2001 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2001 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 2000–01 | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Site |
GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Champions | Georgia State (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Lefty Driesell (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Thomas Terrell (Georgia State) | ||||
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Template:2000–01 TAAC men's basketball standings
The 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 28–March 3 at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] This was the final tournament before the TAAC changed its name to its current moniker, the Atlantic Sun.
Top-seeded Georgia State defeated conference newcomer Troy State in the championship game, 79–55, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.
The Panthers, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
Format
With no teams joining or leaving the conference, the field remained set at ten. All teams were eligible for the tournament, seeded based on their conference records.
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, February 28 |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 |
Semifinals Friday, March 2 |
Championship Saturday, March 3 |
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| 1 | Georgia State | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Campbell | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Samford | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jacksonville | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Samford | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia State | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Troy State | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stetson | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mercer | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stetson | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Troy State | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Central Florida | 100 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Troy State | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Central Florida | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "2000-2001 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.