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

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]

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

1999-00 Maui Invitational Tournament

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
  Chaminade 78
24 Purdue 96
22 Purdue 79
6 Florida 68
  Utah State 58
7 Florida 60
22 Purdue 75
4 North Carolina 90
  Memphis 55
  Georgetown 71
  Georgetown 79
4 North Carolina 85
5 North Carolina 82
  USC 65
3rd place game
   
6 Florida 72
  Georgetown 62
Consolation 2nd Round 5th place game
      
  Chaminade 48
  Utah State 70
  Utah State 52
  USC 50
  Memphis 65
  USC 92
7th place game
   
  Chaminade 65
  Memphis 88

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References

  1. ^ "COLLEGES: MEN'S BASKETBALL -- MAUI INVITATIONAL; Backcourt Gives U.N.C. the Title". New York Times. 25 November 1999.
  2. ^ "Past Tournament Fields". Maui Jims Maui Invitational. 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-11-25/complete-history-chaminade-mens-basketball-maui-invitational
  4. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/georgetown/2000-schedule.html
  5. ^ https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1999-00