| Year: | 2001 |
| Conference: | SEC |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Titlecount: | 24th |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvpteam: | Kentucky |
| Attendance: | 203,489 |
| Television: | Jefferson Pilot Sports CBS (Championship game) |
The 2001 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place on March 8–11, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 77–55.
The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its 15th season as the SEC's regional syndicated rightsholder. The SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.