2000–01 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2000–01
|team=UNC Greensboro Spartans
|sport=Basketball
|image=UNC Greensboro Spartans logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Southern Conference
|division=North
|short_conf=SoCon
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=19–12
|conf_record=10–6
|head_coach=Fran McCaffery
|hc_year=2nd
|asst_coach1=Billy Taylor
|ac1_year=2nd
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|stadium=Greensboro Coliseum
|champion=SoCon tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
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.{{cite web |title=Jason Collins powers Stanford with 25 points |url=https://www.espn.com/ncb/2001/20010315/recap/naesca.html |publisher=ESPN |date=March 15, 2001 |access-date=February 28, 2023}}
Roster
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{{cite web |url=https://uncgspartans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-01 |title=2000–01 Men's Basketball Roster |publisher=UNC Greensboro Spartans |access-date=February 28, 2023}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2000-01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2000|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UNC Greensboro Spartans}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 17, 2000
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
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| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| score = 61–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25, 2000
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}}
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| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum
| site_cityst = Morgantown, West Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 71–85
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| attend =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 2000
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}}
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| site_stadium = RBC Center
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 76–77
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| attend =
| record = 2–4
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UNC Greensboro Spartans}}| 2001 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 2, 2001
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
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| site_stadium = BI-LO Center
| site_cityst = Greenville, South Carolina
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 91–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 2001
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=men|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = BI-LO Center
| site_cityst = Greenville, South Carolina
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 73–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 2001
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2000|sex=none|team=Chattanooga Mocs|title=Chattanooga}}
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| site_stadium = BI-LO Center
| site_cityst = Greenville, South Carolina
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 67–66
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| attend =
| record = 19–11
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UNC Greensboro Spartans}}| 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 2001
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 16 W
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 2
| oppseed = 1 W
| site_stadium = Cox Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, California
| gamename = First round
| score = 60–89
| overtime =
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| record = 19–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time |region=W |regionname=West }}
{{cite web |url=https://uncgspartans.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 |title=2000–01 Men's Basketball Schedule |publisher=UNC Greensboro Athletics |access-date=February 28, 2022}}
References
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