2001 America East men's basketball tournament

2001 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
ChampionsHofstra (2nd title)
Winning coachJay Wright (2nd title)
MVPRoberto Gittens (Hofstra)
2000–01 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hofstra162 .889265  .839
Delaware144 .7782010  .667
Drexel126 .6671512  .556
Maine108 .5561811  .621
Boston University99 .5001414  .500
Northeastern810 .4441019  .345
Towson711 .3891217  .414
Vermont711 .3891217  .414
New Hampshire612 .333721  .250
Hartford117 .056424  .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.