2000 Maui Invitational Tournament
The 2000 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 17th time, from November 20 to November 22, 2000. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii and was won by the Arizona Wildcats. It was the first title for both the program and for its head coach Lute Olson after losses in the 1993 and 1997 finals.[1]
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii |
| Champions | Arizona Wildcats (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Illinois Fighting Illini (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Lute Olson (1st title) |
| MVP | Michael Wright, Arizona |
Every school in the tournament except for Chaminade had participated in the NCAA tournament the year before.[2]
Six of the twelve games were broadcast on ESPN or ESPN2.[2]
2000-01 Maui Invitational Tournament
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| Chaminade | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Dayton | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Dayton | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 95 | |||||||||||||
| Louisville | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 74 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd place game | ||||
| Dayton | 77 | |||
| Maryland | 71 | |||
| Consolation 2nd Round | 5th place game | ||||||||
| Chaminade | 61 | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 77 | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 83 | ||||||||
| Louisville | 71 | ||||||||
| Louisville | 86 | ||||||||
| UNLV | 85 | ||||||||
| 7th place game | ||||
| Chaminade | 78 | |||
| UNLV | 90 | |||
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References
- "No. 1 Arizona Wins Maui Inv'l". CBS Sports. 23 November 2000.
- "Men's Basketball To Open With Illinois At Maui Invitational". UNLV Rebels. 23 August 2000.
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