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2000 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11 at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. Saint Louis upset DePaul in the championship game, 56–49, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship. The Billikens, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Cincinnati, DePaul, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids. Format There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records. Bracket References {{2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament Tournament Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament The Conference USA men's basketball tournament is held annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis Pyramid
The Memphis Pyramid, formerly known as the Great American Pyramid and the Pyramid Arena, is a building located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States, at the banks of the Mississippi River. Built in 1991 as a 20,142-seat arena, the facility was owned and operated jointly by the city of Memphis and Shelby County; Shelby County sold its share to Memphis in April 2009. Its structure plays on the city's namesake in Egypt, known for its ancient pyramids. It is (about 32 stories) tall and has base sides of ; it is by some measures the tenth-tallest pyramid in the world. The Memphis Pyramid has not been regularly used as a sports or entertainment venue since 2007. In 2015, the Pyramid re-opened as a Bass Pro Shops megastore, which included shopping, a hotel, restaurants, a bowling alley, and an archery range, with an outdoor observation deck adjacent to its apex. Construction The Great American Pyramid was first conceived around 1954 by Mark C. Hartz, a Memphis artist. The pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee, after Nashville. Memphis is the fifth-most populous city in the Southeast, the nation's 28th-largest overall, as well as the largest city bordering the Mississippi River. The Memphis metropolitan area includes West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and the Missouri Bootheel. One of the more historic and culturally significant cities of the Southern United States, Memphis has a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods. The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. The high Chickasaw Bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens Men's Basketball Team
The 1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar who was in his first season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Scottrade Center. They were a member of Conference USA. The Billikens finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish 5th in the conference standings. They won the C-USA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by Utah in the opening round. Guard Justin Love (18.2) and forward Justin Tatum (8.3) led the team in scoring. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Saint Louis Billikens Men's Basketball Team Saint Louis Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball seasons Saint Louis Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Romar
Lorenzo Romar (born November 13, 1958) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is the head men's basketball coach at Pepperdine University, a position he held from 1996 to 1999 and resumed in 2018. Romar also served as the head men's basketball coach at Saint Louis University from 1999 to 2002 and the University of Washington from 2002 to 2017. Playing career Romar played college basketball at Cerritos College from 1976–78 and then for Washington from 1978 to 1980. After college, he was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and spent five years playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Career statistics NBA =Regular season= , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" , Golden State , 53 , , - , , 13.7 , , .412 , , .333 , , .683 , , 1.1 , , 2.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 4.1 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" , Golden State , 79 , , 11 , , 15.9 , , .504 , , .200 , , .823 , , 1.2 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 6.2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Love
Justin Love (November 6, 1978 – June 23, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and coach. College career Love was born in San Francisco and attended Washington High School and then Sacred Heart Cathedral High School, where he was MVP when the school won the West Catholic Athletic League Championship in 1995. He played collegiately at Cañada College, where he was a National Junior College All-American in 1998, and Saint Louis University, where he led the team to an NCAA Division I appearance and received a Conference USA First Team selection and Tournament MVP award in 2000. Love earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders and a master's degree in Education at Saint Louis, and was inducted into the university's hall of fame in 2009. He was also inducted into the hall of fame at Sacred Heart Cathedral and in 2016 at Cañada College. Professional career After graduation, Love went undrafted in the 2000 NBA draft, making him an unrestricted free ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The Conference USA men's basketball tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball. Format and hosts After the conference realignment, the tournament was held at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, for five seasons. It moved to the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 2010, and then to El Paso, Texas, at the Don Haskins Center for 2011. It returned to FedExForum in 2012, and was set to be played there in 2013, as well. However, after Memphis' decision to leave Conference USA for what ultimately became the American Athletic Conference in 2013–14, the league decided to move the tournament to a site near a school remaining in the conference, ultimately selecting the BOK Center in Tulsa. The tournament returned to the Haskins Center in El Paso in 2014. In 2015, the tournament moved to Birmingham, Alabama and the Legacy Arena for three years. Most recently, C-USA signed a deal with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys to move its men's an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons Men's Basketball Team ...
1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1999–2000 men's college basketball season. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kansas. Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball seasons DePaul DePaul DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball The DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The team competes in the Big East Conference. The Blue Demons play home games at Wintrust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Division I men's 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 at the RCA Dome. A total of 63 games were played. Due to a string of upsets throughout the tournament, only one top-four seed advanced to the Final Four. That was Michigan State, who finished the season as the #2 team in the nation and was given the top seed in the Midwest Region. The highest seeded of the other three Final Four teams was Florida, who won the East Region as the fifth seed. Two eight-seeds made the Final Four, with Wisconsin and North Carolina rounding the bracket out. Wisconsin won the West Region while North Carolina won the South Region, with both regions seeing their top three seeds eliminated during the first weekend of play. Michigan State won their first national champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Marquette Golden Eagles Men's Basketball Team
The 1999–2000 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1999–2000 season. Their head coach was Tom Crean. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 15–14, 8—8. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, NIT Retrieved 2013-Oct-21. External links MUScoop's MUWiki References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Team
The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA). Roster ''Source'' Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=12 style=, , - !colspan=12 style=, Rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings Awards and honors * Kenyon Martin, Adolph Rupp Trophy * Kenyon Martin, Naismith College Player of the Year * Kenyon Martin, USBWA College Player of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Louisville Cardinals Men's Basketball Team
The 1999–2000 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–12. References Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ... Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1999-2000 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1999-2000 1990s in Louisville, Kentucky 2000s in Louisville, Kentucky {{Louisville-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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