2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2000
| Conference = Southern Conference
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 12
| Arena = BI-LO Center
| City = Greenville, SC
| Champions = Appalachian State
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Buzz Peterson
| CoachCount = 1st
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{{1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2000 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The Appalachian State Mountaineers won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 2000 NCAA tournament.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southern/2000.html 1999–00 Southern Conference Season Summary]
Format
All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=First round
March 2
| RD2=Quarterfinals
March 3
| RD3=Semifinals
March 4
| RD4=Finals
March 5
| RD1-seed01=4S
| RD1-team01=Chattanooga
| RD1-score01=90
| RD1-seed02=5N
| RD1-team02=Western Carolina
| RD1-score02=75
| RD1-seed07=3N
| RD1-team07=UNC Greensboro
| RD1-score07=61
| RD1-seed08=6S
| RD1-team08=Furman
| RD1-score08=77
| RD1-seed09=4N
| RD1-team09=East Tennessee St.
| RD1-score09=85
| RD1-seed10=5S
| RD1-team10=The Citadel
| RD1-score10=71
| RD1-seed15=3S
| RD1-team15=Wofford
| RD1-score15=81
| RD1-seed16=6N
| RD1-team16=VMI
| RD1-score16=72
| RD2-seed01=1N
| RD2-team01=Appalachian State
| RD2-score01=88
| RD2-seed02=4S
| RD2-team02=Chattanooga
| RD2-score02=66
| RD2-seed03=2S
| RD2-team03=Georgia Southern
| RD2-score03=54
| RD2-seed04=6S
| RD2-team04=Furman
| RD2-score04=68
| RD2-seed05=1S
| RD2-team05=Coll. of Charleston
| RD2-score05=65
| RD2-seed06=4N
| RD2-team06=East Tennessee St.
| RD2-score06=51
| RD2-seed07=2N
| RD2-team07=Davidson
| RD2-score07=64
| RD2-seed08=3S
| RD2-team08=Wofford
| RD2-score08=65
| RD3-seed01=1N
| RD3-team01=Appalachian State
| RD3-score01=60
| RD3-seed02=6S
| RD3-team02=Furman
| RD3-score02=56
| RD3-seed03=1S
| RD3-team03=Coll. of Charleston
| RD3-score03=74
| RD3-seed04=3S
| RD3-team04=Wofford
| RD3-score04=64
| RD4-seed01=1N
| RD4-team01=Appalachian State
| RD4-score01=68
| RD4-seed02=1S
| RD4-team02=Coll. of Charleston
| RD4-score02=56
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See also
References
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{{Southern Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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