1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).

1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record29–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachMick Cronin (4th season)
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati16–0 1.00029–4  .879
Louisville10–6 .62519–12  .613
DePaul9–7 .56321–12  .636
Marquette8–8 .50015–14  .517
Saint Louis †7–9 .43819–14  .576
Charlotte7–9 .43817–16  .515
National
Tulane8–8 .50020–11  .645
South Florida8–8 .50017–14  .548
Southern Miss7–9 .43817–12  .586
UAB7–9 .43814–14  .500
Memphis7–9 .43815–16  .484
Houston2–14 .1259–22  .290
† 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

Source[2]

1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 3 DerMarr Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
C 4 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Saginaw, Michigan
F 5 Jermaine Tate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
G 11 Kenny Satterfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr New York City, New York
G 13 Leonard Stokes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Buffalo, New York
G 14 David Dissinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 22 Steve Logan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
F 24 Ryan Fletcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Franklin, Ohio
F 32 Pete Mickeal 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rock Island, Illinois
G 34 Chris Taflinger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lima, Ohio
C 44 B. J. Grove 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 42 Steven London 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Louisville, KY
C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Augusta, Georgia
Head coach

Bob Huggins

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999*
 No. 1 Youngstown State W 94–67  1–0
 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Cleveland State
Big Island Invitational		 W 91–56  2–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,003)
Hilo, HI
Nov 27, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Santa Clara
Big Island Invitational		 W 88–67  3–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,200)
Hilo, HI
Nov 28, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Iowa State
Big Island Invitational		 W 75–60  4–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (2,500)
Hilo, HI
Dec 4, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. No. 25 Gonzaga
Rock-N-Roll Shootout		 W 75–68[3]  5–0
 Gund Arena (11,132)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. No. 7 North Carolina W 77–68  6–0
 United Center (13,463)
Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 1999*
 No. 1 Mississippi Valley State W 74–48  7–0
 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 1999
 No. 1 at Saint Louis W 79–64  8–0
(1–0)		 Scottrade Center (15,103)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 18, 1999*
 No. 1 at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout		 L 64–66  8–1
 Cincinnati Gardens (10,100)
Cincinnai, OH
Dec 22, 1999*
 No. 4 at No. 21 Oklahoma W 72–57  9–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (13,023)
Norman, OK
Dec 27, 1999*
 No. 4 Milwaukee W 93–60  10–1
 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 30, 1999*
 No. 3 at Boise State W 78–46  11–1
 Taco Bell Arena (11,518)
Boise, ID
Jan 2, 2000*
 No. 3 UNLV W 106–66  12–1
 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 5, 2000
 No. 3 Charlotte W 81–54  13–1
(2–0)		 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 8, 2000
 No. 3 Marquette W 67–48  14–1
(3–0)		 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 12, 2000
 No. 1 at Tulane W 72–59  15–1
(4–0)		 New Orleans Arena (9,363)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 14, 2000*
 No. 1 Ohio W 73–59  16–1
 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 19, 2000
 No. 1 Memphis W 75–55  17–1
(5–0)		 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2000
 No. 1 at Marquette W 72–60  18–1
(6–0)		 Bradley Center (14,123)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2000
 No. 1 at Louisville
Rivalry		 W 75–65  19–1
(7–0)		 Freedom Hall (19,886)
Louisville, KY
Jan 29, 2000
 No. 1 South Florida W 89–72  20–1
(8–0)		 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 3, 2000
 No. 1 at Charlotte W 70–62  21–1
(9–0)		 Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105)
Charlotte, NC
Feb 5, 2000
 No. 1 at UAB W 93–80  22–1
(10–0)		 Bartow Arena (9,279)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 13, 2000
 No. 1 DePaul W 87–64  23–1
(11–0)		 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2000
 No. 1 at Houston W 77–65  24–1
(12–0)		 Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917)
Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2000*
 No. 1 No. 15 Temple L 69–77  24–2
 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 23, 2000
 No. 3 Southern Miss W 95–69  25–2
(13–0)		 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27, 2000
 No. 3 Louisville
Rivalry		 W 68–59  26–2
(14–0)		 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Mar 2, 2000
 No. 2 at DePaul W 64–62  27–2
(15–0)		 Allstate Arena (18,253)
Rosemont, IL
Mar 4, 2000
 No. 2 Saint Louis W 84–41  28–2
(16–0)		 Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
 (1) No. 1 vs. (9) Saint Louis
Conference USA Quarterfinal		 L 58–68[4]  28–3
 The Pyramid (9,834)
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
 (2 S) No. 7 vs. (15 S) UNC Wilmington
First Round		 W 64–47  29–3
 Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,230)
Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*
 (2 S) No. 7 vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa
Second Round		 L 61–69[5]  29–4
 Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,297)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.

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Rankings
Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2111114331111113217Not released
Coaches3—111143311111132167

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

NBA draft selections
Main article: 2000 NBA draft
YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
2000111Kenyon MartinNew Jersey Nets
2000166DerMarr JohnsonAtlanta Hawks

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