2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record22–11 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 8 Florida 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Kentucky 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
Georgia 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
South Carolina 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 15 15   .500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss 11 5   .688 27 8   .771
Arkansas 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Alabama 8 8   .500 25 11   .694
Mississippi State 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Auburn 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
LSU 2 14   .125 13 16   .448
2001 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000–01 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing with an 8–8 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they were beaten in the opening round by Charlotte, 70–63.