# 2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Lefty Driesell, and they played their home games at GSU Sports Arena as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC). They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in TAAC play to run away with the regular season title. They won the TAAC tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance in 10 years. Playing as No. 11 seed in the West region, the Panthers upset No. 6 seed Wisconsin, 50–49, in the opening round before falling to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant, and Coach Driesell's former team, Maryland, 79–60.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2000* | | at Georgia | W 91–79 | 1–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,458) Athens, Georgia |
| Nov 20, 2000* | | Savannah State | W 88–45 | 2–0 | GSU Sports Arena (1,064) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 25, 2000* | | at Alabama A&M | W 82–73 | 3–0 | Elmore Gymnasium (757) Huntsville, Alabama |
| Nov 29, 2000* | | Bradley | W 67–54 | 4–0 | GSU Sports Arena (1,022) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 1, 2000* | | Valdosta State | W 83–54 | 5–0 | GSU Sports Arena (932) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 4, 2000 | | Samford | W 64–50 | 6–0 (1–0) | GSU Sports Arena (1,588) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 6, 2000* | | Morris Brown | W 84–70 | 7–0 | GSU Sports Arena (3,014) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 9, 2000* | | at Creighton | L 74–81 | 7–1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,218) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 21, 2000* | | at Hawaii Nike Festival | W 65–64 | 8–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,781) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 2000* | | vs. UAB Nike Festival | W 74–63 | 9–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,727) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 23, 2000* | | vs. Cal State Northridge Nike Festival | W 97–88 | 10–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,794) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 2, 2001 | | at Campbell | W 77–67 | 11–1 (2–0) | Carter Gymnasium (523) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| Jan 6, 2001 | | at Stetson | L 66–71 | 11–2 (2–1) | Edmunds Center (1,512) DeLand, Florida |
| Jan 8, 2001 | | at Jacksonville | W 93–82 | 12–2 (3–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,279) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 11, 2001 | | Florida Atlantic | W 96–77 | 13–2 (4–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,242) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 13, 2001 | | Central Florida | W 97–75 | 14–2 (5–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,512) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 18, 2001 | | at Mercer | W 87–81 | 15–2 (6–1) | Porter Gym (1,123) Macon, Georgia |
| Jan 20, 2001 | | at Troy | L 67–74 | 15–3 (6–2) | Trojan Arena (3,271) Troy, Alabama |
| Jan 23, 2001 | | Jacksonville State | W 76–52 | 16–3 (7–2) | GSU Sports Arena (1,145) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 27, 2001 | | Mercer | W 86–77 | 17–3 (8–2) | GSU Sports Arena (2,369) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 29, 2001 | | Troy | W 79–75 | 18–3 (9–2) | GSU Sports Arena (1,183) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 1, 2001 | | at Samford | W 73–62 | 19–3 (10–2) | Pete Hanna Center (4,240) Homewood, Alabama |
| Feb 3, 2001 | | at Jacksonville State | W 75–58 | 20–3 (11–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,109) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Feb 10, 2001 | | Campbell | W 95–67 | 21–3 (12–2) | GSU Sports Arena (3,142) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 12, 2001* | | at New Mexico | L 78–91 | 21–4 | University Arena (16,215) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Feb 15, 2001 | | Jacksonville | W 90–82 | 22–4 (13–2) | GSU Sports Arena (1,710) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 17, 2001 | | Stetson | W 68–65 | 23–4 (14–2) | GSU Sports Arena (2,746) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 22, 2001 | | at Central Florida | W 90–85 | 24–4 (15–2) | UCF Arena (743) Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 24, 2001 | | at Florida Atlantic | W 88–79 | 25–4 (16–2) | FAU Arena (916) Boca Raton, Florida |
| TAAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2001* | | Florida Atlantic Quarterfinals | W 96–57 | 26–4 | GSU Sports Arena (2,318) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 2, 2001* | | Samford Semifinals | W 66–56 | 27–4 | GSU Sports Arena (3,385) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 3, 2001* | | Troy Championship game | W 79–55 | 28–4 | GSU Sports Arena (4,028) Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2001* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 25 Wisconsin First round | W 50–49 | 29–4 | BSU Pavilion (10,824) Boise, Idaho |
| Mar 17, 2001* | (11 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 11 Maryland Second round | L 60–79 | 29–5 | BSU Pavilion (11,250) Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||