# 2000–01 NBL season

The 2000–01 NBL season was the 23rd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league.

## Regular season

The 2000–01 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 20 October 2000 and 31 March 2001.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 20/10/2000 | Brisbane Bullets | 80–95 | Victoria Titans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/10/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 97–115 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/10/2000 | Melbourne Tigers | 122–103 | Canberra Cannons | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/10/2000 | Perth Wildcats | 84–92 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 21/10/2000 | Townsville Crocodiles | 120–85 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/10/2000 | Victoria Titans | 110–93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/10/2000 | Canberra Cannons | 98–104 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 27/10/2000 | Victoria Titans | 81–88 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/10/2000 | Adelaide 36ers | 92–81 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/10/2000 | Brisbane Bullets | 93–115 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 28/10/2000 | Canberra Cannons | 88–86 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/10/2000 | Victoria Titans | 106–98 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 29/10/2000 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–118 | Illawarra Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/10/2000 | Perth Wildcats | 119–100 | Sydney Kings | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/10/2000 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 94–114 | Adelaide 36ers | Penrith Sports Stadium | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 3/11/2000 | Adelaide 36ers | 112–83 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/11/2000 | Sydney Kings | 110–84 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/11/2000 | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–96 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/11/2000 | Cairns Taipans | 99–103 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/11/2000 | Victoria Titans | 108–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/11/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 106–79 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,767 | boxscore |
| 5/11/2000 | Perth Wildcats | 99–71 | Canberra Cannons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 10/11/2000 | Cairns Taipans | 87–96 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/11/2000 | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–98 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/11/2000 | Canberra Cannons | 91–124 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/11/2000 | Sydney Kings | 113–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/11/2000 | Victoria Titans | 112–92 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/11/2000 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–93 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/11/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 120–117 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,547 | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 17/11/2000 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–112 | Victoria Titans | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/11/2000 | Adelaide 36ers | 121–105 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/11/2000 | Brisbane Bullets | 97–88 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/11/2000 | Canberra Cannons | 88–102 | Illawarra Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/11/2000 | Melbourne Tigers | 119–129 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/11/2000 | Perth Wildcats | 121–108 | Townsville Crocodiles | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 24/11/2000 | Brisbane Bullets | 94–91 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/11/2000 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 91–92 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/11/2000 | Cairns Taipans | 86–97 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/11/2000 | Adelaide 36ers | 102–81 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/11/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 99–104 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,012 | boxscore |
| 26/11/2000 | Townsville Crocodiles | 120–106 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 1/12/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 111–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Shoalhaven Basketball Stadium | 600 | boxscore |
| 1/12/2000 | Adelaide 36ers | 113–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 1/12/2000 | Townsville Crocodiles | 94–111 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/12/2000 | Cairns Taipans | 81–98 | Victoria Titans | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/12/2000 | Melbourne Tigers | 121–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/12/2000 | Perth Wildcats | 124–105 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/12/2000 | Canberra Cannons | 92–78 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 8/12/2000 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 93–101 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/12/2000 | Perth Wildcats | 116–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/12/2000 | Adelaide 36ers | 90–74 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/12/2000 | Sydney Kings | 129–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/12/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 105–97 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,245 | boxscore |
| 11/12/2000 | Victoria Titans | 104–90 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/12/2000 | Sydney Kings | 96–90 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/12/2000 | Canberra Cannons | 92–101 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/12/2000 | Brisbane Bullets | 90–95 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 15/12/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 90–116 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/12/2000 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 112–118 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/12/2000 | Perth Wildcats | 103–95 | Victoria Titans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 21/12/2000 | Canberra Cannons | 97–112 | Perth Wildcats | Albury Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 22/12/2000 | Sydney Kings | 93–86 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/12/2000 | Adelaide 36ers | 109–93 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/12/2000 | Melbourne Tigers | 116–126 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/12/2000 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 114–92 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/12/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 111–109 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/12/2000 | Victoria Titans | 100–82 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 29/12/2000 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 107–109 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/12/2000 | Cairns Taipans | 98–89 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/12/2000 | Victoria Titans | 138–99 | Canberra Cannons | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/12/2000 | Illawarra Hawks | 116–103 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,550 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2000 | Adelaide 36ers | 91–104 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/12/2000 | Townsville Crocodiles | 92–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 5/01/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 116–75 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/01/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 102–96 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 5/01/2001 | Victoria Titans | 107–95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/01/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 88–86 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/01/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 104–116 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/01/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 109–83 | Cairns Taipans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/01/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 100–105 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/01/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 109–112 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,242 | boxscore |
