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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 Tulsa ( ) is the List of municipalities in Oklahoma, second-most-populous city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the List of United States cities by population, 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The po .... The 63rd annual National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game featured Life University and Georgetown College. 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa Convention Center
The Arvest Convention Center (formerly the Tulsa Assembly Center, Tulsa Convention Center, Maxwell Convention Center, and Cox Business Convention Center) is a 275,000 square foot convention center located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Arvest Convention Center (ACC) was originally named Tulsa Assembly Center. It was later renamed Maxwell Convention Center after former mayor James L. Maxwell. In February 2013, Cox Communications acquired the naming rights to the facility and renamed it the Cox Business Center. In 2020, "Convention" was added to the name. In 2025, Arvest Bank acquired the naming rights and renamed it to the Arvest Convention Center. 2018 CBCC's banquet hall renovation The ACC began renovations to convert the arena into a banquet hall in 2018, with a scheduled completion date in 2020. The ACC's banquet hall was the largest in the state at 30,000 square feet. However, the venue's $55 million renovations replaced the arena with the Grand Hall, a second Banquet sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa ( ) is the List of municipalities in Oklahoma, second-most-populous city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the List of United States cities by population, 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, Tulsa metropolitan area, a region with 1,034,123 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with Urban Development, urban development extending into Osage County, Oklahoma, Osage, Rogers County, Oklahoma, Rogers and Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Wagoner counties. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka band of Creek people, Creek Native Americans, and was formally incorporated in 1898. Most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Northwest Tulsa lies in the Osage Nation wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Kaiser
Roger Allen Kaiser (born February 23, 1939) is an American retired basketball player and coach. Kaiser was a two-time All-American player at Georgia Tech and won four NAIA national championships as a coach at West Georgia College (now the University of West Georgia) and Life University. Kaiser was the athletic director at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy in Marietta, Georgia until his retirement in 2014. Playing career Roger Kaiser was a 1957 Indiana All-Star player for the Dale (High School) Golden Aces of Dale, Indiana and played collegiately at Georgia Tech for head coach John "Whack" Hyder. Roger started on the Dale High varsity for 4 seasons, leading the Golden Aces to a record of 71–24; 2 Sectional titles and 2 PAC championships. He scored a total of 1,549 points without the benefit of the 3-point shot. Kaiser led the Southeastern Conference in scoring in both 1960 and 1961, and led the Yellow Jackets to their first NCAA tournament berth in 1960. Kaiser was named a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Association Of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for higher education, colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to their student athletes. Around $1.3 billion in athletic scholarship financial aid is awarded to student athletes annually. For the 2024–25 season, it had List of NAIA institutions, 237 member institutions, of which two are in British Columbia, one in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the rest in the conterminous United States, continental United States, with over 83,000 student-athletes participating. The NAIA, whose headquarters is in Kansas City, Missouri, sponsors 28 national championships. CBS Sports Network, formerly called CSTV, serves as the national media outlet for the NAIA. In 2014, ESPNU began carrying the NAIA football national championship, NAIA Football National Championship. History In 1937, James Naismith and local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life University
Life University is a private university focused on training chiropractors and located in Marietta, Georgia, United States. It was established in 1974 by a chiropractor, Sid E. Williams. A 2024 report found that students in Life's doctor of chiropractic program had the 12th-highest debt-to-income ratio among all graduate programs in the US, at 490%. History The university was founded in 1974 by Williams as "Life Chiropractic College" on the site of a placer gold mine, next to Southern Technical Institute (later Southern Polytechnic State University and now Kennesaw State University – Marietta Campus). Twenty-two students attended the first classes in January 1975. In 1989, the name was shortened to "Life College", as it had recently opened an undergraduate program and was no longer purely chiropractic. This undergraduate program allowed Life to establish an intercollegiate athletic program. By 1990, it had grown to become the largest college of chiropractic in the world. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgetown College
Georgetown College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered in 1829, Georgetown was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college offers over 40 undergraduate degrees and a Master of Arts in education. It offers degrees in areas of visual and performing arts, math and sciences, humanities, language and culture, business, medicine and healthcare, and others. Georgetown College is associated with five Rhodes Scholars and its alumni have included 38 Fulbright Scholars since 1989. History In 1829, the Kentucky General Assembly chartered the Kentucky Baptist Education Society with the purpose of establishing a Baptist college in the state. 24 trustees under the leadership of Silas Noel selected the town of Georgetown as the site for the new school. The first president hired by the college in 1829, William D. Staughton, died before assuming his duties. The second president, Rev. Joel Smith Bacon, stayed two years (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the NAIA Women's Basketball Championship, tournament held by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I (NAIA), Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 1999–2000 NAIA Division I women's basketball season, 1999–2000 basketball season. In a rematch of the 1999 NAIA Division I final, defending champions Oklahoma City Stars women's basketball, Oklahoma City defeated Simon Fraser Clan women's basketball, Simon Fraser in the championship game again, 64–55, to claim the Stars' third NAIA national title. This would go on to be the second of four consecutive titles for Oklahoma City. The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee. Qualification The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds. The tournament continued to utilize a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in Single-elimination tournament, 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 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game, 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 1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, 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 1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team, Florida, who won the East Region as the fifth seed. Two eight-seeds made the Final Four, with 1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Wisconsin and 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States. Officially culminating the 1999–2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country. The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were again played at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. In a rematch of the previous year's final, Metro State (33–4) defeated defending champions Kentucky Wesleyan, 97–79, to win their first Division II national championship. The Roadrunners were coached by Mike Dunlap. Metro State's DeMarcos Anzures was the Most Outstanding Player. Regionals South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College South Central - Joplin, Missouri Location: Leggett & Platt Athletic Center Host: Missouri Southern State Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 26th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States. The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. Calvin defeated Wisconsin–Eau Claire, 79–74, in the championship, clinching a second national title. The Knights (31–1) were coached by Kevin Vande Streek. Calvin's prior championship came in 1992. Sherm Carstensen of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was named Most Outstanding Player after scoring 34 points in the semifinal and 36 in the championship game. Bracket Top left sectional Bottom left sectional Top right sectional Bottom right sectiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1999–2000 basketball season. Embry–Riddle (FL) defeated unseeded hosts College of the Ozarks in the championship game, 75–63, to claim the Eagles' first NAIA national title. The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri. Qualification The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded. The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format. Bracket See also *2000 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament *2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament *2000 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament *2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament The 2000 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAIA Men's Basketball Championship
The NAIA men's basketball national championship has been held annually by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics since 1937 NAIA basketball tournament, 1937 to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada. The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities and has been held every year since, with the exceptions of 1944 NAIA basketball tournament, 1944 (due to World War II) and 2020 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Since 2022, the tournament has featured 64 teams, with teams beginning play at one of sixteen regional sites with the winners of those regionals playing at the final venue. From 1992 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament, 1992 to 2020, the NAIA sponsored two championships, one for its Division I members and another for those in its NAIA Division II men's basketball championship, Division II. The Division I tournament was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
