# 2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by head coach Rob Spivery, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). After finishing atop the SWAC regular season standings, the Hornets won the SWAC tournament, earning the conference's automatic bid to play in the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the South region, Alabama State was beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant, and defending National champion Michigan State in the opening round, to finish the season 22–9 (15–3 SWAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2000* | | Birmingham–Southern | W 78–69 | 1–0 | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Nov 20, 2000* | | at TCU | L 58–104 | 1–1 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Nov 25, 2000* | | Morris Brown | L 54–56 | 1–2 | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Nov 27, 2000* | | at Florida A&M | L 85–87 | 1–3 | Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec 1, 2000* | | vs. North Carolina A&T Minnesota Winter Jam | W 82–61 | 2–3 | Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 2, 2000* | | vs. Coppin State Minnesota Winter Jam | L 62–63 | 2–4 | Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 9, 2000* | | South Alabama | W 69–61 | 3–4 | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| SWAC Regular season ||||||
| Dec 14, 2000 | | Grambling State | W 78–74 | 4–4 (1–0) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Dec 16, 2000 | | Jackson State | W 62–48 | 5–4 (2–0) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Dec 21, 2000* | | at Morris Brown | W 72–57 | 6–4 | John H. Lewis Gymnasium Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 30, 2000* | | at No. 20 Alabama | L 56–82 | 6–5 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 6, 2001 | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 69–63 | 7–5 (3–0) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Jan 8, 2001 | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 70–78 | 7–6 (3–1) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Jan 13, 2001 | | at Alabama A&M | W 72–63 | 8–6 (4–1) | Elmore Gymnasium Normal, Alabama |
| Jan 20, 2001 | | Southern | W 80–59 | 9–6 (5–1) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Jan 22, 2001 | | Alcorn State | W 64–52 | 10–6 (6–1) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Jan 27, 2001 | | at Prairie View A&M | W 78–64 | 11–6 (7–1) | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas |
| Jan 29, 2001 | | at Texas Southern | W 75–57 | 12–6 (8–1) | Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Feb 3, 2001 | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 76–52 | 13–6 (9–1) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Feb 5, 2001 | | Mississippi Valley State | L 73–81 | 13–7 (9–2) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Feb 10, 2001 | | Alabama A&M | W 71–63 | 14–7 (10–2) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Feb 17, 2001 | | at Southern | W 62–55 | 15–7 (11–2) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 19, 2001 | | at Alcorn State | W 67–50 | 16–7 (12–2) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Feb 24, 2001 | | Prairie View A&M | W 65–56 | 17–7 (13–2) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Feb 26, 2001 | | Texas Southern | W 71–52 | 18–7 (14–2) | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Mar 1, 2001 | | at Jackson State | L 53–70 | 18–8 (14–3) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi |
| Mar 3, 2001 | | at Grambling State | W 62–54 | 19–8 (15–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Grambling, Louisiana |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2001* | (1) | (8) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | W 91–72 | 20–8 | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Mar 9, 2001* | (1) | vs. (5) Southern Semifinals | W 81–56 | 21–8 | Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 10, 2001* | (1) | vs. (3) Alcorn State Championship game | W 64–52 | 22–8 | Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2001* CBS | (16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 3 Michigan State First round | L 35–69 | 22–9 | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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