2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

2000–01 Alabama State Hornets basketball
SWAC tournament champions
SWAC Regular season champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record22–9 (15–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home arenaDunn–Oliver Acadome
2000–01 SWAC men's basketball standings
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

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, to finish the season 22–9 (15–3 SWAC).