2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2000–01 season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Hewitt, the Jackets finished the regular season with a 16–11 record, before losing to North Carolina in the ACC tournament. Georgia Tech received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the West region. The Yellow Jackets were beaten by No. 9 seed Saint Joseph's, 66–62, in the opening round ^[2]

2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–13 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Hewitt (1st season)
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 North Carolina	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
No. 1 Duke †	13	–	3		.813			35	–	4		.897
No. 11 Maryland	10	–	6		.625			25	–	11		.694
No. 16 Virginia	9	–	7		.563			20	–	9		.690
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
No. 23 Wake Forest	8	–	8		.500			19	–	11		.633
NC State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	16		.448
Florida State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Clemson	2	–	14		.125			12	–	19		.387
† 2001 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2000–01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 4 Alvin Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr Lakeland, FL G 24 Marvin Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Germantown, MD F 34 Robert Brooks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Saginaw, MI F 42 Clarence Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Norco, LA	Head coach Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2000*		Wofford	W 92–49	1–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 21, 2000*		Charleston Southern	W 85–62	2–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 24, 2000*		Davidson	W 92–61	3–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 28, 2000*  ESPN2		at Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 67–85	3–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 2, 2000*		at UCLA	W 72–67	4–1	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Dec 6, 2000*		Georgia	L 70–75	4–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 9, 2000*		vs. Kentucky	W 86–84	5–2	State Farm Arena  Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 18, 2000*		vs. Idaho State Stanford Invitational	W 78–56	6–2	Maples Pavilion  Palo Alto, California
Dec 19, 2000*		at No. 3 Stanford Stanford Invitational	L 66–80	6–3	Maples Pavilion  Palo Alto, California
ACC tournament
Mar 9, 2001*		No. 12 Virginia Quarterfinals	W 74–69	17–11	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 10, 2001*		vs. No. 6 North Carolina Semifinals	L 63–70	17–12	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2001*	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) No. 22 Saint Joseph's First round	L 62–66	17–13	Cox Arena  San Diego, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Players in the 2001 NBA draft

See also: 2001 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	57	Alvin Jones	Philadelphia 76ers

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "Georgia Tech Learns What Flap Over St. Joseph's Is All About". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
3. "2000-01 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved July 15, 2023.
4. "2001 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.