The 2000 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 17th time, from November 20 to November 22, 2000. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii and was won by the Arizona Wildcats. It was the first title for both the program and for its head coach Lute Olson after losses in the 1993 and 1997 finals.[1]
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii |
| Champions | Arizona (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Illinois (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Lute Olson (1st title) |
| MVP | Michael Wright (Arizona) |
Every school in the tournament except for Chaminade had participated in the NCAA tournament the year before.[2]
Six of the twelve games were broadcast on ESPN or ESPN2.[2]
Bracket
edit| Fifth Place Game November 21 | Consolation 2nd Round November 20 | First round November 19 | Semifinals November 20 | Championship November 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 61 | 1 | Arizona | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Connecticut | 77 | Dayton | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Connecticut | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Connecticut | 83 | 1 | Arizona | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 71 | 8 | Illinois | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maryland | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh Place Game | Louisville | 86 | 6 | Maryland | 80 | Third-place game | |||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 85 | Illinois | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 78 | 8 | Illinois | 74 | Dayton | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 90 | UNLV | 69 | 6 | Maryland | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "No. 1 Arizona Wins Maui Inv'l". CBS Sports. November 23, 2000.
- ^ a b "Men's Basketball To Open With Illinois At Maui Invitational". UNLV Rebels. August 23, 2000.