1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball team

1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball
1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions; SEC West champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 10
Record	28–6 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	John Brady (3rd season);
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 13 Florida	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
No. 11 Tennessee	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 19 Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	23	–	10	.697
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
West
No. 10 LSU	12	–	4	.750	28	–	6	.824
No. 24 Auburn	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Arkansas †	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Ole Miss	5	–	11	.313	19	–	14	.576
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	14	–	16	.467

† 2000 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Roster

1999–2000 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Stromile Swift	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Shreveport, Louisiana
C	52	Jabari Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

John Brady (Belhaven)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1999*		Grambling	W 112–37	1–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 22, 1999*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–36	2–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 26, 1999*		vs. Oakland Hawaii Pacific Classic	W 87–80	3–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1999*		vs. Wyoming Hawaii Pacific Classic	W 103–86	4–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 28, 1999*		vs. Fresno State Hawaii Pacific Classic	W 95–85	5–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 11, 1999*		Alcorn State	W 71–64	6–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1999*		Tennessee-Martin	W 73–45	7–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1999*		Sam Houston State	W 85–67	8–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1999*		vs. Centenary	W 80–52	9–0	Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 23, 1999*		Nicholls State	W 91–74	10–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 27, 1999*		Howard	W 81–55	11–0	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1999*		vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State	W 63–53	12–0	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 5, 2000	No. 21	Alabama	W 78–66	13–0 (1–0)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 8, 2000	No. 21	No. 15 Tennessee	L 59–64	13–1 (1–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 12, 2000	No. 24	at No. 10 Florida	L 57–82	13–2 (1–2)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 15, 2000	No. 24	at Vanderbilt	L 62–65	13–3 (1–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 19, 2000		Georgia	W 61–57	14–3 (2–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 26, 2000		Arkansas	W 96–75	15–3 (3–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 29, 2000*		No. 5 Arizona	W 86–60	16–3	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 2, 2000	No. 22	at Mississippi State	L 66–68	16–4 (3–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 5, 2000	No. 22	at Alabama	W 93–60	17–4 (4–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 9, 2000	No. 25	No. 9 Auburn	W 83–68	18–4 (5–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 13, 2000	No. 25	No. 11 Kentucky	W 70–57	19–4 (6–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 16, 2000	No. 16	at Ole Miss	W 97–53	20–4 (7–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 19, 2000	No. 16	at Arkansas	W 78–67	21–4 (8–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 23, 2000	No. 15	at South Carolina	W 64–59	22–4 (9–4)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 26, 2000	No. 15	Mississippi State	W 71–66	23–4 (10–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 1, 2000	No. 12	at No. 19 Auburn	W 55–53	24–4 (11–4)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Mar 4, 2000	No. 12	Ole Miss	W 64–60	25–4 (12–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*	No. 10	vs. Vanderbilt	W 71–60	26–4	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 2000*	No. 10	vs. Arkansas	L 67–69	26–5	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (13 W) Southeast Missouri State First round	W 64–61	27–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 18, 2000*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (5 W) No. 15 Texas Second Round	W 72–67	28–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 23, 2000*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (8 W) Wisconsin West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 48–61	28–6	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	24	—	—	22	25	16	15	12	10	10	Not released
Coaches	—	—^	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	23	17	16	11	9	13

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Stromile Swift	Vancouver Grizzlies
2	45	Jabari Smith	Sacramento Kings

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References

^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "2000 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[1] "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[3] "2000 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics