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

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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

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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

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 57 Alvin Jones Philadelphia 76ers

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References

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  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.