1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Mason Rocca and Chris Young.[2] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League. The team earned an invitation to the 32-team 2000 National Invitation Tournament.[3]

1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record19–11 (11–3, 2nd Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
1999–2000 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn14–0 1.00021–8  .724
Princeton11–3 .78619–11  .633
Columbia7–7 .50013–14  .481
Harvard7–7 .50012–15  .444
Dartmouth5–9 .3579–18  .333
Yale5–9 .3577–20  .259
Brown4–10 .2868–19  .296
Cornell3–11 .21410–17  .370
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Using the Princeton offense, the team recovered from a 1–4 start and posted a 19–11 overall record and an 11–3 conference record.[2] On December 18, 1999, against UAB Blazers, Spencer Gloger made 10 three-point field goals in a single game to tie Matt Maloney's current Ivy League record with a total that continues to stand as the highest total by an Ivy League player against a non-league foe.[4][5] In the National Invitation Tournament the team lost its first round contest against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center State College, Pennsylvania, on March 15 by a 55–41 score.[2][6][7]

The team was led by All-Ivy League first team selection Chris Young.[3] The team won the twelfth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 54.6 points allowed average.[8] Young led the Ivy League in field goal percentage with a 55.3% average in conference games.[4] He also led the conference in blocked shots with 90, which continues to be the second highest single-season total in league history.[9]

This was the last season as coach for Carmody who gave way to John Thompson III the following year.[2] Carmody helped Princeton achieve a 76.1% (210–66) winning percentage for the decade of the 1990s, which was the eighth best in the nation.[10] Carmody retired with the Ivy League's all-time highest winning percentage in all games (78.6%, 92–25), surpassing Butch van Breda Kolff's 76.9% mark, and in conference games (89.3%, 50–6), surpassing Chuck Daly's 88.1% mark.[11]

References
  1. sports-reference.com 1999-00 Ivy League Season Summary
  2. "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  3. 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 40. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 49. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. "Colleges: Men's Basketball; Xavier Upsets the Top-Ranked Bearcats". The New York Times. December 19, 1999. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  6. "College Basketball: Men's N.I.T.; Georgetown Wins In Triple Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 2000. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  7. Princeton Athletic Communications (June 22, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • Men's Basketball in the Postseason". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  8. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 48. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  9. 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 54. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  10. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 58. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  11. 2009-10 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide. p. 56. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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