2000 America East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2000 America East Men's Hofstra 1st Jay Wright 1st Speedy Claxton Hofstra The 2000 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Delaware Blue Hens at Bob Carpenter Center.MBB.indd https://static.americaeast.com/custompages/mensbasketball/mbb.pdf The final was held at Hofstra Arena on the campus of Hofstra University. Hofstra gained its first America East Conference Championships and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Delaware. Hofstra was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Oklahoma State 86–66. Delaware gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Villanova 72–63. Bracket and Results high 8 1999 Boston University Terriers Boston University 83 9 1999 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 57 7 1999 Hartford Hawks Hartford 117 10 1999 New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire 88 1 Hofstra 80 8 Boston University 62 4 1999 Vermont Catamounts Vermont 59 5 Drexel 71 2 1999 Maine Black Bears Maine 80 7 Hartford 63 3 1999 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 79 6 1999 Towson Tigers Towson 69 1 Hofstra 69 5 Drexel 51 2 Maine 46 3 Delaware 68 1 Hofstra 76 3 Delaware 69 See also America East Conference References Category:America East Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1999–2000 America East Conference men's basketball season Category:College basketball tournaments in Delaware Category:College basketball tournaments in New York (state)