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2000 SEC men's basketball tournament
Men's basketball tournament
Men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2000 |
| Conference | SEC |
| Gender | Men's |
| Teams | 12 |
| Arena | Georgia Dome |
| City | Atlanta, Georgia (USA) |
| Champions | Arkansas |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Nolan Richardson |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Brandon Dean |
| MVPTeam | Arkansas |
| Attendance | 208,785 |
| Television | Jefferson Pilot Sports (1st Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals) |
| CBS (Championship game) |
CBS (Championship game)
The 2000 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 9–12, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Arkansas Razorbacks won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating the Auburn Tigers in the championship game on March 12, 2000.
Tournament notes
- The 2000 SEC Tournament marked the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team’s first ever tournament title since they won their sixth and final Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament title in 1991, when the Razorbacks competed in the Southwest Conference (Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992).
Bracket
| RD1-seed01=W4 | RD1-team01=Alabama | RD1-score01=59 | RD1-seed02=E5 | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=69
| RD1-seed07=E3 | RD1-team07=#11 Florida | RD1-score07=89 | RD1-seed08=W6 | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=67
| RD1-seed09=E4 | RD1-team09= | RD1-score09=76 | RD1-seed10=W5 | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=53
| RD1-seed15=W3 | RD1-team15=Arkansas | RD1-score15=71 | RD1-seed16=E6 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=64
| RD2-seed01=E1 | RD2-team01=#8 Tennessee | RD2-score01=68 | RD2-seed02=E5 | RD2-team02=South Carolina | RD2-score02=75
| RD2-seed03=W2 | RD2-team03=Auburn | RD2-score03=78 | RD2-seed04=E3 | RD2-team04=#11 Florida | RD2-score04=70
| RD2-seed05=W1 | RD2-team05=#10 LSU | RD2-score05=71 | RD2-seed06=E4 | RD2-team06=Vanderbilt | RD2-score06=60
| RD2-seed07=E2 | RD2-team07=#16 Kentucky | RD2-score07=72 | RD2-seed08=W3 | RD2-team08=Arkansas | RD2-score08=86
| RD3-seed01=E5 | RD3-team01=South Carolina | RD3-score01=72 | RD3-seed02=W2 | RD3-team02=Auburn | RD3-score02=77
| RD3-seed03=W1 | RD3-team03=#10 LSU | RD3-score03=67 | RD3-seed04=W3 | RD3-team04=Arkansas | RD3-score04=69
| RD4-seed01=W2 | RD4-team01=Auburn | RD4-score01=67 | RD4-seed02=W3 | RD4-team02=Arkansas | RD4-score02=75
Television coverage
Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its 14th season as the regional syndicated rightsholder of SEC Basketball, broadcast the first three rounds of the tournament. CBS broadcast the championship game for the fifth year in a row.
| Network | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Sports (opening round; quarterfinals and semifinals) | Tim Brando (Mississippi–Florida, opening round; Florida–Auburn; quarterfinals) | Joe Dean, Jr. (Mississippi–Florida, opening round; Florida–Auburn; quarterfinals) | |
| CBS (Championship game) | Dick Enberg | Bill Raftery |
References
References
- (March 12, 2000). "Hog Heaven: Arkansas wins SEC tourney". [[ESPN]].
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