2000 MEAC men's basketball tournament

2000 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsSouth Carolina State (4th title)
Winning coachCy Alexander (4th title)
MVPMike Wiatre (South Carolina State)
← 1999
2001 →
1999–2000 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina State 14 5   .737 20 14   .588
Hampton 13 5   .722 17 12   .586
Coppin State 13 5   .722 15 15   .500
Bethune–Cookman 12 6   .667 14 15   .483
Norfolk State 11 7   .611 12 16   .429
North Carolina A&T 11 8   .579 14 15   .483
Maryland Eastern Shore 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Florida A&M 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Delaware State 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
Morgan State 5 13   .278 5 24   .172
Howard 1 17   .056 1 27   .036
2000 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 6–11, 2000, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated Coppin State, 70–53 in the championship game, to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the South region. In the round of 64, South Carolina State fell to No. 1 seed Stanford 84–65.