# 2000–01 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

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 Toledo.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2000* | | at Marquette Tivo Preseason NIT First Round | W 67–54 | 1–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nov 17, 2000* 7:00 p.m., ESPN Plus | | at Indiana Tivo Preseason NIT Second Round | L 62–70 | 1–1 | Assembly Hall (12,581) Bloomington, Indiana |
| Nov 21, 2000* | | Stephen F. Austin | W 73–51 | 2–1 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Nov 25, 2000* | | Sam Houston State | W 70–66 | 3–1 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Nov 28, 2000* | | at Southern Miss | L 43–54 | 3–2 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Dec 1, 2000* | | at Auburn | W 68–66 | 4–2 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Dec 4, 2000* | | Wright State | W 79–71 | 5–2 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 9, 2000* | | at Alabama State | L 61–69 | 5–3 | Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Dec 12, 2000* | | West Florida | W 69–48 | 6–3 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 16, 2000* | | Louisville Coors Classic | W 72–65 | 7–3 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 19, 2000* | | at Murray State | W 82–76 | 8–3 | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Sun Belt Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 23, 2000 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 55–67 | 8–4 (0–1) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 30, 2000* | | at BYU | L 42–64 | 8–5 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Jan 4, 2001 | | at Florida International | W 70–59 | 9–5 (1–1) | Golden Panther Arena Miami, Florida |
| Jan 6, 2001 | | at Arkansas State | L 63–64 | 9–6 (1–2) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Jan 10, 2001 | | Western Kentucky | W 74–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (2–2) | Mitchell Center (2,421) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 10, 2001 | | Middle Tennessee | W 72–64 | 11–6 (3–2) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 17, 2001* | | Valdosta State | W 77–51 | 12–6 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 21, 2001 | | New Mexico State | W 72–63 | 13–6 (4–2) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 25, 2001 | | at New Orleans | L 60–73 | 13–7 (4–3) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 27, 2001 | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 58–55 | 14–7 (5–3) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 1, 2001 | | Denver | W 65–61 | 15–7 (6–3) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 3, 2001 | | Louisiana Tech | L 54–60 | 15–8 (6–4) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 8, 2001 | | at North Texas | W 86–75 | 16–8 (7–4) | UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas |
| Feb 10, 2001 | | at New Mexico State | W 70–66 | 17–8 (8–4) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Feb 14, 2001 | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 84–81 | 18–8 (9–4) | Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Feb 17, 2001 | | New Orleans | L 58–67 | 18–9 (9–5) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 22, 2001 | | at Denver | W 86–80 $^{2OT}$ | 19–9 (10–5) | Magness Arena Denver, Colorado |
| Feb 24, 2001 | | North Texas | W 88–70 | 20–9 (11–5) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Sun Belt Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2001* | (1W) | (4E) Arkansas–Little Rock Quarterfinals | W 85–62 | 21–9 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Mar 5, 2001* | (1W) | (2E) Arkansas State Semifinals | W 76–53 | 22–9 | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Mar 6, 2001 | (1W) | (1E) Western Kentucky Championship | L 54–64 | 22–10 | Mitchell Center (8,069) Mobile, Alabama |
| NIT tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2001* | | at Toledo First round | L 67–76 $^{OT}$ | 22–11 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||