# 2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mark Gottfried and played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 8–8 in SEC play, which placed them in fourth place in the SEC Western Division. They defeated Vanderbilt to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Florida. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they advanced all the way to the championship game before they lost to Tulsa.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2000* | | Global Sports | W 63–57 | - | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 15, 2000* | | Athletes in Action | W 95–87 | - | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 20, 2000* | | Troy | W 92–64 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 25, 2000* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 110–53 | 2–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 30, 2000* 7:00 pm | | Louisville | W 100–71 | 3–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 4, 2000* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 107–61 | 4–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 7, 2000* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Wofford | W 68–64 | 5–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 9, 2000* 7:30 pm | No. 23 | vs. Akron Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic | W 73–59 | 6–0 | BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL |
| December 16, 2000* 9:05 pm | No. 18 | vs. North Texas | W 94–55 | 7–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 20, 2000* 3:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. Northern Iowa Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Quarterfinals | W 64–56 | 8–0 | Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, PR |
| December 21, 2000* 3:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. Washington Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Semifinals | W 69–60 | 9–0 | Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, PR |
| December 22, 2000* 6:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. No. 22 Cincinnati Puerto Rico Holiday Classic Championship Game | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, PR |
| December 30, 2000* 7:30 pm | No. 20 | Alabama State | W 82–56 | 10–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 2, 2000* | No. 18 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 92–63 | 11–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 6, 2001 12:30 pm, JP Sports | No. 18 | at LSU | W 82–73 | 12–1 (1–0) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 9, 2001 | No. 16 | at No. 4 Tennessee | L 69–86 | 12–2 (1–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| January 13, 2001 5:00 pm | No. 16 | Mississippi State | W 72–59 | 13–2 (2–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 17, 2001 7:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 15 | No. 21 Ole Miss | W 82–63 | 14–2 (3–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 20, 2001 4:00 pm | No. 15 | at Arkansas | L 58–87 | 14–3 (3–2) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 23, 2001 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | Kentucky | W 70–60 | 15–3 (4–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 27, 2001 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball | W 81–80 | 16–3 (5–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 31, 2001 | No. 17 | at Vanderbilt | L 62–68 | 16–4 (5–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| February 3, 2001 7:00 pm | No. 17 | LSU | W 76–68 | 17–4 (6–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 7, 2001 7:00 pm | No. 18 | at Mississippi State | L 70–84 | 17–5 (6–4) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| February 10, 2001 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Georgia | W 76–68 | 18–5 (7–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 14, 2001 7:00 pm | No. 21 | South Carolina | W 60–55 | 19–5 (8–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 17, 2001* 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 21 | Ohio State | W 85–67 | 20–5 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 21, 2001 7:00 pm | No. 14 | at Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball | L 69–72 $^{OT}$ | 20–6 (8–5) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| February 24, 2001 12:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 14 | at No. 7 Florida | L 68–89 | 20–7 (8–6) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 28, 2001 7:00 pm | No. 20 | Arkansas | L 63–66 | 20–8 (8–7) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 3, 2001 3:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 20 | at No. 14 Ole Miss | L 71–105 | 20–9 (8–8) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2001 JP Sports | (W3) | vs. (E6) Vanderbilt First Round | W 78–59 | 21–9 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| March 9, 2001 6:30 pm, JP Sports | (W3) | vs. (E2) No. 5 Florida Quarterfinals | L 61–69 | 21–10 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| National Invitation tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2001* | | Seton Hall First Round | W 85–79 | 22–10 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 20, 2001* | | Toledo Second Round | W 79–69 | 23–10 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 23, 2001* 6:00 pm | | at Purdue Quarterfinals | W 85–77 $^{2OT}$ | 24–10 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| March 27, 2001* 6:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Detroit Semifinals | W 74–63 | 25–10 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| March 29, 2001* 6:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Tulsa Championship | L 60–79 | 25–11 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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