2001 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

2001 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
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)
TAAC Men's Basketball Tournaments «2000  2002»

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
						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.