2000 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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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 . The championship game featured Life University (Ga.)
and Georgetown College (Ky.). Life would defeat Georgetown by a score of 63 to 59.
Tulsa Convention Center
The Maxwell Convention Center or Tulsa Convention Center is a 7,111-seat multi-purpose arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The civic arena was constructed in 1964 and named for Tulsa Mayor James L. Maxwell who was the driving force behind the planning and start of the venue...
in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
. The 63rd annual NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The championship game featured Life University (Ga.)
Life University
Life University is located in Marietta, Georgia. It is best known for its doctorate degree program in chiropractic, but it also offers a number of undergraduate programs.- History :...
and Georgetown College (Ky.). Life would defeat Georgetown by a score of 63 to 59.
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.
2000 NAIA bracket
- * denotes each overtime.
See also
- 2000 NAIA Men’s Division II Basketball TournamentNAIA national men's basketball championshipThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1937 . The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities...
- 2000 NAIA Women’s Division I Basketball TournamentNAIA national women's basketball championshipThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1981. It was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Since...
- 2000 NAIA Women’s Division II Basketball TournamentNAIA national women's basketball championshipThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1981. It was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Since...
- 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2000, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
- 2000 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
- 2000 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
- 2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament-Midwest Regional - Portland, OR:-Mideast Regional - Memphis, TN:-West Regional - Kansas City, MO:-Final Four - Philadelphia, PA :-See also:* 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament* 2000 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament- Notes :...
- 2000 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament
- 2000 NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Tournament