2000–01 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2000–01 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
SEC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record24–10 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp 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 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tubby Smith and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–10. In the 2001 NCAA Tournament Kentucky advanced to the Sweet 16, before being eliminated by USC 79–69.