1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	25–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Karl Hobbs; Dave Leitao; Tom Moore;
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

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]

1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1999–2000 team.[4]

Name	Position	Year
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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

Schedule Source:[2][5]

References

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
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.

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[1] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.

[4] "1999-00 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats".

[5] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

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