2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball
2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball
SWAC tournament champions; SWAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	22–9 (15–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Rob Spivery;
Home arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama State †	15	–	3	.833	22	–	9	.710
Mississippi Valley State	14	–	4	.778	18	–	9	.667
Alabama A&M	13	–	5	.722	17	–	11	.607
Alcorn State	13	–	5	.722	15	–	15	.500
Southern	8	–	10	.444	11	–	16	.407
Grambling State	8	–	10	.444	8	–	18	.308
Jackson State	7	–	11	.389	7	–	23	.233
Texas Southern	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Prairie View A&M	5	–	13	.278	6	–	22	.214
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	2	–	16	.111	2	–	25	.074

† 2001 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by head coach Rob Spivery, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). After finishing atop the SWAC regular season standings, the Hornets won the SWAC tournament, earning the conference's automatic bid to play in the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the South region, Alabama State was beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant, and defending National champion Michigan State in the opening round,^[2] to finish the season 22–9 (15–3 SWAC).

Roster

2000–01 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Tyrone Levett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Dec 30, 2000*		at No. 20 Alabama	L 56–82	6–5	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SWAC Regular season
Jan 6, 2001		at Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 69–63	7–5 (1–0)	K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, Arkansas
SWAC tournament
Mar 6, 2001*		Prairie View Quarterfinals	W 91–72	20–8	Joe L. Reed Acadome
Mar 9, 2001*		vs. Southern Semifinals	W 81–56	21–8	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 10, 2001*		vs. Alcorn State Championship game	W 64–52	22–8	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2001* CBS	(16 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 3 Michigan State First round	L 35–69	22–9	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[3]

v t e Alabama State Hornets basketball
Venues	Lockhart Gym (1939-1992) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1992–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25