# 2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing with an 8–8 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they were beaten in the opening round by Charlotte, 70–63.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2000* | No. 9 | Chattanooga | W 88–66 | 1–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 19, 2000* | No. 9 | East Tennessee State | W 102–76 | 2–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 21, 2000* | No. 9 | No. 18 Wisconsin | W 66–56 | 3–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 27, 2000* | No. 7 | Austin Peay | W 98–65 | 4–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 30, 2000* | No. 7 | UNC Asheville | W 85–59 | 5–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 2, 2000* | No. 7 | at West Virginia | W 79–78 | 6–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 5, 2000* | No. 6 | Memphis | W 86–76 | 7–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 7, 2000* | No. 6 | SMU | W 85–76 | 8–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 15, 2000* | No. 4 | Middle Tennessee | W 99–83 | 9–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 2000* | No. 4 | vs. No. 14 Virginia Jimmy V Classic | L 89–107 | 9–1 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 22, 2000* | No. 4 | at No. 12 Syracuse | W 83–70 | 10–1 | Carrier Dome (23,164) Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 28, 2000* | No. 6 | vs. George Washington Rainbow Classic | W 92–81 | 11–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 29, 2000* | No. 6 | vs. No. 23 Iowa Rainbow Classic | W 80–68 | 12–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 30, 2000* | No. 6 | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 69–58 | 13–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,291) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 6, 2001 | No. 6 | at Auburn | W 96–88 $^{2OT}$ | 14–1 (1–0) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 9, 2001 | No. 4 | No. 16 Alabama | W 86–69 | 15–1 (2–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 13, 2001 | No. 4 | South Carolina | W 79–71 | 16–1 (3–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 2001 | No. 4 | Kentucky | L 74–84 | 16–2 (3–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 20, 2001 | No. 4 | Mississippi State | W 84–79 | 17–2 (4–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 27, 2001 | No. 6 | at Georgia | L 75–77 $^{2OT}$ | 17–3 (4–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 30, 2001 | No. 8 | at No. 13 Florida | L 67–81 | 17–4 (4–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 3, 2001 | No. 8 | Vanderbilt | W 72–50 | 18–4 (5–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 7, 2001 | No. 8 | at Arkansas | L 77–82 $^{OT}$ | 18–5 (5–4) | Bud Walton Arena (19,684) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 10, 2001 | No. 10 | at No. 25 Ole Miss | L 71–87 | 18–6 (5–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 14, 2001 | No. 15 | No. 22 Kentucky | L 95–103 | 18–7 (5–6) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 18, 2001 | No. 15 | No. 11 Florida | L 82–88 | 18–8 (5–7) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 21, 2001 | No. 22 | Georgia | L 76–88 | 18–9 (5–8) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 24, 2001 | No. 22 | at Vanderbilt | W 78–70 | 19–9 (6–8) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 27, 2001 | | at South Carolina | W 68–67 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (7–8) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Mar 3, 2001 | | LSU | W 78–71 | 21–9 (8–8) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2001* | | vs. Auburn First round | W 73–66 $^{OT}$ | 22–9 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 9, 2001* | | vs. No. 14 Ole Miss Quarterfinals | L 73–86 | 22–10 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2001* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Charlotte First round | L 63–70 | 22–11 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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