The 2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by head coach Rob Spivery, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). After finishing atop the SWAC regular season standings, the Hornets won the SWAC tournament, earning the conference's automatic bid to play in the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the South region, Alabama State was beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant, and defending National champion Michigan State in the opening round,[2] to finish the season 22–9 (15–3 SWAC).
2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball | |
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SWAC tournament champions SWAC Regular season champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 22–9 (15–3 SWAC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Dunn–Oliver Acadome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 2 | – | 25 | .074 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2001 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2000* |
at No. 20 Alabama | L 56–82 | 6–5 |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |||||||
SWAC Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 6, 2001 |
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 69–63 | 7–5 (1–0) |
K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 2001* |
Prairie View Quarterfinals |
W 91–72 | 20–8 |
Joe L. Reed Acadome | |||||||
Mar 9, 2001* |
vs. Southern Semifinals |
W 81–56 | 21–8 |
Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 10, 2001* |
vs. Alcorn State Championship game |
W 64–52 | 22–8 |
Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2001* CBS |
(16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 3 Michigan State First round |
L 35–69 | 22–9 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Sources[3]
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Michigan State Overcomes Some Initial Nervousness". The New York Times. March 17, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama State Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.