1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1999–2000 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Brian Ellerbe, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned an eight seed but was defeated in the first round of the 2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.[2] The team earned an invitation to the 2000 National Invitation Tournament, where it was eliminated in the first round.[3] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[4] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[5] The team posted a 1–7 record against ranked opponents. Its lone victory occurred on January 7, 2000, against Illinois by a 95–91 margin in overtime at Crisler Arena.[6]

1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–14 (6–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPLaVell Blanchard
MVPKevin Gaines
Captains
  • Josh Asselin
  • Darius Taylor
  • Peter Vignier
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†13–3 .81332–7  .821
No. 25 Purdue12–4 .75024–10  .706
No. 21 Illinois11–5 .68822–10  .688
No. 22 Indiana10–6 .62520–9  .690
Wisconsin8–8 .50022–14  .611
Iowa6–10 .37514–16  .467
Michigan6–10 .37515–14  .517
Penn State5–11 .31319–16  .543
Minnesota4–12 .25012–16  .429
Northwestern0–16 .0005–25  .167
No. 8 Ohio State*5–1 .83311–3  .786
† 2000 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)

Josh Asselin, Darius Taylor and Peter Vignier served as team captains, and LaVell Blanchard and Kevin Gaines shared team MVP honors.[7] The team's leading scorers were LaVell Blanchard (404 points), Kevin Gaines (339 points) and Jamal Crawford (283 points). The leading rebounders were Blanchard (224), John Asselin (155) and Pete Vignier (114).[8]

The team twice surpassed the school single-game record total of 34 free throws made set on December 9, 1998, when they totaled 37 against Illinois on January 16, 2000, and then with 38 against Iowa on March 1, 2000. The single-game total of 38 continues to be the school record.[9]

In the 2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the United Center from March 9–12, Michigan was seeded eighth. In the first round they lost to number 9 Penn State 76–66.[10]

On March 15, 2000, Michigan lost to Notre Dame 75–65 at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, in the first round of the 2000 National Invitation Tournament.[3][6]

Team players drafted into the NBA
YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
200018Jamal CrawfordCleveland Cavaliers

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See also

References
  1. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  2. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  3. "Postseason NIT". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  5. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  6. "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 48. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  7. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  9. "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 14. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  10. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  11. "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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