2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–6 at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.

2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams11
SiteMitchell Center
Mobile, AL
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (3rd title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (1st title)
MVPChris Marcus (Western Kentucky)
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments
2000–01 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky142 .875247  .774
Arkansas State106 .6251713  .567
Louisiana Tech106 .6251712  .586
Arkansas-Little Rock97 .5631811  .621
Florida International511 .313821  .276
Middle Tennessee115 .063522  .185
West
South Alabama115 .6882211  .667
Louisiana–Lafayette106 .6251613  .552
New Orleans106 .6251712  .586
New Mexico State106 .6251414  .500
Denver511 .3131018  .357
North Texas115 .063424  .143
2001 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Western Kentucky defeated hosts South Alabama in the championship game, 64–54, to win their third Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Hilltoppers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

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