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2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

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]

2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–13 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 13 – 3   .813 26 – 7   .788
No. 1 Duke † 13 – 3   .813 35 – 4   .897
No. 11 Maryland 10 – 6   .625 25 – 11   .694
No. 16 Virginia 9 – 7   .563 20 – 9   .690
Georgia Tech 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567
No. 23 Wake Forest 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633
NC State 5 – 11   .313 13 – 16   .448
Florida State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 21   .300
Clemson 2 – 14   .125 12 – 19   .387
† 2001 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster edit

2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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 edit

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 edit

See also: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 57 Alvin Jones Philadelphia 76ers

[4]

References edit

  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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