The 2001 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.
[1] Charlotte defeated Cincinnati in the championship game, 80–72, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship.
The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.
They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA member Cincinnati, who earned an at-large bid.
All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.