| Sport: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2000–01 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 8 |
| Aprank: | 9 |
| Record: | 24–10 |
| Conf Record: | 12–4 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Champion: | SEC tournament champions SEC regular season co-champions |
| Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2000–01 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tubby Smith[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–10.[2]