2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Record	16–15 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (2nd season);
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished third in the SEC East standings during the regular season, were bounced early from the SEC tournament, and received a controversial at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the East region. Georgia was beaten by No. 9 seed Missouri, 77–75,^[1] and finished the season at 16–15 (9–7 SEC).

2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Ezra Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Marietta, Georgia
G	32	D. A. Layne	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Jim Harrick

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2000*		Georgia State	L 79–91	0–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Nov 19, 2000*		at Minnesota	L 74–77	0–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 23, 2000*		vs. Indiana State Puerto Rico Shootout	W 82–64	1–2	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Nov 24, 2000*		vs. No. 13 Utah Puerto Rico Shootout	W 65–60	2–2	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Nov 25, 2000*		vs. No. 5 Stanford Puerto Rico Shootout	L 58–71	2–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Nov 28, 2000*		Coastal Carolina	W 102–69	3–3	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 3, 2000*		Pepperdine	W 72–61	4–3	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 6, 2000*		at Georgia Tech	W 75–70	5–3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 9, 2000*		NC State Delta Air Lines Holiday Classic	W 68–63	6–3	Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 16, 2000*		at No. 6 Wake Forest	L 57–75	6–4	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 21, 2000*		vs. California Pete Newell Challenge	L 64–85	6–5	SAP Center San Jose, California
Dec 23, 2000*		at Fresno State	L 61–80	6–6	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Dec 28, 2000*		Villanova	W 91–80	7–6	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Mar 3, 2001		at Arkansas	L 67–82	16–13 (9–7)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 2001*		vs. LSU First round	L 62–63	16–14	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Missouri First round	L 68–70	16–15	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Missouri Keeps Harrick, Georgia From Getting a Crack at UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2000–01 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1109–1110. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Missouri Keeps Harrick, Georgia From Getting a Crack at UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[2] "2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] "2000–01 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[4] "2000–01 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1109–1110. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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