| Year: | 2001 |
| Conference: | America East |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Champions: | Hofstra |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Jay Wright |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Roberto Gittens |
| Mvpteam: | Hofstra |
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.
* Game Ended in Overtime