| Year: | 2001 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Bill Harris Arena |
| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions: | Alabama State |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Rob Spivery |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
The 2001 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 6–10, 2001, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Alabama State defeated, 64–52 in the championship game. The Hornets received the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the South Region.