2000 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 63rd NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 63rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] The championship game featured Life University and Georgetown College. Life would defeat Georgetown by a score of 63 to 59.

2000 (2000) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteTulsa Convention Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsLife (3rd title)
Runner-upGeorgetown (KY) (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearRoger Kaiser (Life)
Player of the yearJimmie Hunter (Life)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Marcus White (Biola)
Chuck Taylor MVPJimmie Hunter (Life)
Attendance19,565
Top scorerWill Carlton (Georgetown (KY))
(100 points)
NAIA Division I
men's tournaments
«19992001»

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: Will Carlton, Georgetown (Ky.); 5 games, 37 field goals, 21 free throws, 100 total points (20.0 average points per game)
  • Leading rebounder: Will Carlton, Georgetown (Ky.); 5 games, 57 total rebounds (11.4 average rebounds per game)
  • Most consecutive tournament appearances: 9th, Georgetown (Ky.)
  • Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 19th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.[2]

2000 NAIA bracket

First roundSecond roundElite EightNAIA national semifinalsNAIA national championship
               
1Life106
-Southern–New Orleans63
1Life90
16Southern Tech65
-Point Loma Nazarene65
16Southern Poly74
1Life79
TOP TIER
8The Master’s68
9Houston Baptist68
-Barber–Scotia50
9Houston Baptist61
8The Master's81
-Campbellsville76
8The Master's78
1Life85
-Olivet Nazarene69
5Oklahoma City70
-Westmont62
5Oklahoma City67
12Spring Hill77
-Saint Vincent47
12Spring Hill51
12Spring Hill44
TOP TIER
-Olivet Nazarene62
13Columbia (MO)59
-Olivet Nazarene62
-Olivet Nazarene79
-Lewis-Clark State61
-Lewis–Clark State79
4Birmingham–Southern61
1Life61
3Georgetown59
3Georgetown (KY)89
-Northwestern Oklahoma State63
3Georgetown66
14Union64*
-College of West Virginia67
14Union (TN)73
3Georgetown80
BOTTOM TIER
-Faulkner61
11Lindsey Wilson52
-Mobile51
11Lindsey Wilson79*
-Faulkner81
-Faulkner97
6Azusa Pacific73
3Georgetown118
10Biola108****
7Lambuth64
-Brewton–Parker59
7Lambuth60
10Biola71
-St. Xavier78
10Biola92
10Biola82
BOTTOM TIER
2Lipscomb71
15Central State88
-McKendree79
15Central State41
2Lipscomb77
-St. Gregory's66
2Lipscomb77
  •  * denotes each overtime.

See also

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