1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Travon Davis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Summit, IL
F	5	Maurice Linton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Calumet City, IL
G	10	Jon Bryant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Plymouth, MN
G	13	Duany Duany	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Bloomington, IN
F	15	Andy Kowske	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Brookfield, WI
G	20	Kirk Penney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Auckland
F	21	Robert Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Madison, WI
G	22	Mike Kelley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Menomonee Falls, WI
G	24	Freddie Owens	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Milwaukee, WI
F/C	30	Dave Mader	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Appleton, WI
G	32	Roy Boone	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Madison, WI
F	40	Charlie Wills	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Angola, IN
F	42	Julian Swartz	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Waukesha, WI
F	44	Eric Faust	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Arlington Heights, IL
F	50	Mark Vershaw	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	East Peoria, IL

Head coach

Dick Bennett (Ripon)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Soderberg (Ripon)
Shawn Hood
Brian Hecker

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-13

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/12/1999*		vs. No. 9 Missouri NABC Classic	W 66–55	1–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
11/13/1999*		at No. 17 Syracuse NABC Classic	L 49–68	1–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
11/20/1999*		Ball State	W 60–50	2–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/23/1999*		at UW–Milwaukee	W 69–49	3–1	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
11/30/1999*		at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 48–67	3–2	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
12/03/1999*		Rhode Island	W 66–43	4–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/07/1999*		No. 10 Texas	W 61–45	5–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/08/1999*		UW–Green Bay	W 55–34	6–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/11/1999*		at South Florida	L 63–66	6–3	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
12/14/1999*		at Northern Illinois	L 51–55	6–4	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL
12/23/1999*		Marquette	W 86–74	7–4	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/29/1999*		No. 17 Temple	W 62–44	8–4	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/05/2000		at No. 10 Indiana	L 67–71	8–5 (1–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/08/2000		No. 19 Illinois	W 63–59	9–5 (1–1)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/13/2000		No. 17 Ohio State	L 51–53	9–6 (1–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/15/2000		at Purdue	L 52–63	9–7 (1–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/19/2000		at Penn State	L 61–76	9–8 (1–4)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
1/22/2000		Minnesota	W 85–53	10–8 (2–4)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/26/2000		Purdue	W 55–45	11–8 (3–4)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/29/2000		Iowa	L 55–61	11–9 (3–5)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/02/2000		at No. 5 Ohio State	L 48–51	11–10 (3–6)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
2/05/2000		at Minnesota	W 66–64	12–10 (4–6)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/12/2000		No. 6 Michigan State	L 44–61	12–11 (4–7)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/16/2000		Michigan	W 75–59	13–11 (5–7)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/19/2000		at No. 6 Michigan State	L 54–59	13–12 (5–8)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI
2/23/2000		at Iowa	W 54–45	14–12 (6–8)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
3/01/2000		at Northwestern	W 62–46	15–12 (7–8)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
3/05/2000		No. 14 Indiana	W 56–53	16–12 (8–8)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
3/09/2000		vs. Northwestern Big Ten Tournament - Opening Round	W 51–41	17–12	United Center Chicago, IL
3/10/2000		vs. No. 22 Purdue Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinals	W 51–41	18–12	United Center Chicago, IL
3/11/2000		vs. No. 5 Michigan State Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals	L 46–55	18–13	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/16/2000*	No. (8 seed)	vs. No. (9 seed) Fresno State NCAA Tournament - First Round	W 66–56	19–13	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
3/18/2000*	No. (8 seed)	vs. No. 4 (1 seed) Arizona NCAA Tournament - Second Round	W 66–59	20–13	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
3/23/2000*	No. (8 seed)	vs. No. 10 (4 seed) LSU NCAA Tournament - Regional Semifinals	W 61–48	21–13	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
3/25/2000*	No. (8 seed)	vs. No. 25 (6 seed) Purdue NCAA Tournament - Regional Finals	W 64–60	22–13	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
4/01/2000*	No. (8 seed)	vs. No. 2 (1 seed) Michigan State NCAA Tournament - National Semifinals	L 41–53	22–14	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ Badgers 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule

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

[2] Badgers 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule

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