# 2000–01 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by third-year head coach, Rod Barnes. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2000* | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 98–47 | 1–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Nov 22, 2000* | | Sam Houston State | W 71–65 | 2–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Nov 25, 2000* | | at VCU | W 88–84 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 28, 2000* | | Louisiana-Monroe | W 76–62 | 4–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec 2, 2000* | | No. 14 Oklahoma | W 60–55 | 5–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec 5, 2000* | | Kansas State | W 60–46 | 6–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec 9, 2000* | | at Memphis | W 64–56 | 7–0 | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 13, 2000* | No. 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 58–46 | 8–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec 18, 2000* | No. 24 | Troy State | W 92–65 | 9–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec 21, 2000* | No. 24 | vs. Southern Illinois Yahoo Sports Invitational | W 70–66 | 10–0 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 2000* | No. 24 | vs. No. 13 USC Yahoo Sports Invitational | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–0 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii |
| Dec 23, 2000* | No. 24 | vs. Iowa State Yahoo Sports Invitational | L 68–73 | 11–1 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii |
| Dec 30, 2000* | No. 24 | Morris Brown | W 94–59 | 12–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2001 | No. 22 | at Vanderbilt | W 81–68 | 13–1 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 10, 2001 | No. 20 | at Arkansas | W 53–48 | 14–1 (2–0) | Bud Walton Arena (18,419) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 13, 2001 | No. 20 | Georgia | L 66–70 | 14–2 (2–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan 17, 2001 | No. 21 | at No. 15 Alabama | L 63–82 | 14–3 (2–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 20, 2001 | No. 21 | Kentucky | W 65–55 | 15–3 (3–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan 27, 2001 | No. 19 | at Mississippi State | L 69–79 | 15–4 (3–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 31, 2001 | | Arkansas | W 84–73 | 16–4 (4–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 3, 2001 | | at Auburn | W 74–70 | 17–4 (5–3) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 7, 2001 | No. 25 | LSU | W 50–33 | 18–4 (6–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 10, 2001 | No. 25 | No. 10 Tennessee | W 87–71 | 19–4 (7–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 14, 2001 | No. 16 | Mississippi State | W 51–48 | 20–4 (8–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 17, 2001 | No. 16 | at South Carolina | W 67–61 | 21–4 (9–3) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Feb 21, 2001 | No. 12 | at No. 7 Florida | L 55–75 | 21–5 (9–4) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 24, 2001 | No. 12 | Auburn | W 64–62 | 22–5 (10–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 28, 2001 | No. 14 | at LSU | L 77–78 $^{OT}$ | 22–6 (10–5) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Mar 3, 2001 | No. 14 | No. 20 Alabama | W 105–71 | 23–6 (11–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2001* | (1 W) No. 14 | vs. (4 E) Tennessee Quarterfinals | W 86–73 | 24–6 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 10, 2001* | (1 W) No. 14 | vs. (2 E) No. 5 Florida Semifinals | W 74–69 | 25–6 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 11, 2001* | (1 W) No. 14 | vs. (1 E) No. 15 Kentucky Championship game | L 55–77 | 25–7 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2001* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (14 MW) Iona First round | W 72–70 | 26–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 18, 2001* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (6 MW) No. 19 Notre Dame Second Round | W 59–56 | 27–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 23, 2001* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Arizona Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 56–66 | 27–8 | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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