2000–01 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

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
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, in the opening round before falling to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant, and Coach Driesell's former team, Maryland, 79–60.