2000–01 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionNorth
Record19–12 (10–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum
2000–01 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
East Tennessee State133 .8131810  .643
UNC Greensboro106 .6251912  .613
Appalachian State79 .4381120  .355
Davidson79 .4381517  .469
VMI511 .313919  .321
Western Carolina313 .188625  .194
South
College of Charleston124 .750227  .759
Chattanooga97 .5631713  .567
The Citadel97 .5631612  .571
Georgia Southern97 .5631515  .500
Wofford79 .4381216  .429
Furman511 .3131016  .385
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2001
Rankings from AP poll

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.[1]

Roster

2000–01 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 23 Courtney Eldridge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 17, 2000*
    at Minnesota L 61–81  0–1
    Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Nov 25, 2000*
    at West Virginia L 71–85  1–2
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Dec 5, 2000*
    at NC State L 76–77  2–4
    RBC Center 
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Southern Conference tournament
    Mar 2, 2001*
    vs. Western Carolina
    Quarterfinals
    W 91–69  17–11
    BI-LO Center 
    Greenville, South Carolina
    Mar 3, 2001*
    vs. Davidson
    Semifinals
    W 73–68  18–11
    BI-LO Center 
    Greenville, South Carolina
    Mar 4, 2001*
    vs. Chattanooga
    Championship game
    W 67–66  19–11
    BI-LO Center 
    Greenville, South Carolina
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 15, 2001*
    (16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Stanford
    First round
    L 60–89  19–12
    Cox Arena 
    San Diego, California
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    [3]

    References

    1. "Jason Collins powers Stanford with 25 points". ESPN. March 15, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
    2. "2000–01 Men's Basketball Roster". UNC Greensboro Spartans. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
    3. "2000–01 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Greensboro Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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