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.[1]

2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record22–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 8 Florida 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Kentucky 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
Georgia 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
South Carolina 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 15 15   .500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss 11 5   .688 27 8   .771
Arkansas 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Alabama 8 8   .500 25 11   .694
Mississippi State 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Auburn 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
LSU 2 14   .125 13 16   .448
2001 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jenis Grindstaff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr - Spruce Pine, North Carolina
G 5 Harris Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Hargrave Military Academy Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 12 Marcus Haislip 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So Marshall County Lewisburg, Tennessee
G 14 Tony Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr East Memphis, Tennessee
F 22 Vincent Yarbrough 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Cleveland Cleveland, Tennessee
F 30 Zach Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Christian Charlotte, North Carolina
G 31 Terrence Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Treadwell Memphis, Tennessee
G 32 Del Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Cleveland Cleveland, Tennessee
C 33 Brandon Crump 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr Klein Houston, Texas
F 34 Andy Ikeakor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Westbury Christian Houston, Texas
F 35 Ron Slay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Nashville, Tennessee
G 42 Jon Higgins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Shaker Heights Shaker Heights, Ohio
F 44 Isiah Victor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr University Heights Hopkinsville, Kentucky
C 55 Charles Hathaway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Hillwood HS Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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[2]  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.

Source[3][4]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee's downward spiral ends in tourney". ESPN. March 16, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tennessee 80, Iowa 68". UPI. December 30, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1109–1110. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.