2000 MEAC men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 2000 MEAC I Men's 11 Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia South Carolina State 4th Cy Alexander 4th Mike Wiatre South Carolina State The 2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–11, 2000, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated 1999 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State, 70–53 in the championship game, to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the South region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 1 seed Stanford 84–65. Format All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed. Bracket 1 0 First roundTuesday-Wednesday,March 6–7 QuarterfinalsWednesday-Thursday,March 8–9 SemifinalsFriday, March 10 FinalSaturday, March 11 high yes 8 1999 none Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M 69 9 1999 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State 66 6 1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T 94 11 1999 Howard Bison Howard 69 7 1999 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore 60 10 1999 none Morgan State Bears Morgan State 58 1 South Carolina State 61 8 Florida A&M 51 4 1999 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 80 5 1999 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 75 3 1999 none Hampton Pirates Hampton 98 6 North Carolina A&T 88 2 1999 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State 73 7 Maryland Eastern Shore 61 1 South Carolina State 88 4 Bethune–Cookman 66 3 Hampton 60 2 Coppin State 64 1 South Carolina State 70 2 Coppin State 53 MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book https://static.meacsports.com/custompages/Records/Men's%20Basketball%20Record%20Book.pdf Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference September 18, 2021 References 2 Category:MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:1999–2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season MEAC men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:March 2000 sports events in the United States Category:South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball Category:2000s in Richmond, Virginia