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2000–01 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

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2000–01 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionNorth
Record19–12 (10–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coachBilly Taylor (2nd season)
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum
Seasons
2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
East Tennessee State 13 3   .813 18 10   .643
UNC Greensboro 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Appalachian State 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Davidson 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
VMI 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
Western Carolina 3 13   .188 6 25   .194
South
College of Charleston 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
Chattanooga 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
The Citadel 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Georgia Southern 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Wofford 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Furman 5 11   .313 10 16   .385
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2001
Rankings from AP poll

The 2000–01 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by second-year head coach, Fran McCaffery and played its home games at Greensboro Coliseum as members of the North Division of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in SoCon play to finished second in the North Division. They won the Southern Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, the Spartans were beaten by No. 1 seed Stanford, 89–60.[1]

Roster

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2000–01 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 23 Courtney Eldridge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2000*
at Minnesota L 61–81  0–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 25, 2000*
at West Virginia L 71–85  1–2
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 5, 2000*
at NC State L 76–77  2–4
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Southern Conference tournament
Mar 2, 2001*
vs. Western Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 91–69  17–11
BI-LO Center 
Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 3, 2001*
vs. Davidson
Semifinals
W 73–68  18–11
BI-LO Center 
Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 4, 2001*
vs. Chattanooga
Championship game
W 67–66  19–11
BI-LO Center 
Greenville, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2001*
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Stanford
First round
L 60–89  19–12
Cox Arena 
San Diego, California
*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. ^ "Jason Collins powers Stanford with 25 points". ESPN. March 15, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2000–01 Men's Basketball Roster". UNC Greensboro Spartans. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "2000–01 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Greensboro Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2022.