The 1999 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 16th time, from November 22 to November 24, 1999. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii and was won by the North Carolina Tar Heels. It was the first title for both the program and for its head coach Bill Guthridge.[1]

1999 Maui Invitational Tournament
Season1999–00
Teams8
Finals siteLahaina Civic Center
Maui, Hawaii
ChampionsNorth Carolina (1st title)
Runner-upPurdue (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBill Guthridge (1st title)
MVPJoseph Forte (North Carolina)

The field consisted of four teams which would make the 2000 NCAA tournament.[2]

Bracket edit

5th place game
November 24
Consolation 2nd Round
November 23
First Round
November 22
Semifinals
November 23
Championship
November 24
Chaminade78
24Purdue96
Chaminade4822Purdue79
Utah State706Florida68
Utah State58
7Florida60
Utah State5222Purdue75
USC504North Carolina90
Memphis55
Georgetown71
7th place gameMemphis65Georgetown793rd place game
USC924North Carolina85
Chaminade655North Carolina826Florida72
Memphis88USC65Georgetown62

[3][4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "COLLEGES: MEN'S BASKETBALL -- MAUI INVITATIONAL; Backcourt Gives U.N.C. the Title". New York Times. November 25, 1999.
  2. ^ "Past Tournament Fields". Maui Jims Maui Invitational. November 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "The complete history of Chaminade at the Maui Invitational | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  4. ^ "1999-00 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results".
  5. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule".