2001 America East men's basketball tournament

2001 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
ChampionsHofstra (2nd title)
Winning coachJay Wright (2nd title)
MVPRoberto Gittens (Hofstra)
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2002 →
2000–01 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Delaware 14 4   .778 20 10   .667
Drexel 12 6   .667 15 12   .556
Maine 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Boston University 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Northeastern 8 10   .444 10 19   .345
Towson 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Vermont 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
New Hampshire 6 12   .333 7 21   .250
Hartford 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2001 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2001 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Delaware Blue Hens at Bob Carpenter Center . The final was held at Hofstra Arena on the campus of Hofstra University. Hofstra gained its second consecutive berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Delaware.[1] Hofstra was given the 13th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to UCLA 61–48.

  1. ^ "Hofstra defeats Delaware in title game". ESPN. March 10, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2024.