2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 2–4, 2000, at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. For the second consecutive year, the tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.[1]

2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams6
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsWinthrop (3rd title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (2nd title)
MVPGreg Lewis (Winthrop)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 12 2   .857 18 10   .643
Winthrop 11 3   .786 21 9   .700
Coastal Carolina 7 7   .500 10 18   .357
UNC Asheville 7 7   .500 11 18   .379
Elon* 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
High Point* 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Liberty 4 10   .286 14 14   .500
Charleston Southern 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
2000 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

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Six teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Asheville Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. As part of their transitional phase, conference members Elon and High Point were ineligible for the tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
1 Radford 71
4 UNC Asheville 77 4 UNC Asheville 78
5 Liberty 66 4 UNC Asheville 62
2 Winthrop 75
2 Winthrop 90
3 Coastal Carolina 71 6 Charleston Southern 65
6 Charleston Southern 83

All-Tournament Team

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References

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