2000 SEC men's basketball tournament

2000 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
ChampionsArkansas (1st title)
Winning coachNolan Richardson (1st title)
MVPBrandon Dean (Arkansas)
Attendance208,785
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports (1st Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals)
CBS (Championship game)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 13 Florida 12 – 4   .750 29 – 8   .784
No. 11 Tennessee 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 19 Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697
Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
West
No. 10 LSU 12 – 4   .750 28 – 6   .824
No. 24 Auburn 9 – 7   .563 24 – 10   .706
Arkansas † 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559
Alabama 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Ole Miss 5 – 11   .313 19 – 14   .576
Mississippi State 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467
† 2000 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 9–12, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Arkansas Razorbacks won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating the Auburn Tigers in the championship game on March 12, 2000.

Tournament notes

Bracket

First round Second Round Semifinals Championship game
            
W4 Alabama 59
E5 South Carolina 69
E1 #8 Tennessee 68
E5 South Carolina 75
E5 South Carolina 72
W2 Auburn 77
W2 Auburn 78
E3 #11 Florida 70
E3 #11 Florida 89
W6 Ole Miss 67
W2 Auburn 67
W3 Arkansas 75
E4 Vanderbilt 76
W5 Mississippi State 53
W1 #10 LSU 71
E4 Vanderbilt 60
W1 #10 LSU 67
W3 Arkansas 69
E2 #16 Kentucky 72
W3 Arkansas 86
W3 Arkansas 71
E6 Georgia 64

Television coverage

Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its 14th season as the regional syndicated rightsholder of SEC Basketball, broadcast the first three rounds of the tournament. CBS broadcast the championship game for the fifth year in a row.

Network Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s) Sideline reporter(s)
JP Sports (opening round; quarterfinals and semifinals) Tim Brando (Mississippi–Florida, opening round; Florida–Auburn; quarterfinals) Joe Dean, Jr. (Mississippi–Florida, opening round; Florida–Auburn; quarterfinals)
CBS (Championship game) Dick Enberg Bill Raftery

References