7 2000 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 78 10 2000 Houston Cougars Houston 67 1 Cincinnati 73 9 UAB 70 5 Marquette 64 4 2000 Memphis Tigers Memphis 71 3 Charlotte 77 6 South Florida 74 7 Saint Louis 54 2 Southern Miss 63 1 Cincinnati 89 4 Memphis 79 3 Charlotte 75 2 Southern Miss 63 1 Cincinnati 72 3 Charlotte 80 References Category:Conference USA men's basketball tournament Tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky Category:2001 in Louisville, Kentucky