1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2

1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†	13	–	3	.813	32	–	7	.821
No. 25 Purdue	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
No. 21 Illinois	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
No. 22 Indiana	10	–	6	.625	20	–	9	.690
Wisconsin	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Iowa	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Michigan	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Penn State	5	–	11	.313	19	–	16	.543
Minnesota	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	0	–	16	.000	5	–	25	.167
No. 8 Ohio State*	11	–	3	.786	5	–	1	.833

† 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)^[1]

The 1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Regular season

The Spartans began their national championship season without starting point guard and team captain Mateen Cleaves, who sustained a stress fracture in his right foot during the offseason. Without Cleaves, the Spartans struggled through the non-conference schedule, finishing at 9-4, losing games to the Texas Longhorns (81-74), Arizona Wildcats (79-68), Kentucky Wildcats (60-58), and Wright State Raiders (53-49). On January 5, 2000, Cleaves returned to the Spartans lineup and helped propel them to a 15-3 conference record and a share of the Big Ten Regular Season Title (with Ohio State). The Spartans went on to win the third annual Big Ten Tournament as the #2 seed, culminating in a 76-61 win over Illinois. Cleaves and senior running mate Morris Peterson were named to the All-Tournament Team and Peterson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

NCAA basketball tournament

As a result of their strong finish, the Spartans were awarded the top seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. From there, the Spartans cruised to the championship game, winning every game by double digits. In the season finale, the Spartans triumped over the Florida Gators 89-76, despite losing Mateen Cleaves to an ankle injury 3:42 into the second half. Cleaves eventually returned, severely limping and in obvious pain, to lead the Spartans to the championship. Cleaves was subsequently named as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Joining Cleaves on the NCAA All-Tournament Team were Morris Peterson, Charlie Bell, and A.J. Granger.

Midwest Regional
- Michigan State (#1 seed) 65, Valparaiso (#16 seed) 38
- Michigan State 73, Utah (#8 seed) 61
- Michigan State 75, Syracuse (#4 seed) 58
- Michigan State 75, Iowa State (#2 seed) 64

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Final Four
- Michigan State 53, Wisconsin (#8 seed) 41
- Michigan State 89, Florida (#5 seed) 76

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Awards and honors

Mateen Cleaves, Big Ten First Team
Mateen Cleaves, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[3]
Morris Peterson, Big Ten First Team
Morris Peterson, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
Morris Peterson, Most Outstanding Player, Big Ten Conference Basketball Tournament

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	5 (2001)	Jason Richardson	Golden State Warriors
1	14	Mateen Cleaves	Detroit Pistons
1	21	Morris Peterson	Toronto Raptors
2	51 (2001)	Andre Hutson	Milwaukee Bucks

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References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ ^a ^b http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2000
^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2000&lg=N

[1] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[databasesports.com-2] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2000

[Tourney_History-3] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[4] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2000&lg=N

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