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Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Head coach
  • (5th season)
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI. They were coached by Tom Izzo, in his fifth year, and were members of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 32–7, 13–3 to win a share of the Big Ten regular season championship for the third consecutive year. They followed that up by winning the Big Ten Tournament championship for the second consecutive year. As a result, they received a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and won the National Championship over Florida. The win marked the school's second National Championship and Izzo's only championship to date.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 1998–99 season with an overall record of 33–5 and in first place in the Big Ten with an 15–1 record. Michigan State received a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 2nd consecutive trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Final Four, their first trip to the Final Four under Tom Izzo.

Season Summary

The Spartans were looking to build on their Final Four appearance the year before with seniors, Mateen Cleaves (12.1 PPG , 1.8 RPG, 6.9 APG) and Morris Peterson (16.8 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.3 APG), leading the way. However, despite starting the season ranked #3, the Spartans began the season without starting point guard and team captain, Cleaves, who sustained a stress fracture in his right foot during the off-season.[2] Without Cleaves, the Spartans had some troubles through the non-conference schedule, finishing at 9–4 and ranked #11. The Spartans did defeat #2 North Carolina on the road as part of the inaugural ACC–Big Ten Challenge[3] and #5 Kansas in the Great Eight.[4] However, MSU lost games to #20 Texas at the Puerto Rico Shootout,[5] and lost on the road to #2 Arizona,[6] Kentucky,[7] and Wright State.[8]

Cleaves returned to the Spartans lineup on January 5, 2000[9] and helped MSU defeat #9 Indiana,[10] #7 Ohio State,[11] and in a non-conference matchup, #7 Connecticut.[12] The wins propelled the Spartans to a 13–3 conference record and 23–7 overall while being ranked #2 in the country. MSU earned a share of the Big Ten Regular season title with Ohio State, their third consecutive championship. The Spartans went on to win the third annual Big Ten Tournament as the #2 seed, defeating #25 Illinois for the championship for the second consecutive year.[13] Cleaves and Peterson were named to the All–Tournament Team and Peterson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[13]

As a result of their strong finish, the Spartans were awarded the #1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. From there, the Spartans cruised to their third consecutive Sweet Sixteen with wins over Valparaiso,[14][15] and Utah.[16][17] MSU continued their National Championship push by reaching their second consecutive Final Four with wins over Syracuse[18][19] and Iowa State.[20][21] MSU won every game by double digits despite playing the best possible seed in each round. In their Final Four matchup, Michigan State faced off against Big Ten foe, Wisconsin, beating them in a close game, 53–41.[22] In the National Championship game, the Spartans triumphed over the Florida 89–76, despite losing Cleaves to an ankle injury 3:42 into the second half.[23] Cleaves eventually returned, severely limping and in obvious pain, to lead the Spartans to the championship.[24] Cleaves was subsequently named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Joining Cleaves on the NCAA All-Tournament Team were Morris Peterson, Charlie Bell, and A.J. Granger. The National Championship was the school's second ever basketball National Companionship and first since 1979.

