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2000 America East men's basketball tournament

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2000 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
ChampionsHofstra (1st title)
Winning coachJay Wright (1st title)
MVPSpeedy Claxton (Hofstra)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 16 2   .889 24 7   .774
Maine 15 3   .833 24 7   .774
Delaware 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
Vermont 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Drexel 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Towson 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Hartford 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Boston University 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
Northeastern 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
New Hampshire 2 16   .111 3 25   .107
2000 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2000 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Delaware Blue Hens at Bob Carpenter Center.[1] The final was held at Hofstra Arena on the campus of Hofstra University. Hofstra gained its first America East Conference Championships and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Delaware. Hofstra was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Oklahoma State 86–66. Delaware gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Villanova 72–63.

Bracket and Results

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
1 Hofstra 80
8 Boston University 62
8 Boston University 83
9 Northeastern 57
1 Hofstra 69
5 Drexel 51
4 Vermont 59
5 Drexel 71
1 Hofstra 76
3 Delaware 69
2 Maine 80
7 Hartford 63
7 Hartford 117
10 New Hampshire 88
2 Maine 46
3 Delaware 68
3 Delaware 79
6 Towson 69

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MBB.indd" (PDF).