2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams8
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsLamar (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Deane (1st title)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759
Louisiana–Monroe 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679
UTSA 12 – 6   .667 15 – 13   .536
Northwestern State 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567
Texas–Arlington 11 – 7   .611 15 – 12   .556
Lamar † 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Southwest Texas State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
Nicholls State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
McNeese State 5 – 13   .278 6 – 21   .222
Stephen F. Austin 3 – 15   .167 6 – 21   .222
† 2000 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–11, 2000. The quarterfinal round was played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the semifinals and championship game played at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Number 7 seed Lamar won the championship game over number 4 seed Northwestern State, 62–55.

The Cardinals earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 overall seed Duke.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8 		Semifinals
March 9 		Finals
March 11
         
1 Sam Houston State 49
8 Nicholls State 48
1 Sam Houston State 64
4 Northwestern State 70
4 Northwestern State 88
5 Texas–Arlington 83
4 Northwestern State 55
7 Lamar 62
3 UTSA 86
6 Southwest Texas State 88
6 Southwest Texas State 50
7 Lamar 53
2 Louisiana-Monroe 62
7 Lamar 66

Sources

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Southland Conference Season Summary