1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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 Men's Division I 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 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1999–2000 record25–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coachJim Calhoun (14th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Syracuse133 .813  266  .813
No. 23 Miami133 .813  2311  .676
No. 9 St. John's124 .750  258  .758
No. 20 Connecticut106 .625  2510  .714
Seton Hall106 .625  2210  .688
Villanova88 .500  2013  .606
Notre Dame88 .500  2215  .595
West Virginia610 .375  1414  .500
Georgetown610 .375  1915  .559
Rutgers610 .375  1516  .484
Pittsburgh511 .313  1315  .464
Providence412 .250  1119  .367
Boston College313 .188  1119  .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 ArchibaldGJR
Justin BrownCFR
Marcus CoxGFR
Ajou DengFSO
Khalid El-AminGJR
Kevin FreemanFSR
Albert MouringGJR
Stanley OcittiFSO
Tony RobertsonGFR
Edmund SaundersFJR
Jake VoskuhlCSR
Souleymane WaneCSR
Brett WatsonGFR
Mike WoodwardFFR
Doug WrennFFR

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. 10 (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]

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References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
  2. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2000.html
  5. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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