1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Basketball season
The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 1999, with the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic , progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April 3, 2000, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana .
Season headlines
Rules changes
On uniforms, the use of the single-digit numbers "1" and "2" as player numbers is once again permitted. Their use had been prohibited since the 1957–58 season .[8] [9] [10]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP Poll November 9, 1999[11] and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 4, 1999.[12]
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 1999–2000 season.
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
29 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League or the Pac-10 choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . The Mountain West Conference began operation in 1999-00 and their tournament winner did not receive an automatic bid (although UNLV , winners of the inaugural MWC tournament, did receive an at-large bid).
Conference
Regular season winner[13]
Conference player of the year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (City)
Tournament winner
America East Conference
Hofstra
Craig "Speedy" Claxton , Hofstra [14]
2000 America East men's basketball tournament
Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Delaware ) (Except Finals)
Hofstra [15]
Atlantic 10 Conference
Temple (East)Dayton (West)
Pepe Sanchez , Temple [16]
2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania )
Temple [17]
Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke
Chris Carrawell , Duke [18]
2000 ACC men's basketball tournament
Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina )
Duke [19]
Big 12 Conference
Iowa State
Marcus Fizer , Iowa State [20]
2000 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri )
Iowa State [21]
Big East Conference
Syracuse & Miami
Troy Murphy , Notre Dame [22]
2000 Big East men's basketball tournament
Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York )
St. John's [23]
Big Sky Conference
Montana & Eastern Washington
Harold Arceneaux , Weber State [24]
2000 Big Sky men's basketball tournament
Dahlberg Arena (Missoula, Montana )
Northern Arizona [25]
Big South Conference
Radford
Jason Williams , Radford [26]
2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, North Carolina )
Winthrop
Big Ten Conference
Michigan State & Ohio State
Morris Peterson , Michigan State [27] (Coaches) A. J. Guyton , Indiana (Media)
2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
United Center (Chicago, Illinois )
Michigan State
Big West Conference
Utah State (Eastern) Long Beach State (Western)
Mate Milisa , Long Beach State [28]
2000 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada )
Utah State
Colonial Athletic Association
James Madison &George Mason
George Evans , George Mason [29]
2000 CAA men's basketball tournament
Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia )
UNC-Wilmington
Conference USA
Cincinnati (American) Tulane & South Florida (National)
Kenyon Martin , Cincinnati [30]
2000 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee )
Saint Louis [31]
Ivy League
Penn
Michael Jordan , Penn [32]
No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Siena
Tariq Kirksay , Iona [33]
2000 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Pepsi Arena (Albany, New York )
Iona [34]
Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green (East)Ball State & Toledo (West)
Anthony Stacey , Bowling Green [35]
2000 MAC men's basketball tournament
Gund Arena (Cleveland, Ohio )
Ball State [36]
Mid-Continent Conference
Oakland
Michael Jackson , UMKC [37]
2000 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Indiana )
Oakland [38]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
South Carolina State
Damian Woolfolk , Norfolk State [39]
2000 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia )
South Carolina State [40]
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Butler
Rashad Phillips , Detroit [41]
2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
UIC Pavilion (Chicago, Illinois )
Butler
Missouri Valley Conference
Indiana State
Nate Green , Indiana State [42]
2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri )
Creighton [43]
Mountain West Conference
UNLV & Utah
Alex Jensen , Utah [44]
2000 MWC men's basketball tournament
Earl Wilson Stadium (Las Vegas, Nevada )
UNLV [45]
Northeast Conference
Central Connecticut State
Rick Mickens , Central Connecticut State [46]
2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey )
Central Connecticut State [47]
Ohio Valley Conference
Southeast Missouri State & Murray State
Aubrey Reese , Murray State [48]
2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee ) (Semifinals and Finals)
Southeast Missouri State [49]
Pacific-10 Conference
Arizona & Stanford
Eddie House , Arizona State [50]
No Tournament
Patriot League
Lafayette & Navy
Brian Ehlers , Lafayette [51]
2000 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Kirby Sports Center (Easton, Pennsylvania )
Lafayette [52]
Southeastern Conference
Tennessee , Florida & Kentucky (East)LSU (West)
Dan Langhi , Vanderbilt (Coaches)Stromile Swift , LSU & Dan Langhi , Vanderbilt (AP)[53]
2000 SEC men's basketball tournament
Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia )
Arkansas
Southern Conference
Appalachian State (North)College of Charleston (South)
Tyson Patterson , Appalachian State [54]
2000 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
BI-LO Center (Greenville, South Carolina )
Appalachian State [55]
Southland Conference
Sam Houston State
Mike Smith , Louisiana-Monroe [56]
2000 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, Louisiana ) (Semifinals & Finals)
Lamar
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Alcorn State
Adarrial Smylie , Southern [57]
2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi )
Jackson State
Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana-Lafayette & South Alabama
Gerrod Henderson , Louisiana Tech [58]
2000 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Alltel Arena (North Little Rock, Arkansas )
Louisiana-Lafayette [59]
Trans America Athletic Conference
Georgia State & Troy State
Detric Golden , Troy State [60]
2000 TAAC men's basketball tournament
Memorial Coliseum (Jacksonville, Florida )
Samford
West Coast Conference
Pepperdine
Kenyon Jones , San Francisco [61]
2000 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Toso Pavilion (Santa Clara, California )
Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference
Tulsa
Courtney Alexander , Fresno State [62]
2000 WAC men's basketball tournament
Selland Arena (Fresno, California )
Fresno State
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Third Place – Penn State 74, N.C. State 72
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[63]
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