| 13/01/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 80–83 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/01/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 92–107 | Townsville Crocodiles | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/01/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 132–112 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/01/2001 | Sydney Kings | 92–128 | Victoria Titans | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 17/01/2001 | Victoria Titans | 119–96 | Brisbane Bullets | Ballarat Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 19/01/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 130–99 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,390 | boxscore |
| 19/01/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 109–105 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/01/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 91–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/01/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 107–100 | Victoria Titans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 20/01/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 107–101 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 23/01/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 125–96 | Townsville Crocodiles | Bendigo Stadium | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/01/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 86–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/01/2001 | Sydney Kings | 108–88 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 26/01/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 85–116 | Victoria Titans | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/01/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 79–92 | Victoria Titans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,050 | boxscore |
| 27/01/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 88–106 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/01/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 111–94 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 27/01/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 121–93 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/02/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 97–113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/02/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 104–109 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/02/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 84–86 | Victoria Titans | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/02/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 104–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 7,575 | boxscore |
| 4/02/2001 | Sydney Kings | 116–93 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/02/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 96–93 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,319 | boxscore |
| 9/02/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–81 | Canberra Cannons | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/02/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 82–89 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/02/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 116–107 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/02/2001 | Sydney Kings | 132–104 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Super Dome | 4,785 | boxscore |
| 10/02/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–92 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 11/02/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 117–103 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/02/2001 | Victoria Titans | 100–87 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/02/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 84–112 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/02/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 84–100 | Victoria Titans | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/02/2001 | Sydney Kings | 112–106 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/02/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 107–98 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 18/02/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 117–120 | Illawarra Hawks | Geelong Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 21/02/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 99–90 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/02/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 109–92 | Canberra Cannons | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/02/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 99–92 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/02/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 114–80 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/02/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 104–106 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | 7,153 | boxscore |
| 24/02/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 90–99 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 25/02/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 96–102 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/03/2001 | Victoria Titans | 96–115 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 2/03/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103–122 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | 2,412 | boxscore |
| 3/03/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 85–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/03/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 110–115 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/03/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 74–89 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 3/03/2001 | Sydney Kings | 100–97 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/03/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 113–118 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/03/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 75–92 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/03/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 120–85 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/03/2001 | Sydney Kings | 86–119 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Super Dome | 6,940 | boxscore |
| 10/03/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–88 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/03/2001 | Victoria Titans | 133–124 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 12/03/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 106–108 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/03/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 126–63 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/03/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 90–86 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/03/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 109–112 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/03/2001 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–122 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 17/03/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 121–86 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 23

