1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
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1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball | |
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WAC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 32–5 (12–2 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Reynolds Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Tulsa | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2000 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 32–5 overall and 12–2 in conference play to finish atop the WAC standings. After losing in the championship game of the 2000 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament, the team defeated UNLV, #7 Cincinnati, and #23 Miami (FL) to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, before falling to North Carolina in the South Regional Final.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 21, 1999* |
at Rhode Island | W 91–66 | 1–0 |
Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI | |||||||
Nov 24, 1999* |
Georgia State | W 100–73 | 2–0 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Nov 27, 1999* |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 97–45 | 3–0 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Nov 29, 1999* |
at Saint Joseph's | W 79–73 | 4–0 |
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec 1, 1999* |
Texas-San Antonio | W 76–59 | 5–0 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Dec 4, 1999* |
UAB | W 88–73 | 6–0 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Dec 7, 1999* |
at Missouri State | W 69–60 | 7–0 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO | |||||||
Dec 11, 1999* |
at Oral Roberts | L 59–60 | 7–1 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Dec 18, 1999* |
Delaware State | W 72–52 | 8–1 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Dec 21, 1999* |
vs. Boston College Puerto Rico Holiday Classic |
W 80–66 | 9–1 |
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 22, 1999* |
vs. Charlotte Puerto Rico Holiday Classic |
W 76–61 | 10–1 |
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 23, 1999* |
vs. No. 11 Tennessee Puerto Rico Holiday Classic |
W 88–68 | 11–1 |
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 28, 1999* |
No. 25 | UMKC | W 81–60 | 12–1 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Dec 30, 1999* |
No. 25 | at North Texas | W 113–77 | 13–1 |
Super Pit Denton, TX | ||||||
Jan 6, 2000 |
No. 22 | at TCU | W 94–73 | 14–1 (1–0) |
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
Jan 12, 2000* |
No. 19 | at Creighton | W 75–67 | 15–1 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | ||||||
Jan 15, 2000* |
No. 19 | at Rice | W 67–49 | 16–1 (2–0) |
Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX | ||||||
Jan 20, 2000* |
No. 15 | San Jose State | W 67–41 | 17–1 (3–0) |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Jan 22, 2000* |
No. 15 | Hawaii | W 100–78 | 18–1 (4–0) |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Jan 24, 2000* |
No. 15 | Centenary | W 84–44 | 19–1 |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Jan 27, 2000* |
No. 13 | at UTEP | W 89–71 | 20–1 (5–0) |
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | ||||||
Jan 29, 2000* |
No. 13 | at Fresno State | L 73–75 | 20–2 (5–1) |
Selland Arena Fresno, CA | ||||||
Feb 3, 2000* |
No. 17 | SMU | W 70–59 | 21–2 (6–1) |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Feb 5, 2000* |
No. 17 | TCU | W 103–70 | 22–2 (7–1) |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Feb 12, 2000* |
No. 15 | Rice | W 75–33 | 23–2 (8–1) |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Feb 18, 2000* |
No. 13 | at Hawaii | W 75–61 | 24–2 (9–1) |
Stan Sheriff Center | ||||||
Feb 19, 2000* |
No. 13 | at San Jose State | W 64–56 | 25–2 (10–1) |
The Event Center San Jose, CA | ||||||
Feb 24, 2000 |
No. 12 | Fresno State | L 72–73 | 25–3 (10–2) |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Feb 26, 2000 |
No. 12 | UTEP | W 85–55 | 26–3 (11–2) |
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
Mar 4, 2000 |
No. 15 | at SMU | W 83–78 2OT | 27–3 (12–2) |
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX | ||||||
WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 2000* |
No. 14 | vs. Rice WAC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 71–51 | 28–3 |
Selland Arena Fresno, CA | ||||||
Mar 10, 2000* |
No. 14 | vs. TCU WAC Tournament Semifinal |
W 93–71 | 29–3 |
Selland Arena Fresno, CA | ||||||
Mar 11, 2000* |
No. 14 | at Fresno State WAC Tournament Championship |
L 72–75 | 29–4 |
Selland Arena Fresno, CA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2000* |
(7) No. 18 | vs. (10) UNLV First Round |
W 89–62 | 30–4 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | ||||||
Mar 19, 2000* |
(7) No. 18 | vs. (2) No. 7 Cincinnati Second Round |
W 69–61[3] | 31–4 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | ||||||
Mar 24, 2000* |
(7) No. 18 | vs. (6) No. 23 Miami (FL) Sweet Sixteen |
W 80–71[4] | 32–4 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
Mar 26, 2000* |
(7) No. 18 | vs. (8) North Carolina Elite Eight |
L 55–59[5] | 32–5 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South. All times are in Central. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | Not released |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 9 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy". Las Vegas Sun. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Golden Opportunity / Unheralded Tulsa reaches Elite Eight for first time". Newsday. March 24, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Forte Leads North Carolina Into Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.