2001 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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2001 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams10
SiteGSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsGeorgia State (2nd title)
Winning coachLefty Driesell (1st title)
MVPThomas Terrell (Georgia State)
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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 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
            
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[]

  1. ^ "2000-2001 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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