1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Appearance
1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 20 |
Record | 25–10 (10–6 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Syracuse | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Miami (FL) | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 St. John's† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Connecticut | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2000 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2000[1] Rankings from AP poll |
The 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1999–2000 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 25–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record. They made it to the Second Round in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]
Roster
[edit]Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1999–2000 team.[4]
Name | Position | Year |
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Beau Archibald | G | JR |
Justin Brown | C | FR |
Marcus Cox | G | FR |
Ajou Deng | F | SO |
Khalid El-Amin | G | JR |
Kevin Freeman | F | SR |
Albert Mouring | G | JR |
Stanley Ocitti | F | SO |
Tony Robertson | G | FR |
Edmund Saunders | F | JR |
Jake Voskuhl | C | SR |
Souleymane Wane | C | SR |
Brett Watson | G | FR |
Mike Woodward | F | FR |
Doug Wrenn | F | FR |
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/11/1999* ESPN2 |
No. 1 | vs. Iowa Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic |
L 68–70 | 0–1 |
Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY | ||||||
11/12/1999* ESPN |
No. 1 | vs. No. 10 Duke Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic |
W 71–66 | 1–1 |
Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY | ||||||
11/19/1999* WTXX |
No. 8 | Vermont | W 89–52 | 2–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
11/22/1999* ESPN2 |
No. 8 | Massachusetts MassMutual UGame |
W 79–65 | 3–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
11/29/1999* WTXX |
No. 7 | Coppin State | W 89–44 | 4–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,150) Hartford, CT | ||||||
12/4/1999* WTXX |
No. 5 | UNC Asheville | W 98–68 | 5–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
12/7/1999* ESPN |
No. 6 | vs. No. 2 Arizona Great Eight Basketball Classic |
W 78–69 | 6–1 |
United Center (16,294) Chicago, IL | ||||||
12/12/1999* WTXX |
No. 6 | Fordham | W 94–75 | 7–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,917) Storrs, CT | ||||||
12/23/1999* WTXX |
No. 2 | Fairfield | W 84–60 | 8–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
12/30/1999* WTXX |
No. 2 | at Houston | W 82–76 | 9–1 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917) Houston, TX | ||||||
1/3/2000* WTXX |
No. 2 | Sacred Heart | W 83–56 | 10–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
1/5/2000 WTXX |
No. 2 | Notre Dame | L 70–75 | 10–2 (0–1) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
1/8/2000 WTXX |
No. 2 | at Pittsburgh | W 73–51 | 11–2 (1–1) |
Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
1/10/2000* ESPN |
No. 2 | No. 15 Texas | W 76–67 | 12–2 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
1/16/2000 CBS |
No. 5 | St. John's | L 77–82 | 12–3 (1–2) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
1/22/2000 CBS |
No. 8 | at Georgetown Rivalry |
W 92–71 | 13–3 (2–2) |
MCI Center (16,989) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
1/24/2000 ESPN |
No. 8 | at No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry |
L 74–88 | 13–4 (2–3) |
Carrier Dome (26,474) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
1/27/2000 WTXX |
No. 6 | Providence | W 64–50 | 14–4 (3–3) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
1/30/2000 WTXX |
No. 6 | Seton Hall | W 66–56 | 15–4 (4–3) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
2/2/2000 ESPN |
No. 7 | at Villanova | W 74–60 | 16–4 (5–3) |
Wells Fargo Center (15,541) Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
2/5/2000* CBS |
No. 7 | at No. 6 Michigan State | L 66–85 | 16–5 |
Breslin Center (14,659) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
2/9/2000 WTXX |
No. 13 | Boston College | W 87–58 | 17–5 (6–3) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
2/12/2000 WTXX |
No. 13 | at Notre Dame | L 66–68 | 17–6 (6–4) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
2/14/2000 ESPN2 |
No. 13 | at No. 23 Seton Hall | W 59–50 | 18–6 (7–4) |
Continental Airlines Arena (12,369) East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
2/19/2000 ABC |
No. 18 | Miami | L 57–63 | 18–7 (7–5) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
2/21/2000 ESPN |
No. 18 | at St. John's | L 64–79 | 18–8 (7–6) |
Madison Square Garden (19,410) New York, NY | ||||||
2/26/2000 WTXX |
No. 22 | West Virginia | W 72–71 | 19–8 (8–6) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
2/28/2000 ESPN |
No. 22 | at Rutgers | W 74–69 | 20–8 (9–6) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,504) Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
3/4/2000 CBS |
No. 24 | No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry |
W 79–64 | 21–8 (10–6) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
3/8/2000 ESPN |
No. 21 | vs. Boston College First round |
W 70–55 | 22–8 |
Madison Square Garden (17,729) New York, NY | ||||||
3/9/2000 ESPN |
No. 21 | vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals |
W 79–64 | 23–8 |
Madison Square Garden (18,406) New York, NY | ||||||
3/10/2000 ESPN |
No. 21 | vs. Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry |
W 70–55 | 24–8 |
Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY | ||||||
3/11/2000 ESPN |
No. 21 | vs. No. 19 St. John's Championship |
L 70–80 | 24–9 |
Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/17/2000* CBS |
No. 20 (5) | vs. No. (12) Utah State First Round |
W 75–67 | 25–9 |
BJCC (11,061) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
3/19/2000* CBS |
No. 20 (5) | vs. No. 11 (4) Tennessee Second Round |
L 51–65 | 25–10 |
BJCC (16,108) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
- ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
- ^ "1999-00 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats".
- ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved March 15, 2016.