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2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

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2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
TAAC tournament champions
TAAC Regular season champions
Nike Festival champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record29–5 (16–2 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
Seasons
← 1999–2000
2001–02 →
2000–01 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
Troy 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Jacksonville 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Stetson 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Samford 11 7   .611 15 14   .517
Mercer 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Jacksonville State 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
Campbell 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
Florida Atlantic 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Central Florida 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2001 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Lefty Driesell, and they played their home games at GSU Sports Arena as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC). They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in TAAC play to run away with the regular season title. They won the TAAC tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance in 10 years. Playing as No. 11 seed in the West region, the Panthers upset No. 6 seed Wisconsin, 50–49,[1] in the opening round before falling to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant, and Coach Driesell's former team, Maryland, 79–60.[2]

Roster

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2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Shernard Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tucker, GA
F Thomas Terrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Brookhaven, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2000*
at Georgia W 91–79  1–0
Stegeman Coliseum (6,458)
Athens, Georgia
Nov 20, 2000*
Savannah State W 88–45  2–0
GSU Sports Arena (1,064)
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 25, 2000*
at Alabama A&M W 82–73  3–0
Elmore Gymnasium (757)
Huntsville, Alabama
Nov 29, 2000*
Bradley W 67–54  4–0
GSU Sports Arena (1,022)
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 1, 2000*
Valdosta State W 83–54  5–0
GSU Sports Arena (932)
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 4, 2000
Samford W 64–50  6–0
(1–0)
GSU Sports Arena (1,588)
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 6, 2000*
Morris Brown W 84–70  7–0
GSU Sports Arena (3,014)
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 9, 2000*
at Creighton L 74–81  7–1
Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,218)
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 21, 2000*
at Hawaii
Nike Festival
W 65–64  8–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,781)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2000*
vs. UAB
Nike Festival
W 74–63  9–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,727)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 2000*
vs. Cal State Northridge
Nike Festival
W 97–88  10–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,794)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 2, 2001
at Campbell W 77–67  11–1
(2–0)
Carter Gymnasium (523)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Jan 6, 2001
at Stetson L 66–71  11–2
(2–1)
Edmunds Center (1,512)
DeLand, Florida
Jan 8, 2001
at Jacksonville W 93–82  12–2
(3–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (1,279)
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 11, 2001
Florida Atlantic W 96–77  13–2
(4–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,242)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 13, 2001
Central Florida W 97–75  14–2
(5–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,512)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 18, 2001
at Mercer W 87–81  15–2
(6–1)
Porter Gym (1,123)
Macon, Georgia
Jan 20, 2001
at Troy L 67–74  15–3
(6–2)
Trojan Arena (3,271)
Troy, Alabama
Jan 23, 2001
Jacksonville State W 76–52  16–3
(7–2)
GSU Sports Arena (1,145)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 27, 2001
Mercer W 86–77  17–3
(8–2)
GSU Sports Arena (2,369)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 29, 2001
Troy W 79–75  18–3
(9–2)
GSU Sports Arena (1,183)
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 1, 2001
at Samford W 73–62  19–3
(10–2)
Pete Hanna Center (4,240)
Homewood, Alabama
Feb 3, 2001
at Jacksonville State W 75–58  20–3
(11–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,109)
Jacksonville, Alabama
Feb 10, 2001
Campbell W 95–67  21–3
(12–2)
GSU Sports Arena (3,142)
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 12, 2001*
at New Mexico L 78–91  21–4
University Arena (16,215)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 15, 2001
Jacksonville W 90–82  22–4
(13–2)
GSU Sports Arena (1,710)
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 17, 2001
Stetson W 68–65  23–4
(14–2)
GSU Sports Arena (2,746)
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 22, 2001
at Central Florida W 90–85  24–4
(15–2)
UCF Arena (743)
Orlando, Florida
Feb 24, 2001
at Florida Atlantic W 88–79  25–4
(16–2)
FAU Arena (916)
Boca Raton, Florida
TAAC Tournament
Mar 1, 2001*
Florida Atlantic
Quarterfinals
W 96–57  26–4
GSU Sports Arena (2,318)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 2, 2001*
Samford
Semifinals
W 66–56  27–4
GSU Sports Arena (3,385)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 3, 2001*
Troy
Championship game
W 79–55  28–4
GSU Sports Arena (4,028)
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
(11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 25 Wisconsin
First round
W 50–49  29–4
BSU Pavilion (10,824)
Boise, Idaho
Mar 17, 2001*
(11 W) vs. (3 W) No. 11 Maryland
Second round
L 60–79  29–5
BSU Pavilion (11,250)
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Georgia State Knocks Off the Badgers". The New York Times. March 15, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Maryland Floors Georgia State with Lefty-Righty Combination". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "2000–01 Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Georgia State University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "2000–01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia State University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Georgia State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia State University Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "2000-2001 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.