2000 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2000 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from 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
Season199900
Teams6
SiteAsheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
ChampionsWinthrop (2nd title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (2nd title)
MVPGreg Lewis (Winthrop)
1999–2000 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Radford122 .857  1810  .643
Winthrop113 .786  219  .700
Coastal Carolina77 .500  1018  .357
UNC Asheville77 .500  1118  .379
Elon*77 .500  1315  .464
High Point*59 .357  1117  .393
Liberty410 .286  1414  .500
Charleston Southern311 .214  821  .276
2000 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

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

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

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Greg Lewis, Winthrop
  • Tyson Waterman, Winthrop
  • Robbie Waldrop, Winthrop
  • Brett Carey, UNC Asheville
  • Andre Smith, UNC Asheville

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References

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