2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams8
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsLamar (1st title)
Winning coachMike Deane (1st title)
1999–2000 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State15–3 .83322–7  .759
Louisiana–Monroe13–5 .72219–9  .679
UTSA12–6 .66715–13  .536
Northwestern State11–7 .61117–13  .567
Texas–Arlington11–7 .61115–12  .556
Lamar †8–10 .44415–16  .484
Southwest Texas State8–10 .44412–17  .414
Nicholls State8–10 .44411–17  .393
Southeastern Louisiana5–13 .27810–17  .370
McNeese State5–13 .2786–21  .222
Stephen F. Austin3–15 .1676–21  .222
† 2000 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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 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
         
1 Sam Houston State 49
8 Nicholls State 48
1 Sam Houston State 64
4 Northwestern State 70
4 Northwestern State 88
5 Texas–Arlington 83
4 Northwestern State 55
7 Lamar 62
3 UTSA 86
6 Southwest Texas State 88
6 Southwest Texas State 50
7 Lamar 53
2 Louisiana-Monroe 62
7 Lamar 66

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