2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–13 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 North Carolina133 .813267  .788
No. 1 Duke133 .813354  .897
No. 11 Maryland106 .6252511  .694
No. 16 Virginia97 .563209  .690
Georgia Tech88 .5001713  .567
No. 23 Wake Forest88 .5001911  .633
NC State511 .3131316  .448
Florida State412 .250921  .300
Clemson214 .1251219  .387
2001 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2000–01 season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Hewitt, the Jackets finished the regular season with a 16–11 record, before losing to North Carolina in the ACC tournament. Georgia Tech received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the West region. The Yellow Jackets were beaten by No. 9 seed Saint Joseph's, 66–62, in the opening round [2]

Roster

2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 4 Alvin Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr Lakeland, FL
G 24 Marvin Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Germantown, MD
F 34 Robert Brooks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Saginaw, MI
F 42 Clarence Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Norco, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source:[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2000*
Wofford W 92–49  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 21, 2000*
Charleston Southern W 85–62  2–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 24, 2000*
Davidson W 92–61  3–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 28, 2000*
 ESPN2
at Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 67–85  3–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 2, 2000*
at UCLA W 72–67  4–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 6, 2000*
Georgia L 70–75  4–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 9, 2000*
vs. Kentucky W 86–84  5–2
State Farm Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 18, 2000*
vs. Idaho State
Stanford Invitational
W 78–56  6–2
Maples Pavilion 
Palo Alto, California
Dec 19, 2000*
at No. 3 Stanford
Stanford Invitational
L 66–80  6–3
Maples Pavilion 
Palo Alto, California
ACC tournament
Mar 9, 2001*
No. 12 Virginia
Quarterfinals
W 74–69  17–11
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 10, 2001*
vs. No. 6 North Carolina
Semifinals
L 63–70  17–12
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
(8 W) vs. (9 W) No. 22 Saint Joseph's
First round
L 62–66  17–13
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Players in the 2001 NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
257Alvin JonesPhiladelphia 76ers

[4]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. "Georgia Tech Learns What Flap Over St. Joseph's Is All About". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  3. "2000-01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  4. "2001 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
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