2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 September 2021 2000 Southland Conference I Men's 8 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana Lamar 3rd Mike Deane 1st The 2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–11, 2000. The quarterfinal round was played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the semifinals and championship game played at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Number 7 seed Lamar won the championship game over number 4 seed 1999 none Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State, 62–55. The Cardinals earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 1 overall seed Duke. Format The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. Bracket Quarterfinals March 8 Semifinals March 9 Finals March 11 high 1 1999 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 49 8 1999 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 48 4 1999 none Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 88 5 1999 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 83 3 1999 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 86 6 1999 Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 88 2 1999 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Louisiana-Monroe 62 7 Lamar 66 1 Sam Houston State 64 4 Northwestern State 70 6 Southwest Texas State 50 7 Lamar 53 4 Northwestern State 55 7 Lamar 62 Sources Southland Conference archives References Tournament Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament