# 2000–01 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 20–9, with a conference record of 9–7.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition game ||||||
| Nov. 4 2:00 pm | No. 25 | London Leopards | L 88–89 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 12 1:00 pm | | Nantucket Nectars Naturals | W 95–80 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 17* 7:30 pm | No. 25 | LIU Brooklyn | W 96–50 | 1–0 | University Hall (8,367) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 20* 7:30 pm | No. 25 | Coastal Carolina | W 117–78 | 2–0 | University Hall (7,241) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 24* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | at Virginia Tech | W 64–48 | 3–0 | Cassell Coliseum (10,052) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Nov. 29* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 98–79 | 4–0 | University Hall (8,296) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 4* 7:30 pm, FSN South/HTS | No. 16 | at VMI | W 89–70 | 5–0 | Cameron Hall (4,109) Lexington, Virginia |
| Dec. 6* 7:30 pm | No. 16 | Ohio | W 90–71 | 6–0 | University Hall (7,750) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | vs. No. 4 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic | W 107–89 | 7–0 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec. 23* 4:00 pm, HTS | No. 14 | UMBC | W 85–69 | 8–0 | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 28* 7:30 pm | No. 8 | Bucknell | W 99–49 | 9–0 | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 30* 1:00 pm | No. 8 | at Dartmouth | W 102–56 | 10–0 | Leede Arena (2,100) Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Jan. 2 7:00 pm, FSN South/HTS | No. 8 | at No. 4 Wake Forest | L 73–96 | 10–1 (0–1) | LJVM Coliseum (11,825) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan. 6 8:00 pm, Raycom | No. 8 | NC State | W 88–81 | 11–1 (1–1) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 9 8:00 pm, Raycom | No. 10 | Georgia Tech | L 68–73 | 11–2 (1–2) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 13 3:30 pm, ABC | No. 10 | at No. 2 Duke | L 61–103 | 11–3 (1–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan. 16 8:00 pm, Raycom | No. 13 | Florida State | W 89–71 | 12–3 (2–3) | University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 20* 1:00 pm, ABC | No. 13 | No. 20 Missouri | W 85–72 | 13–3 (2–3) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 24 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | at No. 5 North Carolina | L 81–88 | 13–4 (2–4) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan. 27 4:00 pm, Raycom | No. 13 | at Clemson | W 104–76 | 14–4 (3–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,400) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan. 31 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | No. 9 Maryland | W 99–78 | 15–4 (4–4) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 3 8:00 pm, Raycom | No. 11 | No. 16 Wake Forest | W 82–71 | 16–4 (5–4) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 7 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at NC State | L 80–90 | 16–5 (5–5) | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (14,996) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb. 11 1:30 pm, Raycom | No. 6 | at Georgia Tech | L 56–62 | 16–6 (5–6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,005) Atlanta |
| Feb. 14 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 12 | No. 3 Duke | W 91–89 | 17–6 (6–6) | University Hall (8,242) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 17 4:00 pm, Raycom | No. 12 | at Florida State | W 69–66 | 18–6 (7–6) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (4,554) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb. 25 1:30 pm, Raycom | No. 9 | No. 2 North Carolina | W 86–66 | 19–6 (8–6) | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 28 7:00 pm, FSN South/HTS | No. 7 | Clemson | W 84–65 | 20–6 (9–6) | University Hall (7,867) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 3 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 7 | at No. 16 Maryland | L 67–102 | 20–7 (9–7) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 9 2:30 pm, Raycom | No. 12 | vs. Georgia Tech ACC Quarterfinals | L 69–74 | 20–8 | Georgia Dome (40,083) Atlanta |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 16* 12:25 pm | No. 16 | vs. Gonzaga NCAA First Round | L 85–86 | 20–9 | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||