The 2000 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 9–12, 2000 at the

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. The

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won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating the

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in the championship game on March 12, 2000.

Tournament notes

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title in

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, when the Razorbacks competed in the

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(Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992).

Bracket

Television coverage

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, in its 14th season as the regional syndicated rightsholder of SEC Basketball, broadcast the first three rounds of the tournament.

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broadcast the championship game for the fifth year in a row.

References

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