2001 America East men's basketball tournament

2001 America East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Champions	Hofstra (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jay Wright (2nd title)
MVP	Roberto Gittens (Hofstra)
America East men's basketball tournaments

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. Hofstra was given the 13th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to UCLA 61–48.

Bracket and Results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Hofstra	68
						8	Vermont	55
	8	Vermont	78
	9	New Hampshire	72
											1	Hofstra	78
											4	Maine	66
						4	Maine	87*
						5	Boston U.	83
																1	Hofstra	68
																2	Delaware	54
						2	Delaware	66
						7	Towson	51
	7	Towson	65
	10	Hartford	62
											2	Delaware	110
											6	Northeastern	66
						3	Drexel	73
						6	Northeastern	74

* Game Ended in Overtime

See also

• America East Conference