1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	29–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (11th season);
Assistant coach	Mick Cronin (4th season)
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati	16	–	0	1.000	29	–	4	.879
Louisville	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
DePaul	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Marquette	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Saint Louis †	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	7	–	9	.438	17	–	16	.515
National
Tulane	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
South Florida	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Southern Miss	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
UAB	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Memphis	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
Houston	2	–	14	.125	9	–	22	.290

† 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA Tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).

Roster

Source^[2]

1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	3	DerMarr Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
C	4	Kenyon Martin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Saginaw, Michigan
F	5	Jermaine Tate	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Toledo, Ohio
G	11	Kenny Satterfield	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	New York City, New York
G	13	Leonard Stokes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Buffalo, New York
G	14	David Dissinger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	22	Steve Logan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Cleveland, Ohio
F	24	Ryan Fletcher	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Franklin, Ohio
F	32	Pete Mickeal	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Rock Island, Illinois
G	34	Chris Taflinger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lima, Ohio
C	44	B. J. Grove	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	50	Donald Little	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Augusta, Georgia

Head coach

Bob Huggins

Assistant coach(es)

Mick Cronin

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999*	No. 1	Youngstown State	W 94–67	1–0	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 1999*	No. 1	vs. Cleveland State Big Island Invitational	W 91–56	2–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI
Nov 27, 1999*	No. 1	vs. Santa Clara Big Island Invitational	W 88–67	3–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI
Nov 28, 1999*	No. 1	vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational	W 75–60	4–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI
Dec 4, 1999*	No. 1	vs. No. 25 Gonzaga Rock-N-Roll Shootout	W 75–68^[3]	5–0	Gund Arena Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 1999*	No. 1	vs. No. 7 North Carolina	W 77–68	6–0	United Center Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 1999*	No. 1	Mississippi Valley State	W 74–48	7–0	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 1999	No. 1	at Saint Louis	W 79–64	8–0 (1–0)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
Dec 18, 1999*	No. 1	at Xavier Crosstown Shootout	L 64–66	8–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnai, OH
Dec 22, 1999*	No. 4	at No. 21 Oklahoma	W 72–57	9–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Dec 27, 1999*	No. 4	Milwaukee	W 93–60	10–1	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Dec 30, 1999*	No. 3	at Boise State	W 78–46	11–1	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Jan 2, 2000*	No. 3	UNLV	W 106–66	12–1	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Jan 5, 2000	No. 3	Charlotte	W 81–54	13–1 (2–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Jan 8, 2000	No. 3	Marquette	W 67–48	14–1 (3–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Jan 12, 2000	No. 1	at Tulane	W 72–59	15–1 (4–0)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Jan 14, 2000*	No. 1	Ohio	W 73–59	16–1	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Jan 19, 2000	No. 1	Memphis	W 75–55	17–1 (5–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2000	No. 1	at Marquette	W 72–60	18–1 (6–0)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2000	No. 1	at Louisville Rivalry	W 75–65	19–1 (7–0)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 29, 2000	No. 1	South Florida	W 89–72	20–1 (8–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Feb 3, 2000	No. 1	at Charlotte	W 70–62	21–1 (9–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Feb 5, 2000	No. 1	at UAB	W 93–80	22–1 (10–0)	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Feb 13, 2000	No. 1	DePaul	W 87–64	23–1 (11–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2000	No. 1	at Houston	W 77–65	24–1 (12–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2000*	No. 1	No. 15 Temple	L 69–77	24–2	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Feb 23, 2000	No. 3	Southern Miss	W 95–69	25–2 (13–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27, 2000	No. 3	Louisville Rivalry	W 68–59	26–2 (14–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Mar 2, 2000	No. 2	at DePaul	W 64–62	27–2 (15–0)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Mar 4, 2000	No. 2	Saint Louis	W 84–41	28–2 (16–0)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*	No. 1	vs. Saint Louis Conference USA Quarterfinal	L 58–68^[4]	28–3	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(S 2) No. 7	vs. (S 15) UNC Wilmington First Round	W 64–47	29–3	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*	(S 2) No. 7	vs. (S 7) No. 18 Tulsa Second Round	L 61–69^[5]	29–4	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

NCAA Tournament

South Region
- Cincinnati 64, North Carolina-Wilmington 47
- Tulsa 69, Cincinnati 61

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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	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	7	Not released
Coaches	3	—	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	6	7

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

Kenyon Martin, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[7]
Kenyon Martin, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[8]
Kenyon Martin, USBWA College Player of the Year^[9]
Kenyon Martin, John R. Wooden Award^[10]
Kenyon Martin, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
Kenyon Martin, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award
Bob Huggins, C-USA Coach of the Year

NBA draft selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
2000	1	1	1	Kenyon Martin	New Jersey Nets
2000	1	6	6	DerMarr Johnson	Atlanta Hawks

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "Cincinnati Bearcats". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "No. 1 Cincinnati gets by gritty Gonzaga". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 4, 1999. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "MARTIN'S INJURY FELLS CINCINNATI". Chicago Tribune. March 10, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy". Las Vegas Sun. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2000
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2013-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC.

External links

[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "Cincinnati Bearcats". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[3] "No. 1 Cincinnati gets by gritty Gonzaga". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 4, 1999. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[4] "MARTIN'S INJURY FELLS CINCINNATI". Chicago Tribune. March 10, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[5] "Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy". Las Vegas Sun. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

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

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2013-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC.

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics