1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
| 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
 The RCA Dome was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 1999–2000 season. | |
| Preseason AP No. 1 | Connecticut Huskies[1] |
| Regular season | – March 2000 |
| NCAA Tournament | 2000 |
| Tournament dates | March 16 – April 3, 2000 |
| National Championship | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| NCAA Champions | Michigan State Spartans |
| Other champions | Wake Forest Demon Deacons (NIT) |
| Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | Kenyon Martin |
The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 1999, with the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 3, 2000 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Season headlines
- Tom Izzo led Michigan State to its second National Championship behind the play of the "Flintstones," a trio of players from Flint, Michigan. Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell led the Spartans to an 89–76 win over Florida, with Cleaves named Final Four Most Outstanding Player and Peterson also making the All-Tournament team.[2]
- Cincinnati was 28–2 and had been arguably the best team in the country when Player of the Year Kenyon Martin had a season-ending leg fracture three minutes into their first-round Conference USA tournament game against Saint Louis. The Bearcats lost that game and gave the NCAA Tournament selection committee a difficult decision to make about seeding. Ultimately, the Bearcats were made a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost in the second round to Tulsa.[3]
- The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 10. Chris Porter of Auburn was the leading vote-getter (53 of 65 votes). The rest of the team included Quentin Richardson of DePaul (46 votes), Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State (44), Scoonie Penn of Ohio State (44) and Terence Morris of Maryland (30).[4]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP Poll November 9, 1999[5] and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 4, 1999.[6]
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Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
29 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League or the Pac-10 choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Mountain West Conference began operation in 1999-00 and their tournament winner did not receive an automatic bid (although UNLV, winners of the inaugural MWC tournament, did receive an at-large bid).
Statistical leaders
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Alexander | Fresno St. | 24.8 | Darren Phillip | Fairfield | 14.0 | Mark Dickel | UNLV | 9.0 | Carl Williams | Liberty | 3.8 | |||
| SirValiant Brown | George Washington | 24.6 | Josh Sankes | Holy Cross | 11.9 | Doug Gottlieb | Oklahoma St. | 8.6 | Rick Mickens | C. Conn. St. | 3.6 | |||
| Ronnie McCollum | Centenary | 23.8 | Larry Abney | Fresno St. | 11.8 | Chico Fletcher | Arkansas St. | 8.3 | Pepe Sanchez | Temple | 3.4 | |||
| Eddie House | Arizona St. | 23.0 | Shaun Stonerook | Ohio | 11.7 | Brandon Granville | USC | 8.3 | Fred House | Southern Utah | 3.4 | |||
| Harold Arceneaux | Weber St. | 23.0 | Jarrett Stephens | Penn St. | 10.5 | Ed Cota | North Carolina | 8.1 | Eric Coley | Tulsa | 3.3 | |||
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Johnson | Ohio St. | 5.4 | Brendan Haywood | North Carolina | 69.7 | Jonathan Whitworth | Middle Tenn. St. | 50.5 | Clay McKnight | Pacific | 94.9 | |||
| Wojciech Myrda | LA-Monroe | 5.1 | John Whorton | Kent St. | 63.6 | Jason Thornton | Central Florida | 49.5 | Troy Bell | Boston College | 89.4 | |||
| Loren Woods | Arizona | 3.9 | Joel Przybilla | Minnesota | 61.3 | Aki Palmer | Colorado St. | 49.0 | Lee Nosse | Middle Tenn. St. | 89.2 | |||
| Joel Przybilla | Minnesota | 3.9 | Stromile Swift | LSU | 60.8 | Pete Conway | Montana St. | 48.9 | Khalid El-Amin | UConn | 89.2 | |||
| Sitapha Savane | Navy | 3.8 | Patrick Chambers | AR-Pine Bluff | 60.6 | Stephen Brown | Idaho St. | 48.9 | Brad Buddenborg | Oakland | 89.2 | |||
Post-Season Tournaments
NCAA tournament
Final Four – RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
| National Semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
| E5 | Florida | 71 | |||||||
| S8 | North Carolina | 59 | |||||||
| E5 | Florida | 76 | |||||||
| M1 | Michigan State | 89 | |||||||
| M1 | Michigan State | 53 | |||||||
| W8 | Wisconsin | 41 | |||||||
National Invitation Tournament
Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Penn State | 52 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | 73 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | 61 | ||||||||
| Wake Forest | 71 | ||||||||
| N.C. State | 59 | ||||||||
| Wake Forest | 62 | ||||||||
- Third Place – Penn State 74, N.C. State 72
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carrawell | F | Senior | Duke |
| Marcus Fizer | F | Junior | Iowa State |
| A.J. Guyton | G | Senior | Indiana |
| Kenyon Martin | C/F | Senior | Cincinnati |
| Chris Mihm | C | Junior | Texas |
| Troy Murphy | F | Sophomore | Notre Dame |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Alexander | G/F | Senior | Fresno State |
| Shane Battier | F | Junior | Duke |
| Mateen Cleaves | G | Senior | Michigan State |
| Scoonie Penn | G | Senior | Ohio State |
| Morris Peterson | F | Senior | Michigan State |
| Stromile Swift | F/C | Sophomore | Louisiana State |
Major player of the year awards
- Wooden Award: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- Naismith Award: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- NABC Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
Major freshman of the year awards
- USBWA Freshman of the Year: Jason Gardner, Arizona
- Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Jason Williams, Duke
Major coach of the year awards
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
- NABC Coach of the Year: Gene Keady, Purdue
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Montgomery, Stanford
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Bob Huggins, Cincinnati & Bill Self, Tulsa
Other major awards
- Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Marcus Fizer, Iowa State
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke & Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Scoonie Penn, Ohio State
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pepe Sanchez, Temple
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Craig "Speedy" Claxton, Hofstra
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.[57]
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