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 23/03/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 110–75 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 23/03/2001 | Sydney Kings | 123–126 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/03/2001 | Victoria Titans | 121–72 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/03/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 88–93 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,676 | boxscore |
| 25/03/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 100–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |

### Round 24

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 29/03/2001 | Melbourne Tigers | 125–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/03/2001 | Canberra Cannons | 83–93 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 30/03/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 138–107 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/03/2001 | Brisbane Bullets | 94–103 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/03/2001 | Cairns Taipans | 101–104 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300 | boxscore |
| 31/03/2001 | Sydney Kings | 146–97 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 31/03/2001 | Victoria Titans | 113–98 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte | 2000–01 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Victoria Titans$^1$ | 28 | 22 | 6 | 78.57% | 3–2 | W3 | 12–3 | 10–3 | 2962 | 2613 | 113.36% |
| 2 | Townsville Crocodiles$^1$ | 28 | 22 | 6 | 78.57% | 5–0 | W11 | 12–2 | 10–4 | 3039 | 2783 | 109.20% |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats$^2$ | 28 | 21 | 7 | 75.00% | 5–0 | W5 | 11–2 | 10–5 | 2968 | 2738 | 108.40% |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks$^2$ | 28 | 21 | 7 | 75.00% | 4–1 | W1 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 2962 | 2801 | 105.75% |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 17 | 11 | 60.71% | 2–3 | W1 | 11–3 | 6–8 | 3008 | 2919 | 103.05% |
| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57.14% | 1–4 | L4 | 10–4 | 6–8 | 2874 | 2701 | 106.41% |
| 7 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 3–2 | W3 | 7–8 | 6–7 | 3052 | 3067 | 99.51% |
| 8 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32.14% | 2–3 | L1 | 4–10 | 5–9 | 2791 | 2942 | 94.87% |
| 9 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 6 | 22 | 21.43% | 2–3 | L2 | 4–10 | 2–12 | 2604 | 2861 | 91.02% |
| 10 | Brisbane Bullets | 28 | 4 | 24 | 14.29% | 0–5 | L5 | 4–9 | 0–15 | 2554 | 2870 | 88.99% |
| 11 | Canberra Cannons | 28 | 3 | 25 | 10.71% | 0–5 | L14 | 3–11 | 0–14 | 2507 | 3026 | 82.85% |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2001. Source: NBL.com.au
$^1$Victoria Titans won Head-to-Head (2-0).
$^2$Head-to-Head between Perth Wildcats and Wollongong Hawks (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+3).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 97 | 98 | 101 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Victoria Titans | 106 | 82 | 97 | | | | | |
| 1 | Victoria Titans | 101 | 83 | 103 | 1 | Victoria Titans | 106 | 82 | 97 | | | | | |
| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 96 | 96 | 115 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 96 | 96 | 115 | | | | | | 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 101 | 114 | 94 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 104 | 97 | 97 |
| 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 109 | 121 | 122 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 104 | 97 | 97 |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 127 | 113 | 114 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 127 | 113 | 114 | 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 84 | 100 | 109 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 83 | 111 | 108 | | | | | |
| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 90 | 106 | 88 | 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 83 | 111 | 108 | | | | | |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 97 | 95 | 98 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Qualifying Finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 4/04/2001 | Sydney Kings | 127–109 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Super Dome | N/A | boxscore |
| 4/04/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 97–90 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,261 | boxscore |
| 5/04/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–101 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 6/04/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 121–113 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/04/2001 | Victoria Titans | 83–96 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 7/04/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 106–95 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 8/04/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–114 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 9/04/2001 | Victoria Titans | 103–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 10/04/2001 | Perth Wildcats | 88–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | 5,502 | boxscore |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/04/2001 | Adelaide 36ers | 83–84 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 13/04/2001 | Victoria Titans | 106–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A | boxscore |
| 14/04/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 100–111 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,706 | boxscore |
| 15/04/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 98–82 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 16/04/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 109–108 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,512 | boxscore |
| 17/04/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–97 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 22/04/2001 | Illawarra Hawks | 104–101 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,837 | boxscore |
| 28/04/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 114–97 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 29/04/2001 | Townsville Crocodiles | 94–97 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |

## 2000–01 NBL statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 29.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers | 14.1 |
| Assists per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 7.9 |
| Steals per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 2.7 |
| Blocks per game | Simon Dwight | West Sydney Razorbacks | 3.1 |
| Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 91.4% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Jason Smith | Victoria Titans | 47.4% |

## NBL awards

* Most Valuable Player: Robert Rose, Townsville Crocodiles
* Rookie of the Year: Axel Dench, Wollongong Hawks
* Best Defensive Player: Darnell Mee, Adelaide 36ers
* Best Sixth Man: Chris Anstey Victoria Titans
* Most Improved Player: James Harvey, Perth Wildcats
* Coach of the Year: Brendan Joyce, Wollongong Hawks

## All NBL Team

| # | Player | Team |
| PG | Ricky Grace | Perth Wildcats |
| SG | Robert Rose | Townsville Crocodiles |
| SF | Jason Smith | Victoria Titans |
| PF | Darnell Mee | Adelaide 36ers |
| C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers |