2000 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199900
Teams7
SiteAllan P. Kirby Field House
Easton, Pennsylvania
ChampionsLafayette (2nd title)
Winning coachFran O'Hanlon (2nd title)
MVPStefan Ciosici (Lafayette)
1999–2000 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Navy111 .917236  .793
Lafayette111 .917247  .774
Bucknell84 .6671711  .607
Colgate48 .3331316  .448
Holy Cross39 .2501018  .357
Lehigh39 .250821  .276
Army210 .167523  .179
2000 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2000 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at Allan P. Kirby Field House in Easton, Pennsylvania after the conclusion of the 1999–2000 regular season. Lafayette defeated top seed Navy, 87–61 in the championship game, to win its second Patriot League Tournament title. The Leopards earned an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament as #15 seed in the East region.

Format

All seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Championship game
March 10
         
1 Navy 82
4 Colgate 56
4 Colgate 58
5 Holy Cross 49
1 Navy 61
2 Lafayette 87
3 Bucknell 62
6 Lehigh 73
3 Lehigh 60
2 Lafayette 66
2 Lafayette 71
7 Army 45

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. "1999-00 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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