2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
American college basketball season
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NCAA tournament, Second round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | East |
Record | 22–11 (8–8 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Thompson–Boling Arena |
Seasons 2001–02 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Florida | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Kentucky † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 14 Ole Miss | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2001 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing with an 8–8 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they were beaten in the opening round by Charlotte, 70–63.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 17, 2000* | No. 9 | Chattanooga | W 88–66 | 1–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 19, 2000* | No. 9 | East Tennessee State | W 102–76 | 2–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 21, 2000* | No. 9 | No. 18 Wisconsin | W 66–56 | 3–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 27, 2000* | No. 7 | Austin Peay | W 98–65 | 4–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 30, 2000* | No. 7 | UNC Asheville | W 85–59 | 5–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 2, 2000* | No. 7 | at West Virginia | W 79–78 | 6–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Dec 5, 2000* | No. 6 | Memphis | W 86–76 | 7–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 7, 2000* | No. 6 | SMU | W 85–76 | 8–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 15, 2000* | No. 4 | Middle Tennessee | W 99–83 | 9–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 19, 2000* | No. 4 | vs. No. 14 Virginia Jimmy V Classic | L 89–107 | 9–1 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Dec 22, 2000* | No. 4 | at No. 12 Syracuse | W 83–70 | 10–1 | Carrier Dome (23,164) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 28, 2000* | No. 6 | vs. George Washington Rainbow Classic | W 92–81 | 11–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 29, 2000* | No. 6 | vs. No. 23 Iowa Rainbow Classic | W 80–68[2] | 12–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 30, 2000* | No. 6 | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 69–58 | 13–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,291) Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Jan 6, 2001 | No. 6 | at Auburn | W 96–88 2OT | 14–1 (1–0) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
Jan 9, 2001 | No. 4 | No. 16 Alabama | W 86–69 | 15–1 (2–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 13, 2001 | No. 4 | South Carolina | W 79–71 | 16–1 (3–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 16, 2001 | No. 4 | Kentucky | L 74–84 | 16–2 (3–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 20, 2001 | No. 4 | Mississippi State | W 84–79 | 17–2 (4–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 27, 2001 | No. 6 | at Georgia | L 75–77 2OT | 17–3 (4–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 30, 2001 | No. 8 | at No. 13 Florida | L 67–81 | 17–4 (4–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
Feb 3, 2001 | No. 8 | Vanderbilt | W 72–50 | 18–4 (5–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 7, 2001 | No. 8 | at Arkansas | L 77–82 OT | 18–5 (5–4) | Bud Walton Arena (19,684) Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||||
Feb 10, 2001 | No. 10 | at No. 25 Ole Miss | L 71–87 | 18–6 (5–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
Feb 14, 2001 | No. 15 | No. 22 Kentucky | L 95–103 | 18–7 (5–6) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 18, 2001 | No. 15 | No. 11 Florida | L 82–88 | 18–8 (5–7) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 21, 2001 | No. 22 | Georgia | L 76–88 | 18–9 (5–8) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 24, 2001 | No. 22 | at Vanderbilt | W 78–70 | 19–9 (6–8) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 27, 2001 | at South Carolina | W 68–67 OT | 20–9 (7–8) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | |||||||
Mar 3, 2001 | LSU | W 78–71 | 21–9 (8–8) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 2001* | vs. Auburn First round | W 73–66 OT | 22–9 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Mar 9, 2001* | vs. No. 14 Ole Miss Quarterfinals | L 73–86 | 22–10 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2001* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Charlotte First round | L 63–70 | 22–11 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[3][4]
Rankings
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References
- ^ "Tennessee's downward spiral ends in tourney". ESPN. March 16, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Tennessee 80, Iowa 68". UPI. December 30, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1109–1110. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.