2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.
Graigue-Ballycallan were the defending champions.
On 14 October 2001, O'Loughlin Gaels won the title after a 1-17 to 1-06 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their first ever championship title.To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-31 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 3 | David Buggy | Erin's Own | 2-14 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-16 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Ray Heffernan | Glenmore | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-09 | 12 | Graigue-Ballycallan |
| 1 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-12 | 12 | Fenians |
| 1 | Ray Heffernan | Glenmore | 0-12 | 12 | Dicksboro |
| 2 | David Buggy | Erin's Own | 1-08 | 11 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 3 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-10 | 10 | Dunnamaggin |
| 4 | David Buggy | Erin's Own | 1-06 | 9 | Graigue-Ballycallan |
| 4 | Dan O'Neill | Dicksboro | 0-09 | 9 | John Locke's |
| 5 | Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 1-05 | 8 | O'Loughlin Gaels |
| 5 | Colin Herity | Dunnamaggin | 0-08 | 8 | O'Loughlin Gaels |
| 6 | Brendan Dalton | Dicksboro | 2-01 | 7 | Glenmore |