Roster

1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 25 Aloysius Anagonye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr
F 55 Adam Ballinger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Fr
G 14 Charlie Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
F 20 Mike Chapell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
F 22 Steve Cherry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr
G 12 Mateen Cleaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Sr
F 43 A.J. Granger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Sr
F 34 Andre Hutson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr
G Mat Ishbia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Fr
F 42 Morris Peterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
F 23 Jason Richardson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr
G 10 Brandon Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr
F 11 David Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 1999*
7:30 pm 		California All-Stars W 115–66 
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 5, 1999*
7:30 pm 		Mexican All-Stars W 79–69 
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Regular season
Nov 22, 1999*
7:30 pm 		No. 3 Toledo W 78–33  1–0
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 1999*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 vs. Providence
Puerto Rico Shootout 		W 82–58  2–0
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamon, PR
Nov 26, 1999*
2:30 pm 		No. 3 vs. South Carolina
Puerto Rico Shootout 		W 59–56  3–0
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamon, PR
Nov 27, 1999*
7:00 pm 		No. 3 vs. No. 20 Texas
Puerto Rico Shootout 		L 74–81  3–1
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez 
Bayamon, PR
Dec 1, 1999*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 at No. 2 North Carolina
ACC-Big Ten Challenge 		W 86–76  4–1
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 3, 1999*
6:00 pm 		No. 8 Howard
Coca Cola Spartan Classic 		W 75–45  5–1
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 4, 1999*
8:30 pm 		No. 8 Eastern Michigan
Coca Cola Spartan Classic 		W 74–57  6–1
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 7, 1999*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 vs. No. 5 Kansas
Great Eight 		W 66–54  7–1
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 1999*
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 4 at No. 2 Arizona L 68–79  7–2
 McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 18, 1999*
7:30 pm 		No. 5 Oakland W 86–51  8–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 23, 1999*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at Kentucky L 58–60  8–3
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Dec 28, 1999*
7:30 pm 		No. 8 Mississippi Valley St. W 96–63  9–3
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 30, 1999*
7:00 pm 		No. 8 at Wright State L 49–53  9–4
 Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH
Jan 5, 2000
7:00 pm, ESPN Plus 		No. 11 Penn State W 76–63  10–4
(1–0) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 8, 2000
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus 		No. 11 at Iowa W 75–53  11–4
(2–0) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Jan 11, 2000
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 11 No. 9 Indiana W 77–71 OT 12–4
(3–0) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 2000
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 at No. 13 Ohio State L 67–78  12–5
(3–1) 		Value City Arena (19,100)
Columbus, OH
Jan 22, 2000
12:07 pm, ESPN Plus Regional 		No. 10 Northwestern W 69–45  13–5
(4–1) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 27, 2000
8:00 pm, ESPN Plus 		No. 9 at Northwestern W 59–29  14–5
(5–1) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Jan 30, 2000
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 9 Illinois W 91–66  15–5
(6–1) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 1, 2000
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 at Michigan
Rivalry 		W 82–62  16–5
(7–1) 		Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 5, 2000*
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 8 No. 7 Connecticut W 85–66  17–5
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 8, 200
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at Purdue L 67–70  17–6
(7–2) 		Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 12, 2000
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at Wisconsin W 61–44  18–6
(8–2) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 15, 2000
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 No. 7 Ohio State W 83–72  19–6
(9–2) 		Breslin Center (14,659)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 19, 2000
4:30 pm, ESPN Plus Regional 		No. 6 Wisconsin W 59–54  20–6
(10–2) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 23
9:00 pm, ESPN Plus 		No. 5 at Penn State W 79–63  21–6
(11–2) 		Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Feb 26, 2000
2:00 pm, CBS 		No. 5 at No. 16 Indiana L 79–81 OT 21–7
(11–3) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Mar 2, 2000
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 Minnesota W 79–43  22–7
(12–3) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Mar 4, 2000
12:22 pm, ESPN Plus 		No. 7 Michigan
Rivalry 		W 114–63  23–7
(13–3) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 10, 2000
6:40 pm, ESPN Regional 		(2) No. 5 vs. (7) Iowa
Quarterfinals 		W 75–65  24–7
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
Mar 11, 2000
4:00 pm, CBS 		(2) No. 5 vs. (6) Wisconsin
Semifinals 		W 55–46  25–7
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
Mar 12, 2000
2:30 pm, CBS 		(2) No. 5 vs. (4) No. 25 Illinois
Championship 		W 76–61  26–7
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
7:40 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 2 vs. (16 MW) Valparaiso
First Round 		W 65–38  27–7
 Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 18, 2000*
3:30 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 2 vs. (8 MW) Utah
Second Round 		W 73–61  28–7
 Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 23, 2000*
7:38 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 2 vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Syracuse
Regional Semifinal 		W 75–58  29–7
 The Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, MI
Mar 25, 2000*
7:00 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 2 vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Iowa State
Regional Final 		W 75–64  30–7
 The Palace of Auburn Hills 
Auburn Hills, MI
Apr 1, 2000*
5:42 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 2 vs. (8 W) Wisconsin
National Semifinal 		W 53–41  31–7
 RCA Dome (43,116)
Indianapolis, IN
Apr 3, 2000*
9:18 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 2 vs. (5 E) No. 13 Florida
National Championship 		W 89–76  32–7
 RCA Dome (43,116)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East, MW=Midwest, W=West.

Ranking

See also: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/7 12/14 12/21 12/28 1/4 1/11 1/18 1/25 2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22 2/29 3/7 Final
AP 3 2 3 8 4 5 5 8 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 7 5 2

Awards and honors

  • Mateen Cleaves - NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award[25][26]
  • Mateen Cleaves - Big Ten First Team
  • Morris Peterson - Big Ten First Team
  • Morris Peterson - Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
  • Morris Peterson - Most Outstanding Player, Big Ten Conference Basketball Tournament

References

  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cleaves Out Two Months With Stress Fracture - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Upsets UNC, 86-76 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  4. ^ "Spartans Defeat No. 5 Kansas - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. ^ "Spartans Fall To No. 20 Texas - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  6. ^ "No. 4 Michigan St. Falls To No. 2 Arizona, 79-68 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  7. ^ "No. 5 Spartans Stunned By Kentucky, 60-58 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  8. ^ "Michigan State Defeated By Wright State - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  9. ^ "Cleaves Sparks Win Over Penn State - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  10. ^ "No. 11 Men's Hoops Outlasts No. 9 Indiana In OT, 77-71 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  11. ^ "Men's Hoops Topples No. 7 Ohio State, 83-72 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  12. ^ "No. 8 Men's Hoops Rolls Past No. 7 UConn, 85-66 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  13. ^ a b "Peterson, Cleaves Lead Spartans To Second-Straight Big Ten Title - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  14. ^ "2000 Michigan State vs. Valparaiso Round of 64". ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  15. ^ "Spartans One Step Closer To Final Four - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  16. ^ "2000 Michigan State vs. Utah Round of 32". ncaa-basketball-tournament.pointafter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  17. ^ "Men's Hoops Moves Past Utah Into Sweet 16, 73-61 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  18. ^ "Michigan State 75, Syracuse 58". enquirer.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  19. ^ "Michigan State Moves To Elite Eight - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  20. ^ "Michigan State 75, Iowa State 64". enquirer.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  21. ^ "Spartans Return To Final Four - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  22. ^ "Spartans Beat Badgers At Their Own Game, 53-41 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  23. ^ Drape, Joe (2000-04-04). "N.C.A.A. BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; Spartans No. 1 From Start to Finish". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  24. ^ "Spartans Crowned NCAA Champs; Cleaves Named MVP - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  25. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
  26. ^ "NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Winners | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
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