2000 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

2000 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams8
SiteLawlor Events Center
Reno, NV
ChampionsUtah State (3rd title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (1st title)
MVPShawn Daniels and Troy Rolle (Utah State)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Utah State† 16 – 0   1.000 28 – 6   .824
New Mexico State 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688
Nevada 6 – 10   .375 9 – 20   .310
Idaho 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
Boise State 6 – 10   .375 12 – 15   .444
North Texas 5 – 11   .313 7 – 20   .259
West Division
Long Beach State 15 – 1   .938 24 – 6   .800
UC Santa Barbara 10 – 6   .625 14 – 14   .500
UC Irvine 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
Pacific 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379
Cal Poly 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357
Cal State Fullerton 3 – 13   .188 8 – 19   .296
† 2000 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2000[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 2000 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11 at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.[2]

Utah State defeated New Mexico State in the championship game, 71–66, to obtain the second Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history.

The Aggies participated in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the 12 teams in the conference participated, with Boise State, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, and North Texas not qualifying. The top eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 10 		Championship
Sunday, March 11
         
E1 Utah State 64
W4 Pacific 41
E1 Utah State 69
E3 Nevada 64
E3 Nevada 85
W2 UC Santa Barbara 78
E1 Utah State 71
E2 New Mexico State 66
W3 UC Irvine 51
E2 New Mexico State 70
E2 New Mexico State 89*
W1 Long Beach State 84
E4 Idaho 86
W1 Long Beach State 97

References

  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "1999-00 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2019.