2000 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

2000 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1999–00
Teams 12
Site The Pyramid
Memphis, TN
Champions Saint Louis (1st title)
Winning coach Lorenzo Romar (1st title)
MVP Justin Love (Saint Louis)
Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1999  2001»

Template:1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings

The 2000 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11 at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.[1]

Saint Louis upset DePaul in the championship game, 56–49, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Billikens, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Cincinnati, DePaul, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids.

Format

There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 8		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9		 Semifinals
Friday, March 10		 Championship
Saturday, March 11
                                     
        
  1  Cincinnati 58  
    9  Saint Louis 68  
9  Saint Louis 59
8  Southern Miss 51  
  9  Saint Louis 64  
  4  Tulane 46  
5  Marquette 75  
12  Houston 77  
  12  Houston 69
    4  Tulane 76  
      
        
  9  Saint Louis 56
  3  DePaul 49
        
        
  3  DePaul 80
    11  Memphis 76  
11  Memphis 60
6  South Florida 58  
  3  DePaul 56
  7  UNC Charlotte 49  
7  UNC Charlotte 76  
10  UAB 73  
  7  UNC Charlotte 57
    2  Louisville 52  
      

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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