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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.[1]

ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams11
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2001 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams11
SiteMitchell Center
Mobile, AL
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (3rd title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (1st title)
MVPChris Marcus (Western Kentucky)
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2000–01 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky †14–2 .87524–7  .774
Arkansas State10–6 .62517–13  .567
Louisiana Tech10–6 .62517–12  .586
Arkansas-Little Rock9–7 .56318–11  .621
Florida International5–11 .3138–21  .276
Middle Tennessee1–15 .0635–22  .185
West
South Alabama11–5 .68822–11  .667
Louisiana–Lafayette10–6 .62516–13  .552
New Orleans10–6 .62517–12  .586
New Mexico State10–6 .62514–14  .500
Denver5–11 .31310–18  .357
North Texas1–15 .0634–24  .143
† 2001 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
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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.

Format

The Sun Belt added three new teams prior to the 2000–01 season: Middle Tennessee State (Ohio Valley), New Mexico State (Big West), and North Texas (Big West). The conference's total membership increased to twelve.

The tournament field expanded once again, increasing from nine to eleven teams (NMSU did not compete). With all eleven participating Sun Belt members seeded based on regular season conference records, the five highest-seeded teams were awarded byes into the quarterfinal round while the six lowest-seeded teams entered the bracket in the preliminary first round.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Sunday, March 4
Semifinals
Monday, March 5
Championship
Tuesday, March 6
            
1E Western Kentucky 68
5E Florida International 51
5E Florida International 59
4W Denver 52
1E Western Kentucky 82
2W Louisiana–Lafayette 75
3E Louisiana Tech 56
2W Louisiana–Lafayette 63
1E Western Kentucky 64
1W South Alabama 54
2E Arkansas State 82
3W New Orleans 73
6E Middle Tennessee 61
3W New Orleans 66*
2E Arkansas State 53
1W South Alabama 76
4E Arkansas–Little Rock 80
5W North Texas 67
4E Arkansas–Little Rock 62
1W South Alabama 85

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