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
2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 8 Florida124 .750247  .774
No. 9 Kentucky124 .7502410  .706
Georgia97 .5631615  .516
Tennessee88 .5002211  .667
South Carolina610 .3751515  .500
Vanderbilt412 .2501515  .500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss115 .688278  .771
Arkansas106 .6252011  .645
Alabama88 .5002511  .694
Mississippi State79 .4381813  .581
Auburn79 .4381814  .563
LSU214 .1251316  .448
2001 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 12 Marcus Haislip 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
SoMarshall County Lewisburg, Tennessee
F 22 Vincent Yarbrough 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
JrCleveland Cleveland, Tennessee
F 35 Ron Slay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoOak Hill Academy Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    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*
    Memphis W 86–76  7–0
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Dec 7, 2000*
    SMU W 85–76  8–0
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Dec 15, 2000*
    Middle Tennessee W 99–83  9–0
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Dec 19, 2000*
    vs. No. 14 Virginia
    Jimmy V Classic
    L 89–107  9–1
    Continental Airlines Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Dec 22, 2000*
    at No. 12 Syracuse W 83–70  10–1
    Carrier Dome (23,164)
    Syracuse, New York
    Dec 28, 2000*
    vs. George Washington
    Rainbow Classic
    W 92–81  11–1
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 29, 2000*
    vs. No. 23 Iowa
    Rainbow Classic
    W 80–68  12–1
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Dec 30, 2000*
    at Hawaii
    Rainbow Classic
    W 69–58  13–1
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    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[2][3]

    Rankings

    [4]

    References

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